Thursday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:33 AM on October 23, 2008

Thursday

Fudzilla reports first Larrabee to have 48 cores
and Core i7 with lower TDP to launch next year
Ars Technica reports Intel's diss of ARM indirectly sheds light on long-term plans
InfoWorld reports Intel's future Atom plans sound a lot like AMD's Fusion
Expreview reports SLI licensing charges $5 per mobo
Hardware-Aktuell has HIS Radeon HD 4830 pixelized (write-up in German)
Comcast offers speedier Internet access
Hefty price tage for AT&T's BlackBerry Bold
AT&T reports boost from iPhone, but at a cost
DigiTimes reports DRAM pricing won't rebound until economy rebounds, says PSC chairman
HardwareZone on the Pioneer Kuro launch - black as night
VIA Arena on the evolution of the CloudBook
InformationWeek reports newly discovered state of matter could extend Moore's Law
Bill Gates' mysterious new company
Digital Trends on the top 10 most overhyped tech products
Macs vs. PCs the musical (video)
Ars Technica reviews Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ (book review)
BFG Tech's six year anniversary sale

Software

Windows 7 targets October 2009 RTM, retail soon after?
Announcing Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the 2007 Microsoft Office system
Identity Integration Feature Pack for Microsoft Windows Server
Active Directory with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
SuperSite for Windows on Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Media Center Gadgets for SideShow released
Microsoft SecondLight makes 'Surface' magic
TechNet Magazine November 2008 posted
Ars Technica reviews VMware Fusion 2 for Mac
HardwareZone and PC Perspective on Nvidia's ForceWare 180 series drivers
Futurelooks on living with Google Chrome
PCStats updates beginner's guide: tech tips and tweaks for Windows XP
Icrontic on reformatting Windows XP the right way

Gaming

Engadget reports Linux-based Evo "Smart Console" now up for pre-order
Edge Online on the ten things we want from the new E3
IGN and Ipsos MediaCT debut most comprehensive research study
to date on the changing face of videogamers
Forbes reports Microsoft Xbox Live Primetime not ready for prime time
Shacknews: Star Wars MMO lead writer talks story details
MESS has been updated to 0.128
Far Cry 2 & DX10.1: official developer statement at PCGH
Guru3D's Far Cry 2 VGA graphics performance review
Technic3D reviews Far Cry 2 (in German)
Far Cry 2 now available on Steam
Gaming Heaven reviews Fable II (Xbox 360)
Steam client, Half-Life 1 engine, and Team Fortess 2 updates released
Gametrailers have the Warcraft retrospective - part I: the drums of war

Systems and storage

Engadget's video: Moorestown MID platform taken for a spin around the Intel labs
The Inquirer reports genuine Core i7 review pops up
AnandTech has Apple's redesigned MacBook and MacBook Pro: thoroughly reviewed
DriverHeaven reviews MSI Wind U100
The ever-shrinking PC: the Fit-PC Slim reviewed
VR-Zone's X58 SLI test on 3DMark Vantage
Tech ARP p/reviews Asus P6T Deluxe X58 Express (OC Palm Edition)
TechwareLabs review Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R
Big Bruin reviews 4GB G.Skill DDR2-800 Pi Black Series kit
TestFreaks review 4GB and 8GB Corsair Flash Voyager Mini
SysOpt reviews 4GB and 8GB Kingston DataTraveler

Multimedia

AMDZone, AnandTech, FiringSquad, Hexus.net, Legit Reviews,
PC Perspective, and techPowerUp! review AMD Radeon HD 4830
Neoseeker compares AMD Radeon HD 4830 vs. MSI N9800GT
Björn3D, Elite Bastards, and Guru3D review HIS Radeon HD 4830
techPowerUp! reviews PowerColor Radeon HD 4830 512MB
VR-Zone's Nvidia 3-way SLI test: GTX 280 vs. GTX 260+
Expreview tests GTX 260-216 on X58 with 180.32
Benchmark Reviews and bit-tech review Zotac GeForce GTX 260 AMP²! Edition
Tweaknews reviews Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 4850
Madshrimps review MSI GeForce 9600 GT 1GB Hybrid Freezer VGA
InsideHW has everything you should know about
TFT monitors and 22" wide TFT monitors roundup
ITreviewed on Freecom Mobile DVD RW Recorder LS Pro
Digital Trends reviews 32GB Apple iPod touch
I4U reviews Microsoft SideWinder X5 mouse

Cases and cooling