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The TR Podcast 133: Iris graphics and the Radeon HD 7990 by Jordan Drake — 9:27 PM on May 5, 2013 In this episode of the TR Podcast, we discuss Haswell's integrated graphics, examine AMD's Radeon HD 7790, share our thoughts on the latest small-form-factor... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	6
A quick look at BitFenix's Prodigy enclosure by Geoff Gasior — 10:11 AM on April 26, 2013 With support for tall coolers, long graphics cards, and loads of hard drives, the BitFenix Prodigy isn't your average Mini-ITX chassis. We take a... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	35
The TR Podcast 132: BioShock, bundles and big SSDs by Jordan Drake — 8:44 PM on April 21, 2013 In this episode of the podcast, we speculate about the next version of Windows, debate the merits of BioShock Infinite, and chat about the... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	12
The TR Podcast 131: News from GDC and FCAT attacks by Jordan Drake — 11:20 PM on March 31, 2013 In this episode of the TR Podcast, we answer listener mail, bring you the latest from GDC, and delve into the crazy rabbit hole... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	19
The TR Podcast 130: A series of grunts about convertible tablets by Jordan Drake — 10:37 PM on March 17, 2013 In this episode of the podcast, we answer listener mail, share our thoughts on Sim City and Crysis 3, and discuss both Windows 8... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	9
Gadgets on the piste by Jordan Drake — 10:23 PM on March 17, 2013 Warning: The following is by no means an in-depth review or related to PC hardware. I used a recent ski trip as an opportunity to... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	59
The TR Podcast 129: PlayStation 4, Titan, and more by Jordan Drake — 8:53 PM on February 24, 2013 Between Sony's AMD-centered bid for next-gen gaming, Nvidia's monster GeForce GTX Titan GPU, Mini-ITX motherboards, and listener mail... our latest episode has a lot... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	11
The obligatory Super Hole VII – Creative Director edition by Jason Fox — 9:37 AM on February 4, 2013 Jason Fox, our resident Mac fan, spends his days working in advertising as a copywriter and all-around creative guy. He has an annual tradition of... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	17
The TR Podcast 128: Rough surfaces and a change for Catalyst by Jordan Drake — 11:57 PM on February 3, 2013 Tune in as we opine on the post-PC world, update you on Scott's frame latency crusade, and discuss the future of PC game streaming. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	9
Local game streaming: Coming soon from the PC by Geoff Gasior — 10:35 PM on January 24, 2013 Nvidia's Project Shield was one of the most intriguing new products on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. This handheld gaming device combines the... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming Networking	44
The TR Podcast 127: The CES 2013 extravaganza by Jordan Drake — 2:03 AM on January 22, 2013 This episode of the TR Podcast is all about this year's Consumer Electronics Show and what our Editor-in-Chief saw and heard there. We've got... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	3
The TR Podcast 126: As the second turns, an unexpected journey by Jordan Drake — 6:44 PM on January 6, 2013 In this episode, we answer listener mail, share our impressions of Peter Jackson's latest film, and get down and dirty with AMD's Radeon HD... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	10
Freshening up a home network can yield big bandwidth benefits by Scott Wasson — 12:46 PM on December 21, 2012 One of the funny things about being a PC enthusiast, for me, is how there's a constant ebb and flow of little projects that I... Type: Blog post Tags: Networking	96
The TR Podcast 125: The Radeon vs. GeForce brouhaha comes home for Christmas by Jordan Drake — 10:00 PM on December 16, 2012 In our last episode of 2012, we preview our upcoming PC build guide, share our Christmas gift suggestions, delve into the latest Radeon vs.... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	15
I wrote a novella! Here are some things I learned by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:01 AM on December 7, 2012 Fluke: Langara's Prize will be free to download on Amazon.com (and... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous	54
The TR Podcast 124: Vector victor, NUC, Fluke by Jordan Drake — 9:29 PM on December 2, 2012 In this episode of the TR Podcast, our panel discusses Cyril's debut novel, Intel's Next Unit of Computing, and the latest solid-state drives from... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	3
Corsair's Carbide Series 200R vs. Antec's Three Hundred Two by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:02 AM on November 28, 2012 We've compared the successor to Antec's famous Three Hundred enclosure to a new, similarly priced entrant, the Carbide Series 200R—Corsair's cheapest enclosure ever. The... Type: Feature article Tags: Cases	60
The TR Podcast 123: Incremental improvements by Jordan Drake — 11:42 PM on November 12, 2012 Our latest episode of the TR Podcast is all about incremental upgrades: the iPhone 5, Windows 8, and Intel's 335 Series SSDs. We also... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	8

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