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Eight is Enough

  1. Austin American-Statesman: Despite progress in
    processor sales, AMD earnings in the red for 4Q

  2. C|Net reports Nvidia cuts revenue outlook, citing hard disk shortage
  3. Judge: Fifth Amendment doesn’t protect encrypted hard drives – Ars Technica
  4. X-bit labs: Arctic Cooling reportedly plans to sue AMD for “Fusion” trademark
    and WD’s shipments drop 42% due to severe flooding in Thailand

  5. AnandTech reports TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion released and
    Samsung updates the firmware of SSD 830 series, fixes BSOD issue

  6. VR-Zone: Intel graphics to challenge Nvidia, AMD in CAD pro space?
  7. 9to5Mac: Steve Jobs looked to reinvent Apple’s iPhone photography
    with instant capture system, advanced light-field sensors

  8. The Verge: Android 4.0 runs on an AMD tablet, thanks to the Android-x86 project


Wednesday

  1. CBC News: Rogers violating federal net neutrality rules, CRTC says
  2. DailyTech on bribes and LTE: the bizarre case of LightSquared, Obama, and the USAF
  3. X-bit labs: Micron takes over Virtensys to boost enterprise SSD effort
  4. AppleInsider: Dutch court rules Samsung Galaxy
    Tab 10.1 doesn’t infringe on Apple’s designs

  5. Bloomberg: Verizon posts loss on pension costs as rising iPhone sales boost
    expenses and Elpida shares rise after report of Micron, Nanya merger talks

  6. Fudzilla reports AT&T and T-Mobile seek approval of $1 billion spectrum transfer
  7. MediaBeat: Audiobooks.com lets you fill your ears for $25 per month
  8. VR-Zone: Microsoft names former anti-virus employee as Kelihos botnet suspect
  9. Jurors: leave the information—or go to jail
  10. Hi Tech Legion’s CES 2012 coverage part 5
  11. Ars Technica: Apple expected to adopt gigabit WiFi standard ahead of schedule
  12. Fudzilla reports Sony refreshes Vaio line and
    OCZ releases Octane SSD firmware update

  13. VR-Zone: PowerVR discrete GPGPU PCIe card coming later in 2012
    and Compucase to unleash Cougar Evolution BO ‘Super Mid Tower’

  14. Newegg’s portable gadgets sale
  15. Dealzon’s deals: $240 off 17.3” Toshiba L770D AMD A6-3420M,
    $100 off 15.6” Asus G53SX-XR1 i7-2630QM / GeForce GTX 560M
    2GB, $150 off 14” Toshiba R845 i5-2430M, and $170 off 14” Toshiba
    L740 i3-2350M / 6GB RAM

Mobile

  1. Real World Technologies on Medfield, Intel’s x86 phone chip

Software and gaming

  1. AIDA64 v2.20 is released
  2. AnandTech on VLC ‘hack‘ for encrypted Blu-ray playback compatibility
  3. Phoronix’s preview: Intel’s open-source driver can beat Mac OS X
  4. Is Lion Server suitable for home use? Ars investigates
  5. Bethesda Blog – save the date: QuakeCon 2012 dates announced
  6. Kotaku: Hackers brag that they’re banning innocent Battlefield 3 users
  7. Origin adds games from 11 more publishers
  8. Fudzilla reports PC version of Alan Wake to be released
  9. Jagged Alliance: Back in Action – gameplay-trailer PEG
  10. Fudzilla: Kinect Star Wars in April?
  11. Kotaku: There will be official Minecraft Lego sets
  12. Notch: “It’s become hip to pay for indie games” – PC Gamer
  13. Ars Technica’s Dustforce review: a wonderfully maddening focus on player perfection

Systems and storage

  1. TechReviewSource on hp Envy 15 (early 2012)
  2. HotHardware’s AMD A8-3870K unlocked Llano quad-core APU review
  3. NinjaLane reviews Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3
  4. AnandTech reviews ASRock X79 Extreme9 and Asus F1A75-M Pro
  5. Hardware Canucks test 3TB Seagate Barracuda in RAID 0
  6. ThinkComputers reviews 750GB Silicon Power Diamond D10 USB 3.0 2.5″ HDD
  7. Motherboards.org’s 1TB OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid review
  8. The SSD Review on 240GB Silicon Power Velox V30 SATA 3 SSD
  9. TweakTown reviews 128GB Samsung 830 series SSD
  10. circuitRemix reviews OWC DIY SSD upgrade kit
  11. KitGuru’s Synology RackStation RS212 review
  12. Tweaknews on Asus DRW-24B3LT SATA DVD-RW drive

Multimedia

  1. KitGuru’s Asus Radeon HD 7970 tri-CrossFire review
  2. Tbreak’s Asus Radeon HD 7970 review
  3. TechReviews UK on BenQ XL2420T monitor
  4. Legit Reviews on Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 portable USB monitor
  5. XSReviews on SteelSeries Siberia v2 – Natus Vincere edition headset

Cases and cooling

  1. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews Antec Three Hundred
    Two
    and Cooler Master Cosmos II cases

  2. Rbmods on Xigmatek Asgard Pro case
  3. Benchmark Reviews on SilverStone SST-GD06B HTPC case
  4. CowcotLand reviews Xilence Interceptor Pro case (in French)
  5. Technic3D reviews SilverStone PS07 case (in German)
  6. Hi Tech Legion reviews Fractal Design Define XL USB 3.0 upgrade kit
  7. ocaholic reviews Enermax ETS-T40-VD tower cooler
  8. X-bit labs review Prolimatech Panther CPU cooler
  9. HardwareOC reviews Corsair Hydro series H100 (in German)
  10. XtremeComputing reviews Arctic Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA cooler

The Pick 6

  1. WSJ reports Jerry Yang resigns from Yahoo!
  2. Sources tell AllThingsD: Four more board members will be following Yang out the door
  3. AllThingsD: RIM jumps on Samsung buyout rumors, but licensing deal more likely
  4. X-bit labs: AMD describes Piledriver architecture peculiarities to software developers
  5. VR-Zone: Multi-display support futures on Intel CPUs and
    rumor: Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 to release in February

  6. The Daily Beast: Even Woz thinks the Android bests the iPhone


Wednesday

  1. DigiTimes: Asus expected to suffer 20% on-quarter decline in 1Q12 revenues
  2. USA Today: Hackers swipe Zappos data; customers should change password
  3. PCMag: What will Apple reveal at Thursday’s education event?
  4. Fortune: Scott Forstall is Apple’s ‘CEO-in-waiting’ says new book
  5. OCIA covers CES 2012: Zotac
  6. VR-Zone: Samsuung announces 46″ transparent LCD panel
  7. Dealzon’s deals: $450 coupon for 17.3” hp dv7t i7-2670QM / 2GB Radeon HD
    7690M, $370 off 17.3” Toshiba L770D AMD A6-3420M, $150 off 13.3” Toshiba
    L730 i3-2350M, and $50 off 60GB Corsair Nova 2.5″ SSD

Mobile

  1. VR-Zone: Apple iPad 3 to launch in March with new features

Systems and storage

  1. Real World Technologies on IBM’s z196 mainframe
  2. Ultimate Hardware reviews Phenom II X4 960T
  3. Legit Reviews: ECS enables Intel X79 SAS ports on X79R-AX motherboard
  4. techPowerUp! reviews 256GB Corsair Performance Pro SSD
  5. RAID 0 of SSDs: Two 120GB Kingston HyperX
    SSDs vs. 240GB Kingston HyperX SSD – X-bit labs

Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. XSReviews on SteelSeries Diablo III headset
  2. Real World Labs on Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth headset
  3. TWL reviews Epson LabelWorks LW-400 label printer
  4. X-bit labs have 550W – 850W PSUs roundup
  5. Hardware Heaven, Hardware Secrets, Metku, Neoseeker, Overclockers.com,
    and ThinkComputers review NZXT Swtich 810 case

  6. ProClockers review SilverStone Sugo SG08 mITX case
  7. PC Perspective reviews Corsair Hydro series H100 CPU cooler

Eight is Enough

  1. Microsoft: Q4 PC decline deeper because of Thai situation
  2. Barron’s covers CES: Intel inks Lenovo, Moto phone deals, Dell ultrabook
  3. HotHardware has AMD Fusion APU and graphics update: Trinity,
    7000M mobile GPUs, Android on x86, and Lightning Bolt

  4. Fudzilla reports Radeon HD 7950 comes on January 31st
    and Razer details its Project Fiona at CES

  5. AnandTech: Intel’s Medfield & Atom Z2460 arrive for smartphones – it’s finally here
  6. Kinect for Windows: New hardware and software due February 1
  7. AnandTech reports Windows 8 beta in late February; The Verge’s
    exclusive: Windows 8 pre-beta hands-on video and pictures

  8. Blue’s News reports Red Orchestra 2 SDK is out


Wednesday

  1. Fudzilla: GlobalFoundries to invest $3 billion in fabs and AMD brings in more suits
  2. Barron’s: Kodak sues Apple over digital imaging patents
  3. The Verge on XPS 13: Dell launches its first ultrabook for $999 (hands-on pictures)
  4. Fudzilla: Zotac rolls out three new Zbox nettops
    and Broadcom demos reference 802.11ac

  5. X-bit labs: Seagate and Verizon demonstrate industry’s
    first hard drive with 4G / LTE interconnection

  6. VR-Zone: Wi-Fi display coming by mid-year, partners already working on it
  7. The Verge: Sennheiser HD 25 Amperiro and HD 700
    headphones: Premium sound, premium price (hands-on)

  8. PCPer’s CES day 1 and day 2 podcasts
  9. NinjaLane covers CES 2012 day 0: MSI, Thermaltake & Nvidia
  10. The Newegg 5-Egg Hall of Fame
  11. Dealzon’s deals: $170 off 15.6” Toshiba Qosmio F755 glasses-free 3D i5-2430M /
    GeForce GT 540M, $280 coupon 14” Lenovo Z470 i5-2430M, $50 coupon for
    14” Dell Vostro 3450 i5-2430M / 6GB RAM, and $130 off 13.3” Toshiba Portege
    Z835 i3-2367M / 128GB SSD

