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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	43
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	152
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	25
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Faith gets next-gen makeover in Mirror's Edge 2 by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 11, 2013 It's official: a sequel to Mirror's Edge is on the way. The game is in the "early stages of development" at DICE's Stockholm studio,... Type: News story Tags: Gaming	30
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
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
Haswell-powered Intel NUCs due next quarter by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:12 AM on June 10, 2013 Successors to Intel's Next Unit of Computing based on the new Haswell processors are on the way. According to VR-Zone, Intel showed Haswell NUC... Type: News story Tags: Systems	17
Deal of the week: A Radeon HD 7950 Boost for $250, indie games, and more by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:49 PM on June 7, 2013 For our deal post this week, we've singled out two delightfully affordable graphics cards from AMD. The first is PowerColor's Radeon HD 7950 Boost, which is... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	20
Release roundup: Computex edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:54 PM on June 7, 2013 We've already spent all week covering product releases from Computex, but... well, it's Computex. That means we still have plenty of fodder left for our... Type: News story Tags: Cooling Storage Systems Memory	13
Amazon introduces dedicated store for indie PC, Mac games by Geoff Gasior — 9:00 AM on June 7, 2013 Indie games are thriving on the PC, and it seems Amazon wants a piece of the action. The online retailer has introduced a Type: News story Tags: Gaming	9

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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... +28

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

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