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Eight is Enough

1. In-Stat: PC segment's share of microprocessor TAM to shrink below 10% by 2014
2. DigiTimes reports Intel CEO defends PC amid tablet, smartphone growth
3. Intel inside 35 tablets, no phone till H2 2011; Intel
   Medfield-powered smartphones expected in 2H 2011
4. X-bit labs: AMD has no plans to intro brand-names for "Ontario" and "Zacate" hybrid chips
5. VR-Zone: Dell Alienware M17x sporting Intel Sandy
   Bridge and AMD Mobility Radeon 6900 surfaces
6. TC Magazine: RunCore develops SandForce-based 1TB 3.5" SSD
7. Fudzilla: Antilles, Radeon HD 6990 is Q1 2011 and
   Radeon HD 6970 is 10 - 20% faster than GTX 480
8. EA Games label president believes the non-online games model "is finished"
   and EA reaping tremendous windfalls from digital sales

National Pastry Day

1. MarketWatch names Steve Jobs CEO of the decade
2. Fudzilla: Insecurity experts close to fixing the worst hack of all time
3. Engadget: Intellectual Ventures begins tech patent offensive,
   files three lawsuits against nine companies
4. TC Magazine: European Commission fines five LCD panel makers with €649 million
5. hp on SPARC / Solaris: "Larry Ellison bought a money-losing business"
6. (Not so) crazy Microsoft rumors: Microsoft store for NYC coming in 2011
7. DSLReports: Level3 still insists Comcast misleading everyone
   and Time Warner Cable launches luxury bundle
8. Comcast: No plans for usage-based pricing
9. C|Net reports iTunes rolls out 90-second song previews
10. BCCHardware podcast #78
11. TechFlash: 'Mech-Steve' Ballmer vs. 'Navi-Steve' Jobs in latest video spoof

1. DigiTimes: Intel loses 2010 chip market share while Samsung gains, says Gartner
2. X-bit labs: hp stays top workstation supplier as market continues to rebound
3. TC Magazine: Intel's new Oregon fab to be 450mm ready and
   Intel schedules retirement for a heap of Core 2 mobile processors
4. Mac Rumors: Apple addresses MacBook Air issues with firmware update
5. C|Net reports Apple to tap Intel's graphics for MacBooks
6. Patently Apple: Apple wins patents for iPad Dock, MacBook Air & multi-touch
7. Fudzilla reports Oracle halves cores on Sparc
8. SemiAccurate: More Intel own brand motherboard models unveiled
9. Fudzilla reports Samsung announces 3D chip stacking
10. TC Magazine: MSI Radeon HD 6950 & HD 6970 listed in France
11. Tweak.dk reports Zotac announces the supercharged GeForce GTX 580 AMP! Edition
12. TC Magazine: Monster rolls out the head-turning Daft Punk Edition Tron: Legacy headphones
13. Hi Tech Legion's holiday giveaway - week 3
14. Dealzon's deals: 30% off coupon for Dell Professional LED monitors, $50 coupon
    for 17.3” Dell Inspiron 17R i5, $249 off Panasonic G10 12MP camera, and
    $43 off Altec Lansing MUZX Swarovski earphones
15. Breaking news from Dealzon: $379 off 27" Dell UltraSharp U2711 IPS and
    $95 off 21.5" Dell UltraSharp U2211H IPS (both deals expire today, 12/9)

1. Verizon CEO: LTE Will compete with cable
2. DailyTech reports AT&T responds to poor Consumer Reports showing
3. Sprint CEO: Still no plans to ditch unlimited data
4. Ars Technica: European carriers hope to extract wireless fees from Apple, Google
   and Android users biggest data hogs of them all
5. Engadget: Intel quietly forms netbook and tablet group to fend off competition
6. AnandTech reports TI reveals OMAP4440 specs: Dual 1.5GHz
   Cortex A9, 25% faster GPU, HDMI 1.4 3D, 1080p60
7. TC Magazine: Renesas develops RF21S chip with NFC and security functions
8. DigiTimes reports Quanta says no idea about rumors of cutting into iPad 2 supply chain
9. Fudzilla reports RIM claims tablet software will be smartphone future
   and Samsung preparing Gloria tablet for 2011
10. C|Net reports Samsung's Galaxy Tab red flag for Intel
11. Engadget: Notion Ink Adam gets caught Photoshopping its bezel away
12. AnandTech's first look: ViewSonic G tablet and Tegra 2 performance preview
13. Google's Andy Rubin: Over 300,000 Android phones activated daily
14. Windows Phone 7 handsets incorporate jailbreak-rollback feature
15. VR-Zone: LG Optimus might get Gingerbread for dinner after all
16. OCW: Google will push Android Gingerbread 2.3 to Nexus One handsets next week
17. Engadget: Samsung undecided about Gingerbread on Galaxy S,
    Google says hardware needs 'similar' to Froyo
18. Fudzilla reports Torch sales on the rebound
19. TUAW: Angry Birds cases for Angry Birds addicts
20. TestFreaks review Samsung Continuum
21. AnandTech shares its thoughts on Google's Chrome OS
22. Download Squad: YouTube app for Symbian now
    plays higher quality video and supports new devices
23. Mac Rumors: Epic Games launches 'Infinity Blade' - an Unreal-based game for iPhone and iPad
24. C|Net: B&N says it's manufacturing 18,000 Nook Colors per day

