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Hands-on with Synaptics' next-generation mobile input devices by Geoff Gasior — 8:00 AM on August 20, 2012 Synaptics' next-gen mobile input devices include a pressure-sensitive touchpad, a lower-latency touchscreen, and an ultra-thin keyboard with secret switch technology. We go hands-on to... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	24
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card reviewed by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on August 16, 2012 Nvidia has taken the GeForce GTX 680, shaved off a couple of Xbox 360s worth of performance, and slashed the price to $299. Don't worry,... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	144
Rosewill's RK-9000-series mechanical keyboards reviewed by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:45 PM on August 13, 2012 Rosewill, Newegg's innocuous house brand, caters to mechanical keyboard enthusiasts with four nearly identical specimens priced in the $100-110 range. Each one has a different... Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	142
A look at hardware video transcoding on the PC by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:50 PM on July 30, 2012 The market is rife with hardware video transcoders and software that can take advantage of them. However, making sense of that jungle of disparate offerings... Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Graphics Multimedia	46
A couple of months with Corsair's Vengeance M60 mouse by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:09 PM on July 19, 2012 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	66
Triple-screen gaming on today's graphics cards by Geoff Gasior — 3:43 PM on July 10, 2012 Thanks to falling LCD prices, multi-monitor gaming is more attainable than ever before. We take a closer look at AMD Eyefinity and Nvidia... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Displays Gaming	110
Review: Nvidia's GeForce GT 640 graphics card by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:20 PM on June 27, 2012 With the GeForce GT 640, Nvidia has slimmed down its Kepler architecture into a budget graphics card with a $100 price tag. Join us... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	92
At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:52 AM on June 22, 2012 Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows	107
AMD's Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition by Scott Wasson — 1:41 AM on June 22, 2012 AMD has added higher clock speeds and a PowerTune "boost" feature to the Radeon HD 7970 in a bid to reclaim the single-GPU performance crown.... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	246
A brief look at Nvidia's GK110 graphics chip by Scott Wasson — 2:02 PM on May 24, 2012 At its 2012 GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia revealed plenty of details about the biggest GPU of its Kepler generation. Here's what you need... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	82
Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:43 PM on May 17, 2012 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	266
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 670 graphics card by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on May 10, 2012 This is the more affordable GK104 variant you've been waiting for, folks. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	198
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 690 graphics card by Scott Wasson — 11:32 PM on May 8, 2012 Nvidia has crammed two GK104s together on a single card, which caused us to write a tremendous number of words. Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	125
Corsair's Vengeance K60 and K90 mechanical keyboards by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:49 PM on April 4, 2012 Join us as we rattle away on the lovely mechanical keyswitches of Corsair's aluminum-clad K60 and K90 keyboards. Type: Feature article Tags: Input devices	40
A closer look at some GeForce GTX 680 features by Scott Wasson — 9:56 PM on April 2, 2012 Want to know exactly how features like GPU Boost, virtual vsync, and TXAA work? Read up! Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	49
XFX's Radeon HD 7850 and 7870 Black Edition graphics cards by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:16 PM on March 28, 2012 XFX has produced a pair of Radeon HD 7800-series graphics cards with custom coolers and higher-than-normal clock speeds. Are they worth their price premiums... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	89
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 680 graphics processor reviewed by Scott Wasson — 8:00 AM on March 22, 2012 Nvidia's hotly anticipated Kepler GPU architecture has arrived, promising vast increases in power efficiency and performance. Can it deliver? Keep reading for our... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	370
AMD's Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:01 PM on March 4, 2012 At long last, AMD has filled the gaping hole in its next-generation Radeon lineup. A new pair of graphics cards bas come to slot... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics	157

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