Marcus Yam

Marcus Yam

Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.

Articles by: Marcus Yam

Microsoft Surface 2 Event Live Blog

By Marcus Yam published

We're live at Microsoft's event in NYC for the next generation of Surface devices.Follow along at our live blog for more!

Deals Sept 20: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD $99.99 FS

By Marcus Yam published

The Samsung SSD goes on sale!

Xbox One Can't Stand Vertically Due to Disc Drive

By Marcus Yam published

Microsoft says that the Xbox One isn't meant to stand up.

Deals Sept 19: Dell 14z Core i5 + Windows 7 Ultrabook $500

By Marcus Yam published

Get a Windows 7 laptop on sale!

Apple CEO Tim Cook Trash Talks Android

By Marcus Yam published

Tim Cook says that buying an outdated Android phone is like running iOS 3.

Deals Sept 18: Dell U3014 30" Monitor $827 Effective Price

By Marcus Yam published

Grand Theft Auto V at a great deal too!

Windows 8.1 Prices Revealed: Upgrades are Full Versions

By Marcus Yam published

Windows 8.1 is coming out in a month and this is how much it will cost.

Doom Gets Played Using a Piano

By Marcus Yam published

This takes keyboard control to a whole new level.

Apple Claims "Plastic Perfected" With iPhone 5C

By Marcus Yam published

A better plastic than all the other plastics?

Microsoft Posts, Then Pulls, Video Making Fun of New iPhones

By Marcus Yam published

A video bashing the iPhone backfires on Microsoft.

Deals Sept 16: Dell S2440L 24" Monitor + $100 GC $199

By Marcus Yam published

Get a great deal on a Dell LCD monitor.

AMD Embedded Product 2014 Roadmap Packs ARM, x86 SoC

By Marcus Yam published

AMD's up to more than just desktop and laptop chips. It has a full spectrum of technologies for the embedded market ahead.

Tom's Hardware Ask Me Anything - Patriot Memory

By Marcus Yam published

Ever wanted to ask one of the big hardware or software giants something directly? Why’d they do that? Where’d the idea come from for that last product? What’s in store next? Well, now you have the chance!

AMD Gives Away Free Chips at Intel Developer Forum

By Marcus Yam published

AMD stands outside asking people if they're hungry for another chip.

Deals Sept 10: Dell 29" U2913WM Panoramic Monitor $535

By Marcus Yam published

Get a sale price on a big LCD monitor!

iPhone 5S Packs Apple A7 Chip: World's First 64-bit Phone

By Marcus Yam published

Apple ups processing power in the iPhone 5S in a big way.

3DMark Arrives on iOS to Benchmark iPhones, iPads

By Marcus Yam published

Now you can benchmark your iPhone against everyone else's phones!

Deals Sept 9: 128GB OCZ Vertex 450 SSD $89.99

By Marcus Yam published

Get a sale price on an SSD

Deals Sept 6: Dell Core i5 Haswell Touchscreen Laptop $561

By Marcus Yam published

Get a touch screen laptop at a deal!

What Would You Like to Ask Asus?

By Marcus Yam published

This is your chance to ask Asus leadership your burning question.

Deals Sept 5: Dell U2413 UltraSharp Monitor $449.99

By Marcus Yam published

Get the best sale price on a super fast SSD!

Microsoft Ups Xbox One CPU Clock Frequency

By Marcus Yam published

Xbox One gets a bit of a speed boost and is now in mass production.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Features an Even Bigger Screen

By Marcus Yam published

The phablet that started it all is back for a third time, this time bigger and better.

Deals Sept 4: Two Belkin WeMo Wireless Light Switches $90

By Marcus Yam published

Get the top deals on gadgets here!

Samsung Reveals the Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

By Marcus Yam published

We finally learn more about Samsung's smartwatch.

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