Tuesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:30 PM on December 2, 2008

Tuesday

Hitachi GST and Intel sign joint development agreement
for enterprise-class solid state drives
Engadget reports Pioneer shows off 16-layer 400GB Blu-ray Disc,
affirms compatibility with current players
Microsoft's vision for generation 4 modular data centers - one way of getting it just right...
DigiTimes: more details of AMD 45nm desktop CPU schedule revealed
bit-tech's hardware buyer's guide for December 2008
Ars Technica's ultimate home theater PC guide: 1080p HDMI Edition
Website du jour: DownloadShopper.com - compare prices on
MP3 digital music downloads from Amazon, iTunes, and Walmart
Win an XFX GTX 260 Black Edition from Björn3D
Win a Killer NIC M1 gaming network card from DriverHeaven
Intel's what's inside you contest

Software and gaming

Windows Vista SP2 beta available to TechNet and
MSDN subscribers, public release on 4th December
User-created extensions have been proposed for Google's Chrome
BusinessWeek on Open Source: the model is broken
Ars Technica's first look: can Songbird 1.0 replace iTunes, WMP?
The Register reports study spanks Adobe Flash for abuses of power
NGOHQ reviews Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider 1.1
Sony PlayStation 3 system software update 2.53
Shacknews reports Microsoft claims Xbox 360 outsold PlayStation 3 3:1 on Black Friday
HotHardware has The New Xbox 360 Experience in-depth for holiday shoppers
hardCOREware's Xbox 360 model guide
Hardware Secrets reviews Nintendo DS Lite Ice Blue Pack
PC Perspective's holiday gaming performance guide - how to waste your time
Gaming Heaven reviews WoW: Wrath Of the Lich King (PC)
[H] Enthusiast on Far Cry 2 DX9 vs. DX10 Performance
Guru3D's Left 4 Dead VGA performance with 23 graphics cards
FiringSquad reviews Left 4 Dead
[OC]ModShop reviews Left 4 Dead and Mirror's Edge
I4U reviews Need for Speed Undercover (PS3)
bit-tech reviews Sonic Unleashed

Systems and storage

Hexus.net reviews Dell Studio XPS: Intel's Core i7 system for £699
TweakTown: stock to clocked Core i7 920 at 3.8GHz
bit-tech and Neoseeker review Asus P6T Deluxe
Björn3D reviews Intel X58 Smackover - DX58SO
Viper Lair reviews MSI P6NGM mATX
HardwareLogic reviews 2GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000 Platinum Edition memory kit
Sharky Extreme reviews 2GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-10666 Gold memory kit
DriverHeaven reviews 4GB G.Skill Pi Black PC2-6400 kit
Everything USB reviews 1.5TB Seagate FreeAgent XTreme external hard drive
Futurelooks reviews 320GB Western Digital My Passport Studio portable hard drive
Benchmark Reviews and Björn3D review 128GB Patriot Warp SSD
iXBT Labs have seven USB flash drives in tests

Multimedia

Power, casing, and cooling