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AMD intros 2133MHz memory kit, faster RAM disk software by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:01 PM on May 7, 2013 Yes, AMD still makes system memory. Not only that, but it's just introduced its quickest memory kit ever: the Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series, which packs... Type: News story Tags: Memory	33
Tuesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:13 PM on May 7, 2013 7 Up Reuters: EA total revenue, profit drop in fourth quarter and Nokia CEO says it remains focused on Windows Phone software C\|Net:... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	31
Monday Night Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 9:49 PM on May 6, 2013 The Fierce Five It's official: Microsoft's Windows Blue is coming later this year - Wired VR-Zone: Stock surge shows AMD can be... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	18
Linux versions of Portal, Left 4 Dead 2 hit Steam by Geoff Gasior — 10:41 AM on May 6, 2013 Valve's collection of Linux-friendly games has grown. On Friday, the developer announced a Left 4 Dead 2 beta for the alternative OS. ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Operating systems	45
Weekend Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 12:08 PM on May 4, 2013 The Pick 6 Ocaholic: AMD FX-8570 and HD 8970 surfaced and Intel Core i7-4770K at 7GHz MCV: High price rumored for Nvidia's... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	59
Deal of the week: IPS monitors and games by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:29 PM on May 3, 2013 We've already featured inexpensive IPS panels in our recent deal posts, but prices are still inching down, so we feel compelled to revisit the subject.... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	51
Friday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 4:19 PM on May 3, 2013 Eight is Enough Fudzilla: AMD creates custom chip division VR-Zone: Intel Ivy Bridge-E HEDT platform to launch in September 2013 Fudzilla: ASRock Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	43
Epic puts up WebGL-powered Epic Citadel demo by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on May 3, 2013 Last year, Epic released a Flash version of its Epic Citadel tech demo. Now, thanks to WebGL, there's a new flavor of Epic Citadel... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Internet Software	23
Thursday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 2:02 PM on May 2, 2013 The Pick 6 Softpedia: Intel could buy AMD as x86 CPUs lose ground to ARM NASDAQ: Seagate beats earnings, revenue down Bloomberg: Facebook... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	50
Secret Bitcoin mining code added to e-sports software sparks outrage by Dan Goodin, Ars Technica — 12:18 PM on May 2, 2013 ... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Software	35
Gigabyte previews fresh EasyTune software for Haswell motherboards by Geoff Gasior — 9:08 AM on May 2, 2013 Gigabyte continues to tease us with brief glimpses of its upcoming Haswell goodies. A handful of tightly cropped board shots were released a... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Software	10
Wednesday Night Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 11:48 PM on May 1, 2013 7 Up X-bit labs: Disruption in South Korean production could have catastrophic impact on global electronics business VG24/7: Nvidia appoints new Tegra boss Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	24
Tuesday Night Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 11:54 PM on April 30, 2013 7 Up Yahoo! News: Apple sells $17 billion in bonds in record deal Björn3D, Hardware Canucks, HotHardware & PCPer... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	38
AMD sheds light on Kaveri's uniform memory architecture by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:35 PM on April 29, 2013 At the Fusion Developer Summit last June, AMD CTO Mark Papermaster teased Kaveri, AMD's next-generation APU due later this year. Among other things, Papermaster... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Memory	106
Report: Next-gen Chromebooks on the way by Geoff Gasior — 11:55 AM on April 29, 2013 Despite their bargain-basement prices, Chromebooks just don't seem to be that popular. Web tracking firm NetMarketShare says the Chrome OS-powered machines make up... Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems	26
Monday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on April 29, 2013 The Pick 6 Neowin: Microsoft 'reimagining' video reveals secrets of rebranding, hints of what's to come LinuxInsider: Have Linux distros gotten too tubby? GSM... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	42
Weekend Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 1:53 PM on April 27, 2013 The Fierce Five VR-Zone: Is your power supply ready for Haswell? Computerworld: Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say Android Police: Google... Type: News story Tags: Shortbread	40
Deal of the week: Graphics cards, IPS displays, and more by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:17 PM on April 26, 2013 This week's deal post is all about eye candy—or, rather, graphics cards and monitors. Some mid-range Radeons have gotten quite a bit cheaper since our Type: News story Tags: Graphics Displays	43

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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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