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I bought a Kindle Touch, and it's pretty great by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:30 AM on March 16, 2012 Almost a year ago today, I waved goodbye to the world of print books and got myself an Amazon Kindle 3. You might recall I... Type: Blog post Tags: Personal tech	43
Six screens, one desk by Geoff Gasior — 6:32 PM on March 8, 2012 When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays	47
Windows 8-Ball Consumer Preview by David Morgan — 11:31 AM on March 2, 2012 There aren't many experiences in life more disconcerting than waking up and not knowing where you are or how you got there. I was... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems	223
CES 2012: the shape of things to come? by Scott Wasson — 11:08 AM on January 17, 2012 One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Displays Personal tech	15
Welcome, tablet overlords by Geoff Gasior — 4:16 PM on January 6, 2012 I've never been a big fan of the holiday party circuit. There's always a certain awkwardness attached to hanging out with people you only... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech	45
Execution by Fred Silver — 10:09 AM on November 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	89
Ready, set, go! by Fred Silver — 4:02 PM on October 24, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs	93
Goodbye, Mr. Jobs by Jason Fox — 9:44 PM on October 5, 2011 About an hour ago, as of this writing, Apple posted this simple statement on their website: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Mobile computing Mac Personal tech	36
Have you heard? by Fred Silver — 12:21 PM on September 19, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Personal tech	64
Windows 8 and the marginalization of geeks by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:23 AM on September 16, 2011 On Tuesday, Microsoft made the Windows 8 Developer Preview available publicly without demanding so much as a Windows Live login name and password in return.... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows	108
Live blog: IDF 2011 Justin Rattner keynote by Scott Wasson — 11:05 AM on September 15, 2011 Time for one last live blog from the Intel Developer Forum in San Franscisco. Today Justin Rattner gives an update on the future:... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs	4
Live blog: IDF 2011 Mooly Eden keynote by Scott Wasson — 11:04 AM on September 14, 2011 Join us as we offer a live account of Mooly Eden's day-opening keynote from the Intel Developer Forum 2011 in San Francisco. Reload... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Systems	24
Live blog: IDF 2011 Paul Otellini keynote by Scott Wasson — 11:01 AM on September 13, 2011 Ok, we're going to attempt a live blog from the opening keynote of the Fall 2011 Intel Developer Forum. Keep reloading this page... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs	18
Once a pirate... by Fred Silver — 9:32 PM on August 28, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: Mac Personal tech	53
Keep your G6; I'm in it for the P6 by David Morgan — 5:20 PM on August 18, 2011 Honestly, I tried to fight the urge to reminisce today, but August 18th marks the day the youngest member of the Pentium Pro family... Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs	101
The many seasons of better benchmarks by Fred Silver — 10:04 AM on August 15, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs Graphics	60
Ubuntu ushers me out of the Windows XP era by David Morgan — 11:02 PM on July 7, 2011 Well, it finally happened. Windows XP is no longer the primary OS on any of my day-to-day machines. The last holdout was my laptop,... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems	67
Talent by Fred Silver — 9:40 AM on July 5, 2011 Type: Blog post Tags: CPUs	39

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tipoo

It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +24

Alexko

"Quark, drunk on money, power, and an estimated 90% market share, started behavi... +24

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