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WHQL-certified GeForce 320.18 drivers now available by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:38 AM on May 23, 2013 To coincide with the GeForce GTX 780 launch, Nvidia has posted a set of graphics drivers with support for the card. The 320.18 release... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	11
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 780 graphics card reviewed by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on May 23, 2013 The first member of the GeForce 700 series promises nearly all of the speed of the GeForce Titan at a much more palatable price. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	123
Fingertip-sized Serial ATA SSD boasts 480MB/s data rate by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 23, 2013 Mobile devices like tablets and smartphones typically use solid-state drives with eMMC interfaces.... Type: News story Tags: Storage Mobile computing Personal tech	8
Intel dominates microprocessor revenue, AMD falls behind SoC makers by Geoff Gasior — 11:26 AM on May 21, 2013 The microprocessor market is changing, and so are the ways analysts measure it. For the first time, market research firm IC Insights has included... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech	71
HGST packs 1.5TB into 9.5-mm, three-platter Travelstar 5K1500 notebook drive by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on May 21, 2013 Most of today's 2.5" notebook hard drives top out at an even terabyte.... Type: News story Tags: Storage Mobile computing	14
The PC graphics market was kind to Nvidia last quarter by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on May 20, 2013 The folks at Jon Peddie Research have published their estimates for the PC graphics market in the last quarter. Their findings? "The news was... Type: News story Tags: Graphics	33
Deals of the week: IPS displays, graphics cards, storage, and games by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:14 PM on May 17, 2013 We've gathered a pretty nice selection of deals this week. We've got a heavily discounted 23" IPS monitor, a Radeon that's on sale and bundled... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Displays	16
Which game is the new champ of PC visuals? by Scott Wasson — 2:12 PM on May 17, 2013 If you've seen the latest round of games, you'll know what I mean when I say that we've clearly entered a new era in PC... Poll Question: • What's the best-looking PC game? Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming	126
Intel-powered Lenovo Yoga 11S lands at $799.99 by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:33 PM on May 17, 2013 Almost six months after the release of the Tegra 3-powered Yoga 11, Lenovo has introduced a version of the system featuring Intel Ivy... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing	25
Release roundup: Flash drives, Thunderbolt, and an arcade controller by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:09 PM on May 16, 2013 This week on the roundup, we've got news about flash drives from Adata, a Thunderbolt-enabled Haswell mobo from ASRock, and an arcade-style fighting game controller... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Storage Input devices	17
Latest Das Keyboard flavor features Cherry MX red switches by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on May 16, 2013 The folks at Das Keyboard have expanded their line of mechanical keyboards again. This time, they've introduced a model called the Model S Professional... Type: News story Tags: Input devices	22
Sharp adds three high-PPI notebook displays based on IGZO tech by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 16, 2013 Quite often, our biggest complaint about PC notebooks and tablets is that their display resolutions are too low. 1366x768 has become the norm even... Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing	25
HP's SlateBook x2, Split x2 convertible tablets due in August by Geoff Gasior — 11:32 AM on May 15, 2013 HP has introduced a pair of convertible tablets with detachable keyboard docks. The most interesting of the two is the SlateBook x2, which... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing	32
AMD expands Crysis 3, Tomb Raider availability in Never Settle bundle by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:08 AM on May 15, 2013 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	33
AMD claims fastest mobile GPU crown with Radeon HD 8970M by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:31 AM on May 15, 2013 Late last year, when the Radeon HD 8000M series was announced, AMD alluded to upcoming, higher-end offerings that would be out later in 2013.... Type: News story Tags: Graphics	53
Xperia ZR smartphone lasts up to 30 minutes underwater by Geoff Gasior — 1:04 PM on May 13, 2013 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	24
GeForce 320.14 beta drivers boost Metro: Last Light performance by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:52 AM on May 13, 2013 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: Graphics Gaming	7
Nvidia's cool human head demo now available to download by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:19 AM on May 13, 2013 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	40