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LG says mass production of flexible displays will begin this year by Geoff Gasior — 11:25 AM on June 19, 2013 LG says it will start churning out flexible OLED displays this year. ... Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing Personal tech	18
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
Nvidia to license Kepler GPU core to Android device makers by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:48 PM on June 18, 2013 Nvidia lost the battle for next-gen consoles to AMD, but the war for... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing Personal tech	62
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
Ouya console plays Borderlands 2 via Nvidia GRID by Geoff Gasior — 1:06 PM on June 17, 2013 The folks behind the indie-friendly Ouya gaming console thought it was too expensive to pay for a booth at last week's E3 expo, so they... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	30
Samsung adds ultrabook PCIe SSD with 1400MB/s read speed by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:13 AM on June 17, 2013 The next wave of ultrabooks won't just get a performance and battery life boost from Intel's Haswell processors. They may also have substantially quicker storage,... Type: News story Tags: Storage Mobile computing	40
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
Intel datasheet reveals 4.5W Haswell derivative by Geoff Gasior — 9:33 AM on June 13, 2013 Intel has boasted that dual-core Haswell parts will be available with SDP ratings as low as 6W. As it turns out, there may be... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing	41
PlayStation 4 costs $399, supports offline play, doesn't restrict used games by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:11 AM on June 11, 2013 On the heels of Microsoft's Xbox One event, Sony revealed yesterday that the PlayStation 4 will be priced $100 lower than its rival.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	140
Gigabyte's Z87X-UD3H motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 12:29 AM on June 11, 2013 For Haswell, Gigabyte has radically overhauled its motherboard firmware and software. We take a closer look at both in action on the Z87X-UD3H. Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	24
Apple bills iOS 7 as biggest change since original iPhone by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:19 PM on June 10, 2013 The rumors were right. Apple unveiled iOS 7 at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco today, and the new mobile operating system indeed boasts... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	77
Xbox One will be available in November for $500 by Geoff Gasior — 1:49 PM on June 10, 2013 Microsoft's E3 press event just wrapped up, and it was pretty much what... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	91
Intel adds new dual-core desktop, mobile chips based on old silicon by Geoff Gasior — 11:03 AM on June 10, 2013 Barely a week after introducing its first Haswell processorss, Intel is back with more chips. The additions fill out the bottom of Intel's... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing	16
Intel developing depth camera for next-gen notebooks by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 6, 2013 During an event at Computex this week, Intel VP Kirk Skaugen revealed that the chip giant has been quietly working on camera technology. It's... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing	13
AMD's Lisa Su teases AMD-powered Android, Chrome OS devices by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:09 PM on June 5, 2013 Major Android tablet makers have begun adopting Intel's Atom processors. Soon, we may see Android devices featuring AMD hardware, too. As PC World... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech	15
Asus' Z87-PRO motherboard reviewed by Geoff Gasior — 11:35 AM on June 5, 2013 Haswell is upon us, but you'll need a new motherboard to run Intel's latest CPUs. We take an in-depth look at the Z87-PRO to... Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards	44
Gigabyte AM3+ motherboard confirms '5GHz FX series processors' by Geoff Gasior — 10:43 AM on June 5, 2013 Remember the 5GHz AMD "Centurion" processor that was rumored to be in... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards	173
NZXT adds $70 'sound-crushing' case, sub-$100 modular PSUs by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:39 AM on June 5, 2013 NZXT has some fresh goodies on display at Computex this week. Among them is the H230, a mid-tower enclosure that, in NZXT's words, "brings... Type: News story Tags: Cases Power	20

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

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