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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

It's true. I recently won the Charitybuzz auction for "coffee with...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

Outgoing Intel CEO Paul Otellini had some interesting things to say in a...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Personal tech

Howdy, all. Just an update on several things. First, there is a lot going on around here in the next several weeks—busiest I have ever...

Type: News story Tags: The Tech Report

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 would be a free upgrade for Windows 8 users. We also learned that a public preview...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

Add Seasonic to the list of PSU makers that have clarified their support for Intel's upcoming Haswell processor. The next-gen CPU's low-power sleep states...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power

Well, it's official. Windows Blue will be a free upgrade for folks...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems

As you may have heard, there's a major CPU launch coming up soon. I've been meeting with folks, gathering new parts, and prepping my...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs The Tech Report

Intel is slowly but surely moving more platform components onto the processor. Over the years, the graphics, PCI Express, and memory controllers traditionally found...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Motherboards Power

The time was January 1995. The smooth, Philly soul and pleated pants of...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

Zotac has beefed up its Zbox lineup with two new models based on Ivy Bridge processors. Until now, the company's most powerful mini PC...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems

Microsoft is getting awfully chatty about Windows Blue this week. Yesterday, company CFO and marketing chief Tami Reller teased the upcoming OS update. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

Traditional hard drive makers have been slow to get into the SSD business,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations

Since their debut five years ago, Intel's Atom microprocessors have relied on the same basic CPU core. Next-gen Atoms will be based on the...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech

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

Seeing as how nobody else has released a Steve Jobs mockumentary ("These mold lines go to eleven!") and nothing on my Hackintosh has flipped me...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

Intel has named its new CEO. Current Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

So long, Intel HD Graphics! Well, kind of. At a press event earlier today, Intel revealed that the faster variants of Haswell's integrated GPU will...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics