Posted May 12, 2008

Monday

1. Expreview reports Intel claims upgrade GPU has no benefit to users
2. Fudzilla's GPU news: GT200 is 512-bit and sampling and RV770Pro supports 256-bit memory
3. EVGA introduces UV Plus+ USB VGA display port
4. Fudzilla's motherboard news: Gigabyte adds watercooling to motherboard
   and Asus puts PCI-X slot on Nvidia 780a board
5. Expreview on Intel products reaching EOL soon: CPUs and P35 chipset
6. RIM's new BlackBerry Bold targets business market
7. Nvidia CEO details his beef with Intel
8. TG Daily on 10 things you didn't know about OCZ Technology's Ryan Petersen
9. CPU3D covers Gigabyte Spring Break Plug-Fest 2008
10. TweakTown covers Gigabyte Spring Break Plug-Fest: GK-K8000 keyboard, benchmarking,
    GA-P45-DQ6 w/ 4 LAN ports, more details on the GA-P45-DQ6, and probably the
    biggest mobo in the world

Gaming and software

1. bit-tech reports on Nvidia: we didn't request to pull DX10.1 from Assassin's Creed
2. GamersHell has GTA IV secrets FAQ
3. Ars Technica reports IE8 to boost ActiveX security on Vista
4. Chronic Productions report there is undoubtedly going to be a 3G iPhone
5. News Opera (browser) snapshot featuring profile-guided optimization (PGO)
6. Ars Technica on throwing things at things: a review of Boom Blox
7. TechConnect Magazine has Nvidia 175.70 beta drivers ready for download

Hardware

1. bit-tech reviews DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R
2. HardwareLogic reviews Asus M3N-HT Deluxe
3. ProClockers review Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6
4. Benchmark Reviews on DDR3 RAM: system memory technology explained
5. Overclockers Club reviews 2GB Mushkin Ascent XP3-12800 dual channel kit
6. Futurelooks reviews 32GB Corsair Survivor USB 2.0 flash drive
7. ThinkComputers and TweakTown review Palit GeForce 9600 GT 1GB Sonic
8. Techgage reviews Razer / THX Mako advanced 2.1 desktop audio
9. ProClockers review Cyber Snipa Warboard™ gaming keyboard
10. XtremeComputing reviews SilverStone TS01B 2.5" external storage with RFID

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Last post by Heiwashin at 4:24 AM on May 12, 2008

Posted May 11, 2008

Mother's Day

1. Fudzilla tells how Intel did the overclock lock on LGA1160
   and shares more Nehalem details
2. Firefox 3 RC1 code complete
3. Advocacy groups take aim at Google-Yahoo partnership
4. Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit
5. Hard drive recovered from Columbia shuttle solves physics problem
6. Office virtual machine servicing tool - beta program now available
7. More Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation woes
8. bit-tech interviews Jamie Keen, multiplayer producer for Battlefield: Bad Company
9. Shacknews on video games to be released this week
10. Website du jour: Mike Magee's IT Examiner

Hardware

1. t-break reviews MSI X48C Platinum
2. HardwareOC Austria reviews 2GB Aeneon XTune PC-12800 dual channel kit (in German)
3. Tech ARP reviews 1TB Western Digital Caviar GP SATA HDD
4. [OC]ModShop reviews Razer Lycosa™ gaming keyboard
5. techPowerUp! reviews Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80R Spider Edition case
6. ThinkComputers reviews NZXT Cryo LX notebook cooler

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Last post by TREE at 9:07 PM on May 11, 2008

Posted May 10, 2008

Saturday

1. Expreview reports Intel's first Nehalem mobo is X58
2. Fudzilla reports AMD to sell off its consumer division
3. TG Daily reports alleged Nvidia 9900 GTS / GTX drawings surface
4. Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU anitrust fine
5. Ars Technica reports Circuit City opens books, sets stage for Blockbuster buyout
6. DailyTech reports Apple Canada offers 80,000 Canadians
   store credit over iPod battery concerns
7. Security company says Windows Vista more secure than XP
8. Digit-Life's i3DSpeed for April 2008
9. SuperSite for Windows has Celio Redfly screenshot gallery
10. Editorial: Nvidia should keep innovating instead of attacking Intel

Gaming

1. Shacknews premieres first Gears of War 2 footage
2. New book says video games don't create killers
3. GamersHell and Shacknews have DRM clarification for EA's Mass Effect and Spore
4. GamersHell and Shacknews have the latest on Call of Duty 5
5. Criterion Games will bring Burnout Paradise to the PC
6. bit-tech interviews Josh Drescher, producer for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
7. Gamasutra's history of gaming platforms: Mattel Intellivision
8. YouGamers review Trials 2: Second Edition
9. Gaming Heaven reviews Iron Man (PC)
10. bit-tech reviews Iron Man (Xbox 360)

Systems and graphics

1. I4U reviews Gateway C-141x convertible tablet notebook
2. Overclock3D reviews Nvidia 780a chipset
3. CPU3D reviews DFI LANParty DK X38-T2RB
4. 3dGameMan reviews Abit IX38 QuadGT
5. Björn3D reviews Gigabyyte GA-X48T-DQ6
6. Motherboards.org reviews Diamond Radeon HD 3650 1GB

