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Uh Oh Microsoft, AMD Wants to See Other OSes (Android and Chrome)

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

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AMD to bring chips to Google's OS party.

Never has the future of Microsoft looked as uncertain as it does right now. Not only are PC sales down, but Windows 8 is such a drastic change over previous versions, it has OEMs and hardware makers looking at supporting alternative platforms. That includes AMD, which revealed at Computex that it's suddenly interested in developing hardware for Google's open source Android and Chrome OS platforms.

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Microsoft Gives a First Look at Windows 8.1

Posted 06/06/2013 at 9:34am | by Paul Lilly

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First public demo of Windows 8.1.

Microsoft last week formally introduced the world to Windows 8.1, an upcoming update to Windows 8 that will bring back the Start button (yay!) but not the Start menu (boo!), along with a handful of other features. Following up that announcement, corporate vice president of Windows program management Antoine Leblond joined Windows CFO and CMO Tami Reller and a few other top Microsoft executives on stage at Computex do demo the upcoming free update. Don't worry if you couldn't attend, the software giant also released a YouTube video highlight the release.

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AVADirect is First U.S. System Builder to Nab Clevo's P375SM Gaming Laptop

Posted 06/06/2013 at 8:59am | by Paul Lilly

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Hello again, Haswell.

The braggadocios system builders at AVADirect are hooting and hollering about being the first vendor in the U.S. of A. to offer Clevo's P375SM gaming laptop, a powerhouse machine built around Intel's new HM87 chipset for Haswell. Pricing starts at just shy of two grand for the 17.3-inch notebook equipped with an Intel Core i7 4700MQ processor, though there are plenty of upgrade options at your disposable if you have too much cash in your pockets weighing you down.

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Asus Unveils New Enthusiast Mobo and Video Card

Posted 06/05/2013 at 4:21pm | by Chris Zele

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ASUS Maximus VI Formula

Hybrid liquid-cooled Maximus VI Formula motherboard and Poseidon video card series announced at Computex

Asus has revealed its hybrid-liquid cooled Maximus VI Formula motherboard and liquid-cooled Poseidon video card at Computex 2013.

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London Comic Con 2013 Cosplay Gallery

Posted 06/05/2013 at 2:50pm | by Christopher Leddy

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50 cosplay pictures from the London MCM Comic Con Expo

It’s fair to say the cosplay phenomenon has reached every corner of Earth and England bears no signs of bucking that trend. Last week we had the chance to check out London's MCM Comic Con Expo, an event where all things gaming and cosplay collide. We saw tons of costumes from the Mass Effect universe to the myriad champions in League of Legends and everything in between.

Take a peek below to see all of the crazy costumes in our gallery and let us know which cosplay is your favorite!

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Wikipad 7 Gaming Tablet Coming to the U.S. on June 11 for $249

Posted 06/05/2013 at 1:33pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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Global launch planned for this summer

A product first showcased at last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, the Wikipad gaming tablet is so woefully behind its original release schedule that all but the most optimistic people believed Wikipad, Inc., the Los Angeles-based company behind the tablet, when it promised a spring 2013 debut back in February this year. It now seems that the company is indeed pretty serious about avoiding the ignominy of perishing without bringing a single product to the market.

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Gigabyte Injects Discrete Graphics Into New U-Series Ultrabooks

Posted 06/05/2013 at 10:59am | by Paul Lilly

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Gigabyte and Nvidia tag team the Ultrabook scene.

In terms of portability, an Ultrabook is a great solution for taking work with you, but what about when you want to unwind with a bit of gaming? Integrated graphics hardly cut it, so Gigabyte went and tapped Nvidia to power its U-Series of Ultrabooks. These new notebooks pack a potent one-two combo consisting of 4th Generation Intel Core processor options (Haswell) and Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics with 4GB of dedicated video memory.

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Acer to Auction Off Rare Star Trek Themed Aspire R7 Ultrabook

Posted 06/05/2013 at 10:25am | by Paul Lilly

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The ultimate Ultrabook for Star Trek fans.

One lucky (and presumably wealthy) Star Trek fan is going to win an eBay auction for a limited edition Acer Aspire R7 Ultrabook. Acer and Paramount Pictures partnered to create the Star Trek-themed Aspire R7, of which there are only 25 models in the wild. One of those, and only one, will be up for bidding on eBay, with the proceeds going to two charitable organizations: The Mission Continues and Save the Children.

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Crucial Launches Ballistix Sport SODIMMs for Laptops and Mini ITX Systems

Posted 06/05/2013 at 10:02am | by Paul Lilly

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Little memory has game.

If the PC market is insistent on moving towards smaller form factors and mobile devices, then kudos to Crucial for following along. The memory maker announced new Ballistix Sport SODIMMs designed to boost performance of gaming laptops, all-in-one systems, and mini ITX setups that require the smaller size memory modules. The new memory kits feature low latencies and are optimized for Haswell, Crucial says.

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Microsoft Outlook 2013 Shipping Free to Windows RT Tablets via Windows 8.1 Update

Posted 06/05/2013 at 9:11am | by Paul Lilly

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Will this make you consider a Windows RT tablet?

There's no need to wear a helmet when you walk down the Windows RT tablet aisle at your local Best Buy or Microsoft retail location, it's not as though the ARM-based devices are jumping off of store shelves. Might that change sometime in the future? Adding to the value proposition of owning a Windows RT slate and in an effort to boost demand, Microsoft announced that Outlook 2013 RT will be available on such devices as part of the free Windows 8.1 update that's coming later this year.

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