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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:54 AM on October 20, 2008

Monday

1. WSJ reports Yahoo plans major cost cuts, including layoffs
2. Toshiba wants to buy JV gear from SanDisk
3. AnandTech on the business of tech: AMD & Intel Q3 08
4. Intel's Core 2 Duo E7400 released
5. VR-Zone on Intel's upcoming mobile CPU price cut (Q4 08 to Q1 09)
6. DigiTimes reports NEC to launch netbook in November
   and Intel plans for more dual-core CPUs; Ibex Peak ready in Q3 09
7. DigiTimes and TG Daily report Gateway rolls out 8GB desktop PC for $780
8. NordicHardware on a portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive for new MacBooks
9. Saudi university supercomputer lures researchers

Software and gaming

1. meratechPort has new Windows Live Hotmail Wave3 screenshots
2. Microsoft's Deep Zoom Composer: prepare images
   for use with the Deep Zoom feature in Silverlight 2
3. SuperSite for Windows has Zune 3 review part 4: Zune services
4. Linux powers "cloud" gaming console
5. VideoGamer.com reports LucasArts slammed for no PC Force Unleashed
6. Giant Bomb's Q&A: the StarCraft II brain trust
7. [OC]ModShop's interview with Left4Dead's Chet Faliszek
8. Gaming Heaven reviews Little Big Planet
9. bit-tech's Skate It! hands-on preview

Systems and storage

1. Ars Technica reviews the 2008 MacBook Pro part I: aluminum & glass
2. TweakTown reviews CyberPower Gamer Xtreme XE gaming PC
3. Madshrimps review MSI P45-8D Memory Lover motherboard
4. Techgage reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45-Extreme
5. ThinkComputers reviews ASRock A780GXE/128M
6. Overclockers Online reviews 32GB Patriot Memory Xporter XT USB drive
7. DragonSteelMods review 8GB Super Talent Pico-D USB drive

Multimedia, tech station, and cooling

1. InsideHW reviews MSI N260GTX
2. TestFreaks review OnAir HDTV GT
3. Digital Trends reviews Nikon D90, T-Mobile G1, and Motorola Krave ZN4
4. Overclockers Club reviews Vidabox premium wireless keyboard
5. PureOverclock reviews HSPC Top Deck Tech Station
6. BurnOutPC reviews Thermaltake PW 850i ProWater