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Eight is Enough

1. Intel: Sandy Bridge processor is the Pentium of our days
2. ATi-Forum's new exclusive information about
   AMD's Zambezi, Zacate & more (in German)
3. SlashGear: WarpDrive SSD card launched by LSI for $11,500
4. DailyTech: Slides reveal that Windows 8 may go fully virtualized
5. AMD Catalyst software suite v10.11 release notes and download page
6. Strategy Informer: Why we should play bad games
7. TUAW on the staggering size of iOS's game collection
8. OT: Beer lubricated the rise of civilization, study suggests

Great American Smokeout

1. C|Net: Human brain has more switches than all computers on earth
2. Engadget: Artificial retina reconstructs normal vision in mice, human trials are next
3. Download Squad: Yahoo! rolling out Google Instant-like previews
4. TUAW: What is it like to work at Apple?
5. TC Magazine: Vertical sues Samsung and LG for patent infringement
6. Engadget: Motorola video survey says Americans are still
   into paying for TV service, buying new TVs
7. U.K. to ISPs: Prioritize away (so long as you tell users)
8. Ars Technica: Comcast says "Consensus at hand on net neutrality"
   and how China swallowed 15% of 'net traffic for 18 minutes
9. Genachowski: Goorizon deal messed things up
10. Ars Technica: What Google knows about you and how to tweak it
11. U.S.: Beijing backs hacking on 'massive scale'
12. RIAA: Here's an (inadvertent) handy guide on best websites for stealing music
13. TechFlash reports Internet ads climbing again
14. WSJ: How EMI's new CEO helped Beatles clear iTunes hurdle
15. Overclockers.com benchmarking party coming this weekend
16. Hi Tech Legion's 2nd annual holiday giveaway spectacular 2010
17. Big Bruin's 1.5TB ioSafe Solo external hard drive giveaway
18. Dealzon's deals: $193 off 24" Viewsonic LED-LCD, $48 off Logitech
    MX1100 mouse, $70 off Netgear Push2TV WiDi, and $350 off Canon
    HV40 camcorder

1. X-bit labs: Analyst does not expect AMD to
   transform design wins into revenue share gains
2. DigiTimes: Asus hopes AMD can help it achieve netbook shipment target
   and Asus & ASRock place orders for USB 3.0 host chips from Fresco Logic
3. TC Magazine: Jolibook netbook to debut this Friday, reach the U.K. first
4. AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics card wins
   prestigious Popular Science 2010 Best of What's New award
5. VR-Zone: Sony announces new E-mount professional
   "NXCAM" HD camcorder concept
6. Boing Boing hosts beautiful gallery of destroyed Apple products
7. Contest: Design MSI's next-gen UEFI-based ClickBIOS

1. GSMA launches embedded SIM initiative to support the connected future
2. C|Net reports Dell drops top mobile executive
3. Netflix CEO: iPad affects us 'very little'
4. WSJ reports Verizon rethinks pricing
5. DSLReports: AT&T says 80% of network now HSPA+
6. TechFlash: Windows Phone slates vs. iPad? Ballmer keeps dropping hints
7. Windows Phone 7's microSD mess: Engadget has
   the full story (and how Nokia can help you out of it)
8. Engadget: AT&T starts selling Novatel MiFi at long last—November 21st for $50
   and Droid 2 Global GSM bands locked, camera bulge added to case and
   BoxWave's Keyboard Buddy turns your iPhone 4 into the Droid it always
   wanted to be
9. TUAW: Sleeve360 spinning, wearable iPad case getting closer to reality
10. TechFlash: Google adds mobile editing, voice input for Google Docs
11. Kotaku: The iPhone version of Rage hits today
12. C|Net: Is comparing iOS and console game totals fair?
13. TUAW: Angry Birds sequel will reveal pigs' point of view
14. C|Net shares Angry Birds tips: Get more from your arsenal
15. TC Magazine: Skyfire browser for Symbian and Windows Mobile to retire this year
16. Datamation: 35 great free Android apps