Mobile

  1. VR-Zone: Imagination Technologies announces PowerVR Series6 GPU cores
  2. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop at CES 2012: The Verge interview
  3. AppleInsider reports Dell plans to launch first ‘consumer tablet‘ in late 2012
  4. The Verge on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0: hands-on impressions, pictures, and video
  5. The Verge: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime running Android 4.0 (hands-on video)
  6. SlashGear: ViewSonic touchscreen wirelessly links to your phone or tablet
  7. Fudzilla reports new phone has 15-year battery life
  8. The Verge: Microsoft offers $100 to people who can beat Windows Phone speed tests
  9. The Verge’s Lenovo K800 hands-on: First Intel-
    powered phone – with Android 4.0 and 720p display

  10. The Verge’s Nokia Lumia 900 video preview

Software and gaming

  1. Windows 8 on ARM: The desktop remains (or does it?)
  2. The Verge: BlueStacks promsies 400,000 Android apps for Windows 8 (hands-on video)
    and Adobe Lightroom 4 enters free public beta with new editing tools and photo books

  3. Fudzilla reports Ghost Recon: Future Soldier delayed again
    and layoffs hit id Software

  4. Eurogamer reports Diablo III console release confirmed

Systems and storage

  1. The Verge’s Razer Blade gaming laptop hands-on video
    and Samsung Series 7 Gamer notebook hands-on

  2. KitGuru reviews 17.3″ Asus G74SX-91013Z notebook
  3. The Verge’s hp Envy 15 (late 2011) review
  4. TechReviews on Samsung Chromebook Series 5
  5. Tbreak’s Gigabyte GA-X79-UD7 review
  6. Guru3D’s Gigabyte G1.Assassin 2 review
  7. PureOC reviews Sapphire 990FX Pure Black
  8. PCStats reviews 500GB Seagate Momentus XT
  9. Neoseeker’s 256GB Corsair Performance Pro SSD review
  10. techPowerUp! reviews 240GB Kingston HyperX SSD

Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. Hardware Heaven does Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Quad-CrossFire
  2. TechReviewSource on 46″ Vizio Razor M3D460SR LED HDTV
  3. Tbreak’s Asus HS-W1 wireless headset review
  4. The Verge’s Razer Naga Hex gaming mouse hands-on
  5. Hardware Heaven reviews SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Pro Edition gaming mouse
  6. TweakTown reviews 1050W Seasonic X-1050 PSU
  7. Big Bruin reviews Cooler Master Cosmos II case
  8. OC3D’s Enermax Fulmo GT case review
  9. Hardware Canucks review BitFenix Raider case
  10. TechReaction reviews Rosewill Thor V2 case
  11. Tweaknews posts Zalman CNPS12X / CNPS 12X cooler review
  12. HardwareOC (in German) and ocaholic review Arctic
    Cooling Acceleron Xtreme Plus II VGA cooler

Eight is Enough

  1. AllThingsD’s exclusive: Yahoo! poised to name
    CEO—with eBay’s PayPal prez as top choice

  2. EETimes reports engineers arrested for selling Intel test CPUs on eBay
  3. The Verge reports Asus Transformer Prime’s latest firmware already rooted
  4. AnandTech has Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime teardown
    and Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime GPS issue explained

  5. Engadget: hp renames its TouchSmart software Magic Canvas,
    plans to install it on all desktops (even non-touch ones)

  6. Slashdot: Gigabyte board sets Intel X79 overclocking record
  7. Fudzilla: Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 may arrive next week
  8. Phone Scoop: Android 4.0 requires Holo theme to be available on all phones


Wednesday

  1. Bloomberg: Intel confronts Qualcomm in Vegas mobile-device standoff
  2. Engadget’s 2012 CES preview
  3. The Verge: Google caught up in Chrome-sponsored post controversy,
    blames it on marketing partner Unruly Media (updated)

  4. Fudzilla: Google buys another 188 patents from IBM
  5. WSJ: Rambus raises 4Q revenue guidance; shares climb
  6. Ars Technica: Apple poised to bring important changes to its iBook platform
  7. TorrentFreak: How SOPA can kill Reddit and many other U.S. sites
  8. Engadget: Synaptics promise better touchscreens with SignalClarity and Design Studio 4
  9. The Verge: Samsung Series 5 Ultra up for pre-order in
    the U.S., brings optical media to the ultrabook for $949

  10. VR-Zone: Asus to launch the second Jay Chou edition laptop N45J
    and MSI launches Big Bang XPower II overclocking motherboard

  11. Engadget: hp outs Compaq L2311c docking monitor, LV1911 & LV2011 budget displays
  12. Dealzon’s deals: $150 off 15.6” Lenovo V570 i5-2430M / 6GB RAM, $405 coupon
    for 15.6” hp Envy 15 i5-2430M / Radeon HD 7690M XT, $120 off 15.6” Asus X44L
    i3-2330M, and $90 off 240GB OCZ Agility 3 series 2.5” SSD

Mobile

  1. Mobile-Arena: BlackBerry runs out of ideas
  2. Engadget: Samsung Galaxy M offers up Super AMOLED for less and
    Galaxy Note gets early CyanogenMod9 port for those in a rush (video)
    and HTC Flyer Honeycomb update starts rolling out for 3G tabs in the
    states (Updated: Wi-Fi models, too)

  3. PocketNow: More Nokia Lumia 900 “Ace” details revealed
  4. Phone Arena: Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus officially unveiled: 3.65″ display, 1GHz processor
  5. Droid Life: Koush releases ClockworkMod USB tethering
    application for Mac, Linux, and PC users – no root required

  6. The Verge: Amazon’s Silk Browser ported from Kindle Fire to other Android devices

Software and gaming

  1. NetMarketShare has desktop top operating system share trend
  2. Ars Technica: Microsoft will add Linux virtual machines to Windows Azure
  3. Shacknews reports Entertainment Software Association continues to support SOPA
  4. Steam reaches new milestone: five million concurrent users – The Verge
  5. Syndicate Deep-Dive: co-op (HD video)
  6. WPCentral on new Xbox Live games for 2012: Bullet Asylum,
    geoDefense Swarm, Tamagotchi & Age of Zombies

  7. TweakTown on the state of gaming – what will be the next big push in the world of games?
  8. Ars Technica: Modern Warfare 3 ads don’t sanitize war, they reveal game’s truth

Systems and storage

  1. HotHardware reviews Toshiba Portégé Z835-P330 ultrabook
  2. The Verge’s hp Folio 13 review
  3. Phoronix tests AMD A8-3870K graphics with Gallium3D
  4. Guru3D and Hardware Canucks review MSI X79 Big Band XPower II
  5. X-bit labs review Asus P9X79 Deluxe
  6. Hi Tech Legion reviews Sapphire Pure Black 990FX motherboard
  7. The SSD Review on 750GB Seagate Momentus XT
  8. ocaholic reviews 128GB Samsung PM830 SSD
  9. Tbreak’s 120GB Kingmax SATA III SSD review
  10. TweakTown’s 120GB RunCore RCP V mSATA T50 SATA III SSD review

Multimedia, power, and casing

  1. iXBT labs post i3DSpeed – December 2011
  2. [H]ard|OCP reviews Galaxy MDT GeForce GTX 580
  3. The Verge has everything you need to know about buying a camera
  4. Hardware Canucks review Corsair Vengeance 1300 & 1500 headsets
  5. ThinkComputers reviews Thermaltake Dr. Power II power supply tester
  6. Guru3D, Hardware Secrets, and LanOC Reviews on CM Cosmos II case
  7. TWL reviews Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition case
  8. techPowerUp! reviews NZXT Tempest 410 case
  9. ThinkComputers reviews Lian Li PC-TU200 case
  10. Technic3D reviews Cooler Master Silencio 550 case (in German)
  11. CowcotLand reviews Arctic HDD enclosure (in French)

Eight is Enough

  1. Reuters: Italy anti-trust fines Apple for misleading customers
  2. Tweak.dk: Gigabyte recalls the GA-X79-UD3,
    GA-X79-UD5, and G1.Assassin 2 motherboards

  3. Ars Technica: Samsung may allow Android 4 on Galaxy S, Tab after all
  4. VR-Zone has more on Xeon E5: Terabyte of RAM even at midrange?
  5. AppleInsider: Suppliers rumored to prepare for 32″, 37″ Apple televisions in early 2012
  6. PCWorld: Siri can now control your Mac, will control your vacuum next
  7. webOS Nation’s review: hp TouchPad Go
  8. Ars Technica has two decades of Linux: the big open source stories of 2011


Wednesday

  1. Reuters: LCD makers settle price-fixing case for $553 million
  2. Fudzilla reports Intel antitrust case goes to New York
  3. Bloomberg: China says it’s reviewing WD purchase of Hitachi
    storage unit and Apple may hurt shareholdiers with patent war
    and Google+ may have 400 million users by end of next year

  4. VR-Zone reports Asus outs the Eee PC 1225B and
    and MSI launches MultiConnect panel and Voice Genie

  5. TechCrunch: Airtight is Airplay for your Google TV
  6. Engadget HD podcast 280
  7. Newegg’s 2011 best-sellers blowout
  8. Dealzon’s deals: $249 off 17.3” Alienware M17x i7-2670QM / Radeon HD 6870M,
    $199 off 13.3” Apple MacBook Pro 13 i7-2620M, $55 coupon for Logitech Z515
    wireless speaker, and $15 coupon for Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 keyboard
    and mouse

Mobile

  1. BGR: Android and iOS activations jump 353% on Christmas Day to set new record
  2. AppleInsider reports Docomo, Samsung team up on
    smartphone chip venture to challenge Qualcomm

