From PC World: Advanced Micro Devices is looking to move away from providing CPU-only chips for gaming machines, instead switching over to accelerated processing units (APUs) that integrate CPUs with graphics cores.

AMD for many years has sold FX chips, which are the company’s fastest chips and...

From DailyTech: Sony's acquisition of Gaikai led many to believe that the company would use that technology to bring older PlayStation titles to its latest console via the cloud, and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year has confirmed just that (and more).

According to The Los Angeles...

From X-bit Labs: Although the personal computer has traditionally been one of the most open platforms in all of technology, due to technical complexities of PC hardware only experienced enthusiasts have been able to take advantage of this openness to build, customize and continuously upgrade their...

From EETimes: Qualcomm announced its latest processor at 2014 International CES -- the Snapdragon 802, a fully integrated SoC designed for next-generation smart TVs, set-top boxes, and digital media adapters. Qualcomm claims Snapdragon will provide for ultra HD content, rich user interfaces...

From PC World: It first appeared in September during Intel’s Developer Forum , but at CES 2014 Gigabyte officially took the wraps off the Brix Pro DIY PC kit, a pint-sized media powerhouse loaded with Intel’s powerful new Iris Pro 5200 integrated graphics.

The Brix Pro's should shine as a beefy...

From DailyTech: Intel wants to hold onto the McAfee Security software, but drop the name for something a little more synonymous with the Intel name.

According to a new report from CNET, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told an audience at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 that his company is killing...

From X-bit Labs: Next-generation DDR4 memory standard is incoming. DDR4 memory modules will be used inside high-end desktops (HEDTs) based on Intel Core i7 “Haswell-E” chips as well as servers powered by Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 “Haswell-EP” central processing units. But nothing is that rosy about the...

From EETimes: At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, flocks of unfamiliar vendors will be trotting out wearable devices: wristwatches, shoes, headbands, goggles, Dick Tracy cufflinks... you name it.

What no one knows is whether any of these wearables will turn out to be...

From PC World: The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show should be Valve’s big coming out party for the SteamOS gaming platform and third-party Steam Machines, which aim to drag PC gaming into the living room. The company’s CES keynote is scheduled for Monday afternoon, but early details about Valve’s...

From DailyTech: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 started off with a bang as NVIDIA unveiled a monster chip with 192 cores.

NVIDIA announced its fifth generation Tegra K1 chip, which has 192 CUDA cores and is meant to bridge the gap between Kepler-based desktop cards and the mobile-based...