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Leaked 'Windows Blue' build has tweaked UI, new apps
— 9:14 AM on March 25, 2013

Microsoft is hard at work on the next version of Windows, which is code-named Windows Blue and which may be released as early as...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

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Nvidia's Huang not thrilled with Windows RT
— 9:06 AM on March 20, 2013

Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia's CEO, had a busy day at yesterday's GPU Technology Conference. We saw him announce next-gen GPUs, futue Tegra chips, and...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows Personal tech

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Report: DDR3 contract prices have risen 17-22% this month
— 9:13 AM on March 19, 2013

Memory prices have been on the rise since the beginning of the year, and they show no signs of stopping. Quoting figures from market research...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

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Deal of the week: A 3TB hard drive, a free game, some RAM, and tablets
— 5:04 PM on March 15, 2013

We're going to keep this week's deal post short and sweet, thanks to the magic of HTML lists—and because writing lists in prose is, like,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory Mobile computing Gaming Personal tech

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Release roundup: Cases, coolers, memory, and an overclocking event
— 5:28 PM on March 14, 2013

This week in our roundup of miscellaneous announcements, we have news of fresh products from Corsair and Thermaltake. We also have the skinny on an...

Type: News story Tags: Cases Cooling Miscellaneous Memory

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Report: New chipset revision to fix Haswell USB 3.0 bug
— 11:43 AM on March 13, 2013

Earlier this month, rumors started floating around about a USB 3.0 bug in next-gen Haswell systems. Hardware.Info, which broke the story, said the bug...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

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Deal of the week: High-capacity SSDs, IPS displays, and more
— 3:46 PM on March 8, 2013

Remember when Samsung's 840 Series 500GB SSD dipped to $280 last week? Well, good news: it's on sale again. Until midnight Pacific Time tonight, entering...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Displays Mobile computing Windows

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Rumor: Ivy Bridge-E pushed to Q4
— 10:23 AM on March 8, 2013

Just about 14 months have passed since Intel launched its Sandy Bridge-E processors for high-end desktops. Their Ivy Bridge-E replacements are due out...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

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WSJ: Microsoft cuts Win8 OEM pricing for tablets
— 3:33 PM on March 6, 2013

It's no secret that Windows 8 PCs, especially tablets, aren't flying off store shelves. I expect the problem is two-fold: one, the hardware isn't quite...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Windows

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Report: Intel's Haswell suffers from USB 3.0 issue
— 10:22 AM on March 4, 2013

This story has been making the rounds over the weekend, and it's a little disconcerting. According to Hardware.info, which cites both a "reliable source" and...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

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PC memory prices are still rising
— 9:05 AM on March 4, 2013

A little over a month ago, we learned that contract prices for PC memory modules were on the rise. Well, the tide hasn't turned,...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

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Deal of the week: BioShock Infinite, discounted RAM, and cheap SSDs
— 5:40 PM on March 1, 2013

Crysis 3 just came out last week, but there are more big releases on the horizon—not least of all Irrational Games' BioShock Infinite, which...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory Gaming

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Deal of the week: Storage, ultrabooks, memory, and cheap games
— 5:54 PM on February 15, 2013

We've been busy all afternoon making sense of AMD's desktop graphics roadmap, so we're going to keep our weekly deal post short and sweet.

Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory Mobile computing Gaming

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Firefox nightlies now include Modern UI browser
— 11:38 AM on February 14, 2013

The Modern UI version of Firefox for Windows 8 has been ripening for a while. Development began last March, and experimental builds appeared...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software Windows

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BlueStacks brings Android apps to the Surface Pro
— 12:29 PM on February 12, 2013

The Surface Pro may not have a ton of available storage out of the box, but at least you can fill it up with...

Type: News story Tags: Software Windows Personal tech

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Release roundup: Mini PCs, slim SSD, and fast memory
— 6:06 PM on February 7, 2013

You know the drill. We get tipped off about a decent number of product launches every week, and they don't all make it into our...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Systems Memory

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Get a cheap Win8 upgrade while you still can
— 10:43 AM on January 31, 2013

Contemplating an upgrade to Windows 8? Then you may want to pull the trigger now, even if you don't proceed with the installation straight away....

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

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Desktop memory prices are on the rise again
— 8:59 AM on January 29, 2013

Desktop RAM has been spectacularly cheap for quite some time. Now, it's in the process of becoming... somewhat less spectacularly cheap. Quoting "industry sources" and...

Type: News story Tags: Memory

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