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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:54 AM on November 7, 2008

Friday

1. Nvidia profit plummets as revenue slips
2. Phoronix reports Creative to open-source its X-Fi driver
3. Rambus files complaint with International Trade Commission
4. Ex-Intel worker charged with $1B IP theft
5. Microsoft CEO pours cold water on Yahoo interest
6. DailyTech reports Obama pushes ambitious tech agenda; tops on list: privacy, fast net
7. Hexus.channel reports AMD Eastern Europe sales VP to leave the company
8. Hardware-Infos: Nvidia GT212 with 384 SPs in Q2 2009 (write-up in German)
9. Fudzilla reports Larrabee might not have a Windows XP driver
   and ATI to cut some partners
10. TG Daily reports developers get a closer look at USB 3.0, products expected in 2010
11. DigiTimes reports Nvidia launches entry-level professional GPUs
    for small and integrated form factors
12. VR-Zone reports PowerColor announced LCS HD 4870 watercooled card
13. HardwareZone covers LG KC910 Renoir launch - a slim number 8
14. AnandTech reports Olympus announces E-30 digital SLR
15. Digital Trends has holiday preview: home audio buying guide
16. Win a free Zune 120 Gears of War Special Edition from SuperSite for Windows

Software and gaming

1. MS security bulletin advance notification for November 2008
2. Windows Vista OS crash rate slide from WinHEC
3. Linux threat to Microsoft
4. KDE 4.1.3 release announcement
5. MacRumors reports Apple activates podcast downloads in 2.2 firmware
6. Expreview reports GPU Caps Viewer 1.6.2 released
7. Songbird 1.0.0 RC1 is out
8. Blu-ray Disc Ripper 1.4 is now available
9. Shacknews reports Mirror's Edge goes gold, final trailer released
10. Fallout 3 patch v1.0.0.15
11. Ars Technica and Shacknews review Gears of War 2
12. FiringSquad on 3D performance with Fallout 3 part 1: high-end cards
13. TechSpot has Fallout 3 graphics performance in-depth
14. YouGamers reviews Fallout 3
15. Overclock3D reviews Far Cry 2 - a Far Cry from the original?
16. [OC]ModShop's Dead Space walkthrough and Spiderman: Web of Shadows review
17. Technic3D reviews Football Manager 09 (in German)

Systems, storage, and networking

1. HotHardware reviews Lenovo Ideapad S10 netbook
2. HardwareZone reviews Dell Mini Inspiron 12: more netbook inches
3. InsideHW reviews MSI Wind U90
4. Overclockers Club reviews Asus P2-M3A3200 HTPC
5. Tech ARP: Intel reveals more details on the Core i7 processors
6. Tweaknews reviews Core i7 965 XE
7. [H] Enthusiast on Core i7 920 overclocking and heat
8. Hardware Analysis has Core i7 editorial: enough is enough?
9. PCStats on AMD vs. Intel - which is the better processor right now?
10. [H] Enthusiast reviews Asus P6T Deluxe
11. Hardware Bistro reviews 4GB Kingston HyperX PC2-5300 memory kit
12. DriverHeaven reviews Corsair Voyager Mini & Super Talent Pico 8GB USB drives
13. Benchmark Reviews on QNAP TS-509 Pro
14. Futurelooks reviews Thecus N5200B Pro
15. ThinkComputers reviews Linksys WRT150N-RM wireless-N router

Multimedia

1. TweakTown reviews Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic 1GB
2. XSReviews on Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2
3. HardwareOC Austria reviews PowerColor Radeon HD 4870 X2
4. Big Bruin and CPU3D review Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2
5. Björn3D pits AMD HD 4550 vs. GeForce 9400 GT
6. Digital Trends reviews Casio G'zOne Boulder cell phone
7. HardwareZone's first look at HTC S740
8. Overclockers Online reviews Samsung T10 MP3 player
9. Legit Reviews on OCZ NIA - will gaming with brain waves take off?
10. TechwareLabs review Fanatec Porsche 911 racing wheel

Cases and cooling

1. Hexus.tv: pacify your PC part 2: where's the noise?
2. NordicHardware reviews Ikonik Zaria A20 case
3. bit-tech reviews NZXT Whisper chassis
4. techPowerUp! reviews Lian Li Tyr PC-X500 case
5. Hardware Canucks and Hexus.tv review Cooler Master HAF 932 case
6. DragonSteelMods review Vantec AeroFlow FX 120 CPU cooler
7. Technic3D reviews Titan Cool Idol CPU cooler (in German)