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The TR Podcast 135: All's well that's Haswell by Jordan Drake — 10:09 PM on June 9, 2013 This episode of the TR Podcast is all about Intel's new Haswell processors. We discuss architecture, benchmark results, and overclocking. Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	19
Release roundup: Computex edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:54 PM on June 7, 2013 We've already spent all week covering product releases from Computex, but... well, it's Computex. That means we still have plenty of fodder left for our... Type: News story Tags: Cooling Storage Systems Memory	13
IMFT boss expects 2D flash to scale down to 10 nanometers by Geoff Gasior — 11:18 AM on May 29, 2013 IM Flash Technologies, Intel's joint venture with Micron, is responsible for the flash memory in an awful lot of modern SSDs. Most recently, the... Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory	13
The TR Podcast 134: Xbone, Kabini, and not quite a Titan by Jordan Drake — 9:54 PM on May 27, 2013 This time on the TR Podcast, we answer listener mail, examine Haswell mobos, and discuss the GeForce GTX 780 from Nvidia and the A4-5000... Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast	10
Toshiba to start producing second-gen 19-nm NAND this month by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 22, 2013 Later this month, Toshiba will begin mass-producing NAND using a second-generation 19-nm process. According to the press release, the 64Gb (8GB) chips will... Type: News story Tags: Memory Software	20
Release roundup: Power supplies and speedy DDR3 by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:58 PM on May 10, 2013 Each week, our release roundups gather some of the announcements and press releases that hit our inbox but didn't make it into our daily coverage.... Type: News story Tags: Power Memory	15
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
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
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
Haswell to have Intel-built embedded DRAM for graphics by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:30 PM on April 23, 2013 We've known for some time—through unofficial sources—that some of Intel's next-generation Haswell processors will have dedicated graphics memory on the CPU package. What we... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Memory	52
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
Friday night topic: The professionalization of childhood by Scott Wasson — 5:13 PM on April 5, 2013 I don't know how many of you have observed this, but I think there's a growing trend over the past, say, 20 years or so... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	47
Report: No easing in sight for PC memory prices by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:11 AM on April 2, 2013 Memory prices have been steadily climbing over the past few months, and the trend looks set to continue. According to the folks at DigiTimes, DRAM... Type: News story Tags: Memory	21
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
Friday Night Topic, early edition: What's going to happen with North Korea? by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:11 PM on March 28, 2013 We're doing our Friday Night Topic early this week, since tomorrow is a TR holiday. Also, because Scott is on a plane flying back from... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	224
Friday night topic: The rise of rulemaking by Scott Wasson — 5:58 PM on March 22, 2013 Growing up, I sometimes wondered what my generation's contributions to the world might be. Now that I'm an adult, I can see those contributions... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	217
My sci-fi book is on sale through Friday! by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:00 AM on March 20, 2013 Hi folks. A few months ago, my first book, a sci-fi novella called... Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous	89
Report: DDR3 contract prices have risen 17-22% this month by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:13 AM on March 19, 2013 Memory prices have been on the rise since the beginning of the year, and they show no signs of stopping. Quoting figures from market research... Type: News story Tags: Memory	11

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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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