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Steam beta file hints at game sharing feature by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on June 19, 2013 As the next-gen console war heats up, the Xbox One continues to get flak for the limitations it places upon game sharing. Of course, nobody... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	18
Wednesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 8:35 AM on June 19, 2013 Eight is Enough Reuters: Google challenges surveillance court on First Amendment grounds Bloomberg: hp's Whitman reassigns Bradley in revamp amid PC slump and... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	9
MSI's Z87-GD65 Gaming motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 8:51 PM on June 18, 2013 MSI's Z87-GD65 Gaming delivers Creative-enhanced audio and a Killer NIC for just $180. We take a closer look at how it stacks up... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	16
Refuted: BF4, other Frostbite 3 games to be 'optimized exclusively for AMD' by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:04 PM on June 18, 2013 Well, folks, I think PC gaming may have just gotten a little bit... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	178
Tuesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 8:12 AM on June 18, 2013 7 Up TechCrunch: Encrypting your email works, says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Computerworld: Intel wants to be your new cable provider Forbes: Chinese... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	22
Oculus VR secures $16 million to bring virtual reality to consumers by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 18, 2013 The Oculus Rift VR headset enjoyed a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, earning nearly $2.5 million through the crowdfunding site. Less than a year later,... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	26
Monday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:54 PM on June 17, 2013 The Pick 6 Barron's: AMD could double, helped by its server strategy Engadget: AMD's Saeid Moshkelani on building custom silicon for PlayStation 4,... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	26
Next-gen games may not carry a premium by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 17, 2013 Getting the itch for those next-gen graphics? Good news: next-gen games apparently won't... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	65
Weekend Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 9:39 AM on June 15, 2013 7 Up Rubinstein on hp's purchase of Palm: 'Talk about a waste' - FierceWireless Facebook releases data, including all national security requests Google... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	52
Deal of the week: A GeForce GTX 660 for $168.99 by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:59 PM on June 14, 2013 Nvidia's GeForce GTX 660 is a terrific card for the money, and it's not uncommon to see it on sale. Offers like this one don't... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Cases	22
Apple's new controller framework hints at gaming aspirations by Geoff Gasior — 11:32 AM on June 14, 2013 In just a few short years, the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have become incredibly popular gaming platforms. The latest iterations have the hardware... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	48
Friday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 11:28 AM on June 14, 2013 The Pick 6 NBC News: Law enforcement demands smartphone 'kill switch' Reuters: Microsoft to open Windows stores within Best Buy (thanks tootercomputer) SlashGear: New... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	26
New Mirror's Edge will be open-world, more action-packed by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 14, 2013 More details are coming to light about the Mirror's Edge sequel prequel EA... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	33
Thursday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 9:06 AM on June 13, 2013 7 Up DigiTimes: TSMC to post record earnings and sales for 2013, says Chang iFixit's 13" MacBook Air mid-2013 teardown VR-Zone's exclusive:... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	16
Wednesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 5:30 PM on June 12, 2013 The Pick 6 Reuters: NSA director says surveillance helped stop 'dozens' of attacks Microsoft's Windows Everywhere commercial Bloomberg: Apple buys more than... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	8
The Division just may have won E3 by Scott Wasson — 11:51 AM on June 12, 2013 We've featured a number of new games announced at E3 this week, but we've so far overlooked one of the best demos shown there: Ubisoft's... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	36
HP sees Windows XP as PC market's potential savior by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:08 AM on June 12, 2013 Everyone had high hopes for Windows 8. The new operating system was supposed to boost demand for new PCs and to breathe some life back... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	86
Battlefield 4 gameplay footage shows epic destruction by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 12, 2013 Want to see extended gameplay footage from the next Battlefield game? I thought so. Let's start with the single-player Angry Sea video. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	49

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NeelyCam

Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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codedivine

Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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I dont get the tone of this article, was Nvidia never guilty of this? I thought... +30

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Mirror's Edge 2008: Widely-considered a great game by consumers and reviewers al... +24

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