1. PCWorld on what to expect: Windows 8
2. How-To Geek: The 50 best registry hacks that make Windows better
3. C|Net reports DivX plug-in goes Flash video better than Adobe
   and Microsoft's voice platform to get a 'brain'
4. Linux Today: Java 7 and 8 get the green light over Apache opposition
5. Google Wave Developer Blog: Introducing Apache Wave
6. SuperSite for Windows on Google Chrome vs. the world, part 1: The Chrome web browser
7. Ars Technica's hands-on with Google's Chrome Web Store
8. TC Magazine reports Jolicloud 1.1 OS available, awaiting downloads
9. Hi Tech Legion's 3DMark 11 overview
10. LinuxBSDos.com: How to dual-boot Linux Mint 10 and Windows 7
11. Sun JRE 6 update 23
12. Dropbox 1.0.2 RC
13. CPU Speed Professional 3.0.4.1
14. Picasa Photo Organier 3.8.0 build 117.29

1. Ars Technica: Apple iOS chipping away at DS, PSP for handheld gaming crown
2. Kotaku reports Apple loses its iPhone game guru
3. Massively: Dragon Gaming Speech Pack set to bypass complex keystrokes
4. IncGamers have Atomic Games Breach interview
5. Ars Technica reports Wolfenstein 3D created in LittleBigPlanet 2
6. Big Download: Dead Space 2 demo not coming to PC
   and Batman Arkham City gets small teaser trailer
7. Shacknews: Two Worlds 2 gets North American, UK release date
   and Warren Spector explains camera issues in Epic Mickey
   and Activision not ready to give up on Tony Hawk
8. CVG: Singularity dev working on 'realistic military FPS'
   and Bulletstorm: Bleszinski promises solid PS3 performance
9. Joystiq reports Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception coming in 2011
10. Fudzilla reports Battlefield 1943 experiment was good
11. Ars Technica: Gran Turismo 5 patched, online mechanical damage activated
12. Fudzilla: Gran Turismo 5 for PC?
13. WoW: Cataclysm hotfixes - updated Dec. 8
14. Super Meat Boy and Zombie Driver updates released on Steam
15. Benchmark Reviews on the best PC video games of 2010
16. GamersHell has Bejeweled 3 demo
17. Ars Technica plays World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and
    Bejeweled 3 looks casual, is a thrilling update to tired genre

1. TweakTown's holiday buyer's guide 2010
2. Phoronix reviews ZaReason MediaBox 4220
3. TweakTown's quick review: ASRock Ion 3D 152B -
   Atom D525 HTPC with Nvidia 3DTV Play
4. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews hp EliteBook 8740w: IPS on the go
5. KitGuru reviews MSI FX600 laptop (with Nvidia Optimus technology)
6. Hardware Secrets and TWL review Phenom II X6 1100T BE
7. CowcotLand's processors roundup: 39 CPUs, dual, tri, quad, and hexa-cores (in French)
8. Funky Kit's Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2H video preview
9. Overclockers.com reviews 12GB Patriot Viper Extreme DDR3 2000MHz memory kit
10. ThinkComputers reviews OCZ Enyo USB 3.0 portable SSD
11. TweakTown reviews Thermaltake BlacX 5G USB 3.0 HDD docking station

1. Tech ARP posts Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 tech report rev. 1.1
2. Benchmark Reviews, Hardware Canucks, HotHardware, OCC,
   PC Perspective, and TweakPC review Nvidia GeForce GTX 570
3. Guru3D reviews PowerColor HD 6870 PCS+
4. Tweaknews reviews Asus ENGT430
5. TUAW reviews hp Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One C310a printer
6. ASE Labs review Evercool Royal NP-901 notebook cooler
7. Madshrimps review Prolimatech Super Mega CPU cooler
8. [H]ard|OCP reviews Thermalrigth Archon CPU cooler
9. BCCHardware reviews CoolIT Vantage A.L.C.

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