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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:10 AM on December 4, 2008

Thursday

1. Hogan's Litvack (lawyer) discusses Google / Yahoo
2. Icahn says he opposes partial sale of Yahoo
3. The Register reports AMD tweaks 2009 chipset roadmap
4. C|Net reports Intel, Nvidia bookend iSuppi's top-20 chip ranking
5. Expreview reports dual-GPU GTX 260 GX2 officially branded as GeForce GTX 295
   and Phenom II outperforms Core 2 in multimedia performance?
6. Bill Gates presses Obama on stimulus package, foreign aid
7. President-elect Barack Obama uses a Zune
8. Digital Trends on 10 best iPhone alternatives
9. 3D monitor has gone mainstream -- sets price for wide holiday distribution
10. Fujitsu offers free Lifebook replacement every three years
11. InfoWorld reports Nvidia reiterates interest in mini-laptops
12. Futurelooks holiday 2008 guide for traveling techie types
13. The Java4K 2009 contest
14. TheTechLounge's Toys for Tots raffle and fundraiser
15. [OC]ModShop's Combat Arms game card giveaway contest

Software and gaming

1. A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like
2. Harvard team to copyright office: let consumers hack DRM abandonware
3. Edge reports EA SecuROM suits moving forward
4. The Register reports BitTorrent declares war on VoIP, gamers --
   uTorrent To ditch TCP? (thanks p645n)
5. Engadget reports Ben Heck outdoes himself with Xbox 360 Portable
6. Hexus.tv on a full-size Rock Band 2 Fender Stratocaster
7. Ten Ton Hammer's post-TSO interview with EQ2's Bruce Ferguson and Noel Walling
8. PCGH on GTA IV (PC) and The Chronicles of Spellborn:
   graphics settings compared plus system requirements

Systems and storage

1. Engadget reports Intel's Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 overclocked to 5.5GHz
2. HardwareZone on extreme performance: Dell XPS 730 desktop
3. Hexus.net reviews Zepto Nox A15 laptop - a grand's worth of cool
4. CowcotLand reviews Clevo M570RU Linux4U Extreme (in French)
5. TweakTown reviews MSI IM-945GSE-A Mini-ITX fanless Atom motherboard
6. Viper Lair reviews MSI DKA790GX Platinum
7. ProClockers review 8GB Brando USB Super Kid flash drive

Multimedia, power, and case

1. Tech ARP on Nvidia Quadro FX 5800 & 4800 professional graphics cards
2. Björn3D on EVGA GTX 280 SLI
3. Boot Daily reviews Diamond Multimeida Radeon HD 4870 1GB
4. Madshrimps review Sparkle 9800 GTX+ with custom PCB and cooling
5. Overclockers Club reviews Asus My Cinema-U3100Mini TV tuner
6. Digital Trends reviews Canon PowerShot G10
7. I4U reviews Philips amBX Premium kit
8. Rbmods review Ace KUC500 slim touch keyboard
9. Hardware Secrets reviews BFG Tech MX-550 power supply
10. Overclockers Club reviews Tagan A+ El Diablo Advance case