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• Leaked slides point to eight-core Haswell-E CPUs with quad-channel DDR4 memory [57]
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AMD touts unified gaming strategy by Scott Wasson — 2:49 PM on April 1, 2013 Last week at GDC, AMD held an event for the press highlighting its commitment to gaming and graphics while dropping a series of newsy bits... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming Game consoles	79
How Windows 8 scaling fails on high-PPI displays by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:08 AM on September 26, 2012 We've taken Windows 8 for a spin on Asus' new Zenbook Prime in order to get a feel for the new OS's PPI scaling... Type: Feature article Tags: Displays Mobile computing Windows	69
Apple's aluminum keyboard by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:30 PM on October 14, 2009 Can low-profile chiclet keys, sleek industrial design, and an Apple logo make a good desktop keyboard? And can such a device pry a fan... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices Mac	69
Windows 7: A desktop user's take by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:07 PM on August 26, 2009 Does Windows 7 really live up to the hype? Is it a worthwhile upgrade over Vista and XP for desktop users and enthusiasts? We took... Type: Feature article Tags: Operating systems Windows	168
Toward a more rational backup strategy by Scott Wasson — 10:43 PM on July 7, 2009 Like many of us, my history of backup management is shameful, littered with poorly labeled DVD-Rs, manual file copies, and a minimum of forethought. ... Type: Feature article Tags: Storage Windows	65
Apple's aluminum MacBook by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:58 PM on November 9, 2008 Last month, I succumbed to temptation and purchased a $1,299 aluminum MacBook. As a die-hard fan of Lenovo's ThinkPad line of laptops, I didn't make... Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Mac	134
ASUS's Eee Box B202 small form factor PC by Dustin Sklavos — 11:46 AM on August 7, 2008 Asus's Eee Box B202 is the tiniest, quietest desktop computer this side of the Mac Mini. But can the B202 do for desktops what the... Type: Feature article Tags: Systems Internet	54
Windows Vista Service Pack 1: A performance check by Cyril Kowaliski — 8:58 PM on April 3, 2008 How does Service Pack 1 affect Windows Vista's day-to-day performance in common desktop applications and games? We've run a host of benchmarks in order to... Type: Feature article Tags: Operating systems Windows	139
Windows Vista's new spin on licensing by Scott Wasson — 12:21 AM on January 30, 2007 WE'VE HEARD ALL MANNER of tinfoil hattery about Windows Vista's schemes for copy protection,... Type: Feature article Tags: Windows	130
Details of ATI's Xbox 360 GPU unveiled by Scott Wasson — 12:46 PM on May 19, 2005 WITH MICROSOFT'S OFFICIAL announcement of the next-generation Xbox 360 console this week, ATI... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Game consoles	28
Microsoft WinHEC 2005 by Tuan Huynh — 12:00 AM on April 29, 2005 Type: Feature article Tags: Windows	39
10K-RPM hard drive comparison by Geoff Gasior — 12:36 AM on June 9, 2003 OVER THE LAST several months, we've expanded our storage coverage significantly here at... Type: Feature article Tags: Internet	27
TR's Windows performance comparison by Andy Brown — 1:33 AM on November 8, 2001 Let's face it, Windows XP, Microsoft's latest operating system, comes with a lot of... Type: Feature article Tags: Windows	180

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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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mcnabney

I'm getting less and less thrilled by Haswell every day now. And AMD would likel... +38

willmore

You're right, dell paid the SEC $100 Million in fines (but admitted no wrong doi... +36

codedivine

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

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