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Big Mac
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Oct 16, 2011, 12:57 PM
 
What tech sites do you frequent? There are a lot of great ones out there and ones that I run into randomly that have great content, but sadly I don't usually return to them because they're not well known enough for me to remember. I probably bookmark them but still never go back after my initial visit, and I want that to change. One such site that I've never heard of before and am very impressed with is VR Zone which I found when searching for recent news articles on Ivy Bridge. The article I found is located here: Intel CPUs Overclocked: Sandy Easy, Ivy Easier, Haswell Easiest! by VR-Zone.com

What other sites do you know of that don't get a lot of attention but which have really great technical content?

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Oct 16, 2011, 06:02 PM
 
Ars Technica
appleinsider - less tech than they used to do, but they still dig into some things.
Storagereview - HD and SSD tech.
MacNN Forums - some very knowledgeable people hang out.
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Oct 16, 2011, 10:52 PM
 
Just this one.

dpreview, and ars occasionally.
     
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Oct 17, 2011, 12:07 AM
 
MacRumors
Arstechnica
MacNN forums
Engadget/TUAW
     
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Oct 17, 2011, 05:06 AM
 
Ars Technica
Engadget
Lifehacker
The Register
AllThingsD

I haven't been able to get to Gizmodo.com for weeks (seems to redirect me to the French site, no matter what I do). Fook 'em.

TBH, the sites that harp on about 67GigaMegaHurtz with a bus of blah blah and whatever else don't interest me anymore. Guess I'm just a dumb user.
     
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Oct 17, 2011, 05:14 AM
 
Oh, cool-I'm still fascinated by microprocessor advances myself. It doesn't get old for me. I'm blown away by how far we've come in, say, the last 15 years, and how fast things are going in computing tech. I love knowing what's coming up-how the latest architectures are performing, etc.
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Oct 17, 2011, 07:40 AM
 
Engadget
TUAW
MacRumors
AppleInsider
Joystiq (for game console hardware)

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Oct 17, 2011, 09:24 AM
 
Arstechnica
Engadget
MacNN

And that's about it. I find myself hanging around strictly tech site less and less and more around sites related to my industry (UX/IA and analytics). Still curious about advancements in technology, but finding I have much less time to devote to keeping up with it.
     
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Oct 17, 2011, 10:40 AM
 
Wow, not a single slashdot reader?

MacNN
Arstechnica
Slashdot
TUAW
Engadget (mobile only)

I also check out some of the mac specific sites around launch times.
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Oct 17, 2011, 12:26 PM
 
I subscribe to a ton in my RSS feed... but my favorites are...

Daring Fireball
MacRumors
ThisIsMyNext.com
Appleinsider
TUAW
Arstechnica
Wired

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Oct 17, 2011, 12:41 PM
 
Beyond the ones already mentioned, I also read theinquirer.net and heise.de.
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Oct 17, 2011, 12:48 PM
 
Engadget
Akihabara News
MacRumors
MacNN
Joy of Tech
xlr8yourmac
JUGGS
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Oct 17, 2011, 02:51 PM
 
Tech
- Engadget
- AppleInsider

Gaming
- Joystiq
- Kotaku
- IGN

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- DPReview
- Fred Miranda Reviews
     
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Oct 17, 2011, 03:33 PM
 
Tech:
- MacNN
- Engadget
- Ars Techinca
- TUAW
- BGR

Games:
- Kotaku
- Joystiq
- 1Up
- Dakar's Gaming News & Discussion Thread

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Oct 17, 2011, 04:28 PM
 
Originally Posted by Stogieman View Post
Better than any fookin RSS shite.

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Oct 17, 2011, 04:40 PM
 
Originally Posted by SSharon View Post
Wow, not a single slashdot reader?
I visit Slashdot occasionally, but visiting regularly is a let down because they only get around to new stories days after Ars Technica or Engadget have already covered them. And while Slashdot has a reputation for highly-knowledgable people in their discussions, I find Slashdot is really filled with morons, with the smart people only showing up rarely.
     
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Oct 17, 2011, 05:08 PM
 
Originally Posted by lpkmckenna View Post
I visit Slashdot occasionally, but visiting regularly is a let down because they only get around to new stories days after Ars Technica or Engadget have already covered them. And while Slashdot has a reputation for highly-knowledgable people in their discussions, I find Slashdot is really filled with morons, with the smart people only showing up rarely.
Ahh, see that's your mistake. You read it for news and not entertainment

When it comes to more mainstream stories you are right that it takes a day or two before they pick it up, but I still check it often for the obscure math and science stories that nobody else seems to cover at all.
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