Power, cases, and cooling

1. HardwareLogic reviews 500W FSP Blue Storm II PSU
2. DriverHeaven reviews Arctic Cooling Silentium T3 case
3. FiringSquad's Sigma Unicorn case video review
4. techPowerUp! reviews Hiper Anubis case
5. Computer Shopper reviews In Win Metal Suit GD case
6. [M]adshrimps review SilverStone Kublai Series KL03 case
7. FrostyTech reviews Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R80

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Last post by green at 8:44 PM on May 10, 2008

Posted May 9, 2008

Friday

1. TG Daily reports Asus creates new GPU future with upgradeable graphics cards
2. Creative offers refund for those who purchased ALchemy for Audigy
3. Price for MSI Wind revealed
4. NordicHardware reports GeForce 9900 GTX has 512-bit memory controller, 1GB GDDR3
5. Fudzilla reports RV770 GDDR5 supports 512-bit
   and AMD plans to update 65nm Barcelona
6. Nvidia CFO Marv Burkett says G92 yields "were not what they wanted them to be."
7. IDC: Ultra low-cost notebook PCs (like the Eee PC) poised for consumer acceptance
   as additive and educational devices, but not as blockbusters
8. Intel's P43 motherboard pictures
9. VR-Zone dwells into the Asus energy processing unit
10. Tech ARP's Nvidia GeForce-to-Quadro soft-mod guide
11. PC Perspective's podcast #29
12. DailyTech reports DOE unveils massive carbon sequestration program
13. [OC]ModShop reviews Bawls Guarana Exxtra 16oz.

Software and gaming

1. InfoWorld reports Firefox plugin shipped with malicious code
2. Office 2007 SP1 releasing to Automatic Update
3. MS security bulletin advance notification for May 2008
4. New iPhone 2.0 OS adds Safari YouTube support
5. SuperSite for Windows reviews Zune 2.5
6. 2Manydownloads has EVGA Precision 1.02
7. Nvidia bombards PC game pirates
8. Ars Technica on how Viacom can sink the pirates
9. Activision reports record Q4 and fiscal year 2008 results
10. X-bit labs report Microsoft gears up to release Xbox 360 with new chips
11. Apple's games strategy looks beyond consoles and the iMac
12. Fold It! beta: solve puzzles for science
13. Baller setup for playing Grand Theft Auto IV
14. PCGH's picture gallery: Unreal Engine 3 in perfection

Systems

1. Gadgetzone reviews Asus M70 laptop
2. Computer Shopper reviews Core 2 Duo E8400
3. HardwareZone reviews Asus P5Q3 Deluxe and Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4
4. TweakTown reviews 2GB Patriot Viper DDR3-1866 dual channel kit
5. I4U reviews 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1800 dual channel kit

Multimedia

1. bit-tech reviews Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB
2. Neoseeker reviews Asus EAH3850 X2
3. Guru3D reviews Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3850 Ruby Edition 512MB
4. Overclockers Online reviews Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3650 1GB
5. X-bit labs review Gainward GeForce 9800 GTX
6. HEXUS.net reviews Inno3D GeForce 9600 GT OC
7. Futurelooks reviews Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC
8. HotHardware reviews Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E
9. Digital Trends reviews XtremeMac Tango X2
10. HardwareZone reviews Samsung U900 Soul

Power, cases, and cooling

1. Hardware Secrets reviews 525W Enermax Pro82+ PSU
2. Hardware Canucks review In Win B2 Stealth Bomber case
3. DragonSteelMods review Thermaltake M9 case
4. X-bit labs review Auras TwinW, Apack ZEROtherm CF900, and Scythe Shuriken CPU coolers
5. SilentPCReview's Scythe 120mm fans roundup
6. Overclockers Club reviews Scythe Zipang 139MM CPU cooler
7. TweakTown reviews CoolIT Systems Pure CPU cooler
8. Elite Bastards review Cooler Master Hyper Z600 CPU cooler

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Last post by Mourmain at 6:18 AM on May 10, 2008

Posted May 8, 2008

Thursday

1. Microsoft's Project Granola—Facebook tastier than Yahoo?
2. DailyTech reports Microsoft doesn't want Yahoo back, enjoys "independence"
3. Microsoft may build a copyright cop into every Zune
4. AMD, Intel court fight continues
5. DigiTimes reports Sony and BenQ to launch 22x DVD burners in Q3
6. Survey finds Apple's technical support to be the best
7. Macworld unboxes Psystar's Open Computer
8. TG Daily reports Intel, SGI to build 10PFlops supercomputer for NASA
9. PCGH uses a thermal image camera to show how hot computer components run (in German)
10. Ars Technica on evolution: what's the real controversy?

