Midweek Reviews from around the net ... original compilation supplied by TechReport.

Wednesday

1. AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up
2. Xtreview reports Intel's Bloomfield processors may appear in October
3. Fudzilla reports 3.33GHz Core 2 Duo E8600 listed
4. Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report
5. HEXUS.channel reports email evidence unveiled in Nvidia / AMD price fixing civil action
6. SanDisk introduces write-once memory cards (WORM)
   for applications where recorded data must be unalterable
7. Toshiba launches new low-noise 400GB 2.5" HDDs
8. DailyTech reports demo showing how to attack systems via CPU errata slated for October
9. TG Daily: is GPU stacking the answer to all your performance concerns?
10. Corsair cinema: why a high-quality PSU is an essential purchase
11. OCIA asks, "How much energy is used at your computer desk?"
12. Ars Infinite Loop: Apple exec grilled about missing iPhone 2.0 features
13. HEXUS.tv covers Intel Race Day—Christian Klein interview
14. Ars book review: "Patent Failure"

Software and gaming

1. Windows will be killed by virtual appliances: VMware exec
2. Windows Update versus Ubuntu update
3. PCMech lists top 6 replacements for Windows Notepad
4. Symantec releases Norton Internet Security 09 and AntiVirus 09 beta
5. Blu-ray Disc on Xbox? No way.
6. SuperSite for Windows has Xbox 360 new Xbox experience preview
7. Maximum PC's John Carmack interview: Rage id Tech 5, Doom 4 details, and more!
8. Carmack talks on Kotaku: from id/EA to Mac gaming and PS3 programming
9. Shacknews previews Wii Music, Dead Space, Fable 2, and Left 4 Dead
10. Gaming Heaven reviews Unreal Tournament 3 (Xbox 360)
11. Gametrailers.com has Far Cry 2 and Spore (iPhone) E3 2008 trailers

Multimedia

1. HardwareZone reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45T-EXTREME
2. Björn3D reviews XFX nForce 750a SLI
3. ThinkComputers reviews 4GB A-Data Gaming Series DDR2-800 dual channel kit
4. Digit-Life reviews AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2
5. Björn3D reviews Leadtek WinFast GTX 280
6. HEXUS.net reviews Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+
7. TweakTown reviews Asus EN9600GT Silent
8. Overclockers Club reviews BenQ G2400W LCD monitor
9. Rbmods on Novint Falcon gaming device
10. Hardware Secrets reviews iPod nano (3rd gen)
11. Digital Trends reviews Samsung Instinct
12. techPowerUp! reviews TekNmotion Pulsar SX gaming headset

Power, cases, and cooling

1. XSReviews on 950W Tuniq Miniplant PSU
2. CPU3D reviews Thermaltake Armor+MX case
3. Tech-Reviews on Antec Mini P180 case
4. Overclocker Café reviews Eagle N-Series Pro drive enclosure
5. Benchmark Reviews on best CPU cooler performance - Q2 2008
6. AnandTech reviews Kingwin RVT-9225: budget-priced cooling results in budget performance
7. [H] Enthusiast reviews Asus Lion Square
8. Hardware Canucks review OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU cooler
9. bit-tech reviews Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer

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