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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 9:20 AM on December 18, 2008

Thursday

1. TweakTown has an exclusive: Abit closing its doors on December 31st
2. Nvidia Ion platform energizes Atom into a premium PC experience
3. AppleInsider reports Macworld pullout blamed on "politics," not Jobs' health
4. Analyst: a post-Jobs era is looming
5. Fudzilla reports AMD slashes many jobs in Europe
6. Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter coming soon from MonoPrice
7. NordicHardware reports RV740 ES using GDDR5
8. Patriot Memory releases 256GB Warp v3 solid-state drive
9. C|Net reports Toshiba to show 512GB solid-state drive at CES
10. EETimes reports TSMC tips 32nm high-k; IBM adds 'k' to FinFET
11. TechFlash reports Microsoft settles mouse dispute
12. NY governor's new proposed state budget includes an "iPod tax"
13. "Can I resell my MP3s?": the post-sale life of digital goods
14. Legit Reviews interviews Palit Microsystem's Darren Polkowski
15. DragonSteelMods have holiday giveaway 2008

Software and gaming

1. Network World reports Firefox issues eight patches for web browser
2. openSUSE 11.1 released
3. ATI Stream SDK 1.4 to support Radeon HD 4870 X2
4. Ars Technica reviews Parallels 4.0 for Mac
5. VirtualBox 2.1.0 released
6. New York City in photo-realistic 3D now in Google Earth
7. Washington Post: Is Sony's PS3 really a sinking ship?
8. Shacknews reports Spore DRM De-Authorization Tool released
9. FileShack has Red Alert 3 1.06 and Far Cry 2 1.02 patches
10. Commander & Conquer: Kane's Wrath patch 1.02 is live
11. Eurogamer: more on Red Alert 3 expansion in 09
12. Gamasutra's top 20 trends of 2008
13. FiringSquad reviews Call of Duty: World at War

Systems and storage

1. bit-tech's Nvidia Ion platform analysis
2. Rbmods reviews Phenom X4 9850 BE
3. VR-Zone's first look at Foxconn Blood Rage
4. iXBT Labs review Asus P5Q Deluxe
5. Modders-Inc and Phoronix review Jetway NC92-230-LF ITX motherboard
6. Björn3D tests Western Digital VelociRaptor in RAID 0

Multimedia and cooling

1. AnandTech, bit-tech, Björn3D, FiringSquad, Guru3D, [H] Enthusiast, Hardware Canucks,
   Hexus.net, Overclockers Club, and PC Perspective preview Nvidia GeForce GTX 295
2. Benchmark Reviews, Big Bruin, and Hexus.net review Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 Atomic 2GB
3. DriverHeaven reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 Atomic L/C & Gainward Rampage 700
4. Elite Bastards have Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 Core 192 vs. Core 216 performance analysis
5. tkArena reviews Razer mouse and mat
6. UpgradeGuides review PureTrak Talent gaming surface
7. TweakTown's exclusive review of CoolIT's Domino advanced
   liquid cooling and Thermaltake Xpressar phase change unit