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Since its introduction this spring, Ivy Bridge has slowly trickled down Intel's desktop processor lineup. It infiltrated the low-end Core i3 and Pentium families...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Less than a month ago, Texas Instruments revealed a change of focus for its processor division, which makes the OMAP chips used in a range...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech

Apple will unleash bite-sized versions of two of its products next week, if we're to believe the folks at 9to5Mac. Quoting "a consistently reliable source...

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With Windows 8's retail launch less than two weeks away, Microsoft has kicked the PR machine into full gear. On Sunday, the company revealed...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

The Pick 6 Windows 8 is coming soon (video) TorrentFreak: AT&T starts six-strikes anti- piracy plan next month, will block websites Engaget: Apple, other...

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The Fierce Five Acer CEO: Microsoft's Surface tablet threatens its long-time PC partners PCWorld: Dell to continue offering Windows 7 after lauch...

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A couple of weeks ago, we caught wind of a rumor suggesting AMD was preparing to cut its work force to less than 10,000...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

OCZ seems to be suffering the effects of its overly aggressive SSD pricing strategy, but for now, the getting's good—so long as you're a...

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7 Up CPU World: Boxed AMD FX-8350 has surfaced on eBay Fudzilla: MSI announces HD 7970 Lightning Boost Edition Videogamer.com: This is what...

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If you're running Windows XP, Vista, or 7, you'll be able to upgrade to Win8 for just $40 when the new OS becomes available...

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Alas, poor AMD. We already knew PC shipment forecasts for the third quarter weren't looking too good. Now, AMD has announced that its third-quarter...

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Eight is Enough Gartner and IDC: PC shipments tumbled over 8% in Q3, only Asus and Lenovo escaped unhurt Eric Schmidt: Android-Apple is...

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Apple has poached another high-profile chip executive. This time, the new hire is making headlines because he's defecting straight from Apple's courtroom foe and smartphone...

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ARM has its eyes set on the high-performance computing market. To help with that mission, it's developed a new interconnect to link multiple cores...

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Eight is Enough Reuters: Microsoft CEO sees company becoming more like Apple PCWorld: Ballmer sees his bonus cut, Hastings leaves Microsoft board Fudzilla:...

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System RAM is pretty inexpensive these days. Dual-channel kits routinely serve up 8GB for as little as $40, making it easy for just about anyone...

Type: News story Tags: Memory Software

Eight is Enough C|Net: Google to co-brand 10" Nexus tablet with Samsung Fudzilla: Intel plans few more Ivy Bridge Pentiums and Nvidia GTX...

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