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Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

It's true. I recently won the Charitybuzz auction for "coffee with...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

So, remember how Nvidia's Shield handheld gaming device was supposed to go...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles

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

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Personal tech

AMD's game bundling deals keep getting more and more tantalizing. Last month, the company added Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon to the mix. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

Lately, tablets that can run the full version of Windows 8 have been selling for just under $450. Is there any room left for...

Type: News story Tags: Personal tech

We were all excited to hear about the upcoming Wolfenstein sequel last week, but Bethesda didn't give us much to chew on—just a highly...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

At CES earlier this year, Nvidia introduced Project Shield, a handheld gaming console based on its Tegra 4 processor. We learned quite a few...

Type: News story Tags: Personal tech

Amazon may have settled on the screen technology that will power the seemingly inevitable color Kindle reader. The Digital Reader reports that Samsung-owned screen...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Personal tech

Since I have decried the dearth of weather-resistant smartphones, it's only fair that I take a moment to recognize Sony's Xperia ZR. ...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

Metro: Last Light is coming out tomorrow, and Nvidia has rolled out beta drivers optimized for the post-apocalyptic shooter. The GeForce 320.14 betas are available...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

The time was January 1995. The smooth, Philly soul and pleated pants of...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

At Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference in March, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang unveiled the "Digital Ira" demo: an impressively realistic real-time simulation of a human head,...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming

Currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal, Watch Dogs is scheduled to hit the PC and next-gen consoles this fall. Some publications are already getting a...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming

Each week, our release roundups gather some of the announcements and press releases that hit our inbox but didn't make it into our daily coverage....

Type: News story Tags: Power Memory

These days, every other game trailer seems to be set to a dubstep soundtrack. The latest Saints Row footage brings the wub, too, but...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

The smooth exterior glass of touchscreen displays is great for letting your fingers glide freely while performing various swipes and gestures. However, the lack of...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Input devices Mobile computing Personal tech