林隆璇
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Explainer: Number Representations in Computer Hardware
As Shakespeare would have it, "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet...
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What Are Chiplets and Why They Are So Important for the Future of Processors
While chiplets have been in use for decades, they've been employed sparingly and for very specific p...
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How 3D Game Rendering Works: Anti
The 3D games we play and love are all made up of thousands, if not millions, of colored straight lin...
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Microsoft/Minecraft: How much did Redmond overpay?
Earlier this week it was confirmed that Microsoft is acquiring Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billi...
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GPU Availability and Pricing Update: April 2022
It's time for our monthly graphics card pricing update and in overly positive news, the trend toward...
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A Steve Ballmer Story That Helps Explain Microsoft
Steve Ballmer surprised the world when he resigned from Microsoft, and everyone wondered what he wou...
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GPU Pricing Update, July 2023: Flash Sales FTW!
It's time for our monthly GPU pricing update, a series which we were really hoping wouldn't still be...
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Video Games Are Better The Second Time You Play Them
Everyone remembers the first time they played a really good video game. The constant surprises of Ha...
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Not Intel, Not AMD: Alternative CPU Architectures from Around the World
It's easy to think of the desktop CPU space as a duopoly: on the one hand you have Intel finally tra...
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S3 Graphics: Gone But Not Forgotten
These days, it's rare to see a new hardware company break ground in the world of PCs. However, 30 ye...
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Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an ima...