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World Kindness Day Shortbread

Eight is Enough

1. TC Magazine: Catalyst 10.10e hotfix available, brings morphological
   anti-aliasing (MLAA) for Radeon HD 5000 cards
2. Engadget: Lenovo IdeaPad U260 and its 12.5" display head stateside for $899
3. TUAW: iTunes 10.1 live now, introduces AirPlay and iOS 4.2 and
   iPad gets a new iOS 4.2 gold master build to address Wi-Fi issues
4. Fudzilla: Apple will indeed use AMD's Fusion and
   GeForce GTX 560 comes next year, has 384 shaders
5. PowerColor: Radeon HD 6900 series will be 30 - 50% faster than current generation
6. Gartner: Existing options for migrating from IE 6 are too pricey, risky
7. DailyTech: Windows 7 commercial makes fun of Mac's lack of Blu-ray support
8. THQ: Games should be priced at $40

World Kindness Day

1. PC OEMs asking for bigger DRAM price reductions in November, says inSpectrum
2. SemiAccurate interviews the founder of AMD's TFE conference
3. C|Net reports Google senior execs getting 30% raises
4. The brutal decline of Yahoo!
5. DSLReports: BitTorrent focuses on live streaming
6. LimeWire: Seriously, don't blame us for new "Pirate Edition"
7. DSLReports: White House to create privacy watchdog
8. DailyTech cites report: Facebook to launch "Gmail Slayer" November 15
9. HotHardware video podcast - 11/12
10. TechFlash podcast: Amazon and Microsoft

1. $20 off Apevia X-Master-AL/500 HTPC case
2. 640GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue notebook HDD
   (extra $15 off with promo code EMCYTZT231)
3. Belkin F9H220-TVL-DL travel surge protector
   (extra $16 off with promo code EMCYTZT232)
4. $50 off eMachines EL1352-03 Athlon II X2 240 / GeForce 6150 SE PC
5. $15 off Eco Style EVER-BY16 laptop case
   (extra $5 off with promo code EMCYTZT233)
6. $20 off Samsung SH-B083L/BSBP internal Blu-ray combo drive

1. Laptoping: Sony launches Vaio Holiday 2010 Signature Collection laptops
2. TC Magazine: MSI FX603 laptop looking good but not ready for retail yet
   and Gigabyte to let loose the E1500 lower-cost 15.6" laptop
   and Jolibook netbook confirmed, will run Jolicloud 1.1
3. Cult of Mac: What happens when you shoot a MacBook, and other pictures
4. SemiAccurate: Topstar has an unusual P67 board
5. TC Magazine: Micro Center offering new self-branded SandForce-powered SSDs
   and MSI to bundle 3DMark 11 with its new GeForce GTX 580
6. Expreview: PowerColor non-reference HD 6870 graphics card exposed
7. Engadget: Samsung 'prints' 19" OLED TV, teases our display daydreams yet again
8. TC Magazine: Gigabyte M7770 wireless mouse is small but packs a laser
   and Xigmatek Pantheon mid-tower case to hit stores later this month
9. Expreview: Icy Vision's dual-fan & 5-heatpipe cooler supports HD 6800 / GTX 580

1. Google: Android doesn't infringe Oracle's copyrights
2. Google: Oracle 'redacted or deleted' code in suit
3. CNNGo.com: Japan gets world's fastest cell phone network for Christmas
4. DSLReports: New T-Mobile pricing goes live Sunday
5. Engadget: Samsung Orion dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip spotted in the wild
6. iFixit's Samsung Galaxy Tab teardown
7. TUAW: iPad may soon run Android via OpeniBoot
8. C|Net reports Lenovo waiting until 2011 to launch a tablet
9. DigiTimes: FIC unveils Windows 7 tablet PC Tycoon
10. TC Magazine: Archos 101 Android 2.2 tablet to go on sale next week
11. Engadget: U.K. carriers say 'thanks but no thanks' to the Palm Pre 2
    and AT&T tells Samsung Focus customers not to buy microSD cards yet,
    wait for 'certified' ones (update: random access speed is key)
12. C|Net reports AT&T prepares for the end to iPhone exclusivity
13. Expreview: Use tapes to make phone calls?
    Tape-shaped iPhone silicon case hits retail
14. TUAW: iPhone 3G excluded from AirPlay support
15. Engadget: Android 2.2 update for Samsung Epic 4G leaks out
16. DailyTech reports zombie virus strikes Chinese cell phones
17. TestFreaks review Juice Pack Air for iPhone 4
18. TC Magazine: Intel AppUp dev program opens up MeeGo
19. BlackBerry Master Control Program Portable 1.0.0.0 Beta 2
20. C|Net reports Hulu Plus makes its way to Sony Dash

