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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 9:44 AM on September 20, 2008

Saturday

1. Lehman lifeline was critical to chip maker AMD
2. Fudzilla reports graphics market doesn't suffer from financial crisis
   and AMD goes the renaming path
3. Ars Technica reports Comcast loses P2P religion, goes agnostic on throttling
   and provides analysis: new spying lawsuits asks, "can computers eavesdrop?"
4. 3-D virtual reality environment developed at UC San Diego helps scientists innovate
5. bit-tech reports widescreen LCDs to cater for 90% of market by 2011
6. DailyTech reports anti-piracy firm seeks to monetize illegal filesharing
   and malfunction halts LHC particle accelerator experiment
7. Apple to exchange faulty iPhone power adapters
8. PC Perspective's podcast #37
9. A Mac rig that'll make your eyes bleed
10. 26th anniversary of the emoticon
11. TG Daily reports advanced math computes McCain ahead in early electoral college

Software and gaming

1. SGI relicenses OpenGL: "A huge gift to the free software community"
2. Google denies disassembling Vista software
3. October Edition of TechNet Magazine Online
4. Phoronix reports Ubuntu's BulletProofX takes simpler step forward
5. Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Alpha 6 released
6. Windows 7 M3 build 6780: pictures and videos (soon)
7. Network Monitor 3.2 has arrived
8. VMC to Hyper-V import tool
9. Computing on Demand reports Nvidia drivers break Remote Desktop with Windows XP
10. EA relents on 'Spore' DRM: "We need to adapt our policy to accomodate our legitimate consumers"
11. GameCyte: is your gaming future in stereo 3D?—part two
12. Far Cry 2 LiveText interview
13. Shacknews has Vicarious Visions interview: on Guitar Hero Wii and DS
14. Technic3D reviews Crysis Warhead (in German)
15. The Witcher Enhanced Edition patch and other downloads
16. WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Northrend

Systems and storage

1. Motherboards.org reviews NCIX AMD platform system
2. TweakTown reviews Asus EeeBox
3. CPU3D reviews MSI Wind U100
4. InsideHW reviews hp 530 notebook
5. AnandTech's first look at DFI LANParty Jr. 790GX M2RS
6. AMDZone reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R
7. Mikhailtech reviews 8GB PeakHardware MicroSDHC

Multimedia

1. Legit Reviews on EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
2. Hexus.net on supercharging the Radeon HD 4870 - PowerColor does it properly
3. AMDZone and DriverHeaven review Sapphire Radeon HD 4670
4. Sharky Extreme reviews Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick
5. techPowerUp! reviews Razer Salmosa gaming mouse
6. TechwareLabs review Wolf King Trooper MVP gaming mouse
7. [OC]ModShop reviews Nyko Xbox 360 charge base

Power, casing, and cooling

1. Björn3D reviews 650W GlacialPower GP-AL650 PSU
2. Hardware Secrets reviews 600W Zalman ZM600-HP PSU
3. bit-tech reviews Zalman's ZMachine LQ1000 chassis
4. DragonSteelMods review Thermaltake Xaser VI MX case
5. [OC]ModShop reviews Lamptron PC case handles
6. ThinkComputers reviews Icy Dock MB672 internal hard drive enclosure
7. I4U reviews NZXT Cryo LX notebook cooler
8. Madshrimps review Auras TwinW SMF660 and Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer
9. XSReviews on AMA Serac 770