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Computex 2013: Gigabyte Announces Ultrablade Gaming Laptops

Posted 06/04/2013 at 7:19am | by Pulkit Chandna

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PC peripheral maker Razer is not the only “aichmophiliac” in the PC industry. Apparently, Taiwanese company Gigabyte is also pretty serious about cutting through the competition, and to this end has announced a new line of “Ultrablade” gaming laptops.

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Haswell Review

Posted 06/03/2013 at 3:00pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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Haswell: Can a laptop CPU keep enthusiasts happy?

Faster hardware shouldn’t be this somber. Yet we can’t help but furrow our brow in concern over Intel’s fourth-generation Core i7 CPU. Yes, in typical Intel fashion, it’s a tour de force of technical achievement and features that’s the envy of the free world. It’s also, by the way, quite fast.

How fast? *Spoiler alert* Let’s just say that the new Core i7-4770K easily unseats the previous midrange sweetheart, the Core i7-3770K, as the best all-around performer, and even gives the high-end hexa-core part a hard time.

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SanDisk's Extreme II SSD Uses "Two Tier Caching" to Improve Performance

Posted 06/03/2013 at 12:07pm | by Paul Lilly

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Sequel is faster than the original.

SanDisk today unveiled its Extreme II SSD series, a follow-up to the original Extreme SSD that we reviewed last year (we evaluated the 240GB model). The Extreme II SSD line is supposedly faster than the original in most instances, part of which is due to the use of a select amount of single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory for what SanDisk describes as a "two tier caching" setup.

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Intel Core i7 4770K Processor Selling for $280 at Micro Center

Posted 06/03/2013 at 10:41am | by Paul Lilly

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Haswell has landed!

Do you hear that noise? If it sounds like a "Tock!," that's because Intel's 22nm Haswell refresh is here, though calling it a refresh may not do justice to the new microarchitecture. Haswell is a Tock in Intel's "Tick-Tock" cycle, meaning it's a major new microarchitecture that will set the foundation for new and upcoming desktop processors. Several Haswell chips are now available to order, including the high end Core i7 4770K part, which you can snag for just $280 if you happen to live near a Micro Center.

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NZXT Launches Silent H230 Computer Case at Computex 2013

Posted 06/03/2013 at 10:09am | by Paul Lilly

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Low noise, low price.

The Computex Taipei convention in Taiwan kicks off today, hence the barrage of product announcements, all of which underscore the fact that the PC market is alive and thriving. Just ask NZXT, who today unveiled its new H230 computer case for users looking to build a quiet system. It's also for penny pinchers who don't want to spend more than $100 on an enclosure, as it's "aggressively priced" at $70.

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Western Digital's 1TB WD Blue 7mm Hard Drive is the Thinnest Terabyte HDD Ever

Posted 06/03/2013 at 8:46am | by Paul Lilly

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Super thin and capacious.

Bulky hard drives, be gone! Western Digital today announced it's begun shipping what it claims is the world's thinnest 1TB-class hard drive, the new 2.5-inch WD Blue 7mm. The WD Blue hard drive family is available in smaller capacities too, down to 320GB, all of which measure 7mm in height. They're designed to usher in increasingly slimmer and lighter notebooks, though they're also compatible with industry standard 9.5mm drive slots, WD says.

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Acer Lays Claim to World's First 8-inch Windows 8 Tablet

Posted 06/03/2013 at 8:18am | by Paul Lilly

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You're looking at the only 8-inch Windows 8 tablet on the planet.

Acer's relationship with Microsoft has had its ups and downs, especially after Microsoft revealed that it would be building hardware of its own around its Windows 8 and Windows RT platforms. Though Acer wasn't happy it would be competing with Microsoft in the hardware space, that hasn't stopped the OEM from launching Windows 8 products, including the newly announced Iconia W3, the first and only 8-inch slate running Windows 8.

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Lead Oculus VR Engineer Andrew Reisse Dies in a Senseless Accident

Posted 06/02/2013 at 3:25pm | by Justin Kerr

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High speed police chase ends tragically for Reisse and the Oculus team.

A senseless and tragic accident has robbed Oculus VR of one of its founding members. Andrew Scott Reisse died on Thursday after being struck by a car pursued by police. Coworkers report that Andrew was out for a walk when the incident occurred, and the entire team is stunned and saddened by the loss.

"Andrew was a brilliant computer graphics engineer, an avid photographer and hiker who loved nature, a true loyal friend, and a founding member of our close-knit Oculus family," the company said in a statement. "Andrew's contributions span far and wide in the video game industry. His code is embedded in thousands of games played by millions of people around the world," the statement said. "Words can not express how sorely he will be missed or how deeply our sympathy runs for his family."

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Ubuntu Founder Officially Gives up Trying to Topple Microsoft

Posted 06/02/2013 at 12:27pm | by Justin Kerr

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Mission accomplished. Sort of…..

Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth announced on Thursday that Ubuntu Linux bug #1 – "Microsoft has a majority market share" – is now officially closed. Rather than boasting about his victory, he gives much of the credit to iOS and Android. “Android may not be my or your first choice of Linux, but it is without doubt an open source platform that offers both practical and economic benefits to users and industry. So we have both competition, and good representation for open source, in personal computing.”

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Razer CEO Trash Talks Other PC Makers While Professing his Love for Apple Designs

Posted 06/02/2013 at 11:05am | by Justin Kerr

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Min-Liang Tan likes to think he builds a Macbook for the Windows gaming community.

Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan has a history of being somewhat outspoken, and in a recent interview with The Verge he didn’t pull any punches when it came to the fumbles of his competitors. "We don't think the PC is dying. Rather, what's killing the PC industry isn't the PC itself, but PC makers.” Tan claims his company’s two year old lineup of Blade laptops is a shining example of the types of innovative products HP and Dell aren’t producing.

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