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Sunday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on February 8, 2009

Sunday

1. The Inquirer reports Nvidia is trying to make an x86 chip
2. Expreview reports GeForce GTX 260 coming with new PCB design to cut cost
3. MacNN reports Apple to end support for older G4s, Xserves
   and Apple denies universal ban on Facebook at retail
4. NY Times reports not everyone is cheering as Wi-Fi takes to the air
5. Hardware-Infos: graphics chips 2006 - 2008 in figures (in German)
6. Tech forum looks past economy to future
7. PureOverclock's interview with Laptop Logic

Software and gaming

1. EVGA GPU Voltage Tuner v1.0 (exclusive to EVGA members)
2. Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Stay on Windows XP and you will face a backlash
3. [OC]ModShop's fix: hard drives sleep even in high performance profile
4. Kotaku reports Sony PS3 moving to smaller, cheaper chip
   and PlayStation Home updated to 1.10
5. GameSpot reports Fallout 3 DLC slips a month
6. In FarCry reports Ubisoft readies a hardcore mode
7. Edge Online reports industry releases safe gameplay guide
8. Shacknews on video games to be released this week
9. GamePolitics: Sneak a peek at Jack Thompson's Utah game legislation
10. Fudzilla: How to play Left 4 Dead in 3D
11. The 5 hardest games in the whole wide world
12. bit-tech reviews Skate 2
13. Gaming Heaven reviews Savage Moon (PS3)

Systems, storage, and graphics

1. "1 + 1 = ?": X-bit labs have AMD CrossFireX and Nvidia SLI on Intel Core i7 platform
2. OC3D on MSI's EFI BIOS
3. TechReviewSource on 2TB Western Digital MyBook Studio Edition II
4. DragonSteelMods review 2GB Lexar Shoot-n-Sync Wi-Fi memory card
5. Björn3D reviews Leadtek WinFast GTX 285
6. PCShopTalk reviews AMD Radeon HD 4830
7. Legit Reviews on Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision

Multimedia, cases, and cooling

1. TestFreaks review LiteOn iHES206 internal 6x Blu-ray Disc reader and DVD / CD writer
2. Digital Trends on green gadgets and technology
3. Keep it for yourself - HardwareZone's V-Day Special (gadgets and games)
4. Hard Tecs 4U on real power consumption of graphic cards - English version
5. DeXgo's video review of Lian Li PC-8 case (in German)
6. Spielesuechtig.de reviews Ikonik Zaria A20 SIM case (in German)
7. X-bit labs review Cooler Master V10 cooler
8. InsideHW reviews GeIL EVO Cyclone memory cooler