Tuesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 9:15 AM on November 3, 2009

Tuesday

Nvidia CEO: We don't make money cannon like Intel
Comcast, NBC deal almost complete
DailyTech reports speech is the next touch according to Microsoft
DigiTimes reports Intel CEO promotes Larrabee privately during China visit
NordicHardware reports hexa-core Thuban debuts at 2.8GHz
PC World reports Acer hints at faster Intel CULV chips in Q1
NordicHardware reports dual-core Cortex A9 in mobile phones next year
Fudzilla has Nvidia GeForce GT 240 spec'd
and Nvidia to launch new switchable graphics
ATi-Forum: Availability of the HD 5800 and HD 5700
series not better until the end of November (in German)
Expreview reports Elsa readies GeForce 210 with PCIe x1 interface
[H]ard|OCP: Fermi working samples for CES?
3D TV - without the glasses (w/ video)
C|Net reports Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook (eBook reader)
VR-Zone reports Icy Dock announces 2.5" to 3.5" SATA & SSD HDD converter
Asus ROG OC Showdown at Dreamhack Winter 2009
C|Net: Inside one of the world's largest data centers
U.S. pandemic options include crippling home modems
DailyTech reports filesharers are the biggest legitimate buyers of music, study says
Best Buy plans movie download service with Sonic
Microsoft refreshes Bing for touch phone users
TechFlash's preview: Futuristic demos from Microsoft's 2009 college tour
Nvidia Ion netbook contest
JonnyGuru's Thermaltake XT PSU giveaway
BCCHardware's 850W Ultra X4 PSU giveaway

Software

Hackintosh netbook users take note: Snow Leopard
10.6.2 update kills support for Atom processor
TG Daily: Why Apple should license Windows 7
Neowin reports Windows 7 SP1 details begin to surface
Identity of the Windows 7 upgrade "hack" revealed and more
Windows 7 upgrade scenarios: SuperSite on upgrading
from the Windows 7 RC to the final version
Microsoft TechNet magazine - October 2009
Microsoft chops prices of its hosted enterprise cloud offerings
TG Daily reports Karmic Koala displays bad karma
Microsoft report reveals resurgence of worms; rogue security software still top threat
C|Net reports Google Chrome 4.0 graduates to beta status
Microsoft: Update released for MS09-054 (IE update)
Symantec's tool to decrypt encrypted Trojan
Microsoft's hardware-assisted virtualization detection tool
Download ten free Windows 7 chapters

Gaming

Gamasutra on Valve's writers and the creative process
Kotaku on 10 years of Asheron's Call
Joystiq reports WoW 'rejected' in China, government at odds with itself over decision
PCGH on Borderlands: High quality shots with 4x SGSSAA
Gaming Heaven, IGN UK, and Joystiq review Dragon Age: Origins
FiringSquad reviews Shattered Horizon
Diablo for loners: Ars Technica on the story behind indie-hit Torchlight
[H]ard|OCP's Resident Evil 5 gameplay performance and IQ
Shacknews has Natural Selection 2 interview: The evolution of a mod
and first Prince of Persia movie trailer debuts
FileFront has Dawn of War II Chaos Rising trailer
Shacknews has Left 4 Dead 'Dead Before Dawn' campaign public beta v1.0
Team Fortress 2 update released
VE3D reports official Modern Warfare 2 guide available 11/9

Systems and storage

Multimedia and cases

ATi-Forum, BmR, Elite Bastards, Hardware Canucks, Hi Tech Legion, Legit Reviews,
OCC, and PureOC review Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X
TweakPC has AMD Radeon HD 5970 performance preview with benchmarks (in German)
Legit Reviews on Western Digital WD TV Live HD
PC Perspective reviews Asus HDAV 1.3 Slim
Ars Technica reviews Apple's Magic Mouse
Digital Trends reviews Motorola Droid
LanOC Reviews on Antec Two Hundred case
VR-Zone reviews Lancool PC-K62 case