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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 6:37 AM on October 27, 2008

Monday

1. Gizmodo reports iPhone 3G baseband break-in, unlock closer
2. NY Times: In Age of Impatience, cut PC start time
3. Fudzilla reports new hp Mini 1000 netbook leaked
   and Lenovo S10 netbook EU pricing is out
4. C|Net reports graphics market on fire; AMD gains
5. DigiTimes reports Nvidia denies planning more job cuts
6. Phoronix reports Nvidia delivers beta OpenGL 3.0 Linux driver
7. Cox plans own cellular network: report
8. Lawmaker questions Google-backed spectrum plan
9. hwbox on MSI: Master Overclocking Arena event (write-up in Greek)
10. Tech ARP posts Intel desktop CPU roadmap October 2008 rev. 2.0
    and BIOS optimization guide rev. 10.1
    and how to fix the PCI Express x1 bug rev. 3.0
11. tkArena asks, "Are we living in a wirelessly connected world?"

Software and gaming

1. Windows 7 pre-beta build: what's inside
2. TG Daily on Windows 7: will it be good enough?
3. Microsoft's Vista problem, by the numbers
4. Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?
5. Windows 7 software logo program for client
6. TweakTown's AMD Catalyst 8.10 analysis - XP & Vista
7. VirtualBox 2.0.4 changelog
8. Video game makers lobby for attention
9. Washington Post has Fallout 3 interview
10. The PS3 Empire strikes back: Gears of War 2 scores 2.8 on Metacritic
11. bit-tech's Tomb Raider: Underworld hands-on preview
12. TestFreaks review Lego Batman: The Videogame (PS3)

Systems

1. ThinkComputers on Nvidia's Enthusiast System Architecture
2. PC Perspective reviews AVADirect custom overclocked gaming system
3. Techgage reviews Smooth Creations Smoothbook Slice
4. Les Geekettes review Skinizi netbook sticker (in French)
5. AnandTech has MSI X58 Eclipse - first look
6. Overclockers Club reviews MSI DKA790GX Platinum
7. Björn3D reviews 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3-1333 memory kit
8. bit-tech reviews 4GB G.Skill Pi Black Series PC2-6400 memory kit

Multimedia, power, case, and cooling

1. FiringSquad updates AMD Radeon HD 4830 performance review
2. Elite Bastards review Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512MB
3. InsideHW pits AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB vs. Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
4. ProClockers review Sapphire Radeon HD 4550
5. AnandTech reviews Sony A900: a closer look at 24.6MP resolution and noise
6. Digital Trends reviews Panasonic HDC-SD100 HD camcorder
7. TrustedReviews on 60GB Archos 5 Internet media tablet
8. [OC]ModShop reviews Nova MicroTech gaming mouse pad
9. Overclockers Online reviews 1000W SilverStone OP1000-Evolution PSU
10. techPowerUp! reviews Lian Li PC-A7010 case
11. Tweaknews reviews Cooler Master Hyper Z600-R CPU cooler