Software

1. SuperSite for Windows on the state of Windows Vista
   and Windows XP SP3 FAQ
2. Ars Technica reviews Ubuntu 8.04
   and has a first look at OpenOffice.org 3.0
3. Bug fix for Windows Home Server NTFS compression issue
4. [OC]ModShop shows how to recover windows that disappear
5. Apple releases fifth beta version of iPhone SDK
6. New Opera (browser) snapshot and Opera Dragonfly Alpha are out

Gaming

1. TG Daily investigates Assassin's Creed / DirectX 10.1 controversy
2. Congress considers a bill targeting teen gamers
3. Gamasutra interviews Microsoft Games for Windows senior director
   Kevin Unangst: PC will always be at the center of innovation
4. AnandTech on eight months of gaming: a preview of what lies ahead in 2008
5. Kotaku reports EA announces E3 plans
6. FastSilicon on Mass Effect (PC)—is piracy the better choice?
7. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) gets patched
8. FiringSquad reviews GTA IV
9. Shacknews on EarthBotched: a history of Nintendo vs. Starmen
10. [OC]ModShop reviews Condemned 2: Bloodshot
11. Battlefield 2142 update 1.50 beta

Systems and graphics

1. Legit Reviews has Hybrid SLI and HybridPower benchmarked and explained
2. techPowerUp! reviews Hyper Sonic AG2 notebook
3. Techgage reviews Asus P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n
4. bit-tech reviews Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
5. TweakTown reviews S3 Chrome 430 GT
6. Overclockers Club reviews VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 X2 Overclocked
7. I4U reviews Asus EAH3850 X2
8. Digit-Life reviews Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
9. Digital Trends reviews Canon EOS Rebel XSi

Multimedia, power, casing, and cooling

1. HardwareZone reviews LG GGW-H20L (Blu-ray rewriter / HD DVD-ROM drive)
2. tkArena reviews AV Labs AVL337 Bluetooth speakers
3. Björn3D reviews Wolfking Warrior XXtreme
4. DragonSteelMods review Hades Gaming Ares H1 optical gaming mouse
5. Hardware Secrets reviews 460W Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus PSU
6. 3dGameMan reviews NZXT Tempest case
7. Hardware Canucks review Eagle Tech Consus M-Series hard drive enclosure
8. techPowerUp! reviews SilverStone Treasure TS01B RFID enclosure
9. FrostyTech reviews Intel FCLGA4-S Core 2 Extreme reference heatsink
10. CPU3D reviews Cooler Master Hyper Z600 CPU cooler

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Last post by ssidbroadcast at 11:11 AM on May 8, 2008

Posted May 7, 2008

Wednesday

1. Internet Explorer and Windows XP Service Pack 3
2. Zune 2.5 update delivers integrated all-in-one entertainment experience
3. SuperSite for Windows has Zune 2.5 screenshot gallery
4. Canadian release date for Zune confirmed
5. DailyTech reports Yahoo is now interested in Microsoft deal after getting rejected
6. TG Daily asks, "What will Apple do with its millions?"
   and reports scientists propose climate supercomputer with 20 million CPUs
7. Ars Infinite Loop reports 3G iPhone rumored for summer release
8. Fudzilla reports AMD K10.5 Hydra to challenge Nehalem
9. CPU3D interviews Gigabyte United VP Henry Kao
10. Ars Technica on high-speed academic networks and the future of the Internet

Software and gaming

1. VMware releases public beta of Fusion 2.0
2. Ars Technica uncovers Troll treasure: an in-depth look at Qt 4.4
3. tkArena's guide to Windows Photo Gallery
4. Shacknews reports Spore & Mass Effect (PC) to require online validation every 10 days
   to function and shares Fallen Empire: Legions hands-on impressions
5. FileShack has new Far Cry 2 introduction movie

Systems

1. TechSpot on AMD Phenom X3 processor family performance
2. DriverHeaven reviews Phenom 9850 & 8750 and Athlon 4850e and AMD's 780G chipset
3. Phoronix reviews Tyan Thunder n3600M
4. AnandTech reviews Nvidia's 780a chipset: integrated graphics and SLI in one
5. HotHardware's Nvidia nForce 780a SLI motherboards roundup: Asus & MSI
6. AMDZone and Elite Bastards review Asus Crosshair II Formula
7. APH Networks, FiringSquad, [H] Enthusiast, Legit Reviews, Neoseeker,
   Overclockers Club, and PC Perspective review Asus M3N-HT Deluxe
8. HardwareZone previews MSI's P45 "Eaglelake" motherboards
9. DriverHeaven, Hardware.Info, and NordicHardware review Asus P5Q3 Deluxe
10. Modders-Inc reviews Sapphire Pure Hybrid CrossFire 780G Innovation motherboard
11. [H] Enthusiast reviews EVGA 750i SLI FTW
12. Guru3D reviews ECS GF8200A Black Series
13. techPowerUp! reviews 4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC dual channel kit

Multimedia

1. APH Networks review Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT TurboForce 512MB
2. TweakTown reviews Auzentech X-Fi™ Prelude 7.1
3. SysOpt reviews Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 and 7000
4. t-break reviews 32GB Corsair Flash Survivor™ USB memory drive
5. I4U reviews Asus R300 GPS navigation device

Power, casing, and cooling

1. AnandTech's exclusive: 850W Antec Signature PSU
2. TweakNews reviews Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W PSU
3. CPU3D reviews Antec NeoPower 650 PSU
4. bit-tech reviews Corsair VX550W PSU
5. TweakTown reviews NZXT Tempest case
6. Benchmark Reviews on NZXT Alpha case
7. Overclockers Club reviews Thermaltake M9 case
   and Thermaltake BlacX hard drive docking station
8. TweakNews reviews VL System M-Play Blast LCD case display & remote control
9. Icrontic's first look at OCZ Cryo-Z phase-change CPU cooler
10. Benchmark Reviews on Xigmatek Achilles S1284 HDT CPU cooler
11. TweakTown reviews ThermoLab Micro Silencer CPU cooler
12. Hardware Canucks review CoolIT Pure CPU cooler

