The Tech Report - Shortbread

Thursday Shortbread

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

Ars Technica: Intel ventures further into the foundry business with 22nm customers
Adobe and Google partnering for Flash Player on Linux
DailyTech: California stuck with $2 million bill after failed "violent video game" law
Ars Technica: iPhone and Android apps now required to have privacy policies
VR-Zone on Intel's Haswell iGPU: There's something for everyone
Fudzilla: Shark Bay 2013 has one and two chip platforms coming
and 2013 mobile Shark Bay platform promises NFC
OCW: Intel Z77 chipset-based motherboards to go on sale in early April
AnandTech reports Intel 313 Series SSDs launching soon

Wednesday Shortbread

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:13:00 -0600

7 Up

What's keeping Mountain Lion off of some 64-bit Macs? Ars investigates
VR-Zone: Intel's upcoming 7-series Media motherboards detailed
VR-Zone: Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 gets benchmarked, smokes the competition
Fudzilla reports Atom D2550 coming in March
X-bit labs: ZTE, Nvidia unveil smartphone with Tegra 2 chip, Icera modem
Ubuntu for Android: Canonical brings Ubuntu desktop to docked smartphones - Ars Technica
Gizmodo: Asus warranty doesn't cover damages in case of alien invasion

Tuesday Shortbread

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:29:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

Microsoft: Google bypassed privacy settings in IE, too
Bloomberg reports single-atom transistor may beat Moore's Law
Laptop Reviews: Lenovo IdeaPad U300e
ultrabook now available, costs under $1,000
SweClockers: Nvidia to release GK104 in
March as GeForce GTX 670 Ti (in Swedish)
VR-Zone has Nvidia GK107 details
Building Windows 8: Connecting your apps, files, PCs
& devices to the cloud with SkyDrive and Windows 8
F Secure on Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper: More control for "you"
Microsoft extends support for Windows 7 and Vista

Presidents Day Shortbread

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:45:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

Expreview: Ivy Bridge Core i5-3570K engineering sample test
VR-Zone's exclusive: Intel's 7-series Executive motherboard specs
and Intel's next Medfield chip is the Atom Z2610, targeting tablets
and Intel is only delaying dual-core mobile Ivy Bridge CPUs
techPowerUp!: HighPoint launches the RocketCache 3240X8 SSD caching solution
ZDNet: Are SSDs doomed? Researchers say "yes" -- by 2024
DailyTech: Intel bakes Wi-Fi on-die on "Rose Point" SOC
Fudzilla via Expreview: AMD's upcoming Pitcairn GPU detailed
Valuetech claims to have Nvidia Tegra and Kepler (GK104) schedule
VLC reaches 2.0

Sunday Shortbread

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:32:00 -0600

7 Up

AppleInsider: Apple sold more devices in 2011 than total Macs in 28 years
Exclusive: ABC's 'Nightline' goes inside Apple factories in China
Mac developers: Gatekeeper is a concern, but still gives power users control
Mac Rumors: Gatekeeper already present in
OS X 10.7.3, available for developer testing
Ars Technica reports preorders begin for Spark, the open KDE tablet
BioWare: Mass Effect 3 players 'will be fine with non-intrusive Origin DRM"
Eurogamer: Witcher dev's two 2014 / 2015 "AAA+"
games are simultaneous PC, next-gen console releases

Saturday Shortbread

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:01:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

Fudzilla: Ivy Bridge Core i7 up to 16% faster than Sandy Bridge
and Chief River ultrabook 2012 gets touch, sensors
VR-Zone: AMD to release three new FX CPUs in Q1 and ASRock
revives the "Blaster" sound card brand in cooperation with Creative
and Canon launches the PowerShot G1 X
HPC customers are waiting for Nvidia "Kepler" processor - company
Gizmodo reports OS X never coming on a USB drive ever again
VR-Zone: HD screen size battle moves to the
smartphones - in search for the golden ratio
Confirmed: iPad 3 has a 2048x1536 retina display - Mac Rumors
Droid Life: Asus Transformer TF300T info leaked
ahead of MWC - 16GB of storage and less battery?
and all new Angry Birds coming in March, but this
time they're in space
Mac Rumors: iOS 5.1 'pre-GM' seed leaked? Camera slider, Japanese Siri

Friday Shortbread

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:33:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

WSJ: How Google tracked Safari users
DigiTimes: AMD to launch Radeon HD 7800 series
GPUs in March; Nvidia to launch Kepler in April
VR-Zone reports Lenovo's IdeaPad U300e ultrabook now available and
SanDisk announces new SSDs & software solutions for increased performance
and Nvidia preparing GeForce GTX 560 SE
X-bit labs: Nvidia Kepler yields lower than expected - CEO
Fudzilla reports Red Ridge is reference Medfield tablet
and Atom Z2610 is Medfield's official name
DigiTimes: Google may launch Android 5.0 in 2Q12, say Taiwan makers
Ars Technica: Next version of OS X to be more iOS-like than ever with
Mountain Lion and older Macs voted off the Mountain Lion island
AMD Catalyst 12.2 pre-certified driver

Thursday Shortbread

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:09:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

