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Weekend Shortbread

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:59:00 -0500

The Pick 6

Reuters: New CEO vows Intel will be more responsive in mobile push
Apple CEO: "We're going very deep" with US manufacturing
CBS News: Dismal first quarter illuminates Dell's challenges
PCWorld: New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8
Mozilla's Brendan Eich: C is for cookie
Reuters: New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

Friday Shortbread

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:00 -0500

Eight is Enough

TechCrunch: Amidst Tumblr acquisition rumors, Yahoo!
to hold product event with Marissa Mayer on Monday
X-bit labs: AMD needs more than game console design
wins to offset PC market declines—analysts and Innodisk
begins to ship DDR4 RDIMM samples to server makers
and true stereo-3D will require 330MP - 3.3GP resolutions,
says developer of 8K video format
Fudzilla: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
deatiled and Nvidia GTX 770 spec is out
AppleInsider: MacBook Air inventory begins
dwindling ahead of Apple's WWDC
Liliputing: Leaked Dell Latitude roadmap shows upcoming Haswell ultrabooks
VR-Zone: Intel's DC S3500 SSD spotted on shelves in Japan
Android and Me: White Nexus 4 and Android 4.3 coming June 10th
Microsoft: Invulnerable software is not possible - InfoWorld

Thursday Shortbread

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Eight is Enough

PC shipments in Western Europe decline 20.5% in 1Q13, says Gartner
Intel: Better tablet prospects, but ultrabooks key, says Morgan Stanley - Barron's
TSMC: Moore's Law will survive, but chips will gain untraditional functionality
DigiTimes: Microsoft to launch 8" Surface in June, say Taiwan makers
VR-Zone: Asus FonePad 7" phablet get souped up, now
with 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 and 32GB onboard storage
Fudzilla: GeForce GTX 780 comes on May 23rd
Polygon: Video game piracy is not as high as reported, study says
GamesBeat: EA kills its controversial Online Pass program

Wednesday Night Shortbread

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:43:00 -0500

The Starting Five

NPR: Google launches a streaming music service
Fudzilla: Asus launches 15.6-incher with Retina-class display
X-bit labs: Nvidia delays commercial shipments
of Tegra 4, but speeds up arrival of Tegra 4i
Fudzilla: AMD exec believes tablets will die out
and overclocked GTX 780 and 770 in the works
Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag - Under the Black Flag trailer [UK]

Tuesday Night Shortbread

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:58:00 -0500

Eight is Enough

The Official Microsoft Blog: Staying centered
The Inquirer: France could drop three strikes copyright law
BGR: Google's new Android boss says software
like Facebook Home could be blocked
Phone Arena: Android, Windows, and Linux
co-exist peacefully on this 11.6" tablet
GottaBe Mobile: Nexus 5, Nexus tablet renders showcase new looks
OMG Ubuntu: Ubuntu Touch for phones to be usable 'by end of May'
Mozilla Blog: Stay social with Firefox
Softpedia's Half-Life 2 Linux vs. Windows screenshot comparison tour

Friday Shortbread

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:06:00 -0500

Eight is Enough

Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law is becoming a challenge - PCWorld
X-bit labs: New benchmark results of Core i "Haswell" hit the web
Ocaholic: Core i7-4770K 4.8GHz air-cooled and with only 0.9V
Nvidia: Discrete GPU market set to prosper for years to come - X-bit labs
Android Authority: "New Nexus 7" specs outed by
analyst? Android 4.3, Snapdragon S4 Pro, and more
Nokia Lumia 928: First hands-on video
The Chromium Blog: Integrate Chrome with your iOS app
Joystiq: Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixed

Wednesday Night Shortbread

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:48:00 -0500

The Fierce Five

Toshiba: Microsoft confused tablet buyers with Windows 8
Ocaholic: Ivy Bridge at 7.2GHz
X-bit labs: Alleged images of GeForce GTX 770, GTX 780
hit the web and ASRock to install audiophile-quality
integrated audio sub-system onto next-gen mainboards
iFixit's Ouya teardown
Develop: Sony didn't consider 'always-on' PS4