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Last post by grantmeaname at 6:52 PM on May 8, 2008

Posted May 6, 2008

Tuesday

1. Intel, Samsung, and TSMC reach agreement for 450mm wafer manufacturing transition in 2012
2. Financial Times reports Intel casts eye on consumer electronics
3. DailyTech reports Yahoo CEO seeks to reassure employees
4. Trial court finds for Nvidia in 3dfx bankruptcy trial
5. APC reports AMD Puma pads softly into 100+ notebooks
6. GeCube intros the first 2GB HD 3870 ultra-high-end HD gaming accelerator
7. Fudzilla reports Asus preps an OCed 9600 GSO
8. Register Hardware on how to destroy 60 hard drives in an hour
9. DigiTimes reports distributors say GDDR price about to rise
10. TV prices may go up, too
11. FiringSquad's spring 2008 PC build guide
12. PCMech on building your own Mac—Apple's key to the future?
13. eCoustics analyzes C|Net ratings
14. DailyTech reports UCLA researchers create programmable stem cells

Software

1. TG Daily plays 10 questions with Futuremark's Tero Sarkkinen
2. NY Times reports if you use Outlook e-mail, meet Xobni
3. Ars Technica goes from Win32 to Cocoa: a Windows user's conversion to Mac OS X—part II
4. InformationWeek's Linux shootout: 7 desktop distros compared
5. Ars Technica first look at openSUSE 11 beta 2
6. TechConnect Magazine has Nvidia GeForce 175.63 beta drivers

Gaming

1. GamePro reports Microsoft has "no plans" for Xbox 360 Blu-ray Disc drive
2. The Inquirer speculates on a possible Xbox 360 overhaul come August
3. TG Daily reports E3 in trouble—major game publishers skip show and drop out of organization
4. New Scientist reports eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill
5. nZone game browser
6. bit-tech reviews Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut (PC)
7. GameSpot UK has new Battlefield Heroes footage
8. Portal: The Flash Version mappack

Systems and multimedia

1. MSI P45 Diamond ES laid bare
2. TechwareLabs review 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC2-9200 dual channel kit
3. [H] Enthusiast pits 9800 GTX vs. SLI vs. 3-way SLI. vs. quad SLI
4. HardwareZone reviews Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB AMP! Edition
5. Björn3D reviews Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX Extreme OC
6. TweakTown reviews MSI GeForce 9600 GT 1GB OC
7. HotHardware tests Diamond's Viper Radeon HD 3650 1GB
8. PC Perspective reviews EVGA UV Plus+ external USB VGA adapter
9. X-bit labs review Samsung SyncMaster 2263DX 22" LCD monitor
10. AnandTech reviews Canon XSi: 12.2MP, image-stabilized lens, and double live view

Power, case, and cooling

1. Virtual-Hideout reviews 950W Tuniq Miniplant PSU
2. techPowerUp! reviews Cooler Master Real Power M850 PSU
3. JonnyGuru reviews 550W GlacialPower GP-PS550BP PSU
4. CowcotLand reviews Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 case (in French)
5. FrostyTech reviews Thermolab Micro Silencer TLI-S
   and akasa AK-TT12-80 thermal adhesive tape
6. CPU3D reviews Xigmatek HDT-D1284 CPU cooler
7. DragonSteelMods, Overclock3D, and TechwareLabs review Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler

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Last post by DrDillyBar at 4:46 AM on May 7, 2008

Posted May 5, 2008

Cinco de Mayo

1. NordicHardware reports to expect RV770 Pro GDDR3 in May,
   RV770XT GDDR5 in July
2. Yahoo CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft's $47.5B bid
3. Phoronix on the progress of X.Org 7.4
4. bit-tech interviews PC Power & Cooling CTO Doug Dobson
5. More office workers want to use Macs at work
6. Shacknews on this week's games
7. PCGH looks back at 26 years of virtual aircraft (in German)
8. HEXUS.gaming reviews GTA IV (Xbox 360)
9. Watch 14 hours of 1seg movie continuously on mobile phones with 10mL of methanol
10. Ars Technica's modding contest: win hp's Pavilion HDX entertainment notebook
11. Tech ARP extends motherboard giveaway contest

Systems and storage

1. TweakTown has Foxconn Quantum Force Avenger exposed
2. XFastest looks at Asus P5Q3 Deluxe (in Chinese)
3. HEXUS.net previews Nvidia nForce 780a SLI chipset
4. Motherboards.org reviews MSI K9A2 Platinum
5. ThinkComputers reviews ASRock Penryn 1600SLIX3-WiFi
6. StorageReview adds Samsung's Spinpoint F1 to its performance database
7. Hardware.Info tests 1TB Western Digital My Book World Edition II
8. Futurelooks and ProClockers review 32GB Corsair Flash Voyager™ USB drive