  3. Droid Life: Asus Transformer receives firmware
    update 8.6.5.21, not Ice Cream Sandwich

  4. Engadget and The Verge review 7″ Toshiba Thrive
  5. VR-Zone: Samsung to debut Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress 2012?
  6. Dev-Team Blog: Untethered holidays
  7. The Verge: Windows Phone Marketplace has published more than 50,000 apps
  8. Droid Life’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE review
  9. The Verge’s Motorola Admiral review
  10. Engadget’s Pantech Pocket review

Software and gaming

  1. How-To Geek: How to run Windows 8 Developer Preview from a USB
  2. Latest security advisories for Debian
  3. GNOME 3.3.3 development release
  4. Wired reports Dropbox adds auto-import from your camera
  5. The Verge: PS Vita firmware 1.510 out, Uncharted and Gravity Daze get demos
  6. Momentum surges for Star Wars: The Old Republic during the holidays
  7. Shacknews: Kojima conflicted on Metal Gear Solid remake
  8. The Guardian – Clone Wars: Is plagiarism killing creativity in the games industry?
  9. Benchmark Reviews: Batman Arkham City 3D Vision game review

Systems and storage

  1. Tbreak: Five ways the Desktop still rules
  2. TechReviewSource on hp Omni 120-1024
  3. Ars Technica’s Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook review
  4. Phoronix posts ARM Cortex-A9 PandaBoard ES benchmarks
  5. VR-Zone’s first look: MSI Big Bang-XPower II (X79) motherboard
  6. ocaholic reviews Asus Rampage IV Extreme
  7. TweakTown reviews 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP PC3-12800 memory kit
  8. Madshrimps on 8GB Exceleram E30200A DDR3-series memory modules
  9. AnandTech’s 128GB OCZ Octane SSD review
  10. Tbreak reviews 128GB Kingmax SATA II SSD
  11. KitGuru’s 120GB Mach Xtreme MX-DS Turbo SSD review
  12. Björn3D reviews 64GB Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0
  13. CowcotLand reviews 16GB AData S102 flash drive (in French)

Graphics, power, and casing

  1. TechSpot’s AMD Radeon HD 7970 review
  2. [H]ard|OCP’s 850W NZXT HALE82 power supply review
  3. Guru3D reviews 850W Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid PSU
  4. PCPer’s Corsair TX550M and TX750M power supply review
  5. Technic3D’s 480W be quiet! Straight Power E9 PSU review (in German)
  6. Hardware Secrets reviews Raidmax Seiran case
  7. Legit Reviews on Fractal Design Arc Midi case
  8. OCIA reviews SilverStone Raven RV03 case
  9. Hi Tech Legion reviews Diablotek Fly case
  10. ThinkComputers reviews IOCell NetDisk hard drive enclosure

Eight is Enough

  1. Fudzilla reports Ivy Bridge works in 60 series boards
  2. ZDNet Asia: AMD can look to embedded devices for growth
  3. Bloomberg: Oracle misses estimates as clients throttle tech spending; share decline
  4. VR-Zone: Chinese high-end CPUs are now in the game – details: part 1
  5. PC Watch benchmarks AMD A8-3870K (in Japanese)
  6. VR-Zone: Could the Radeon HD 7970 be up to 60% faster than a GTX 580?
  7. Bethesda Blog: Skyrim update 1.3 now on Steam (updated)
  8. Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack available
    now at no extra charge on PC and Xbox 360


Wednesday

  1. Fudzilla reports Zalman to enter AIB market
  2. AllThingsD reports Motorola infringes single Microsoft patent, but not six others
  3. BusinessWeek: Apple claims Samsung tablet, phone caes infringe patents
  4. Bloomberg: HTC patent tweak as too little too late in fight with Apple and
    RIM gains after reports Microsoft, Nokia, Amazon considered takeover bids

  5. TechCrunch: Mozilla and Google extend default-search
    agreement for another three years (thanks Neutronbeam)

  6. Huff Post Tech: IBM predicts mind-reading computers of the future (video)
  7. TechSpot on Xerox PARC
  8. Engadget: Lenovo ThinkPad X130e delayed until
    February, early-adopting school districts to blame

  9. VR-Zone: HIS announces the Radeon HD 6930, kits it out with IceQ X cooling
  10. Engadget: Razer punts Tiamat 7.1 surround sound
    headset release from Christmas to January

  11. Mac Rumors: Apple indeed replacing recalled
    iPod nano units with current-generation models

  12. Save on last-minute gifts & more at Newegg

Mobile

  1. The Verge: Kindle Fire 6.2.1 update rolling out now, improves
    Silk browser and adds homescreen customization (update)

  2. Engadget: Nook Tablet update closes sideloading loophole, lacks holiday spirit
  3. Fudzilla reports Samsung reveals ICS upgrade schedule
  4. TestFreaks review Pantech Link II

Software and gaming

  1. PC Perspective: Nvidia driver fixes GTX 560 Ti 2Win and X79 issue
  2. Edge: Crytek concentrating on free-to-play and mobile technology
  3. Fudzilla reports SWTOR has 1.5 million players already
  4. [H]ard|OCP’s Serious Sam 3: BFE performance and IQ review

Systems, storage, and networking

  1. HotHardware reviews Lenovo IdeaPad U400
  2. Tbreak reviews Intel DX79SI motherboard
  3. TweakTown reviews ASRock X79 Extreme4-M
  4. OCC’s Z68 motherboards roundup part 2
  5. TweakTown reviews 16GB Kingston HyperX Genesis PC3-12800 memory kit
  6. KitGuru reviews 512GB OCZ Octane SSD
  7. APH Networks on 64GB OCZ Synapse Cache SSD
  8. circuitRemix on 64GB Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB 3.0 flash drive
  9. Phoronix reviews SilverStone EC03 USB 3.0 PCI-E adapter
  10. BCCHardware reviews Linksys E4200 dual-band N router

Multimedia and power

  1. Legit Reviews on SteelSeries Diablo III mouse and headset
  2. Hardware Heaven reviews SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1 steering wheel
  3. OC3D reviews 1350W Enermax MaxRevo PSU
  4. techPowerUp! reviews 1275W Thermaltake Toughpower XT Platinum PSU
  5. Hardware Heaven reviews 850W Enermax Revolution87+ PSU
  6. ProClockers review 750W NZXT Hale82 PSU
  7. CowcotLand reviews 680W be quiet! Straight Power E9 PSU (in French)
  8. VR-Zone’s 580W be quiet! Straight Power E9 CM PSU review

Cases and cooling

  1. Hardware Heaven reviews Xigmatek Gigas case
  2. Benchmark Reviews on Rosewill Ranger case
  3. XSReviews on Enermax Spinerex case
  4. Hardware Secrets reviews 3R System T100 Valkyrie case
  5. Hi Tech Legion and Missing Remote review Fractal Designs Arc Midi case
  6. LanOC Reviews on Fractal Array R2 mini-ITX NAS case
  7. X-bit labs review Enermax ETS-T40-VD CPU cooler
  8. Hi Tech Legion reviews Scythe Big Shuriken 2 CPU cooler
  9. Overclockers Online’s Evercool Transformer 3 (HPM-12025) review

Eight is Enough

  1. Fudzilla reports Nigel Dessau is out of AMD and

    AMD new official roadmap on February 2nd

  2. AppleInsider: PC makers losing interest in
    tablets, hope ultrabooks will improve margins

  3. NetbookLive: Intel Atom N2600 benchmarks
    compared to AMD C-50 and Intel Atom N570

  4. VR-Zone reports AMD Radeon HD 7970 pricing revealed
  5. Fudzilla: Nvidia Kepler 28nm samples in house
    and Nvidia will have difficult quarter

  6. 3DCenter shares Nvidia GK104 rumors (in German)
  7. Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand out now on PC and Xbox 360
  8. Modern Warfare 3 title update and hot fix notes


Wednesday

  1. AppleInsider: Apple rumored to buy flash memory company for $500 million
    and hard drive shortage hurts Intel, but Apple is the ‘least impacted

  2. VR-Zone covers Next Generation Computing Experience Forum 2011
  3. VR-Zone: Dell launches Alienware Aurora gaming desktop PC
  4. X-bit labs: SandForce unveils SSD controller for “cloud environments”
  5. VR-Zone: Hitachi launches fastest 10K RPM enterprise hard drives
  6. Engadget HD podcast 278
  7. Newegg’s ultimate holiday sale
  8. Dealzon’s deals: $200 off 17.3” Toshiba P770 i7-2670QM / GeForce GT
    540M, $280 coupon for 14” Lenovo Z470 i5-2430M / 8GB RAM, $200
    off
    13.3” Toshiba Portege Z835 i3-2367M / 128GB SSD, and $143 off
    128GB Kingston V200 2.5″ SSD

Mobile

  1. TechFlash: Microsoft shakes up leadership of Windows Phone unit
  2. Engadget: Qualcomm loads Ice Cream Sandwich on Snapdragon S4 tablet
  3. ocaholic has Tegra 3 – design perspective

Software and gaming

  1. Intel delivers new features with Graphics Performance Analyzers 4.3
  2. TUAW: iTunes 10.5.2 available for direct download
  3. GameInformer: Sony’s “Other OS” class action lawsuit dismissed
  4. Engadget: YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV, and
    more video services roll out to Xbox Live

  5. PlayStation Vita plays it smart with phone-like UI, Engadget goes hands-on
  6. Eurogamer: Alan Wake spotted in Steam registry
  7. Best PC gaming gear of 2011 at Examiner.com
  8. YouGamers have Star Wars: The Old Republic first look

Systems and networking

  1. HotHardware holiday gift guide: PC components
  2. Hardware Canucks review Dell XPS 14z notebook
  3. Phoronix tests Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition on Linux
  4. VR-Zone’s high-end CPU battle in 2012: back to the future
  5. Tbreak reviews Gigabyte G1.Assassin 2
  6. Hardware Secrets on Intel DX79SI motherboard
  7. Real World Labs on Trendnet TEW-691GR wireless router

Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. Tbreak on Nokia’s Lumia 4D projection video
  2. OCC reviews Roccat Kova [+] mouse
  3. TweakTown reviews 600W PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III PSU
  4. PCPer and ThinkComputers review Antec Eleven Hundred case
  5. XSReviews on Antec Solo II case
  6. TWL reviews Diablotek Legend case
  7. Benchmark Reviews on Raidmax Seiran case
  8. TechSpot’s 4-way aftermarket CPU coolers roundup
  9. Hardware Secrets reviews Thermalright Macho CPU cooler

7 Up

  1. All About Microsoft: Microsoft previews Windows 8
    app store
    , launching with the beta in late February

  2. ZDNet reports Facebook flaw allows access to private photos
  3. Forbes on Samsung’s secret weapon against Apple
  4. Fudzilla: Ultrabook sales won’t hit Intel estimates in 2012
    and Intel steps ups support for ultrabook players and
    Intel talking to Google about Android on the Atom

  5. VR-Zone: Intel and Micron announces world’s first 20nm 128Gbit NAND flash
  6. AppleInsider: Kindle Fire usability study finds ‘disappointing‘ user experience and
    Apple hiring more Siri engineers, working on evolving API, features, languages

  7. New Opera (browser) tweaks threads, mail client


Wednesday

  1. VR-Zone: Broadcom promises 10-year battery life for Bluetooth keyboards
  2. HotHardware’s podcast
  3. Dealzon’s deals: $180 off 17.3” Toshiba P770 i7-2670QM / GeForce GT 540M,
    $100 off 13.3” Toshiba Portege Z835 i3-2367M / 128GB SSD, $100 off 11.6”
    Sony Vaio YB series AMD E-450, and $75 off 90GB OCZ Vertex 3 2.5″ SSD

Mobile

  1. ZDNet: Verizon’s LTE network hits its first
    birthday
    : disappointment of an early adopter

  2. C|Net reports Verizon’s big plans for 4G next year
  3. Android Developers: 10 billion Android Market downloads and counting
  4. Neowin’s Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” review

Software and gaming

  1. WinUnleaked.tk: The Windows 8 start page in latest builds
  2. Sysinternals updated
  3. Phoronix on AMD driver support state for Radeon HD 7000 series, Trinity
  4. PCPer on the five stages of grieving: death of the consoles
  5. The RPG Reporter’s Torchlight 2 interview
  6. Hardware Heaven reviews Rayman Origins (Xbox 360)

Systems and storage

  1. HotHardware’s holiday gift guide: notebooks
  2. TechReviews UK on 13″ Apple MacBook Air
  3. TechReviewSource on Sony Vaio VPC-YB35BX/B
  4. Guru3D’s Gigabyte X79-UD7 review
  5. KitGuru reviews Asus P8Z68-V LX
  6. techPowerUp! reviews 750GB Silicon Power Diamond D05 USB 3.0
  7. X-bit labs review 240GB Corsair Force GT and Force 3 series SSDs

Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. Tbreak reviews Sennheiser HD 239 stereo headphones
  2. LanOC Reviews on Logitech G510 gaming keyboard
  3. TweakTown reviews Roccat Kova+ mouse
  4. NinjaLane reviews Thermaltake Dr Power II PSU tester
  5. Legit Reviews and TechSpot review Cooler Master Storm Trooper case
  6. Hardware Secrets reviews Rosewill Blackhawk Ultra case
  7. TweakTown reviews Maingear Epic 180 liquid CPU cooler
  8. OCC and OC3D review Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

Eight is Enough

  1. The Verge reports AMD still committed to x86
  2. [H]ard|OCP readers ask AMD Bulldozer questions
  3. Bloomberg reports chipmakers lose as iPad challenges computers
  4. DigiTimes: Windows-on-ARM platform to join notebook competition in June 2013
  5. The NY Times: Is Microsoft running out of time for tablets?
  6. DigiTimes reports Acer will not give up netbook market, says VP
  7. X-bit labs: Seagate cuts shipments forecast amid market uncertainties
  8. Engadget reports Microsoft enables Android and iOS
    users to experience Windows Phone 7… via the web


Wednesday

  1. Bloomberg: Facebook said to plan IPO at $100B valuation and Zynga
    is said to plan to market IPO to investors beginning Monday, Dec. 5

  2. The NY Times reports F.T.C. settles privacy issue at Facebook
  3. Reuters: AT&T in talks with Leap about divestitures: report
  4. WSJ reports Lenovo sets web-linked TV
  5. BCCHardware podcast #132
  6. Dealzon’s deals: $150 off 15.6” Toshiba Qosmio F755 i5-2430M / glasses-free 3D,
    $380 off 14” Toshiba P740D AMD A6-3400M, $240 coupon for Lenovo K330
    i7-2600 / GeForce GTX 460 / 12GB RAM, and $74 coupon for Lenovo Q150
    Atom mini PC

Mobile

  1. Fusible: Samsung files trademark for ‘Samsung Galaxy Sleek‘ smartphones and tablets
  2. Engadget: Kindle Fire gets first taste of CM7, needs work on its hand-eye coordination
  3. CrackBerry has video demo of rooted BlackBerry PlayBook
  4. AnandTech reviews Amazon Kindle Fire and Touch 3G
  5. Engadget’s Motorola Xoom 2 unboxing and first impressions (video)
  6. BGR: Nokia’s new flagship Windows Phone will hit U.S. in early 2012
  7. WMPoweruser: Sharp upward spike in WP7 Facebook users
    could mean 600,000 new Windows Phones sold in the 2 weeks

  8. The Verge: The latest SiriProxy hack controls an entire room
  9. Mac Rumors: Apple suppliers starting to ship 4″ screens for next iPhone?
  10. TUAW reports iFixit offers transparent rear panels
  11. iFixit’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus teardown
  12. Tweak.dk reports 3DMark benchmark coming to Android
  13. A new frontier for Google Maps: mapping the indoors
  14. DailyTech: Apple approves, then pulls illicit tethering app for iPhone

Software and gaming

  1. TechFlash: With Office 365, Microsoft ups the ante to compete with Google Apps
  2. HTML5 for applications: The fourth IE10 platform preview – IEBlog
  3. CCleaner 3.13.1600
  4. Engadget: Verizon details live FiOS TV service for Xbox 360, Kinect controls on tap
  5. Eurogamer has Batman: Arkham City DLC revealed
  6. Joystiq: Voltron defends the universe on XBLA and PSN this week
  7. KitGuru’s Need For Speed: The Run review (PC)

Hardware

  1. Björn3D and OCC review 750GB Seagate Momentus XT
  2. AnandTech, Guru3D, Hardware Canucks, Hardware Heaven, HotHardware,
    Legit Reviews, PCPer on Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448

  3. ocaholic and techPowerUp! review Asus GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
  4. OC3D, techPowerUp!, and TweakTown review MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
  5. Tweaknews on 27″ Samsung SyncMaster SA950 3D LED monitor
  6. Hardware Secrets reviews 850W NZXT HALE82 PSU
  7. Real World Labs on BitFenix Merc Alpha case

The Starting Five

  1. X-bit labs: Thai flood to reduce HDD industry output to 125 million this quarter
  2. VR-Zone: Intel is planning docking solution for next year’s Ultrabooks using Thunderbolt
  3. VR-Zone cites report: AMD Radeon HD 7000M to launch in December
  4. Introducing the Humble Introversion Bundle
  5. John Carmack tweets Doom III source code released


Wednesday

  1. Reuters: EU regulator “concerned” over cell phone patents war
  2. hp: We have multi-year Itanium contract with Intel – X-bit labs
  3. Newegg’s early bird deals
  4. Dealzon’s deals: $180 off 17.3” Toshiba P770-ST5N01 i5-2430M, $649 off
    13.3” MacBook Air MC905LL/A Core 2 Duo / 256GB SSD, $180 coupon
    for 13.3” Lenovo ThinkPad X1 i3-2350M / 128GB SSD, $80 off 12.1”
    Samsung Series 5 Chromebook, $199 off 11.6” MacBook MC505LL/A
    Core 2 Duo / 64GB SSD & $120 off 24” Samsung S24A300B LED monitor

Mobile

  1. The Huffington Post reports BlackBerry PlayBook price drops
  2. TechSpot’s Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet review
  3. Engadget: LG holding ‘exclusive launch event
    on December 1st, Nitro HD the likely suspect

  4. VR-Zone’s Nokia N9 review
  5. TUAW: Apple allows subscription-based iPad gaming for the first time

Software

  1. Kinect for Windows – Building the future

Systems

  1. Hardware Secrets posts 2011 holiday buying guide
  2. ocaholic on X79: Features comparison overview of 25 motherboards
  3. Benchmark Reviews on X79 Express performance comparison
  4. TweakTown reviews Asus P9X79 Deluxe
  5. Overclockers.com reviews Asus Rampage IV Extreme

Multimedia, power, case & cooling

  1. TweakTown’s X79 / Z68 / 990FX CrossFireX HD 6970 x3 performance analysis
  2. XSReviews on HIS HD 6950 IceQ 2GB
  3. PureOC reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Single Slot
  4. Tbreak reviews Tt eSports Black Element mouse
  5. KitGuru reviews 1250W XFX Pro Black Edition PSU
  6. OCC reviews Antec 1100 case
  7. ProClockers review Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler

Eight is Enough

  1. Reuters has an exclusive: hp weighing sale of webOS unit
  2. X-bit labs: Nidec resumes production of motors for hard drives in Thailand
  3. TechRadar: Analyst predicts Windows 8 running ‘Ultrabook Touch
  4. Computerworld: Microsoft to ‘align‘ Windows Phone, future Windows OSes
  5. The Guardian: Huawei confirms that Microsoft is chasing it for Android patent license
  6. Huff Post Tech: Researcher Charlie Miller discovers iPhone app security bug
  7. X-bit labs: Microsoft Xbox “Loop” to feature ARM processor, Windows 9 core – report
  8. Joystiq: Skyrim is getting a day one patch, more DLC than you can shake a giant sword at