DigiTimes: Intel to postpone mass shipments of Ivy Bridge processors
X-bit labs: Elpida's potential withdrawal from the
memory industry may have dramatic consequences
and average selling price of DRAM begins to gradually
increase - DRAMeXchange
VR-Zone: Samsung outs second-gen Series 9 ultra-thin notebooks
and hp announces HP Z1, world's first 27" all-in-one workstation
and Intel's Core i7-3820 and its compact die—truly cheaper socket 2011?
Real World Technologies has an analysis of Haswell's transactional memory
MS12-010: Cumulative security update for IE9 - Critical
Microsoft CFO: Cross-platform services key to Microsoft's Windows 8 iPad-compete plans
Fudzilla: Intel 2012 roadmap hints at $199 to $299 phones
hp's open webOS governance model

Wednesday Shortbread

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

VR-Zone: First desktop Core i3 Ivy Bridge desktop processors leaked
ahead of launch and Intel Lynx Point chipset details leaked
Donanim Haber has the latest on AMD's Trinity in Turkish (thanks Mr. Jones)
X-bit labs: Intel's Crystal Forest server platform
set to improve performance, security of networks
Radeon HD 7770 is put through 3DMark 11
Building Windows 8: Enabling accessibility
Isis unveiled: hp has opened the source code of the webOS web browser
AnandTech reports VLC 2.0 announced: new UI and Blu-ray support for OS X
Mass Effect 3 demo now available (thanks DrDillyBar)

Valentine's Day Shortbread

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

Fair Labor Association begins inspections of Foxconn
AppleInsider: Apple reportedly squeezing supplier
to stop building MacBook Air clones from Asus
Nvidia: FBR turns bullish; sees new Tegra 3 design wins
X-bit labs: Gigabyte and Cyberpower to offer free overclocking warranty
VR-Zone has extreme Llano A8-3870K LN2 action: 6GHz attempt
and Nvidia to demonstrate PhysX on GK104, Kepler GPU on Friday?
Ars Technica: Mozilla building Metro version of Firefox for Windows 8
and Samsung will release a Galaxy Tab 2 with Android 4
L.A. Times: Apple iPad 3 Mini? A 7" iPad is coming, analyst says
VG24/7 reports Mass Effect 3 goes gold, confirms BioWare

Monday Shortbread

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

TorrentFreak: Download a copy of The Pirate Bay, it's only 90 MB
Engadget: AT&T prepares internal systems for shared data, launch date still TBD
Ars Technica: Apple launching sidelong attacks against Google with new lawsuits in U.S.
AppleInsider: Apple to disrupt notebook space with radically redesigned MacBook Pros
Ars Technica: Apple offers budget, EDU-only 13" MacBook Air as white MacBook replacement
Neowin: Windows 8 Simplified Chinese Edition setup screenshots leak
Ars Technica reports Canonical aims for enterprise desktop with Ubuntu Business Remix
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1 release notes

Sunday Shortbread

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:57:00 -0600

The Pick 6

PCWorld: Hard drive prices soar 28% after Thai floods
VR-Zone: Samsung unveils Ivy Bridge-powered notebook too early
Microsoft: No plug-ins allowed on Windows on ARM
Here's what Apple and Google are fighting over: search goes mobile by 2016 - AllThingsD
Apple asks for U.S. preliminary injunction of Samsung's Android 4.0 Galaxy Nexus
Fudzilla: Third-gen iPad larger battery, repositioned camera confirmed

Saturday Shortbread

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

Ars Technica: How close are we to truly photorealistic, real-time games?
Message from Gabe Newell to Steam community
Bethesda has important information on patch 1.4 (PS3)
G4TV: Unreal Engine 4 to be revealed in 2012 according to Epic's Mark Rein
Fudzilla reports Diablo III expected Q2 2012
X-bit labs: UMC to initiate the roll out of 28nm chips ahead
of schedule and Cray forms "Big Data" business division
VR-Zone reports Intel settles New York antitrust lawsuit and
Sony to extend PlayStation business model to entire company
Ars Technica: Cannibalization of Mac OS X by iOS—does Apple even care?

Friday Shortbread

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

AllThingsD reports Apple to announce iPad 3 first week in March
Microsoft is mishandling Windows 8 embedded release, argues Intermec CTO
X-bit labs: IBM fab club to reveal details on 20nm,
14nm & beyond process technologies next month
hp: Apple iOS and Google Android too insecure for enterprises
VR-Zone: Intel Haswell to release between March - June 2013
AnandTech takes a closer look at Opteron 6276
3DCenter claims to have Nvidia Kepler GK104 specs (in German)
Steve Jobs FBI file

Thursday Shortbread

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Eight is Enough

NC State: Engineers boost computer processor performance by over 20%
Windows 8 on ARM: The desktop is still there - All About Microsoft
Engadget: Sprint announces Q4 2011 results - the iPhone brings in new
customers & Sprint adds Kansas City and Baltimore to list of LTE markets
LA Times: Verzon brings back double-data promo for 4G phones
The Verge: hp releases Android test kernel for TouchPad to CyanogenMod team
Building Windows 8: Improving power efficiency for applications
Eurogamer: Valve makes Portal 2 Space Core mod for Skyrim
The Verge reports Windows Store games for Windows 8 revealed