Multimedia, power, and cooling

1. Gamepyre reviews XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition
2. Techgage reviews Asus EN9600GT Silent 512MB
3. bit-tech reviews Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon USB graphic display
4. Hardware Pacers review Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000
5. HEXUS.tv reviews Corsair HX1000W PSU
6. Overclockers Club reviews Thermolab Micro Silencer
7. Mikhailtech reviews CoolJag Falcon 92-AL heatsink
8. Benchmark Reviews on Noctua NH-U12P CPU cooler
9. Overclockers Club reviews Cooler Master Hyper Z600 CPU cooler

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Last post by bdwilcox at 9:23 PM on May 5, 2008

Posted May 4, 2008

Sunday

1. MSNBC reports Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
2. Crave reports 9X Media launches 30-screen LCD display
3. Tech ARP has Windows XP SP3 RTM confirmed
4. Ars Technica's Jon Stokes reports on Intel: "Web 2.0"-style cloud computing just a passing vapor
5. NY Times on pursuing the next level of artificial intelligence
6. Steve Jobs drops to No. 11 on Forbes' best-paid tech CEOs

Software and gaming

1. Apple updates Shuffle reset tool for Windows
2. HardwareZone on living it up with Windows Vista
3. GameCritics.com on video game piracy and the PC gaming industry
4. 1UP recounts history of PC game packaging trends
5. IGN asks, "Will GTA IV come to the PC?"
6. Team Fortress 2 update released
7. FiringSquad has a video review of The Simpsons Game (Wii)

Hardware

1. PCMech has a quick look at Apple's MacBook Pro
2. t-break reviews Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX triple SLI
3. Phoronix compares 4GB SDHC memory cards: OCZ vs. Crucial
4. Overclockers Online reviews 4GB OCZ Rally2 USB flash drive
5. Legit Reviews on NZXT Tempest case
6. FrostyTech reviews Cooler Master Hyper Z600
   and SilenX iXtrema IXC-120HA2 heatsinks

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Last post by provoko at 9:28 PM on May 4, 2008

Posted May 3, 2008

Saturday

1. Fudzilla reports Intel's 3.33GHz dual-core to launch in Q3
   and AMD's Puma to show its claws in late May
2. DailyTech reports RIAA sucker punched: "Making Available" theory shot down
3. DigiTimes reports iSuppli claims no winners in Q1 in DRAM market's game of chicken
4. Ars Technica reports Internet Explorer market share jumps in April
5. Engadget interviews Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz
6. Zunerama gleans hints about the Zune Marketplace update?
7. Computer keyboards can be dirtier than a toilet, study finds
8. Dan's Data atomic I/O letters #81
9. HardwareZone covers Samsung AV Roadshow—designs that perform

Software and gaming

1. Good news for TechNet Plus subscribers looking for XP SP3
2. Microsoft: June 30 not end of Windows XP support
3. YouGamers have 3DMark Vantage hotfix news
4. Popfly introduces Game Creator Alpha
5. PC Review on Kaspersky Internet Security 7
6. TG Daily reports Take-TWo offers 12-step program to fix PS3 GTA IV
7. Shacknews staffers debate whether or not game demos hurt sales
8. Gamasutra on the state of indie gaming and video game designer
   Okamoto: DS market in danger of 'Atari crash'

Systems and multimedia

1. HotHardware has Smooth Creations Broodling unboxed
2. Computer Shopper reviews Falcon Northwest Fragbox
3. TweakTown reviews DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R
4. HardwareOC Austria reviews DFI LANParty DK X38-T2R (in German)
5. AnandTech on Western Digital VelociRaptor—no longer just a Raptor
6. BilgiUstam claims to have unofficial Radeon HD 4870 (RV770) benchmarks
7. I4U reviews Asus EN9600GT Silent
8. Hardware Canucks review RJTech PVR1100 MPEG4 mini video recorder
9. TheTechLounge reviews Audioengine W1 wireless audio adapter

Cases and cooling

1. techPowerUp! reviews Cooler Master Centurion 590 case
2. 3dGameMan reviews Hiper Anubis case
3. Overclockers Club reviews CoolIT Pure CPU cooler
4. Modders-Inc reviews Noctua NH-U12P CPU cooler
5. TecCentral reviews Thermaltake DuOrb & V1 CPU coolers (in German)

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Last post by Forge at 11:54 PM on May 3, 2008

Posted May 2, 2008

Friday

1. Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile today
2. New 'Zero-Watt' computer monitor uses no power in standby mode
3. Nvidia to sponsor new Stanford parallel computing research lab
4. How can Microsoft overcome Vista's lingering image problem?
5. Beyond3D speculates iPhone 3.5G to support 1080p H.264 high-profile dual-stream decoding?
6. DigiTimes reports Asus president says Atom shortages to persist until September;
   Intel counters by announcing it is stepping up Atom production to meet demand
7. Hardware Secrets asks, "Are Intel chipsets really capable of running DirectX 10 games?"
8. Phoronix asks, "Are VIA's Open Source efforts a bluff?"
9. DailyTech reports algae may solve ethanol vs. gas dilemma
10. Björn3D's XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Black Edition giveaway

Software and gaming

1. TweakPC shares Windows Vista tuning & tips (in German)
2. 2Manydownloads has EVGA Precision 1.01
3. Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 security and stability release now available
4. Phoronix releases Test Suite 0.5.0
5. Kotaku reports ESA confirms Activision / Vivendi departure
6. bit-tech interviews Ben Cousins, executive producer for Battlefield Heroes
7. Lego's latest brick trick: a virtual world
8. Steamworks SDK released
9. Valve has Team Fortress 2—Gold Rush update
10. Ars Technica and [OC]ModShop review Grand Theft Auto IV
11. FiringSquad reviews Assassin's Creed (PC)
12. Gamepyre reviews House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii)