Wednesday

  1. TC Magazine reports Kodak sells its image sensor unit
  2. Fudzilla reports DMCA not harsh enough
  3. Hardware Heaven interviews Buffalo Technology’s Jon Waring
  4. Fudzilla reports AMD / Nvidia to launch notebook
    rebrands
    and Sapphire’s X79 motherboard pixellized

  5. TC Magazine: Patriot announces the Mac Series XT SandForce-powered SSDs
    and RunCore develops the SATA-connected Kylin II enterprise SSDs and

    Sennheiser launches six new headphones and Enermax launches the Fulmo GT
    and Fulmo PC
    cases and Cooler Master intros the LGA2011-supporting Hyper
    412S
    CPU cooler

  6. Win a 128GB Kingston HyperX Max 3.0 from Big Bruin
  7. Newegg’s guerrilla deals
  8. Dealzon’s deals: $220 off 17.3” Toshiba L770-ST4NX1 i3-2310M, $500 coupon
    for 15.6” hp dv6tqe i7-2670QM / 1080p / 2GB Radeon HD 6770M, $115 off 23”
    LG IPS236V-PN LED IPS monitor (refurb), and $155 off 240GB Kingston HyperX
    2.5″ SSD

Mobile

  1. Engadget: Mozilla seeks to infiltrate Android with Boot to Gecko
  2. WMPoweruser: Spotify for Windows Phone is now live in Marketplace
  3. TUAW: Consumer Reports gives a thumbs up to
    the iPhone 4S and discarded iPhones in the U.S.

  4. Apple Store iOS app adds in-store purchasing, Engadget goes hands-on (video)
  5. Fudzilla reports Transformer 2 launch Nov. 9, shipping later
  6. Engadget’s T-Mobile Springboard review
  7. TechSpot’s Motorola Droid Razr hands-on impressions
  8. TechReviews on Samsung Galaxy Ace
  9. Hardware Secrets reviews Motorola Droid 3

Software and gaming

  1. TechCrunch: Firefox 8 now officially available, includes built-in Twitter search
  2. Fedora 16 release notes
  3. Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin unveiled
  4. TC Magazine reports HWiNFO32 & HWiNFO64 updated to version 3.90
  5. Phoronix on VirtualBox 4.1 OpenGL 3D guest performance
  6. Joystiq reports Modern Warfare 3 pre-orders near 9 million, analyst says
  7. GamePro reports Modern Warfare 3 getting blasted by users
  8. Fudzilla reports DICE launches server status page

Systems and storage

  1. PC Perspective reviews Puget Systems Serenity Core i5 HTPC
  2. TechReviewSource on hp TouchSmart 320-1050
  3. Legit Reviews on AMD FX-4100 processor
  4. techPowerUp! reviews Biostar TA990FXE AM3+
  5. PCStats reviews MSI P67A-GD65
  6. Engadget’s LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt SSD review
  7. Madshrimps review 256GB Crucial m4 2.5″ SSD
  8. TweakTown reviews 120GB SanDisk Ultra SF-1200 SSD

Multimedia, power, case & cooling

  1. [H]ard|OCP reviews Asus RoG Mars II GTX 580 quad SLI
  2. Benchmark Reviews on Roccat Isku illuminated gaming keyboard
  3. ThinkComputers on 575W Diablotek UL series PSU
  4. Hardware Secrets reviews 500W SilverStone Nightjar PSU
  5. Kitguru reviews Cooler Master Storm Trooper case
  6. OC3D reviews Nofan CR-95C IcePipe 95W fanless CPU cooler
  7. Real World Labs on Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU cooler
  8. FrostyTech reviews Auras Shagon AHC-118 heatsink
  9. HardwareOC reviews Thermaltake Frio OCK (in German)

Eight is Enough

  1. Bill Gates—I helped Steve Jobs create the Mac – Computerworld
  2. C|Net has the inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet
  3. AMD’s Bulldozer beats own clock-speed record: 8.461GHz – X-bit labs
  4. X-bit labs: AMD reiterates plans to launch Fusion “Trinity” APU very early next year
  5. VR-Zone: Intel’s soon to launch Z68 motherboards detailed, pictured
  6. X-bit labs: Calxeda unveils world’s first ARM-based server microprocessor
  7. CVG: Battlefield 3 lead platform ‘switched to consoles‘ mid-development
  8. Fudzilla: DICE claims BF3 online issues addressed


Tuesday

  1. ZDNet: Can Apple really sue Google or Microsoft
    for using its patented sliding on / off switch?

  2. Engadget: Google promises ‘greater transparency‘ for
    targeted ads, gives users more control over them

  3. Reuters: Yahoo! attempts right click with interclick buy
  4. X-bit labs: hp loses CTO of PC unit and Ajit Manocha
    becomes permanent chief executive of GlobalFoundries

  5. TUAW reports Apple retail chief Ron Johnson officially departs
  6. Engadget reports Dell XPS 14z available now for $1,000,
    ready to assail your eyes with a Shuriken display

  7. Fudzilla reports four new mobile Celerons in Q1 2012
  8. TC Magazine: Foxconn unveils the Quantumian 1 X79 motherboard and
    NEC America to roll out the enterprise-grade MultiSync EA273WM monitor

  9. Fudzilla reports Sapphire rolls out new HD 6970
  10. Engadget: BeagleBone offers up ARM A8 processor,
    Linux, and 10-second boot for $89, bones

  11. Newegg’s Black November sale
  12. Dealzon’s deals: $250 off 17.3” Toshiba P770-ST4NX2 i7-2630M / GeForce GT
    540M, $100 off 15.6” Dell XPS 15z i5-2410M / GeForce GT 525M, $105 off
    180GB Corsair Force Series GT 2.5″ SSD, and $759 coupon for 47” LG Infinia
    47LW6500 3D 1080p 240Hz LED TV

Mobile

  1. TechReviews UK on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
  2. Anand Shimpi claims iPhone 4S battery issues are software-related on Bloomberg West (video)
  3. Droid Life has Verizon roadmap: Galaxy Nexus
    appears headed for release just after Black Friday

  4. Fudzilla: Latest iOS 5 works on two year-old 3GS
  5. Engadget reports Duke Nukem 3D hits Android, explosions ensue
  6. TechCrunch: Will the next wave of e-paper devices have glowing screens?

Software and gaming

  1. Reuters: Microsoft software bug linked to “Duqu” virus
  2. Fudzilla reports Mac OS X trojan makes Bitcoins
  3. TweakTown’s Catalyst 11.10 Windows 7 driver analysis
  4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 new modes & match customization trailer

Systems and storage

  1. Legit Reviews on CyberPower Gamer Ultra 2098 gaming PC
  2. HotHardware reviews Asus Zenbook UX21
  3. PCStats shows how to install / remove AMD Socket FM1 CPU and heatsink
  4. OC3D’s Asus P9X79 Pro preview and Rampage IV Extreme review
  5. iXBT Labs review Asus M5A97 EVO and M5A99X EVO
  6. Benchmark Reviews on 3TB Seagate Barracuda
  7. Björn3D on a complete SSD upgrade kit for MacBook Pro (early 2011)
  8. circuitREMIX on Vantec’s SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI-E card

Multimedia

  1. Phoronix reviews AMD FirePro V4900
  2. Kitguru’s KFA2 GeForce GTX 580 Anarchy Edition SLI review
  3. GameSpy’s Battlefield 3: GPU roundup
  4. PC Perspective on Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 portable monitor
  5. TechReviewSource on NoiseHush NX80 stereo headphones
  6. OCIA reviews NZXT Avatar S gaming mouse
  7. Hardware Secrets on SteelSeries Sensei mouse

Cases and cooling

  1. Benchmark Reviews on Thermaltake Overseer RX-I case
  2. OC3D’s Cougar Evolution case review
  3. Real World Labs on Thermalright Archon rev. A CPU cooler
  4. Technic3D reviews Corsair H80 CPU cooler (in German)

Eight is Enough

  1. Harvard Business Review: Steve Jobs solved The Innovator’s Dilemma
  2. ABI: Tablet shipments exploded in Q2 to surpass netbooks for the first time
  3. VR-Zone cites report: AMD Brazos 2.0 in Q1 2012
  4. TC Magazine reports EVGA X79 FTW pictured, prepping its arrival
    and quartet of Gigabyte X79 motherboards slide into view

  5. VR-Zone’s first look: Asus ROG Rampage IV Extreme (Intel X79) – hardcore is back
  6. Legit Reviews on Asus Intel X79 motherboards
    P9X79, TUF, WS & ROG Rampage IV Extreme

  7. Then and now: What 10 years with XP looks like – Windows Experience Blog
  8. FinalWire unleashes AIDA64 v2.00


Wednesday

  1. Wired reports John McCarthy, father of AI and Lisp, dies at 84
  2. WSJ reports ARM’s profit doubles
  3. TechFlash reports Amazon’s sales jump 44%, net income dives by 73%
  4. Huff Post Tech: U.N’s Broadband Commission for Digital
    Development sets target to connect poor to high-speed Internet

  5. Hi Tech Legion’s Nvidia GeForce LAN 6 October 14-16 2011 coverage
  6. VR-Zone: Samsung launches Series 7 Gamer and Chronos notebook PCs
    and Gigabyte to add 3-way digital PWMs on its X79 motherboards

  7. Samsung 830 SSD drive now available – the PC transformation begins today
  8. TC Magazine: Sapphire launches Radeon HD 6970 Battlefield 3 Special Edition
    and Thermaltake reveals the Saphira gaming mouse and White-Ra mouse pad