1. Ars Technica: Microsoft releases service pack blocker for Windows 7 SP1
   and Apple fixes broken IPv6 by breaking it some more
   and Apple's OpenJDK project to bring Java SE 7 to the Mac
   and Linaro group advances Linux on ARM with 10.11 release
2. PCMag: Google Chrome beta can 'prerender' web pages
3. TUAW: Mac OS X Leopard security update available
4. PCWorld: Microsoft explains missing Mac Office patches
5. TUAW: Sync your iTunes library with DropBox
6. C|Net: Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell on the future of software (Q&A)
7. Fudzilla reports FinalWire rolls out AIDA64 v1.20
8. [OC]ModShop: AIDA64 takes the benchmark torch from Everest
9. AIDA64 Extreme Edition 1.20.1150
10. XP Tools Pro 9.8.23
11. Nvidia Inspector 1.94
12. Google Chrome 8.0.552.200
13. Intel Network Adapter driver v15.7 for Windows 7, Vista, and XP
14. Kindle for PC 1.3.0.30884

1. The NY Times: Video games and the First Amendment
2. Joystiq: GameStop details a bright (profitable) future with DLC
3. THQ's Farrell: 'Future of gaming' in mass-market retail prices, more DLC sales
4. Goozer Nation: When DLC goes wrong
5. Xbox co-founder: Why gaming should embrace impressionism
6. Shacknews: Xbox Live November schedule adds Crazy
   Taxi and Alan Wake, discounts Hasbro XBLA titles
   and fan-made hack puts Super Mario Bros. 3 in new
   Super Mario Bros. engine
7. Big Download: H.A.W.X. 2 for PC finally released via download
8. Shacknews is reporting Gran Turismo 5 launches on November 24
9. Joystiq reports Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars deploys Feb. 15
10. Shacknews Weekend Confirmed episode 34 (podcast)
11. Rock, Paper, Shotgun: GSC explains The Stalker TV show
12. TechSpot on the hottest PC games for the 2010 holiday season
13. Shacknews on Call of Duty: Black Ops on PC
14. Call of Duty: Black Ops PC online - Ars shares
    its thoughts now that it works (after the patch)
15. YouGamers review Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition
16. IObit Game Booster 2.0 Final
17. Left 4 Dead 2 and Portal updates released on Steam
18. Just Cause 2 - Chaos Parachute DLC now free on Steam

1. TweakTown: The return of the mini-ITX form factor—starring AMD
2. TWL reviews Jetway Mini-Top Atom-based nettop PC
3. PC Perspective reviews 13" Asus U33JC Core i3 Bamboo notebook
4. Engadget's Asus Eee PC 1015PN review
5. X-bit labs have CPU benchmark, part 1: Value processors
6. Tweak.dk's sneak peek at eight Gigabyte 6-series motherboards
7. Legit Reviews has Asus Sabertooth X58 motherboard performance review
8. PureOC reviews Asus Crosshair IV Extreme
9. Benchmark Reviews on 4GB OCZ Blade ST DDR3 2000MHz low voltage kit
10. Tech ARP reviews 64GB Kingston SSDNow V+ (gen 2)
11. SPCR on electronic SSD noise and tinnitus
12. X-bit labs have Asus TS Mini Home Server review

1. Hardware Secrets updates AMD chips comparison table
2. KitGuru and TweakTown review HIS HD 6870 Turbo 1GB
3. OCC reviews XFX HD 6850 Black Edition
4. Hexus.net reviews 23" Asus VG236H 3D Vision monitor
5. AnandTech on Netgear Roku XD: Streaming for the masses
6. XSReviews on Thermaltake Challenger Pro gaming keyboard
7. Guru3D reviews Gigabyte Aivia K8100 gaming keyboard
8. VR-Zone's 4-way CPU coolers roundup: Venom, Alaska, Yasya & Thermax II
9. Overclockers.com reviews Thermalright Shaman VGA cooler

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