Systems

1. TweakTown's exclusive look at MSI GX600X TurboBook
2. HotHardware's Dell XPS 730 unboxing and preview
3. [M]adshrimps have mainstream quad-core processors comparison
   and does overclocking with Core 2 Quad 9300 with subzero cooling
4. NordicHardware's Intel Skulltrail preview
5. Motherboards.org reviews ECS A780GM-A Black Series
6. HardwareLogic reviews GA-X48T-DQ6 DES
7. X-bit labs review ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi+

Graphics, cases, and cooling

1. X-bit labs review MSI R3870X2-T2D1G OC
2. AnandTech's 24" LCD monitors roundup
3. Björn3D reviews Honeywell Arius 2216 22" widescreen LCD
4. FiringSquad reviews Cooler Master Cosmos case
5. Overclockers Club reviews Bgears b-Envi MicroATX case
6. PC Perspective reviews Aqua Computer Aquaduct 360 XT
7. TweakTown reviews Nexus XiR-3500 copper ed. CPU cooler
8. [H] Enthusiast reviews Noise Limit SilentFlux CPU coolers
9. X-bit labs test older CPU coolers with Intel's Yorkfield processor
10. CPU3D's thermal paste shootout (May 2008)

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Last post by Meadows at 3:13 PM on May 2, 2008

Posted May 1, 2008

Thursday

1. Ars Technica reports PS3's Cell CPU tops high-performance computing benchmark
2. Office streaming: what Microsoft will and won't say
3. Google boss says time for YouTube to make some cash
4. Fudzilla reports hp scientists discover a 4th basic type of electric circuit
5. DailyTech reports Time Warner Cable to become separate company
6. C|Net reports Google to dive into 3D mapping of oceans
7. Ars Technica on the ABCs of securing your wireless network
8. eCoustics has AV receiver buying guide
9. Benchmark Reviews has NZXT Tempest giveaway

Software and gaming

1. EVGA Precision advanced graphics tuning released (non-registered users
   can download from 2Manydownloads)
2. Björn3D, HotHardware, Overclockers Club, Technic3D, and TweakPC on 3DMark Vantage
3. PCMech: DirectX 11 to reveal a new era of graphics
4. TweakGuides updates Tweaking Companion for Windows XP
5. SuperSite for Windows looks at Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)
6. Windows Speech Recognition Macros technical preview
7. Tech ARP posts x264 HD Benchmark version 2.0
8. Guru3D releases RivaTuner v2.09
9. [H] Enthusiast on Assassin's Creed gameplay performance and IQ
10. Anand shares thoughts on Grand Theft Auto IV
11. Shacknews on how GTA IV's marketing paid off
    and marketing to the gamer generations

Systems

1. Anand's HTPC part 1: the first builds
2. HardwareZone reviews Asus Eee PC 900
3. Computer Shopper reviews Velocity Micro Edge Z55 gaming desktop
4. Techgage reviews Asus M51S 15.4" notebook
5. tkArena on dual vs. quad-core gaming
6. Ars Technica reviews Phenom X3 series processors
7. Techgage reviews Core 2 Quad Q9450
8. AnandTech on AMD's 780G: the three amigos and a 9850BE
9. Viper Lair reviews MSI P7N SLI Platinum
10. bit-tech reviews XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard
11. [M]adshrimps on 4 X 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum Quad kit—8GB of Platinum goodness
12. X-bit labs have a first look at Corsair's 4GB DDR3-1800 dual channel kit
13. Hardware Canucks review 2GB Corsair Dominator PC3-14400 dual channel kit

Multimedia

1. Digit-Life and t-break review Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2
2. TweakTown reviews Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GX2
3. Viper Lair reviews Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GT Turbo Force
4. Neoseeker considers DX10 gaming on a Radeon HD 3450
5. X-bit labs have 24" LCD monitors roundup part II
6. Tweaknews reviews Cirago Micro USB Bluetooth adapter

Power, cases, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews 600W Ultra X Pro PSU
2. Hardware Secrets reviews Thermaltake Armor+ ESA case
3. Techgage and techPowerUp! review NZXT Tempest case
4. Modders-Inc and Virtual-Hideout review Vantec NexStar hard drive dock
5. Elite Bastards review Noctua NF-P12 cooling fan
6. Overclockers Club reviews Thermolab Nano Silencer
7. Hardware Canucks review Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler
8. Big Bruin reviews Cooler Master Z600 and Sphere CPU coolers
9. Legit Reviews on GlacialTech Igloo 5750 Silent CPU cooler
10. TweakTown reviews Nexus XiR-2300 aluminum ed. CPU cooler
11. ProClockers review Scythe Shuriken CPU cooler
12. Hard Tecs 4U reviews OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU cooler (in German)

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Last post by dano1122 at 12:29 PM on May 1, 2008

