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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:43 AM on October 24, 2008

Friday

1. C|Net reports Intel 'corrects' executives who slammed iPhone
2. Seagate Technology reports fiscal first quarter 2009 results
3. Gizmodo has it confirmed: Apple can enable
   dual-GPU and on-the-fly switching in MacBook Pro
4. TG Daily reports Intel preps mobile processors for higher clock speeds
   and Dell to debut Instant-On next week
5. Fudzilla reports Intel showcases 80-core CPU
6. DigiTimes reports hp launches all-in-one multi-touch PC
   and Nvidia says no truth to rumors it plans to cut off GPU supply to second-tier makers
7. DailyTech has Opera's CEO on Opera 9.6, plans for DSi, widgets, and big "surprise"
8. EETimes reports Toshiba tips 40nm process, but is Sony ready?
9. Microsoft: iPhone and Android are no threat
10. Chinese surfers see red over Microsoft black-outs
11. TechConnect Magazine reports Nexus unveils external PCI cooling system
12. Eee PC car computer pictures (write-up in Russian)
13. Far Cry 2 exclusive bundles from BFG Tech, EVGA, and XFX

Software

1. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 - critical (thanks Chris B.)
2. C|Net on Microsoft's urgent security update: what it means
3. The Windows 7 blog for developers
4. InformationWeek reports Microsoft to unveil Windows 7, cloud computing efforts next week
5. WinFuture.de posts Windows Vista SP2 screenshot (in German)
6. Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) release candidate is out
7. Estimating the total development cost of a Linux distribution
8. Think Firefox 3 is fast? Try Firefox Minefield
9. ITreviewed on Reallusion iClone 3 Pro

Gaming

1. Shacknews: Legendary Pictures negotiating Epic Games purchase? (updated)
2. EA Games president: "It is an absolute imperative
   for the company to go online as fast as possible"
3. Gizmodo reports Sony PSP firmware 5.01 out now
4. Videogame makers bank on sequels
5. Prey, the FPS, is now available as a native Linux client
6. Update for CoD5 PC multiplayer beta
7. Gaming Nexus has a Fallout 3 interview
8. ESPN reports the NBA Street series is on hiatus
9. Shacknews reports official BioShock 2 teaser trailer arrives
10. bit-tech and Gaming Heaven review Far Cry 2
11. AnandTech on music gaming goodness: Rock Band 2 rocks the house
12. Gaming Heaven reviews NBA 09: The Inside (PS3)

Systems, storage, and networking

1. HardwareZone covers Asus Eee PC S101 launch
2. VR-Zone reviews Apple's new MacBooks and Cinema Display
3. X-bit labs conduct comparative tests of inexpensive quad-core processors
4. Hard Tecs 4U reviews Phenom X4 9950 (in German)
5. VR-Zone's X58 SLI test on Crysis Warhead & Far Cry 2
6. CPU3D reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3
7. TweakTown reviews Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3R
8. Modders-Inc reviews ECS P43T-A2
9. Digit-Life reviews ECS A790GXM-A
10. TweakTown reviews G.Skill FS-25S2-64GB 2.5" SSD
11. TestFreaks review 8GB Super Talent Pico-C 24K gold USB drive
12. Technic3D reviews 4GB / 8GB Mushkin SP Series USB sticks (in German)
13. [OC]ModShop reviews Digital Foci Photo Store II
14. ITreviewed on Sitecom WL-308 Gigabit gaming router

Multimedia

1. HardwareZone and HotHardware review AMD Radeon HD 4830
2. Big Bruin on reducing Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 4870 fan noise
3. nV News reviews EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
4. bit-tech reviews NEC MultiSync 24WMGX3 24" widescreen monitor
5. X-bit labs have 22" LCD monitors roundup part III
6. Futurelooks reviews Ergotron Neo-Flex dual LCD lift stand
7. SilentPCReview features an anechoic chamber and new audio test gear 2008
8. Techgage reviews NuForce Icon-1 amplifier and S-1 speakers
9. ThinkComputers reviews mStation 2.1 stereo tower
10. TheTechLounge reviews Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin speakers for iPod
11. I4U reviews Hot Wheels Turbo Driver controller

Power, casing, and cooling

1. XSReviews on 1200W InWin Commander PSU
2. CPU3D reviews Tagan Super Rock TG880-U33II power supply
3. Hardware Secrets reviews 750W CWT 750VH PSU
4. PCStats reviews Cooler Master HAF 932 case
5. Ninjalane and Overclockers Club review Thermaltake V9 case
6. Icrontic reviews Tagan Monolize-CS case
7. ThinkComputers reviews Apevia X-Master HTPC case
8. Hardware Canucks review Antec Veris MicroFusion Remote 350 HTPC case
9. DragonSteelMods review Xilence 3.5" internal fan control panel
10. Björn3D, FrostyTech, and ProClockers review Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler
11. HardwareOC Austria reviews EKL Grossglockner Ram(m)bock memory cooler (in German)