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I've been spending a fair bit of time with Windows convertible tablets lately. I reviewed the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T last week,...

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We've been swept away by a wave of talk about next-gen consoles since Sony unveiled the specs for the PlayStation 4, and we're due for...

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I've been buried in my own work while preparing our Titan review, but lots has happened in the past few weeks, as many in...

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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...

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I told myself I'd try to keep pace with any developments across the web related to our frame-latency-based game benchmarking methods, but I've once...

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A funny thing happened over the holidays. We went into the break right after our Radeon vs. GeForce rematch and follow-up articles...

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Fluke: Langara's Prize will be free to download on Amazon.com (and...

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So, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC last week. It was late on the eve of the launch. The download link for the $39.99...

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Review sites like TR are a tricky business, let me say up front. We work constantly with the largest makers of PC hardware in order...

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Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it...

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It's close to 2AM on a Friday night, er, Saturday morning. Die Antwoord thumps over my headphones to keep me awake. I'm sitting in the...

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I asked Google to delete my Google+ account the other day. I did it without second thoughts, without regrets, after using the service for barely a...

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Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When...

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Murphy was right. If something can go wrong, it will... eventually. Earlier this week, the water main connected to our house burst, submerging...

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When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added...

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As I mentioned on the podcast this week, I have been working to re-fit Damage Labs with new hardware all around....

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Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new...

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