Posted April 30, 2008

Wednesday

1. Custom PC reports AMD's next CPU architecture will be completely different
2. DigiTimes reports Asus plans to make Eee an independent brand, 10" and 11" Eee PCs on the way
3. TechConnect reports Futuremark explains lack of DirectX 10.1 in 3DMark Vantage
4. XP SP3 vs. Vista SP1—which is fastest?
5. Tech ARP has secrets Windows XP SP3 pre-release details
6. Puget Custom Computers on the top 10 things you should be doing to maintain your computer

Hardware

1. VIA Arena reviews hp 2133 Mini-Note
2. Boot Daily's Intel X48 shootout: Asus P5E3 Premium vs. Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
3. Phoronix reviews Gigabyte AirCruiser GN-WI06N-RH
4. TechSpot reviews VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 X2 Overclocked
5. PC Perspective reviews Diamond Radeon HD 3870 1GB
6. Guru3D reviews XFX GeForce 9600 GT XXX 512MB
7. Björn3D reviews Sparkle GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB
8. Digital Trends reviews Gateway FHD2400 24" monitor
9. Benchmark Reviews on Samsung SyncMaster 245BW widescreen LCD monitor
10. HotHardware reviews Asus LS201 20" LCD monitor
11. bit-tech's mod of the month—April 2008

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Last post by yogibbear at 11:01 AM on May 1, 2008

Posted April 29, 2008

Tuesday

1. Intel and AMD's latest roadmaps for 2008
2. AMD's plan for lower TDP Phenom X4 and 45nm Deneb
3. VR-Zone reports GeForce 9900 GTX is 10.5" long, dual slot
4. DigiTimes reports Gigabyte's low-cost PC will feature Intel's Atom
5. accelenation, Legit Reviews, PCGH, and PC Perspective p/review 3DMark Vantage
6. AMD Catalyst hotfix driver for 3DMark Vantage
7. TechConnect Magazine has Nvidia GeForce 175.12 beta for Vista

Hardware

1. I4U reviews Gateway P172X FX 17" gaming notebook
2. Techgage reviews Core 2 Quad Q9450
3. HotHardware reviews Core 2 Quad Q9300
4. CPU3D reviews Abit AX78
5. HardwareLogic reviews Asus Striker II Extreme
6. Elite Bastards review Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Toxic

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Last post by willyolio at 8:07 PM on April 29, 2008

Posted April 28, 2008

Monday

1. Geeksugar's inside scoop: Apple to unveil new iMacs this week
2. Apple to license Haptic Technology for iPhone?
3. BlackBerry's quest: fend off the iPhone
4. RV770XT samples are circulating
5. UAC-free iReboot 1.1 released
6. DigiTimes reports iSuppli upgrades DRAM market rating to "neutral"
7. Systemax re-opens CompUSA stores in Florida and Texas
8. Samsung introduces "Touch of Color™" monitors for businesses and consumers
9. Walter Bender speaks out about leaving OLPC
10. SCEE confirms GTA IV to be bundled with 40GB PS3
11. AOL acquires fantasy football site
12. Still debating with Plato: where do mathematical objects live?
13. Shacknews hosts Sunday School 6: learn, play, win

Hardware

1. Ars system guide: HTPC edition
2. Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500 reviewed
3. Lenovo IdeaPad U110 promotional video (on sale 4/29)
4. LostCircuits reviews Phenom X3 8750
5. TweakTown reviews Diamond Radeon HD 3650 1GB
6. Benchmark Reviews on Honeywell MT-SY-HWLM2216 22" LCD monitor
7. Maximum PC's first look at the Phantom Lapboard
8. Overclockers Club reviews Wolfking Warrior XXtreme gamepad / keyboard
9. Futurelooks reviews Razer Lycosa™ gaming keyboard
10. Overclocker Café reviews Cooler Master Centurion 590 case

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Last post by ssidbroadcast at 9:12 AM on April 28, 2008

Posted April 27, 2008

Sunday

1. ChipHell posts 3DMark Vantage technical specification
2. 3DMark Vantage tested with GeForce 9800 GTX
3. RV770's benchmark?
4. Nintendo: no plan to cut Wii, Ds prices this year
5. T-Mobile Android phone release seen bringing 'avalanche'
6. HardwareZone reveals CE trends for 2008—IFA International Press Conference
7. Ask Dan: LCDs and video cards and Wi-Fi pirate radio
8. SuperSite for Windows has Live Mesh preview
9. TechReviewSource reviews AVG Anti-Virus 8.0
10. Shacknews talks about this week's new video games
11. PCGH traces the evolution of cars in video games (pictorial ~ in German)
12. ThinkComputers has Cooler Master giveaway
13. [M]adshrimps selected for MSI's overclocking contest

Hardware

1. Big Bruin reviews Asus P5K Pro
2. HardwareLogic reviews Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P
3. techPowerUp! reviews 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red PC2-6400 dual channel kit
4. Overclock3D reviews Asus EAH3850 Trinity
5. Futurelooks reviews Samsung SyncMaster T220 22" widescreen LCD monitor
6. Techware Labs review LiteOn EZ-DUB DX-20A4PU external DVD drive
7. BurnOutPC reviews 650W be quiet! Dark Power Pro PSU
8. TweakPC reviews HDD silencer (in German)
9. techPowerUp! reviews akasa Gemini notebook cooler
10. Mikhailtech reviews Noctua NF-B9 92mm fan
11. TweakTown reviews Gigabyte G-Power 2 Pro CPU cooler