  9. Engadget: Ben Heck gets into the pinball business for real, pre-orders begin in January
  10. Joystiq reports Richard Garriott wins lawsuit against NCsoft (again)
  11. Engadget HD podcast 271
  12. Dealzon’s deals: $300 off 17.3” Toshiba Qosmio X770-BT5G24 i7-2670QM / GeForce 560M,
    $170 off 15.6” Toshiba L750-ST5NX2 i3-2330M, $200 off 14” Toshiba L740-ST4N02 i3-
    2310M, and $60 off 21.5” Hanns-G HL227DBB 1080p LED monitor

Mobile

  1. Engadget: Freescale joins ARM A5 & M4 cores at the hip for performance & power savings
  2. AppleInsider reports Apple updates iPad 2 Smart Covers with color changes
  3. Ad Age reports Nokia Windows Phone likely to miss holidays in U.S.
  4. WinRumors has an exclusive: Nokia to launch Lumia 800 and 710 Windows Phones [pics]
  5. Engadget: Want folders on your Windows Phone? There may soon be a way (video)
  6. TechSpot’s HTC Titan review: Windows Phone 7.5 on a giant screen
  7. Tbreak’s hands-on with the Motorola Razr
  8. Engadget reports Nexus S port of Ice Cream Sandwich
    is available if you can stand some rough edges

  9. Engadget: Siri shows up on an iPod touch, no longer plays favorites in the iOS family

Software and gaming

  1. Inside the Linux kernel 3.0 at TechRadar
  2. HowtoForge on the perfect desktop: Ubuntu Studio 11.10
  3. Lifehacker’s Linux desktop faceoff: GNOME 3 vs. Ubuntu Unity
  4. Google Chrome Stable release (15.0.874.102)
  5. Betanews reports WinZip 16 goes 64-bit
  6. X-bit labs: Microsoft’s Xbox Next may carry “Loop” name
  7. Joystiq reports World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
    sets a new direction for Blizzard’s first MMO

  8. Harmonix: Rock Band in for a ‘fundamental creative reinterpretation
  9. [H]ard|OCP’s Battlefield 3 performance preview

Systems, storage, and multimedia

  1. GeForce.com: How to build a Battlefield 3 PC
  2. Legit Reviews reviews Asus Crosshair V Formula
  3. TWL reviews ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3
  4. Tbreak reviews 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSD
  5. Hardware Heaven reviews Palit GTX 560 Ti Twin Light Turbo
  6. Engadget’s Canon EOS-1D X first hands-on (video)

Power, cases, and cooling

  1. techPowerUp! reviews 850W NZXT HALE90 PSU
  2. Funky Kit on 700W Cougar CMX and 620W JouJye Linkable 80+ Bronze PSUs
  3. Neoseeker reviews Corsair Carbide 500R case
  4. Hardware Secrets reviews BitFenix Merc Alpha case
  5. BCCHardware and Kitguru review NZXT Havik 140 cooler
  6. Hi Tech Legion reviews Scythe Mugen 3 PCGH Edition CPU cooler
  7. Hardware Secrets reviews Rosewill RCX-ZAIO-92 CPU cooler

The Pick 6

  1. PCWorld reports Ballmer feels lucky Microsoft didn’t buy Yahoo! in 2008
  2. X-bit labs: AMD wants Fusion APUs to be “compelling option for gaming purposes
    and ARM & TSMC tape-out first working 20nm processor

  3. SemiAccurate: Why did Bulldozer underwhelm?
    and Bulldozer doesn’t have just a single problem

  4. Fudzilla reports Ivy Bridge Pentium comes in Q3 2012
    and ten Core i7 die by Q2 2012

  5. The Official hp Palm Blog: What’s new in webOS 3.0.4?
  6. Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link launch trailer


Wednesday

  1. CNNMoney reports Yahoo! profit falls 26%, but tops estimates
  2. TUAW: Apple retail stores will close briefly on Wednesday for Steve Jobs memorial
  3. Engadget: Ultra HDTV technical standards agreed on, more pixels is a good thing
  4. DealBook: Dropbox confirms $250 million investment (thanks Neutronbeam)
  5. Hardware Canucks post Nvidia GeForce LAN day 2 & 3 coverage
  6. TC Magazine: AData reveals three new USB 3.0 flash drives
    and Wortmann adds a new 21.5″ monitor to its offer and
    Logitech announces the G9X mouse and G105 keyboard for gamers and
    be quiet! rolls out the Straight Power E9 line of 80Plus Gold-rated PSUs

  7. Engadget reports Logitech releases MW3 gaming mouse and keyboard
  8. Dealzon’s deals: $112 coupon for 17.3” hp dv7t i3-2330M, $127 coupon for
    15.6” hp dv6t Select i5-2430M / 8GB RAM, $200 coupon for 15.6” Lenovo
    G570 i5-2410M, and $100 off 14” Toshiba R845-ST5N01 i5-2430M

Mobile

  1. X-bit labs: Samsung expected to manufacture next-gen A6 SoC for Apple
  2. VR-Zone: The Samsung Galaxy Nexus leaks ahead of launch
  3. Engadget reports Motorola locks Razr bootloader,
    angers ROM-happy lovers of anorexic handsets

  4. Engadget’s Motorola Droid Razr hands-on (video)
  5. Fudzilla reports Ice Cream Sandwich comes tomorrow
  6. Techgage reviews SanDisk Sansa Clip Zip & Fuze+ audio players

Software and gaming

  1. Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3
  2. Fudzilla reports gamers take over aircraft carrier
  3. Strategy Informer’s Serious Sam 3: BFE preview

Systems, storage, and networking

  1. PCPer reviews Asus N55 notebook
  2. Ultimate Hardware pits Athlon II X3 455 against Athlon II X4 645
  3. X-bit labs review MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3)
  4. Kitguru’s ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 review
  5. VR-Zone previews Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight dual-band router

Multimedia, power, and cases

  1. Examiner.com reviews TekNmotion Intruder gaming headset
  2. Real World Labs on Microsoft Touch mouse
  3. TechReviewSource on Logitech M515 Couch mouse
  4. OCC reviews 1350W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU
  5. Hi Tech Legion reviews Rosewill Future case
  6. Neoseeker and XSReviews on NZXT Tempest 210 case
  7. Technic3D reviews Corsair Carbide Series 400R case (in German)

Eight is Enough

  1. Benchmark Reviews, Guru3D, [H]ard|OCP, Hardware Canucks, Hardware Heaven,
    Hexus.net, Hi Tech Legion, HotHardware, Kitguru, Legit Reviews, LostCircuits,
    Neoseeker, OCC, Overclockers.com, PCPer, PureOC, TechSpot, TweakTown,
    TWL, and VR-Zone on AMD’s FX-8150

  2. VR-Zone’s AMD FX-8150 memory scaling investigation – feeding the Bulldozer
  3. [H]ard|OCP’s AMD FX-8150 gameplay performance review
  4. AnandTech: Intel focuses on tablets, winds down Digital Home Group
  5. X-bit labs: Tablets with “retina” quality screens may emerge in 2012 – analysts
  6. TC Magazine reports AT&T officially announces the Motorola Atrix 2
  7. The Word of Notch: Pre-releases and adventure updates
  8. Ars Technica: Dumping DRM can increase sales while reducing piracy


Wednesday

  1. Ars Technica: Verisign wants power to shut sites down upon law enforcement request
  2. Ars Technica: IBM buys Platform Computing, gets HPC and private cloud boost
  3. TorrentFreak: Anti-piracy company pirates Deus Ex in controversial experiment
  4. VR-Zone reports Asus launches the Zenbook UX21 and UX31
  5. Laptoping: Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook pre-orders start
  6. Engadget: Evolio’s 2.2-pound U9 to drop softly in December
  7. TC Magazine: AVADirect debuts GeForce GTX 560M SLI-equipped gaming notebook
  8. OCZ Technology: We are one of the largest SSD companies now – X-bit labs
  9. VR-Zone reports HIS rolls out new Silent HD 6670 graphics card
  10. Newegg’s 48-hour sale
  11. Dealzon’s deals: $230 off 17.3” Toshiba P770-ST4N01 i5-2410M, $320 off
    14” Toshiba P740D-BT4N22 AMD Quad A6-3400M, $100 off 13.3” Toshiba
    L730-ST5N01 i3-2330M, and $110 off 120GB OCZ Vertex 3 2.5″ SSD

Mobile

  1. X-bit labs: UMC to produce ARM SoCs using 28nm process tech
  2. VR-Zone reports ViewSonic announces the ViewPad 10e
  3. TechCrunch reports iPhone 4 prototype sellers sentenced: probation and $250 fine
  4. TUAW: Apple offering AppleCare+ for iPhone 4 and 4S preorders until November 14th
  5. Engadget: Samsung and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich /
    Nexus Prime event back on for the 19th?

