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Sunday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:25 AM on October 26, 2008

Sunday

1. techPowerUp! has AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB BIOS
   that fixes the missing shaders on press sample cards
2. Donanim Haber posts slides that show GeForce 9800 GT outperforming
   Radeon HD 4830 on graphics applications (write-up in Turkish)
3. Hardware-Infos on Nvidia: GT206, GT212, GT216, and GT300 (write-up in German)
4. VentureBeat reports Microsoft closes the quarter with less cash than Apple
5. EETimes reports meeting set for 450-mm silicon wafer standard
6. Liliputing reports hp 2133 Mini-Note now just $299
7. Modders-Inc's NZXT Avatar mouse giveaway

Software and gaming

1. MartijnBrant.net has Windows 7: looking ahead—I hate User Account
   Control (UAC) in Vista! Are they going to change that at all?
2. Embrace the new .NET logo
3. Intel Software Network interviews Jon Ramvi of the Ubuntu Eee Project
4. C|Net reports security flaw revealed in T-Mobile's Google phone
   and VMware, IDC play virtualization hardball
5. PC World reports Xbox Live Primetime delayed until 2009
6. AnandTech: the Jasper hunt continues: still looking for the 65nm Xbox 360
7. Shacknews on video games to be released next week
8. bit-tech reviews Saints Row 2
9. Technic3D reviews NBA 2K9 (in German)
10. Ars Technica: 8-player SNES game? Load up on spells, bring your friends
11. MSNBC delves into the anatomy of the first video game

Hardware

1. Björn3D and CdrInfo review Phenom X4 9950 BE
2. CdrInfo reviews Asus Rampage Extreme
3. TestFreaks review 8GB Super Talent Pico-D USB drive
4. ThinkComputers reviews Tagan Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B dual bay NAS
5. Hardware Bistro reviews Brando SATA HDD multimedia dock
6. I4U reviews Atomic Bass earphones for iPhone with Mic
7. CdrInfo reviews GlacialPower GP-AL650 PSU
8. APH Networks review iStarUSA xAGE-N99-SAU docking station
9. DragonSteelMods review Nexus BeamAir
10. [OC]ModShop reviews Evercool Formula 2 VGA cooler