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Thomas Ryan
May 21, 2012
4

Gigabyte’s B75-D3V: A Review

Good performance, and a better price…

As we covered in our overview of B75 Series, the D3V brings Gigabyte’s Ultra Durable 4 Classic feature set to bear on the ~$80 price point.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 17, 2012
246

Is AMD’s Trinity much better than it appears?

People just don’t understand performance per watt

Analysis: AMD’s new A10/Trinity chip is not that impressive from a checklist point of view, but under the surface, it has a killer feature.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 15, 2012
35

Intel Small Business Advantage is a security nightmare

Unaviodable remote exploits for an added fee

Intel doesn’t understand security, but they are not shy about shouting it from the rooftops.
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Apple Inc.
Charlie Demerjian
May 12, 2012
4

Charlie’s cat almost breaks an embargo

The cat that couldn’t wait

Most people can’t wait for embargoes to lift, digging for details and specs before launch.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 8, 2012
1

Nvidia’s five new Keplers raise a red flag

Manufacturing woes are worse than they seem

Nvidia released five ‘all new’ video cards last week, and it is a cause for celebration, right?
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Thomas Ryan
May 8, 2012
19

Is Nvidia’s GTX 690 Priced Too High?

Not if you’re a fan of supply and demand…

Nope.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 6, 2012
25

Slickedit now has a native Mac version

GDC 2012: Coding for the one button set

If you have ever done any serious coding, you have likely run in to Slickedit, probably the most complete code editor out there.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 4, 2012
1

AMD’s Chuck Moore has passed away

Tech has lost one of it’s brightest lights

It is with great sadness that we bring you the news that Chuck Moore, AMD Fellow and all around great guy has passed away.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 4, 2012
18

Emilio Ghilardi leaves AMD

No word on this one, good, bad, or otherwise

AMD today announced Emilio Ghilardi, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, has left the company.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 1, 2012
1

Why can’t Nvidia supply Kepler/GK104/GTX680?

TSMC is blameless, Kepler is a self-inflicted wound

Nvidia has been busily blaming TSMC for their many supposed failings on 28nm, but SemiAccurate has learned what is really going on.
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Thomas Ryan
Apr 30, 2012
53

Nvidia Outs The GTX 690

Because dual-GPU flagships are the next big thing, right?

In preparation for the launch of its GTX 690 next Thursday, Nvidia has started seeding reviewers with samples and showing off some of the features and design choices of their latest flagship dual-GPU graphics card.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 26, 2012
2

How well does Intel’s new phone work as a phone?

Review: Hands on with the Lava Xolo X900

Intel is now making phone chips, and the first device to bear one, the Lava Xolo X900, is on the market.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 25, 2012
15

Via ships 3rd generation USB3 chips

VL812 has a lot of nice features

If the news that the Via VL812 supporting YD/T 1591-2009 doesn’t get your attention, I don’t know what will.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 24, 2012
20

Intel buys Cray’s interconnect arm but not for that reason

Laughably comical back-pedalling over AMD’s SeaMicro buy

What do you do when your baby gets purchased out from under you?
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Leo Yim
Apr 24, 2012

GCN-based Radeon HD 7000M series featuring “Enduro”

Levelling the playing field, oh and Windows 7-friendly

28nm GCN-based AMD Radeon HD 7000M series continues AMD’s mission to get some more check marks in terms of feature sets, and compete with NVIDIA offerings.
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