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Last post by Vrock at 10:45 AM on April 28, 2008

Posted April 26, 2008

Saturday

1. C|Net: Is the CPU dead or alive? Nvidia says a little of both
2. What's happening to Windows XP on June 30th?
3. Expreview reports Nvidia is going to release new driver for 3DMark Vantage
4. DailyTech reports 25% of U.S. households have HDTV; sales driven by gamers
5. Phoronix compares Ubuntu 8.04 vs. Windows Vista power usage
6. PC Perspective's podcast #28: Raptor & SSD, Phenom X3, and 3DMark Vantage
7. Gaming Heaven reviews Grand Theft Auto IV
8. TTGamer reviews Assassin's Creed Director's Cut Edition (PC)

Systems

1. TweakTown on using the Athlon 4850e & 780G as an HTPC platform
2. DriverHeaven reviews MSI GX600 overclockable laptop
3. I4U reviews Hypersonic AG2 12.1" notebook
4. HardwareZone reviews hp Pavilion dv3000
5. Legit Reviews on Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI
6. HotHardware reviews XFX MG-630I-7159
7. PC Perspective reviews 64GB OCZ SATA I 2.5" SSD

Graphics, power, and cooling

1. Overclockers Online reviews HIS HD 3650 IceQ Turbo 512MB
2. Overclocker Café reviews Inno3D iChiLL 9600 GT Zalman Hurricane
3. Motherboards.org reviews EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT Akimbo 1GB
4. Guru3D reviews Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition (DVI)
5. Hardware Secrets reviews 500W SilverStone Strider ST50F PSU
6. Overclockers Club reviews Vizo Propeller system cooler
7. CPU3D reviews OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU cooler
8. 3dGameMan reviews Thermaltake DuOrb CPU cooler

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Last post by dragmor at 12:58 AM on April 28, 2008

Posted April 25, 2008

Friday

1. TG Daily's industry sources claim AMD's Puma will not be able to competet with Core 2 Duo
2. VR-Zone reports GeForce 9900 GTX & GTS slated for July launch
   and has Nvidia's upcoming GPUs line-up for Q2 / Q3
3. C|Net has confirmation that Sun will buy Montalvo
4. DC Circuit Court of Appeals overturns the FTC's antitrust ruling against Rambus
5. EETimes reports Samsung claims first 3D-ready plasma TV
6. DailyTech reports sales of Blu-ray disc not enough to stop home video slump
7. Microsoft reports record third-quarter revenue
8. PCMech asks, "Is the Mac overpriced?"
9. Techware Labs compare cable vs. DSL
10. LA Times reports Guillermo del Toro will direct J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and its sequel

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft could keep XP if customers want it: CEO
2. Ars Infinite Loop reports Boot Camp 2.1 update lets users upgrade to Windows XP SP3
3. 3DMark Vantage has officially gone gold
4. Ars Technica on five important security apps for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows
   and between black and white: the state of grayware on the PC
5. Phoronix reports OpenSolaris 2008.05 gives a new face to Solaris
   and releases Test Suite 0.4.0
6. Opera 9.5 beta 2
7. Apple iPhone SDK beta 4
8. DriverHeaven mobility mod tool V1.0.0.0
9. NGOHQ has driver signature enforcement overrider
10. Nintendo Q4 jumps 60% on Wii boom, outlook modest
11. Gamasutra compiles the top 20 underutilized licenses for gaming
12. bit-tech reviews Wii Fit

Systems and storage

1. Krunker features HTPC 2008: turning the Mac mini into a Windows Vista media center system
2. Computer Shopper on building your own laptop
3. Overclock3D reviews The Computer Council Clocked Gamer Quad
4. Tweaknews reviews Core 2 Extreme QX9770
5. Elite Bastards review XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI
6. ThinkComputers reviews Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6
7. Overclockers Club reviews Asus P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP@n
8. Virtual-Hideout reviews Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P
9. Björn3D pits 4GB OCZ DDR3 PC33-12800 Platinum vs. 2GB Patriot PC3-15000 Viper memory kits
10. Motherboards.org reviews 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor VR150
11. X-bit labs on SSD, i-RAM, and traditional hard disk drives

Multimedia

1. Futurelooks reviews Foxconn 9800GTX-512N Extreme OC
2. Overclockers Club reviews Gigabyte Radeon HD 2400 XT
3. Digital Trends looks at Samsung SyncMaster 2263DX 22" dual multimedia LCD display
4. Techgage reviews Nikon D60 10.2MP digital-SLR camera
5. Hardware Canucks review Asus Xonar DX 7.1
6. techPowerUp! reviews Head-Direct RE1 earphones
7. ProClockers review Cyber Snipa™ Stringer gaming mouse

Cases and cooling

1. I4U reviews NZXT Tempest case
2. ProClockers review Antec Mini P180 mATX case
3. TweakTown reviews Enhance Tech T4H CR external RAID tower
4. Modders-Inc reviews Noctua NF-P12 case fan
5. JonnyGuru reviews NorthQ Siberian Tiger water cooler
6. DriverHeaven reviews Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme & IFX-14 CPU coolers
7. VR-Zone reviews Thermaltake DuOrb and Scythe Orochi coolers

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Last post by green at 9:59 PM on April 25, 2008