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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on October 9, 2008

Thursday

1. DigiTimes reports Asus planning touch panel Eee PCs
2. Hardware-Aktuell reports X58 test samples reach Europe and
   Asus P6T6 WS Revolution is first motherboard with nForce 200 and
   features 6 PCI Express x16 slots: might 3- or 4-way SLI / CrossFire be possible? (in German)
3. Fudzilla reports Foundry Co. in NYC is 22nm
   and Samsung loses final appeal against Rambus ruling
4. InfoWorld reports Intel launches probe into AMD's spin-off plans
5. Kevin Meyer of Chartered talks about AMD and 32nm process technology (video)
6. Yahoo shares fall into the $13 range
7. Ars Technica on Samsung + X4: future of flash may hinge on SanDisk takeover
8. DigiTimes reports Asus increases notebook shipments goal for 2008; sets sights on Dell & Lenovo
9. TG Daily reports WiMax notebooks now available
10. DailyTech reports BlackBerry Storm details emerge
11. Zune's popularity increases in teen survey
12. Video: interview with Sean Siler AKA "I'm a PC"
13. Video: 4 softies and a pizza guy - PDC 2008 and Windows 7
14. Video: Carcade~ augmented reality in-car video game
15. NetworkWorld reports Linus Torvalds talks about his brand new blog
16. Scientists make ultrathin superconducting films
17. PCStats lists top 15 best ever PCStats guides
18. Tech ARP posts desktop graphics card comparison guide rev. 15.1
19. TweakTown reviews Iron Man HD movie

Software

1. Microsoft Watch reports Windows XP OEM licensing extension is urban myth
2. Web surfers face dangerous new threat: 'clickjacking'
3. Adobe Flash player workaround available for "clickjacking" issue
4. Microsoft quietly halts sale of third-party activation offering
5. WinFuture.de posts Windows 7 build 6801 screenshots
6. Microsoft starts sharing details on SQL Server 'Kilimanjaro'
7. Does Windows Cloud equal Windows Strata
8. Ars Technica has September 2008 browser market share:
   Chrome steals from IE, Firefox, and Opera
9. Microsoft Office Labs - Project: Touchless
10. WinRAR 3.80 released

Gaming

1. X-bit labs reports Microsoft preps external Blu-ray Disc optical drive for Xbox 360
2. C|Net reports Microsoft unveils new Xbox Live 'experience'
3. Sony plans new PlayStation 3 bundles
4. videogaming247 interviews Ubisoft creative director: "Piracy's basically killing PC"
5. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King updated system requirements
6. Frontlines: Fuel of War ranked server providers
7. Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1 beta 3 coming Thursday
8. Shacknews on working together: a search for the best
   co-op games of the holiday season and beyond
9. A list of free / open source FPS games
10. Gaming Heaven reviews Brothers in Arms - Hell's Highway (PC)
11. Technic3D reviews FIFA 09 (in German)
12. OS X Reality's Missile Command review: a timeless classic

Systems and storage

1. AnandTech on Intel's Core i7 - is high VDimm really a problem?
2. TweakTown shows off Core i7 pictures
3. Digit-Life reviews Shuttle XPC Glamor SN68PTG6 Deluxe
4. AMDZone reviews Asus M3A79-T Deluxe
5. bit-tech's 4GB DDR3 1,600MHz to 1,800MHz memory roundup part 1
6. TweakPC reviews Super Talent MasterDrive MX - SSD vs. HDD
7. APH Networks review QNAP TS-409 NAS

Multimedia

1. [H] Enthusiast reviews AMD Radeon HD 4870 with 1GB
2. Hexus.net reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic 512MB
3. Boot Daily's Gigabyte vs. Palit Radeon HD 4850 duel
4. Björn3D reviews Sapphire HD 4670
5. [OC]ModShop reviews Pinnacle PCTV HD Mini
6. Benchmark Reviews on Olevia / Syntax 242T FHD 42" LCD 1080p HDTV
7. BIOS reviews InFocus IN3104 DLP projector
8. Everything USB reviews Logitech illuminated keyboard
9. I4U reviews Starpex Obsidian guitar controller for Sony PS3 and PS2
10. TweakTown reviews Samsung S3 MP3 player
11. HardwareZone on Samsung's INNOV8 - a pictorial review
12. TechwareLabs review LG AX830 Glimmer cell phone
13. TestFreaks review The Otterbox for iPhone 3G Defender

Power, casing, and cooling

1. TechwareLabs review 750W Lian Li Maxima Force Extreme PS-A750GB PSU
2. SysOpt reviews NZXT Tempest case
3. Ninjalane reviews Cooler Master HAF 932 case
4. PCStats reviews Icy Dock MB664US eSATA / USB external hard drive enclosure
5. PureOverclock reviews Xigmatek Red Scorpion
6. FrostyTech reviews EKL Alphenfohn GroB Clock'ner heatsink