Tuesday Shortbread

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:13:00 -0500

7 Up

Reuters: EA total revenue, profit drop in fourth quarter and Nokia
CEO says it remains focused on Windows Phone software
C|Net: Retina iPad mini display could go into production soon
Phone Arena: HTC allegedly preps high-res R7
and R12 Windows RT Blue tablets for Q3 launch
X-bit labs: First images of AMD Fusion A-series "Richland" APUs hit the
web & Biostar to showcase 2nd-gen Hi-Fi Puro audio tech at Computex
The SSD Review & TweakTown review Seagate 600 SSD
TweakTown's 240GB Seagate 600 SSD RAID report
LanOC Reviews, Pro Clockers, and TweakTown
review Cooler Master V Series V1000 PSU

Monday Night Shortbread

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:49:00 -0500

The Fierce Five

It's official: Microsoft's Windows Blue is coming later this year - Wired
VR-Zone: Stock surge shows AMD can be a comeback kid
CNNMoney has an insider's (Hector Ruiz's) view of AMD's war with Intel
HotHardware, PCPer, and RWT on Intel's Silvermont
TechCrunch: Adobe goes all-in with subscription-based Creative Cloud

Weekend Shortbread

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:08:00 -0500

The Pick 6

Ocaholic: AMD FX-8570 and HD 8970 surfaced
and Intel Core i7-4770K at 7GHz
MCV: High price rumored for Nvidia's GeForce
GTX 780; possible release this month
Bloomberg: Acer says Microsoft could
catch up to Google, Apple in mobile
SlashGear: Acer Iconia A1 crashes the Nexus 7 tablet party
Ars Technica: Internet Explorer zero-day exploit
targets nuclear weapons researchers (updated)
Phoronix: Portal released for Steam on Linux

Friday Shortbread

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:19:00 -0500

Eight is Enough

Fudzilla: AMD creates custom chip division
VR-Zone: Intel Ivy Bridge-E HEDT platform to launch in September 2013
Fudzilla: ASRock Haswell boards listed in Euroland
X-bit labs: Apple adds SSD options to iMac AIO desktops and
Micron reveals PCI Express SSD accelerator for enterprises
Fudzilla: GeForce GTX 780 coming on May 23rd
Laptop: Toshiba tablet allegedly leaks with
Tegra 4 processor and keyboard dock
C|Net: Future Microsoft tablet may have 7.5" display, low price
SlashGear: LG "Nexus 5" tipped as Google reportedly renews deal

Thursday Shortbread

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:02:00 -0500

The Pick 6

Softpedia: Intel could buy AMD as x86 CPUs lose ground to ARM
NASDAQ: Seagate beats earnings, revenue down
Bloomberg: Facebook revenue exceeds estimates on mobile advertising
DigiTimes: Microsoft preparing second-generation Surface
Financial Post: iPhone 6 coming in June 2014—Misek
International Business Times: Apple loses
20% of tablet market in last 12 months

Wednesday Night Shortbread

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:48:00 -0500

7 Up

X-bit labs: Disruption in South Korean production could
have catastrophic impact on global electronics business
VG24/7: Nvidia appoints new Tegra boss Deepu Talla
Steam hardware & software survey: April 2013
Legit Reviews: Intel GT3 graphics in Haswell - 2x as fast as Ivy Bridge
Hardware Heaven and TweakTown on Gigabyte's
next-generation audio-enhanced Intel motherboards
X-bit labs: LG begins to sell the first curved OLED TV on the planet
Neowin: Windows 8.1 build 9385 has leaked

Tuesday Night Shortbread

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:54:00 -0500

7 Up

Yahoo! News: Apple sells $17 billion in bonds in record deal
Björn3D, Hardware Canucks, HotHardware & PCPer on AMD's hUMA
X-bit labs: AMD aims to make GCN more
affordable with Radeon HD 7730 graphic card
PCPer on frame rating: High-end GPUs benchmarked at 4K resolutions
Microsoft's IllumiRoom: Peripheral projected
illusions for interactive experiences (video)
SamMobile: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 makes an appearance
on GLBenchmark, much faster than its predecessor
Android and Me: hp working on a pair of Android devices powered by Tegra 4

Monday Shortbread

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Pick 6

Neowin: Microsoft 'reimagining' video reveals
secrets of rebranding, hints of what's to come
LinuxInsider: Have Linux distros gotten too tubby?
GSM Insider: Google Glass is powered by 2011-era
TI OMAP 4430 and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Eric Schmidt: Google Glass critics "afraid of change," society will adapt
T3: Google Smartwatch 3D render concept (video)
WPCentral: Joe Belfiore is planning something
for the Windows Phone community