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John Morris
John Morris is a former executive editor at CNET Networks and senior editor at PC Magazine. He now works for a private investment firm, which may at any time invest in companies whose products are discussed in this blog, and no disclosure of securities transactions will be made. No investment advice is offered in this blog. All duties are disclaimed.
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Is Starcraft II bad for your graphics card?
One of the most anticipated games in years, Starcraft II is so hot that it can burn up your graphics card. Literally. The blockbuster has a strange bug that can make your card render the menus...
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ATI pulls ahead of Nvidia in discrete graphics sales for second quarter
ATI discrete graphics cards outshipped rival Nvidia’s in the second quarter of 2010, according to a new report.
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iBuyPower launches Performance Lab, pre-tests select desktops and laptops for gaming performance
Computer review sites have long posted benchmark scores of systems running popular games, but iBuyPower is taking that approach in-house by opening its Performance Lab. It’s testing select...
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Apple overhauls iMac, Mac Pro desktops
The rumored iMac updates are here. Apple also updated its Mac Pro desktop, and released a new input device, the Magic Trackpad, and a 27-inch LED Cinema Display.
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Dell offers AMD Neo processors in Inspiron M101z budget laptop
It was just last week that Dell’s former “addiction” to Intel processors — a.k.a. Intel doing everything it could to make Dell not sell systems with AMD chips —...
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The other tablet: Convertibles in an iPad world
Long before the iPad arrived, convertible tablets found a small following. The sudden interest in tablets got me wondering just how far convertibles have come, and whether one could be a credible...
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Are PC gamers better than console players?
Rahul Sood, who started Voodoo PC and is now an exec at HP, is never one to shy away from bold statements. In his latest missive, he claims that Microsoft has killed a project that would have...
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HP now says Slate tablet will be geared toward enterprise market
The never-ending saga of the HP Slate tablet took another turn today, when HP Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley told a tech conference that what was once thought to be an iPad competitor is...
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MSI prepping passive 3D laptop using cheaper glasses, TriDef 3D software
While many of the 3D laptops that have been announced to date have used active-shutter technology, there’s also a movement afoot to pump out notebooks using passive 3D instead. Why? The...
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HP lists Slate tablet on its Web site, still running Windows 7 Premium
The Rasputin of iPad competitors, HP’s Slate tablet appeared to be a goner after the company bought out Palm and suggested it was building tablets around webOS. And yet, there it is, listed...
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