Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki
— 3:29 AM on October 30, 2008
Thursday
- Fudzilla reports SSDs might have a problem with certain notebooks and motherboards
and Google G1 phone gets unlocked and Gigabyte launches new gaming mouse
- TG Daily reports we the people shall design a PC for Asus and Intel
and tool developed to measure reality of virtual worlds
- PC World on 15 hot new technologies that will change everything
- Engadget reports Voodoo's Rahul Sood continues to tease new product, calls it "forward-thinking"
- TC Magazine reports MSI flashes its X58 / P45 BIOSes, details new features
- DailyTech reports court finds file hashes subject to 4th amendment protection
- DigiTimes reports Foxconn rumored to be quitting branded motherboard market
- Motorola plans job cuts, focus on Google software: report
- Hexus.insight - Antec's Scott Richards shows off the Skeleton
- Tech ARP posts Intel's mobile CPU & chipset roadmaps October 2008
- Ars Technica on a decade of the DMCA: keep the Safe Harbor, ditch the rest
- Editorial: Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony!
- PC Perspective's podcast #40
Software
- Hardware Secrets on seeking the best performance per watt for Folding@Home
- TUAW's rumor roundup: iPhone 2.2 firmware details;
TG Daily reports iPhone will support podcast downloads)
- Phoronix on AMD's X-Video bitstream acceleration
- SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 preview part 3: explorer and networking
- Digital Trends has Windows 7 editorial
- Ars Technica reviews Photoshop CS4 Extended
- ITreviewed on Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier
Gaming
- Gamers.com reports $99 60GB HDD Live pack for Xbox 360 available next week
- Shacknews reports Xbox 360 gets HD Netflix streaming first
- 1UP reports Mirror's Edge demo leaps onto PSN today, XBL tomorrow
- GamesIndustry.biz reports Bethesda pencils in new Elder Scrolls title for 2010
- Destructoid reports Killer Instinct teased in Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts demo
- Sci Fi Channel game for video game challenge
- Expreview runs benchmarks with Far Cry 2 and new Catalyst 8.10 hotfix
- [H] Enthusiast on Far Cry 2 gameplay performance
- Ars Technica reviews Fallout 3
- Spore: we found who to tar and feather (gameplay issue)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 1.5.06 patch
- Latest Red Alert 3 patch
Systems and storage
- HotHardware reviews Dell Studio Hybrid SFF desktop
- TweakTown reviews iBuyPower Australia FragBox SFF PC
- Digital Trends reviews Asus G50VT gaming laptop
- Techgage reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
- Hardware Bistro reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3
- SilentPCReview on Asus M3A78-T
- CPU3D reviews 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC3-10600 kit
- Futurelooks reviews 4GB SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus USB flash drive
- ITreviewed on PNY MicroSD mobility pack
- Tweaknews reviews Thecus N4100 Pro NAS
Multimedia
- PC Perspective reviews Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB
- Hartware reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic (in German)
- Overclockers Online reviews HIS HD 4850 IceQ 4 TurboX
- HardwareZone on the AMD Radeon HD 4830 stream processor mix-up
- SilentPCReview on AMD Radeon HD 4830
- AMDZone reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4650 & 4550 Overclocked Editions
- AnandTech has MSI R4350 - first look
- HardwareZone reviews Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
- I4U reviews Logitech Pure-Fi Anytime iPod alarm clock
- MetkuMods reviews Creative HS-1200 wireless headset
- Legit Reviews on JayBird JB-200 Bluetooth stereo headset
- TestFreaks review Brother MFC-790CW color inkjet all-in-one printer
- techPowerUp! reviews Vidabox premium wireless keyboard
- t-break reviews SilverStone Raven gaming mouse
- Everything USB reviews Microsoft Arc™ Mouse
Power, case, and cooling
- SilentPCReview on SilverStone Decathlon DA700 PSU
- CaseCritics review Cooler Master CM690 case
- Overclockers Club reviews OCZ Gladiator Max
- FrostyTech reviews Vantec Aeroflow FX 92 VAF-9225 heatsink
- HardwareLogic reviews Zalman CNPS9300 AT CPU cooler
- TweakPC reviews NZXT Cryo LX laptop cooler (in German)
