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Fractal Design lists Haswell-compatible PSUs by Geoff Gasior — 11:02 AM on May 22, 2013 Intel's upcoming Haswell CPUs have a new sleep state that draws just 0.05A on the 12V rail—one tenth the idle draw of existing Ivy bridge... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power	10
Mirasol lives, 1.5-inch display is coming 'soon' by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:15 AM on May 22, 2013 E-ink displays are great. They can be used in direct sunlight, and they're as easy on the eyes as real paper. Unfortunately, they're also usually... Type: News story Tags: Displays Personal tech	12
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	9
Microsoft reveals next-generation Xbox One console by Geoff Gasior — 2:17 PM on May 21, 2013 Microsoft revealed its next-generation game console today. Dubbed Xbox One, the console was designed as an all-in-one entertainment system that's equally at home playing games... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	254
HGST packs 1.5TB into 9.5-mm, three-platter Travelstar 5K1500 notebook drive by Geoff Gasior — 2:01 AM on May 21, 2013 Most of today's 2.5" notebook hard drives top out at an even terabyte.... Type: News story Tags: Storage Mobile computing	14
Samsung's latest 13.3'' notebook screen has a 3200x1800 resolution by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:18 AM on May 20, 2013 Looks like Samsung has one-upped Sharp. The latter announced a handful of high-PPI notebook screens last week, but now, Samsung is about to... Type: News story Tags: Displays	71
Deals of the week: IPS displays, graphics cards, storage, and games by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:14 PM on May 17, 2013 We've gathered a pretty nice selection of deals this week. We've got a heavily discounted 23" IPS monitor, a Radeon that's on sale and bundled... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Displays	16
Pre-orders begin for Nvidia's Shield by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on May 17, 2013 So, remember how Nvidia's Shield handheld gaming device was supposed to go... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	40
Release roundup: Flash drives, Thunderbolt, and an arcade controller by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:09 PM on May 16, 2013 This week on the roundup, we've got news about flash drives from Adata, a Thunderbolt-enabled Haswell mobo from ASRock, and an arcade-style fighting game controller... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Storage Input devices	17
Sharp adds three high-PPI notebook displays based on IGZO tech by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 16, 2013 Quite often, our biggest complaint about PC notebooks and tablets is that their display resolutions are too low. 1366x768 has become the norm even... Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing	25
Seasonic lists Haswell-ready PSUs by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 15, 2013 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	23
Amazon buys Liquavista screen technology from Samsung by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on May 14, 2013 Amazon may have settled on the screen technology that will power the seemingly inevitable color Kindle reader. The Digital Reader reports that Samsung-owned screen... Type: News story Tags: Displays Personal tech	28
Leaked slides expose Haswell's integrated voltage regulator by Geoff Gasior — 11:18 AM on May 13, 2013 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	67
Deal of the week: 4TB for $184, and other goodies by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:49 PM on May 10, 2013 We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive... Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming	73
Corsair sheds light on Haswell PSU support, lists compatible units by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:16 PM on May 10, 2013 If you were reading TR last week, you probably know about Haswell's new low-power state, which causes compatibility problems with some PSUs. When the... Type: News story Tags: Power	32
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
Tactus and Synaptics partner on tactile touchscreen buttons by Geoff Gasior — 9:23 AM on May 10, 2013 The smooth exterior glass of touchscreen displays is great for letting your fingers glide freely while performing various swipes and gestures. However, the lack of... Type: News story Tags: Displays Input devices Mobile computing Personal tech	9
WD explains hybrid tech behind Black SSHDs by Geoff Gasior — 2:22 PM on May 8, 2013 Ever since WD announced its first SSHDs last month, we've wondered about... Type: News story Tags: Storage Software	32