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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 10:27 AM on September 29, 2008

Monday

1. TG Daily reports Nvidia GPU solder joints at a disadvantage over ATI, scientist says
2. Fudzilla reports Nvidia plans SLI2
   and AMD didn't sell fab to TSMC despite rumors
3. NordicHardware reports TSMC unveils 32nm and 28nm plans
4. Apple shares plummet 17.5%
5. Walmart to pull plug on DRM servers
6. TUAW reports App Store prices race to the bottom
7. Core i7 940 leaked specs (write-up in Chinese)
8. Taiwan market: Pioneer to launch Blu-ray Disc player
9. Icrontic on how SSDs work
10. Ars Technica has Web 2.Rockstar: the robotic tale of Jonathan Coulton

Software and gaming

1. Google Toolbar 5 beta for Firefox available for download
2. System Information for Windows 2008-09-03 released
3. Ubuntu 7.04 reaches end-of-life on October 19, 2008
4. Nero Liquid TV brings TiVo to the PC
5. APH Networks have Acronis True Image Echo Workstation report
6. More Duke Nukem Forever XBLA gallery screenshots
7. Play Call of Duty 5 at Eurogamer Expo
8. Selected MODs will begin to be hosted directly on Steam
9. bit-tech's Gears of War 2 hands-on preview
10. AnandTech reviews Pure (PC & Xbox 360)
11. TestFreaks review Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)

Systems, storage, and networking

1. bit-tech reviews Asus Maximus II Formula
2. ProClockers review Foxconn Digital Life EFA
3. Techgage reviews Intel DG45ID desktop board
4. Digit-Life reviews Biostar TPower I45
5. Overclockers Club reviews EVGA 790i SLI FTW
6. TweakTown reviews HighPoint RocketRAID 3120 PCI-E SATA RAID controller
7. HardwareLogic reviews Thecus N3200 NAS

Multimedia

1. Digit-Life on Nvidia Quadro FX vs. Intel Core 2 in SPECviewperf 10
2. Guru3D reviews AMD Radeon HD 4870 1GB
3. Overclocker Café reviews HIS HD 4850 IceQ4 TurboX
4. PureOverclock reviews Palit Radeon HD 4850 Sonic
5. TweakTown reviews MSI GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
6. InsideHW compares AMD Radeon HD 4670 vs. Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT
7. ThinkComputers reviews Soyo Pearl Series 24" widescreen LCD monitor
8. SuperSite for Windows has Zune 3 review part 2: Zune devices
9. XtremeComputing reviews eDimensional AudioFX Pro 5.1 gaming headset

Power, cases, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews 800W AXP Supernova PSU
2. 3DXtreme reviews Aerocool AeroRacer Pro case
3. Björn3D reviews Thermaltake Spedo case
4. Benchmark Reviews on Antec Mini P180 mATX case
5. techPowerUp! reviews Lian-Li XB-01 Xbox 360 case
6. Elite Bastards review Gelid Solutions Silent 12 TC and PWM cooling fan