1. Exploring IE on IE 9 Platform Preview 7: Making your websites faster
2. Microsoft releases Beta 1 of Office 2010 SP1
3. MacTech Labs: Office for Mac 2011 benchmarks
4. TweakPC's Windows 7 tips: Energy efficiency report tool (in German)
5. Security updates released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat (APSB10-28)
6. TUAW's hands-on: FingerPrint enables AirPrint for many non-compliant OS X printers
7. TechCrunch reports AdBlock Plus, the popular
   Firefox add-on, hits 100 million downloads
8. Ars Technica: Microsoft Lync 2010 arrives, succeeds Office Communicator
9. Symantec to Congress: Stuxnet is 'wake-up call'
10. TC Magazine: CUDA Toolkit 3.2 available in final form
11. Phoronix: AMD already has open-source Fusion drivers
12. Ubuntu Geek: How to change network card speed and duplex settings in Ubuntu
13. Download Squad: Process Explorer 14 brings multi-process app support, new
    monitoring tools and TeamViewer Beta 6 is now out, remote control freaks rejoice
14. Hard Drive Inspector 3.86
15. Sys Information 1.0
16. novaPDF Lite 7.2 build 351

1. OnLive MicroConsole official at $99, Engadget goes hands-on
2. Joystiq: Steve Perlman discusses OnLive's growth, potential
   new platforms and plans for exclusive games and
   OnLive introducing flat-rate monthly plan for back catalog, indie titles
3. Joystiq shares rumor: PSP2 prototype images leaked
4. Shacknews: Spike Video Game Awards nominee list released
   and PlayStation 3 gets VUDU movie streaming service and
   Starkiller goes evil, travels to Endor in upcoming DLC for Star Wars:
   The Force Unleashed 2 and Homefront captures release date
5. Eurogamer: PC Fable III still in the works and free R.U.S.E. DLC coming
6. Bethesda Blog: First New Vegas DLC announced
7. Big Download: Quake Live gets two new maps in newest content update
8. Left 4 Dead 2 celebrates its birthday
9. Gameinfowire.com: NBA Jam ships for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
10. Stella release 3.3
11. Vortez on Multiplay i41: The sleepless November LAN
12. Steam's midweek madness: 50% off Zombie Driver (sale ends today at 6PM CDT)

1. Hardware Heaven reviews Cryo Rapier gaming PC
2. TR alum Joel Hruska reviews Malibal Nine X7200 gaming notebook
3. AnandTech reviews Asus UL80Jt: Overclocked i3 ULV
4. Vortez reviews Phenom II X6 1055T and Athlon II X2 255
5. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews 200GB Viking Modular SATADIMM MLC SSD
6. TechReaction reviews Zalman MH200 U3 dual-HDD docking station
7. Techgage reviews 32GB Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0
8. TweakTown reviews Netgear WNCE2001 universal Wi-Fi Internet adapter

1. Hardware Secrets reviews Nvidia GeForce GTX 580
2. PureOC reviews PNY GeForce GTX 580 XLR8
3. [H]ard|OCP reviews Asus EAH6850 DirectCU
4. Guru3D reviews PowerColor HD 6850 PCS+
5. Hexus.net's Radeon HD 6850 face-off: Asus vs. Sapphire vs. PowerColor
6. Hardware Heaven: XFX Radeon HD 5770 single slot
   tested with 5 recent games and 3D Blu-ray
7. Overclockers Online reviews Samsung PN50C7000 50" plasma TV
8. Benchmark Reviews: Why 3D camera technology will be the future
9. Neoseeker reviews Asus Xonar DG sound card
10. PC Perspective reviews 900W Antec High Current Gamer PSU
11. Tweaknews on SilverStone PS05B Precision Series case
12. Legit Reviews on SilverStone Sugo SG07 mini-ITX case

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