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Outgoing Intel CEO Paul Otellini had some interesting things to say in a...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Personal tech

Howdy, all. Just an update on several things. First, there is a lot going on around here in the next several weeks—busiest I have ever...

Type: News story Tags: The Tech Report

Add Seasonic to the list of PSU makers that have clarified their support for Intel's upcoming Haswell processor. The next-gen CPU's low-power sleep states...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power

As you may have heard, there's a major CPU launch coming up soon. I've been meeting with folks, gathering new parts, and prepping my...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs The Tech Report

Intel is slowly but surely moving more platform components onto the processor. Over the years, the graphics, PCI Express, and memory controllers traditionally found...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards Power

Zotac has beefed up its Zbox lineup with two new models based on Ivy Bridge processors. Until now, the company's most powerful mini PC...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems

Traditional hard drive makers have been slow to get into the SSD business,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations

Intel has named its new CEO. Current Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

So long, Intel HD Graphics! Well, kind of. At a press event earlier today, Intel revealed that the faster variants of Haswell's integrated GPU will...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

There's been a minor shakeup in AMD's processor lineup. Earlier this week, the company introduced slightly quicker successors to its FX-6300 and FX-4300 processors....

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

AMD's next-generation Temash SoC is coming soon, and one system based on the...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

In a blog post on its website, AMD has revealed faster additions to its FX processor lineup—sorry, make that its "legendary" and "much beloved"...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

At the Fusion Developer Summit last June, AMD CTO Mark Papermaster teased Kaveri, AMD's next-generation APU due later this year. Among other things, Papermaster...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Memory

Earlier this morning, Fortune posted a story saying Corsair was about to...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Cases Cooling Input devices

So you heard the news: Intel's Haswell processors, known officially as 4th Generation Core, are coming out on June 3. Users hoping to upgrade...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power

Since February, we've known that Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console will have a "supercharged PC architecture" based on a custom AMD processor with GCN-derived...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles

This isn't exactly a shocking revelation, since the rumor mill has been predicting an early June launch for quite a while. Still, a little certainty...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Corsair is known for its large, roomy enthusiast cases, but it hasn't dabbled in smaller form factors. That's changing today with the new Obsidian...

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