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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:16 PM on July 23, 2008

Wednesday

1. The Stoked Gamer reports Nvidia to launch new GPU at Nvision 08
2. Engadget reports Shuttle's SN78SH7 supports Hybrid SLI, launches Friday
3. Gizmodo on a rumor: MacBook touch coming in October
4. DailyTech reports PC makers fearful of small PCS, AMD passes on netbooks
5. DigiTimes reports Intel cuts Xeon CPU prices
6. Ars Technica's interview: IT consumerization in the enterprise
7. Comcast gives away Nintendo Wii consoles to new subscribers?
8. Gadget zone's analysis of Microsoft after Bill Gates
9. VIA Q&A on OpenBook and Nano at VIA Arena
10. Techgage covers HOPE: hackers on planet earth conference
11. tkArena on Flickr
12. ITOCP has power consumption of AMD processors: 45nm vs. 65nm (in Chinese)
13. Hardware Secrets has all you need to know about LCD monitors
14. PCStats' guide to diagnosing bad memory

Software

1. XtremeSystems: Futuremark will drop support for Nvidia's PhysX in 3DMark Vantage
2. SuperSite for Windows reviews Windows Home Server Power Pack 1
3. TweakTown's AMD Catalyst 8.7 analysis - XP & Vista
4. TechwareLabs' introduction to Linux: desktop environments
5. Windows Server 2008 workstation converter
6. Microsoft Office Outlook Connector 12.1
7. Windows Live for Windows Mobile
8. DST - August 2008 cumulative package for Windows
9. Update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
   (KB954086): analog TV broadcast set-top box fix
10. 2Manydownloads has Nvidia GeForce 177.72 beta for Vista 32-bit
11. 2Manydownloads has Nvidia GeForce 177.70 beta
    for XP 32-bit and 64-bit and Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
12. DriverHeaven releases Mobility Modder V1.1 final
13. Virtual Earth Imagery release - July 2008

Gaming

1. NGOHQ reports Games for Windows Live will be free
2. Shacknews has Games for Windows interview: breaking down
   Microsoft's entry into PC digital distribution
3. New York state passes video game labeling law
4. Digital Trends asks, "What if gaming went to a hosted, subscription model?"
5. Kotaku has more shots of the rumored PSP-3000
6. Shacknews has Project Origins preview and Far Cry 2 interview
7. FileShack has Frontlines: Fuel of War patch 1.1.1

Systems and storage

1. HardwareZone's Asus Eee Box Nettop hands-on
2. Tech ARP updates Foxconn Qbook tech report
3. Digit-Life on lower- and higher-end Phenom X3 / X4 processors
4. Tech ARP reviews Core 2 Duo E7200
5. Motherboards.org reviews MSI P45 Platinum
6. bit-tech reviews EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW
7. PC Perspective reviews 60GB Super Talent MasterDrive MX
8. Futurelooks reviews Enhance Technology T4H CR desktop RAID storage system
9. TechwareLabs review CRU DataPort 25 USB/SATA to dual drive SATA RAID
10. Computer Shopper reviews Maxtor Central Axis network storage server

Multimedia

1. HEXUS.net reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic
2. Overclock3D on XFX GeForce GTX 260 XXX SLI performance
3. TweakTown reviews Zotac GeForce 9600 GSO 384MB
4. CPU3D reviews Samsung SyncMaster 245B LCD monitor
5. Gadget zone reviews 8GB Creative Zen X-Fi media player
6. VR-Zone reviews iRadioPOP USB Internet radio player and recorder
7. ThinkComputers reviews Razer / THX Mako advanced 2.1 desktop audio
8. DragonSteelMods review EVO-G Mouse Bungee MB1

Power, casing, and cooling

1. DragonSteelMods review 800W NZXT Performance Power Series PP800 PSU
2. Technic3D reviews 750W Xigmatek NRP-MC751 PSU (in German)
3. JonnyGuru reviews 550W BFG Tech LS550 PSU
4. bit-tech reviews Lian Li Tyr PC-X2000 case
5. Hardware Secrets reviews Antec Three Hundred case
6. ProClockers review NZXT Tempest case
7. Big Bruin reviews Thermaltake Armor+ case
8. CowcotLand reviews Gigabyte GZ-X5 case (in French)
9. Björn3D reviews Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 USB JBOD external enclosure
10. XtremeComputing reviews Vizo Milano MIP-100 HDD enclosure & multimedia player
11. HardwareLogic reviews Vizo Shuttle SHE-260ST external HDD enclosure
12. Big Bruin reviews Kingwin EL-35EU-SBL Elite USB 2.0 and eSATA drive enclosure
13. Madshrimps review OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU cooler
14. FrostyTech reviews Xigmatek Achilles S1284 heatsink
15. Hardware Canucks review Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler
16. ProClockers Review Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme

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