  6. X-bit labs: Nokia about to start advertising Nokia 800
  7. AppleInsider: Testing shows iPhone 4S A5 GPU clocked at 800MHz, 73% faster than iPhone 4
  8. Engadget reviews T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II
  9. AnandTech reviews Motorola Droid Bionic
  10. TechReviewSource on Apple iOS 5

Software and gaming

  1. VR-Zone: ESET launches NOD32 Antivirus 5 and Smart Security 5
  2. TC Magazine: HWiNFO32 and HWiNFO64 reach version 3.88, get AMD
    Krishna support and Apple iTunes 10.5 released, clouds start gathering

  3. Phoronix on the other issue with Ubuntu 11.10: boot speed
  4. Ars Technica’s hands-on: BlueStacks Android player brings mobile apps to Windows
  5. RPS reports WoW sneaks in real / fake cash trades

Systems and storage

  1. XSReviews on Foxconn nT-A3500 nettop
  2. NinjaLane reviews Asus Crosshair V Formula
  3. TweakTown reviews Gigabyte A55M-S2V mATX
  4. Guru3D’s OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid review
  5. Real World Labs on 750GB Hitachi Travelstar 7K750-750 SATA II HDD
  6. ThinkComputers on Asus BW-12B1LT Blu-ray burner

Multimedia and power

  1. HardwareOC reviews Asus EAH6770 DC SL/2DI/1GD5 (in German)
  2. Engadget’s Logitech Harmony Link review
  3. The SSD Review on Cooler Master Storm Xornet mouse
  4. Examiner.com reviews Mad Catz R.A.T. 7 Albino Edition mouse
  5. LanOC Reviews on XFX WarPad
  6. Hardware Secrets reviews 520W Antec High Current Gamer PSU

Eight is Enough

  1. Bloomberg: hp to decide on spinning off PC unit this month, CEO says
  2. CPU World: AMD Opteron 4200 lineup revealed
  3. From IDF: Retina quality 2560×1600 HD panels on Ivy Bridge Ultrabooks – VR-Zone
  4. VR-Zone: GeForce 600 branding leaked in 285 beta drivers
  5. TC Magazine: PowerColor reveals the Devil 13 HD 6970 custom graphics card
  6. AnandTech’s Asus Eee Pad Slider review
  7. Ars Technica reviews Rage
  8. Steam’s midweek madness – Portal 2 50% off + free DLC


Wednesday

  1. X-bit labs: hp acquires control of Autonomy
  2. VR-Zone: Fujitsu launches its own version of an Ultrabook
  3. TC Magazine: Intel makes it official, X58 chipset to retire in 2012
  4. DailyTech reports Microsoft Zune players are officially dead
  5. Dealzon’s deals: $230 off 17.3” Toshiba L770D-BT5N11 AMD A4-3300M,
    $100 off 15.6” Toshiba Qosmio F755-3D350 i7-2670QM glasses-free 3D,
    $280 off 15.6” Toshiba P755-S5270 i5-2410M, and $77 off EVGA GeForce
    GTX 460 1GB PCIe

Gaming

  1. Blue’s News has Diablo III beta preview
  2. Serious Sam Double D demo from Steam

Mobile

  1. TC Magazine: Samsung builds up Nexus Prime hype with teaser video
  2. TechSpot on iPhone 4S: How does it stack up?
  3. Hardware Secrets reviews Motorola Atrix

Hardware

  1. Hardware Heaven reviews Asus RoG G74Sx 3D gaming laptop
  2. HotHardware reviews Alienware M18x gaming notebook
  3. X-bit labs review Asus Maximum IV Extreme
  4. TweakTown reviews 120GB Mushkin Chronos Deluxe SSD
  5. Benchmark Reviews and Guru3D review EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Classified
  6. Legit Reviews on Nvidia 3D Vision w/ Asus VG236HE 3D display
  7. Hi Tech Legion reviews Asus Xonar Essence STX
  8. XSReviews on Roccat Isku gaming keyboard
  9. ProClockers review 1050W Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid PSU
  10. TweakTown reviews Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 case
  11. TR alum Dustin Sklavos reviews BitFenix Merc Alpha case

Eight is Enough

  1. ITworld: Can Newegg survive the post-PC future?
  2. VR-Zone: Intel launches new Z68 motherboards, more to come
  3. TC Magazine: Asus coming out with three PCI-Express 3.0-enabled Z68
    motherboards
    and OWC selling 30GB SandForce-based SSD for $68

  4. Engadget: Is a second generation Kindle Fire tablet hitting early next year?
  5. TC Magazine: Linux and LiMo to develop the Tizen platform, MeeGo set to retire
  6. Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Fridges (video)
  7. PCGH: Graphics in Battlefield 3 beta: the good, the bad, and the ugly
  8. VR-Zone on Battlefield 3 beta: Performance preview, screenshots, and HD video walkthrough


Wednesday

  1. Bloomberg reports Taiwan Semiconductor shares climb after New York chip venture with Intel
  2. Ars Technica: Apple rejected over “multi-touch” trademark application
  3. TechFlash on 20 years of Microsoft Research
  4. TC Magazine: Acer launches the Aspire 5560 and 7560 Llano-powered
    laptops
    and Asus Eee PC 1215B gets the C-60 upgrade, too

  5. VR-Zone reports TP-Link launches its first dual-band router
  6. Engadget: Sharp’s biggest LCD HDTVs get even bigger with a new 80″ model
  7. SlashGear: Hitachi affordable 720p HD 4.5″ smartphone display outed
  8. Dealzon’s deals: $300 off 15.6” Asus G53SW-XN1 i7-2630QM / GeForce GTX 460M,
    $170 coupon for 15.6” Lenovo V570 i7-2630QM, $80 off 15.6” Toshiba L755-S5277
    Pentium B940, and $250 off 21.5” hp Omni 220 i7-2600S / Radeon HD 6450A

Mobile

  1. TC Magazine: Toshiba builds 7″ Thrive tablet, to release it in December
  2. AnandTech’s hands-on with the Galaxy Tab 8.9
  3. Legit Reviews on Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 tablet
  4. Windows Phone users: the time has come for Mango – TechFlash
  5. TC Magazine reports Nokia starts shipping the N9 MeeGo smartphone and
    Motorola Droid 4 said to be codenamed ‘Maserati’, have a D-pad-less keyboard

  6. TUAW: Apple may discontinue the iPod shufle and classic

Software and gaming

  1. Computerworld: Microsoft promises patch to block BEAST attacks
  2. Engadget: Canonical launches Ubuntu App Developer platform for curious coders
  3. CCleaner 3.11.1541
  4. Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0
  5. GameStop: We have ‘advantage‘ over OnLive, Gaikai – IndustryGamers
  6. Techgage’s F1 2011 (PC) review
  7. Eurogamer’s Guild Wars 2 preview

Systems and storage

  1. Guru3D’s Sandy Bridge-E and MSI X79 preview
  2. Hardware Canucks review Asus U36SD-A1 notebook
  3. Ultimate Hardware pits Core i3-2120 vs. Phenom II X2 560
  4. OC3D reviews MSI Z68A GD65 G3
  5. OCC’s 3x4GB Mushkin Blackline PC3-16000 review
  6. AnandTech, HotHardware, PCPer & The SSD Review on OCZ’s 1.6TB Z-Drive R4 PCIe SSD
  7. Björn3D reviews OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS
  8. Hardware Heaven reviews 120GB Patriot Wildfire SSD
  9. Real World Labs on 16GB Kingston Wi-Drive portable wireless storage

Multimedia and power

  1. LanOC Reviews on EVGA GTX 580 Classified 3072MB Air
  2. AnandTech on Dell U2311H: E-IPS, full adjustments, and DisplayPort
  3. LanOC Reviews on SteelSeries MMO mouse Legendary Edition
  4. Examiner.com reviews Mad Catz Cyborg gaming lights
  5. Technic3D reviews be quiet! Pure Power BQT L8-CM-430W PSU

Cases

  1. ProClockers review Cooler Master Storm Trooper case
  2. Hi Tech Legion reviews Thermaltake Chaser MK-I case
  3. TweakTown reviews Corsair Carbide Series 400R case
  4. techPowerUp! reviews ractal Design Define Mini case
  5. Hardware Secrets on NZXT Tempest 210 case
  6. HardwareLook reviews In Win Dragon Rider case
  7. Big Bruin reviews Thermaltake Armor A30 mATX case

The Pick 6

  1. TC Magazine: AMD’s FX series CPUs said to launch on October 12, to cost
    under $250 and AOC’s i2353Gh 9.6mm-thick IPS monitor to ship next month

  2. Bloomberg reports Rambus was ‘dethroned‘ by Intel, Micron says
  3. DigiTimes reports Intel downstream partners request CPU price drop
  4. X-bit labs: Intel’s Ivy Bridge chipset to support yet unavailable DDR3 memory
    and OCZ unveils SSDs for caching: weds SSD performance with HDD capacity

  5. Nvidia talks PC gaming trends at Techgage
  6. Lonesome Road is now available


Wednesday

  1. DigiTimes reports Acer seeking new CFO
  2. TC Magazine: Asus U46SV 14″ ultra-thin laptop gets listed in the U.S.

    and Micron unveils the C400 SED self-encrypting SSD
    and Rosewill rolls out the Ranger mid-tower chassis and
    Maingear intros the Epic X2 dual-GPU liquid cooling system

  3. Dealzon’s deals: $180 off 17.3” Toshiba P770-ST4NX1 i5-2410M / GeForce GT 540M,
    $25 coupon for 14” Dell Inspiron 14r i5-2410M, $303 coupon hp Elite HPE-h8z AMD /
    2GB GeForce GT 530, and $193 off 120GB Kingston HyperX 2.5″ SSD

Systems and storage

  1. TWL reviews Sapphire Edge HD2 mini PC
  2. TechReviewSource on Dell Precision M4600
  3. ocaholic on Asus Sabertooth 990FX: layout and design
  4. Kitguru reviews 115GB MemoRight FTM.25 SSD
  5. techPowerUp! reviews 16GB Centon Rush USB 3.0
  6. X-bit labs pits USB 3.0 vs. external hard disk drives

Multimedia, power, cases & cooling

  1. ThinkComputers and TweakTown review NZXT Avatar S mouse
  2. Guru3D reviews 850W Enermax Platimax PSU
  3. PureOC reviews 620W Antec High Current Gamer PSU
  4. techPowerUp! reviews Lian Li PC-90B ‘The Hammer’ case
  5. OCC reviews NZXT Tempest 210 case
  6. Madshrimps review Alpenföhn Peter VGA cooler

Eight is Enough

  1. VR-Zone on what Intel won’t tell you about Sandy Bridge-E at IDF
  2. HotHardware: Intel details 2013 Haswell CPU: Massive power savings, Ultrabook future
  3. Ars Technica: MacBook Pro may get CPU bump in 2011 to tide over until Ivy Bridge
  4. SemiAccurate reports SATA to move to PCI Express
  5. VR-Zone reports AMD demonstrates 28nm GPU; Fudzilla
    reports AMD launches new professional graphics cards

