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Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia

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Type: News story Tags: Systems Software

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Type: News story Tags: Game consoles

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Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Software

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Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Type: Blog post Tags: Podcast

OpenCL may turn out to be the next best thing, but for now, AMD is still working hard on bettering its existing ATI Stream SDK—the...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Software

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Type: Feature article Tags: Multimedia

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Type: Blog post Tags: Multimedia Personal tech

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Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

Attention, trendy joggers and celebrities everywhere: the third-generation iPod shuffle is out. Apple has...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia

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Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Mac

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Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Type: Feature article Tags: Podcast