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LG says mass production of flexible displays will begin this year by Geoff Gasior — 11:25 AM on June 19, 2013 LG says it will start churning out flexible OLED displays this year. ... Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing Personal tech	15
Oculus VR secures $16 million to bring virtual reality to consumers by Geoff Gasior — 6:00 AM on June 18, 2013 The Oculus Rift VR headset enjoyed a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, earning nearly $2.5 million through the crowdfunding site. Less than a year later,... Type: News story Tags: Displays Gaming	26
Leaked slides point to eight-core Haswell-E CPUs with quad-channel DDR4 memory by Geoff Gasior — 11:03 AM on June 17, 2013 According to the latest rumors, Intel's Ivy Bridge-E platform will arrive in the third quarter of this year. Its successor, Haswell-E, is purportedly... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets	65
HP sees Windows XP as PC market's potential savior by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:08 AM on June 12, 2013 Everyone had high hopes for Windows 8. The new operating system was supposed to boost demand for new PCs and to breathe some life back... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	86
Report: Windows 8.1 to ship on August 1 by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 10, 2013 Now that we've been shown a glimpse of the Start button's long-awaited return, only one mystery about Windows 8.1 remains: its release date. If... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	53
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
Here's what Windows 8.1's Start button looks like by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 7, 2013 We've all heard about the return of the Start button. We've all weathered the disappointment of learning that, while the button is coming back, the... Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows	158
Microsoft posts Windows 8.1 video preview, preps Outlook for Windows RT by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:13 PM on June 5, 2013 The public preview release of Windows 8.1 is about three weeks away, and to get us all hyped up, Microsoft has posted a video... Type: News story Tags: Software Windows	52
NZXT adds $70 'sound-crushing' case, sub-$100 modular PSUs by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:39 AM on June 5, 2013 NZXT has some fresh goodies on display at Computex this week. Among them is the H230, a mid-tower enclosure that, in NZXT's words, "brings... Type: News story Tags: Cases Power	20
20Gbps Thunderbolt gets a name: Thunderbolt 2 by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:07 AM on June 5, 2013 In April, we learned all about Intel's next-generation Thunderbolt controller, dubbed Falcon Ridge. This controller combines the dual 10Gbps channels of existing Thunderbolt implementations... Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Storage Displays	77
The big Haswell PSU compatibility list by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:10 PM on June 4, 2013 For a few weeks now, we've known that Intel's Haswell processors feature a new sleep state that isn't compatible with all power supplies. PSU vendors... Type: Feature article Tags: Power	29
We have a winner in our XFX PSU and AMD CPU giveaway by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:07 PM on June 3, 2013 We've drawn the winner from our latest giveaway. His name is Allan Omar, and he's about to become the lucky owner of an XFX... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power	40
Deal of the week: A Radeon HD 7870 for $187.49, and other bargains by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:15 PM on May 31, 2013 This week for our deal post, we've got a trio of hardware deals and a trifecta of game bargains. Let's start with the hardware: ... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Power Storage Gaming	14
There's still time to win a 1kW XFX PSU and AMD FX-8350 CPU by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:19 PM on May 31, 2013 In case you missed our post on Tuesday, we've got a new... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power	20
Asus PQ321 squeezes 3840x2160 resolution into 31.5-inch desktop display by Geoff Gasior — 9:17 AM on May 31, 2013 Every time we post a story that mentions a high-PPI notebook, tablet, or smartphone screen, folks chime in about the need for higher pixel densities... Type: News story Tags: Displays	116
Enter here to win an XFX Pro Series 1000W PSU and AMD FX-8350 CPU by Geoff Gasior — 11:35 PM on May 28, 2013 Thanks to our sponsors, we'll be giving away a bunch of hardware over the next few weeks. Keep your eyes peeled. For this... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Power	81
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
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	23

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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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Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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