  6. AnandTech: Lucid announces Virtu Ultimate MVP featuring HyperFormance technology
  7. TR alum Joel Hruska and AnandTech preview Windows 8
  8. Ars Technica’s hands-on with Windows 8: a PC operating
    system for the tablet age and it’s good stuff on the PC, too


Wednesday

  1. Fudzilla reports OMAP is not for sale
  2. Reuters: FCC’s Internet rules clear a review hurdle
  3. VR-Zone: Lenovo ThinkPad X121e offers advanced video conferencing tools and robust
    performance and MSI introduces stylish Wind Box DC100 with dual-core performance

  4. TC Magazine reports Kingston releases the business-focused KC100 SSDs
  5. HotHardware reports SanDisk announces low-power SATA initiative for mobile SSDs
    amd DisplayLink unveils world’s first USB 3.0 graphics adapter

  6. Ars Technica reports Apple’s AirPort Express may soon get a speed bump
  7. VR-Zone reports Jabra HALO2 brings virtual surround
    sound and powerful bass for users on the move

  8. SemiAccurate reports USB to kill the power brick
  9. AppleInsider: Steve Jobs resignation has little effect on product demand – report
  10. Dealzon’s deals: $375 off 15.6” Toshiba P750-BT4G22 Quad i7-2630QM / 6GB RAM /
    GeForce GT 540M, $375 coupon for 15.6” hp dv6t Quad i7-2630QM, $170 off 20” hp
    100B XZ812UT all-in-one PC, and $47 off Logitech Z506 surround sound speakers

Mobile

  1. Ars Technica: Intel demos Android 2.3 on a Medfield smartphone prototype
  2. Fudzilla reports Tegra 2 finally goes beyond 1.0GHz
  3. AnandTech and Ars Technica preview Motorola Droid Bionic
  4. AnandTech’s Samsung Galaxy S 2 (international) review

Software and gaming

  1. Ars Technica on Windows 8 hardware: touchscreens, sensor support, and robotic fingers
  2. PCWorld on Windows 8 features for laptop users
  3. TechRadar’s hands-on: Windows 8 tablet review
  4. VR-Zone reports Norton launches Intel Security and AntiVirus 2012
  5. TC Magazine: GeForce 285.27 beta driver outed, brings performance improvements
  6. Major Nelson on Xbox Live and Windows 8
  7. Red Orchestra HD release trailer
  8. Shacknews reports PlanetSide 2 will be free-to-play
  9. Ars Technica’s Forza 4 interview: Turn 10 talks UGC, strain, and hints at tracks

Hardware

  1. X-bit labs on IDF 2011: Fundamental transformations
  2. Sharky Extreme’s PC buyer’s guide for gaming enthusiasts – August 2011
  3. [H]ard|OCP’s AMD “Bulldozer” FX model 8150 CPU overclocking preview
  4. Tbreak reviews Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z
  5. AnandTech reviews 6TB WD My Book Studio Edition II
    and 4TB Seagate GoFlex Desk external HDD

  6. TweakTown’s ioSafe 750GB rugged portable external hard drive review
  7. Hardware Secrets reviews 120GB Patriot Wildfire SSD
  8. ThinkComputers has Bigfoot Networks Killer 1102
    wireless N network card comparison review

  9. [H]ard|OCP reviews Diamond Multimedia VStream WPCTV1080H
  10. techPowerUp! reviews Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 case
  11. TweakTown reviews Cooler Master NotePal U Stand

Eight is Enough

  1. DailyTech reports Apple briefly surpasses Exxon as most valuable company in the U.S.
  2. ‘Stagnant’ 2011 PC ecosystem viewed as opportunity for Apple to make gains
  3. Ars Technica reports Apple releases tool to create external Lion recovery drives
  4. Security expert: Windows 7 is more secure than Mac OS X – SuperSite for Windows
  5. VR-Zone reports Dell first with AMD’s E-450 & C-60 APUs
    and images of Acer’s Ultrabook leak

  6. TC Magazine: SATA-IO aiming for 16 Gb/s transfer speeds with SATA Express
  7. TorrentFreak: UK reports shows futility of U.S. anti-piracy law
    and 200,000 BitTorrent users sued in the United States

  8. MSNBC: Take-Two reports 1Q net loss, weak ‘Nukem’ sales


Wednesday

  1. AllThingsD reports ITC will investigate another Apple complaint against HTC
  2. All About MS: Microsoft making big speech bets with Windows 8, Bing
  3. Puget Systems announces Puget Labs
  4. DigiTimes reports Asus sees strong revenue growth in July
  5. Ars Technica: In wake of World IPv6 Day, browsers resist IPv6 brokenness—but should they?
    and Apple offers gift cards for old iPhones, iPads, and computers (even PCs)

  6. WebProNews: Google+ account name guidelines updated
  7. TweakTown reports Futuremark announces winners of Palit overclocking contest

Hardware news

  1. AppleInsider: Apple’s Mac lineup seen taking 4.5% of PC sales in 2011, 5.2% in 2015
  2. TC Magazine: ECS expands its FM1 motherboard line, intros three A55 models
  3. SR reports Seagate Momentus XT hits 1 million drives shipped, second generation due this year
  4. TC Magazine: Gigabyte to release two more WindForce 3X-cooled Radeon HD 6870
  5. Newegg’s deals of the week
  6. Dealzon’s deals: $330 off 17.3” Toshiba P770-BT4N22 i3-2310M, $320 off 15.6” Toshiba
    P750-BT4G22 i7-2630QM, $118 coupon for 15.6” Lenovo ThinkPad T520i i3-2310M,
    and $163 coupon for 14” Lenovo ThinkPad T420 i5-2520M / Nvidia NVS 4200M

Mobile

  1. DailyTech: FCC to scrutinize spectrum aspects of AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition
  2. Ars Technica reports Verizon blocks unlicensed tethering, insists it can charge extra
  3. All About MS: Windows Phone ‘Tango‘ to be Microsoft’s lower price-point OS?
  4. Ars Technica: Apple stops Samsung, wins EU-wide injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1
  5. TC Magazine reports Vizo releases a sub-$300 8″ Android tablet
  6. VR-Zone: Images of Apple iPhone 5 leaked?
  7. AppleInsider: Google rushing out Android 4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” to counter iPhone 5
  8. HotHardware reports BlackBerry QNX smartphone details
    leaked and names for new Sprint 4G smartphones leaked

  9. VR-Zone reports Acer’s Iconia Smart to launch in September
  10. HotHardware’s Kingston Wi-Drive review
  11. TC Magazine: YouTube app for Android updated, gets more video management options

Software

  1. Gartner: 42% of PCs will be running Windows 7 by year-end
  2. Microsoft security bulletin summary for August 2011
  3. Ars Technica: Khronos ships OpenGL 4.2 spec, outlines plans for new sensor API
  4. Phoronix: Intel rounds out its Ivy Bridge graphics driver
  5. gHacks: Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
  6. Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 3.22
  7. HWiNFO64 and HWiNFO32 v3.84
  8. Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.5
  9. Google Chrome 13.0.782.112

Gaming

  1. Fudzilla reports Xbox 360 Rage HD install is 22GB
  2. QuakeCon 2011 – John Carmack keynote Q&A (video)
  3. C|Net: 10-year old hacker finds zero-day flaw in games
  4. Shacknews reports Havok acquiring game engine maker Trinigy
    and Humble Indie Bundle 3 sales pass $2 million

  5. X-bit labs: Amazon and Best Buy start to take pre-orders for PlayStation Vita
  6. TechRadar has Xbox 720: Every rumor about the new Xbox
  7. Accuracy takes power: One man’s 3GHz quest
    to build a perfect SNES emulator – Ars Technica

  8. Shacknews reports BioShock Infinite capitalizing on PS3 strengths
    and Dawn of War II getting ‘Ultramarines‘ DLC
    and Tropico 4 PC demo released and
    Street Fighter 3 Online Edition is playable offline

  9. Dead Island co-op trailer part 3
  10. CoD: MW3 Spec Ops Survival trailer
  11. Firing Points – EA vs. Valve, Battlefield 3 losing Steam
  12. CS: Source Beta, L4D2, and TF2 updates released on Steam

Systems and storage

  1. VR-Zone’s Asus ET2410INTS AIO review
  2. ocaholic’s Toshiba Qosmio gaming notebook review
  3. TWL’s how to overclock your computer 101
  4. PCStats has Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD & 20GB SSD review
  5. Guru3D’s Asus Crosshair V Formula review
  6. XSReviews on Sapphire Pure Black P67 Hydra
  7. Hardware Secrets and NinjaLane on Asus Maximus IV Extreme
  8. TweakTown reviews Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
  9. techPowerUp! reviews 1TB AData Classic Series CH11 USB 3.0 external HDD
  10. Modders-Inc reviews 120GB Patriot Pyro SATA III SSD
  11. Benchmark Reviews on 120GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD
  12. Kitguru’s IcyDock SSD Xpander (SSD hybrid) review

Graphics

  1. [H]ard|OCP’s Sapphire HD 6970 BFBC2: Vietnam Special Edition review
  2. TechSpot’s Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 SOC review
  3. Neoseeker’s Asus Matrix GTX 580 Platinum review
  4. Madshrimps review MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozer OC
  5. Hi Tech Legion reviews Asus GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectCU II 1GB

Cases and cooling

  1. Hardware Canucks review Corsair Carbide Series 400R case
  2. DragonSteelMods on Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 case
  3. Hi Tech Legion’s NZXT Sentry Mesh fan controller review
  4. X-bit labs review NZXT Havik 140 CPU cooler
  5. OverclockersHQ reviews Thermaltake Frio CPU cooler
  6. PureOC’s GeForce GTX 590 water blocks roundup
  7. Techgage’s Zalman VF3000F GTX 570/580 GPU cooler review
  8. HT4U’s Prolimatech coolers roundup (in German)

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