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The PC is booming—just not the PC we know So, you heard the news: PC sales are tanking. Apparently, nobody wants to buy Dells or HPs anymore; nobody cares about clunky laptops and bulky... Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Mobile computing Personal tech |
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Dispatches from the Nexus This past summer, the power button my Palm Pre started misbehaving. At last, I had an excuse to replace the aging handset with something... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech |
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Talk to the Dragon, NaturallySpeaking While I wouldn't consider myself to be particularly injury prone, I've managed to damage various bits of my body over the years. Muscles have... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices |
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Improving the PC as a gaming platform: the hardware So, we meet again. Last time, we were, ahem, discussing religion: the |
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A tale of tablet flashing About a year and a half ago, I picked up Asus' original Eee Pad Transformer tablet. This precursor to the growing crop of Win8 convertibles... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems |
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My six days with Windows 8 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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A couple of months with Corsair's Vengeance M60 mouse It all started with a failing microswitch. It was the spring of 2011, and I was a perfectly contented MX1100 user. Logitech's latest high-end mouse had... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices |
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Sennheiser's HD 558 headphones are cans of whoop-ass It's rumored that if you give a mouse a cookie, he'll probably ask you for a glass of milk. They also say that if... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia |
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Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why 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... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Daddy's got a brand new ride Man, I cannot wait to get started on my next build. Nearly all the necessary components are already laid out on my workbench. Some were... |
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The death of the Apple tax The old adage says there are only two certainties in this world: death and taxes. Steve Jobs proved that not even the Reality Distortion... Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Mobile computing Personal tech |
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Windows 8-Ball Consumer Preview There aren't many experiences in life more disconcerting than waking up and not knowing where you are or how you got there. I was... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems |
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A look at TR's new GPU test rigs As I mentioned on the podcast this week, I have been working to re-fit Damage Labs with new hardware all around.... Type: Blog post Tags: Graphics Systems The Tech Report |
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The misadventures of Blu-ray in HTPC land If you'll humor me, I'd like to take a brief break from all the CES coverage to complain about the sad state of Blu-ray on... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia |
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Where's my 21st-century television? Gabe Newell said something that caught my eye the other day. As part of a broader interview with The Cambridge Student, Newell shared some... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia |
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Are sound cards still relevant? Recently, I supplemented my desktop's arsenal of hardware with a stand-alone Asus Xonar DX sound card. This upgrade was something of a shot in... Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia |
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A case for better keyboards PC enthusiasts have a tendency to focus their attention on what's inside the box. Indeed, we're guilty of that here at TR. Most... Type: Blog post Tags: Input devices |
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Have you heard? Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Personal tech |
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| Toshiba to start producing second-gen 19-nm NAND this month | 17 |
| I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there's MORE than enough demand for 24" 2560x1600 screens. | +47 |