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Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:59 AM on December 9, 2008

Tuesday

1. Report: Yahoo CEO search narrowing, with Vodafone's Arun Sarin in sight
2. Report: Zune phone coming at CES?
3. DailyTech reports AMD cuts 4Q revenue forecast 25 percent
4. Engadget reports AMD Phenom II processor gets ousted, might even be released
5. VR-Zone reports GeForce GTX 295 & GTX 285 to launch @ CES 2009
6. DigiTimes reports Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom nettops
7. Expreview reports on first test of Lynnfield - Core i5?
8. VR-Zone has Shuttle SFF line-up @ CES '09
9. Fudzilla reports Acer outsells Asus in netbook market
10. TG Daily reports hp demonstrates unbreakable flexible active matrix displays

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft to soon sell full range of Web software
2. Tech ARP posts the latest Microsoft Windows 7 roadmap
3. InfoWorld on Vista SP2 beta: nothing obviously new has been added
4. Engadget reports Microsoft Vista Ultimate gets the (Product) Red treatment
5. TestFreaks have AMD Catalyst 8.12 performance analysis
6. Mozilla Firefox 3.1 beta 2 now available for download
7. Ars Technica's first look: Firefox 3.1 beta 2, now with private browsing
8. Legit Reviews on the top 10 useful iPhone apps of 2008
9. tkArena posts 3 iPhone videos: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Big Oven, and Voice 4 Fun
10. tkArena on AVG Free - should you pay for anti-virus software?
11. AVG Free 7.5 support extended to February 28, 2009
12. VideoLAN 0.9.8a binaries are now available

Gaming

1. Sins of a Solar Empire on NBC's The Today Show
2. PCGH on widescreen gaming: which games benefit and which don't
3. Engadget reports TN Games HTX Helmet lets you feel those headshots
4. Prey for Linux retail version released!
5. AnandTech on Mirror's Edge PhysX side-by-side video
6. Grand Theft Auto IV patch is on the way
7. Exclusive to Intel Game On - two new missions for Far Cry 2
8. [H] Enthusiast has Far Cry 2 DX9 vs. DX10 image quality
9. bit-tech reviews Prince of Persia
10. Rbmods review Wii Rock Band: Special Edition
11. Shacknews has Skate 2 hands-on preview: meaty multiplayer modes
12. TestFreaks have best of 2008 - PS3 games
13. GamersHell has Fallout 3 high definition texture pack

Systems, storage, and multimedia

1. ITreviewed on Lenovo ThinkPad X301
2. CPU3D reviews MSI X58 Platinum
3. HardwareOC Austria reviews Asus P6T Deluxe OC Palm (in German)
4. Björn3D tests Crucial DDR3 1333 memory on X58
5. PCStats reviews Foxconn A7DA-S
6. bit-tech reviews 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 hard drive
7. TheTechLounge reviews Palit Radeon HD 4870 Sonic Dual Edition 512MB
8. Elite Bastards review Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 HDMI 512MB
9. nV News reviews XFX GeForce 260 GTX
10. iXBT Labs review Leadtek GeForce 9500 GT, 9800 GTX+ & GTX 260 / 280
11. Digital Trends on Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 and the 10 best home projectors
12. TestFreaks review StudioDock 3i - active USB monitors
13. Techgage reviews NZXT Avatar gaming mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. JonnyGuru reviews 1000W NorthQ Giant Reactor power supply
2. Overclockers Club reviews 850W Lian Li Silent Force PSU
3. techPowerUp! reviews 680W Hiper Type R Mk-II PSU
4. DriverHeaven reviews 500W Akasa Power 80+ PSU
5. Technic3D reviews 400W Corsair CMPSU-400CX PSU
6. Phoronix reviews Cooler Master ATCS 840 EATX case
7. DriverHeaven reviews Antec Mini P180
8. Overclock3D and TweakPC (in German) review Cooler Master HAF 932 case
9. Extreme Overclocking reviews NZXT Tempest case
10. ThinkComputers reviews NZXT Khaos case
11. CowcotLand on 2 PC cases with a 400mm fan (in French)
12. HardwareLogic reviews SilverStone Noble Breeze NB01B notebook cooler
13. Overclock3D reviews Lamptron FC-2 rheobus fan controller
14. FrostyTech's top 141 Intel LGA775 heatsinks - December 2008
15. PC Perspective reviews Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler
16. TechwareLabs review Vantec AeroFlow FX 120 CPU cooler