CPUS GPUS MOBOS & CHIPSETS CASES & POWER STORAGE MOBILE FORUMS

Election Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 7:35 AM on November 4, 2008

Election Day

1. Macworld on Apple: no new products before the holidays
2. Senior Apple executive to leave: report
3. Yahoo, Google revise deal in hopes of approval: source
4. Fudzilla reports Shanghai K10.5 45nm to launch in 10 days
   and Nvidia PCI prefetch update
5. The Inquirer reports Intel Socket 1160 loses four pins
   and AMD Shanghai memo leaks
6. DigiTimes reports VIA Nvidia netbook platform plans suspended
   and more details of AMD 45nm CPU lineup revealed
   and Intel to launch Menlow Refresh platform for MIDs in March 2009
7. Planet 3DNow! posts AMD and Nvidia GPU roadmap (write-up in German)
8. Atomic takes a photo tour of Gigabyte's factory
9. Hexus.tv interviews Antec's Scott Richards about the new ISK 300
10. TG Daily on Windows vs. Mac ads: negative isn't funny anymore
11. Ars Technica's transition to yesterday: subsidizing the killer app of 1952
12. Atomic shares big iron secrets
13. bit-tech publishes hardware buyer's guide for November 2008
14. Digital Trends has HDTV setup guide: improving picture quality

Software and gaming

1. DailyTech reports Microsoft's Windows 7 pre-beta leaked onto Torrent sites
2. ActiveWin reviews Windows 7 pre-beta M3 build 6801 (PDC2008)
3. Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all
4. ComputerWorld on Microsoft: Windows 7 will fix, avoid Vista mistakes
5. Microsoft software vulnerabilities drop
6. Phoronix on Wayland: a new X server for Linux
   and test suite 1.4 "Orkdal" released
7. ITreviewed on WinZip 12.0
8. Microsoft: no UK 360 price drop for many years in the future
9. Shacknews reports THQ closes five studios (updated)
10. Gamers.com reports Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor announced
11. bit-tech's Prince of Persia hands-on preview
12. GamingHeaven reviews Guitar Hero World Tour
13. Spore patch 2

Systems

1. Rbmods review Asus Eee PC 901
2. CowcotLand reviews Medion Akoya E1210 netbook (in French)
3. NordicHardware on overclocking Core i7 at Intel 2008
4. Atomic and X-bit labs have looks at Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture
5. Hard Tecs 4U, Hardware Canucks, HardwareZone,
   Sharky Extreme, and X-bit labs review Core i7 processors
6. ChileHardware reviews Core i7 Extreme 965 (in Spanish)
7. [H] Enthusiast on Core i7 and gaming
8. VR-Zone: E-LEET Tune first look on EVGA X58 SLI FTW
9. Guru3D and Hardware Secrets review Intel DX58SO “Smackover” motherboard

Multimedia

1. VR-Zone on Palit's self-designed 4870 X2 card - Revolution 700 Deluxe
2. Benchmark Reviews, DriverHeaven, Elite Bastards, Hexus.net, [OC]ModShop,
   and Overclockers Club review Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB
3. TheTechLounge reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic 512MB
4. AnandTech reviews BenQ E2200HD and E2400HD - 1080p full HD LCDs
5. Big Bruin reviews hp's 22" debranded LCD monitor
6. Digital Trends reviews Slacker G2
7. HardwareLogic reviews the Pod Drop iPod repair service
8. SuperSite for Windows reviews Microsoft Arc mouse
9. XSReviews on Roccat Kone gaming mouse
10. Technic3D reviews Microsoft SideWinder X5 (in German)
11. GPS Trends reviews Garmin Nuvi 880

Power, casing, and cooling

1. JonnyGuru's 2008 supplementary PSU roundup - part 1
2. Overclockers Online reviews 650W Antec Signature power supply
3. Björn3D reviews Silver Power SP-600A2C power supply
4. Icrontic reviews Lian Li PC-C36 Muse HTPC case
5. DragonSteelMods review Kingwin EZ-Dock 2.5" / 3.5" SATA HD docking station
6. Modders-Inc reviews NZXT Cryo LX notebook cooler
7. Hardware Bistro reviews Noctua NF-P12 cooling fan
8. Icrontic reviews Thermalright True Copper