Wednesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:55 AM on December 10, 2008

Wednesday

Engadget reports new Macbooks said to have issues
with maxed out RAM, faulty Nvidia GPU
VR-Zone has GeForce GTX 295 card exposed
Engadget reports Apple rumored to be turning iTunes into a DRM-free music store;
Update: not anytime soon
Sharp and LG Display to plead guilty to price fixing
Sony Ericsson, Vodafone back Google's Android
Is it time to buy memory chip makers?
Should Microsoft have purchased YouTube?
TG Daily reports new research suggests Moore's Law will not cease around 2020
DigiTimes reports Intel completes 32nm process development
PCGH on Nvidia's GT212 in 40nm - faked details coming around
Fudzilla reports AMD RD890 is 4x8X or 2x16X and will use
a new south bridge, SB800, with Gigabit LAN support
TweakTown reports Foxconn's X58 Blood Rage sets world record DDR3 OC
VR-Zone reports Sparkle packs 2GB memories onto 9600 GT card
hp laptops to sport long-lasting 'Enviro' batteries
SysOpt: 14 million units and counting: the netbook market explodes
Fudzilla reports Logitech announces G13 gameboard with 160 X 43 pixel monochrome display
Report: major cyber security overhaul needed
A peek inside Intel's press sample cabinet
Win a netbook from Acer!
Overclockers Club's Christmas contest: 55 prizes

Software

Microsoft's December 2008 monthly bulletin release
The Inquirer reports Windows 7 build 6956 torrented
SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 feature focus: Aero Snaps
and taking the hybrid approach with Exchange 2007
bit-tech on Windows Vista SP2 beta performance
Over 100 fixes coming in Mac Os X 10.5.6 update
Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
TG Daily reports Gmail gets tasks
Thunderbird 3 beta 1 preview release
Oblong Industries g-speak spatial operating environment
TechCrunch reports Netvibes founder building iPhone-like operating system for netbooks
Office 14: The (near) silence is deafening
Introducing Oxite: an open source content management system

Gaming

Shacknews reports EA explains portfolio cuts, outlines strategy
gamesindustry.biz: still alive - the state of PC gaming
Trembling Hand has five games I want to play that don't exist yet
Big Download on shooting for nothing: a look at current and future free-to-play FPS games
Ars Technica on the Northern crusade: the World of Warcraft Lich King expansion
FiringSquad reviews Fallout 3
Steam has updates for Left 4 Dead, Race - The WTCC Game,
X3: Terran Conflict, Project Aftermath, and Sacred 2

Systems and storage

TechSpot's ultimate Intel Core i7 memory performance guide
I4U reviews Asus Eee 1002HA netbook
HardwareZone on the attack of the mammoths: 18.4-inch DTR shootout
SilentPCReview on Dell Studio Hybrid: small, stylish... but quiet?
and Anitec's SPCR-certified SilenT3 PC and Asus P5N7A-VM: GeForce 9300 IGP
Hexus.net reviews Scan 3XS X58 Core i7 920 system: 3.7GHz of power
HotHardware reviews EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW
ocaholic.ch reviews Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Overclockers Choice
X-bit labs review Foxconn ELA P45 Express
iXBT Labs review Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H
Overclockers Online reviews 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC3-10600 kit
TweakTown's exclusive look at Fusion-io ioDrive - PCIe solid state
TweakPC reviews 32GB Silicon Power SSD SLC (in German)

Multimedia

Phoronix on using HDMI audio / video on Linux
X-bit labs on Fallout 3 and contemporary graphics accelerators: expectations and reality
Hartware on GeForce GTX 260 Plus: Zotac Amp² (in German)
Overclockers Club reviews MSI R4670 512MB
CPU3D reviews Palit GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB
InsideHW reviews Samsung SyncMaster 2343NW
TechReviewSource on Nikon Coolpix S610c
Digital Trends reviews hp TouchSmart IQ506
FiringSquad reviews NZXT Avatar gaming mouse

Power, cases, and cooling