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		<title>Nightly News Links for 2008-11-23</title>
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techPowerUp! News :: GeiL Launches the EVO Cyclone Memory Cooling System


techPowerUp! News :: EVGA Quietly Slips in Lean GeForce 9800 GTX+ Model


techPowerUp! News :: Half-Life Turns 10, Valve Celebrates Anniversary Giving it Away for 98¢


techPowerUp! News :: SilverStone Announces the Raven RV01 Chassis, Expect it Next Month


techPowerUp! News :: OCZ Technology Introduces Intel Extreme Triple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valve Joins the Cloud Computing Trend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Valve announced the launch of Steam Cloud. Cloud computing is a means for storing masses of information on servers and delivering it through feature-rich services over the internet. Probably the most prominent example of this concept is Google Apps, which simulates an office productivity suite but is browser-based and not run locally from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/valve-joins-the-cloud-computing-trend</link>
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		<title>NVIDIA Updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the current success of AMD in the discrete graphics market, it would only make sense to think that NVIDIA might not be doing so hot. In reality, most of their products continue to sell quite well and there are strong (though losing) arguments for some of their offerings over their Radeon counterparts. One card [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/nvidia-updates</link>
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		<title>Sapphire&#8217;s Radeon HD4850X2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Way back in the R700 speculation days we reported that in addition to the flagship HD4870X2, AMD was also hard at work on an HD4850X2. Our meetings with AMD and rampant speculation on the web confirmed that this was the case. Many months gone the launch of the HD4870X2, we have heard pretty much squat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/sapphires-radeon-hd4850x2</link>
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		<title>Get out and vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The term &#8220;Vote or Die&#8221; is used so haphazardly these days that P. Diddy and his South Park episode are forgotten all too easily. Voting in the USA is a process that can produce profound change or maintain the status quo. For many of us, the right to vote was something that did not come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/editorials/get-out-and-vote</link>
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		<title>AMD&#8217;s Deneb to Sample Late November</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though pretty much the entire hardware industry has its eyes on Intel&#8217;s upcoming Core i7 processors - reviews of which hit the tubes this morning - AMD is getting ready to launch its own products. Reviews of Intel&#8217;s i7 have turned out quite well indeed, but for Intel, &#8216;good&#8217; is the norm. The launch and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/amds-deneb-to-sample-late-novembe</link>
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		<title>The verdict is in on Nehalem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviews of Intel&#8217;s brand-spanking-new processors hit the web today. Nehalem, officially known as Core i7, will be available starting November 17th. There will be three models available at launch: The Core i7-920 at 2.67GHz, Core i7-930 at 2.93GHz, and the range-topping Core i7-965 Extreme Edition at 3.2GHz. It would not be outlandish to say that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/the-verdict-is-in-on-nehalem</link>
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		<title>Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee For Gamers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Asus has accidentally told everyone about your rash their plans to put a discrete graphics chip in the Eee PC.  This may or may not be great for gamers.  This comes from a company spokesman who is likely fired.
Interested, will it go in the small or the big version.  Any decent GPU [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/eeeeeeeeeeeeeee-for-gamers</link>
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		<title>Samsung Teases And Shows Off Its OLEDS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I think of Samsung, I don&#8217;t think of a large, successful corporation full of technological deliciosity (oooo NEW WORD), but rather of a gorgeous, brainy asian woman with nice OLEDs.  I am not sure if this is due to a partial insanity on my part, or the way they staff their booths at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/samsung-teases-and-shows-off-its-oleds</link>
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		<title>AMD Releases Newer Hotfix Driver, Addresses Far Cry 2 and STALKER: Clear Sky Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the huge headline, but seriously, how else do you say that?
Apparently Far Cry 2 and STALKER: Clear Sky were having specific issues and performance problems with certain AMD drivers.  AMD promptly updated the driver via hotfix #737-38664.
Here are some of the benefits:
Performance improvement for the DirectX 9  version of Far Cry 2 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/amd-releases-newer-hotfix-driver-addresses-far-cry-2-and-stalker-clear-sky-issues</link>
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		<title>Thermaltake Expects 10% Sequential Growth in 4Q08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that everyone and their mother is worried about the economy  (I&#8217;m just worried I&#8217;ll have to sell one of my yachts),  Thermaltake would like to brag to everyone that demand for their products has not decreased at all.  In fact, they are so confident that we will continue to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/thermaltake-expects-10-sequential-growth-in-4q08</link>
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		<title>AMD&#8217;s Fusion Initiative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month AMD launched a new strategic initiative called Fusion. Fusion, the name we thought was assigned to the company&#8217;s rumored CPU+GPU integration, is actually being used as more of an umbrella term for various different things. Big things. Fusion is more than just a product name or an idea really; it represents the start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/editorials/amds-fusion-initiative</link>
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		<title>AMD Continues Dominance of Discrete Graphics Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since we&#8217;ve posted an update on AMD. During this break the company has not let up. In addition to the continued success of the original  members of the Radeon HD4000 series, several new cards have been making the rounds and churning out terrific results to boot. The success of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/amd-continues-dominance-of-discrete-graphics-market</link>
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		<title>Wireless Guitar Maker Out to Eliminate the Human Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By systematically eliminating your goodies, makers of the Rage Wireless Guitar were planning on taking down the human race.  Thankfully someone over at the Consumer Product Safety Commission caught the hardware fault in time.  A circuit board defect was causing incorrectly installed AA batteries to leak acid.  Wait&#8230; this was only going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/wireless-guitar-maker-out-to-eliminate-the-human-race</link>
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		<title>The Return of E3&#8230; Maybe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We haven&#8217;t attended an E3 event since the last  BIG one in 2006.  In its glory days, E3 was an epic landscape of lights, gorgeous woman, and gaming that was ludicrous to navigate and had crowds that made you feel claustrophobic.  It was these trademarks of the event that made it so exciting and alluring. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/the-return-of-e3-maybe</link>
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		<title>AMD Posts Third Quarter Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, AMD reported their third quarter results, including a revenue of $1.776 billion. This year&#8217;s posting showcased an increase in revenue of 14% over Q3 2007, while revenue over this year&#8217;s second quarter increased 32%.
In regards to losses, AMD saw a significant turnaround compared to last year. Net losses for the third quarter only totaled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/amd-posts-third-quarter-results</link>
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		<title>SteelSeries Shows Off WoW Themed Peripherals</title>
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SteelSeries is a name that needs no introduction in our community.  Some of you may not be aware that SteelSeries merged with Ideazon, makers of many products we have reviewed in the past including the Merc, Zboard and more.  With that merger came many new and interesting opportunities for both companies.
 
Now, I am [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/steelseries-shows-off-wow-themed-peripherals</link>
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		<title>NVIDIA still quiet on plans and revamps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this summer, we heard that NVIDIA might have plans for a 55nm based GT200.  With support for GDDR5 it would run fast than the current version.  Rumors of a dual chip NVIDIA card by the end of 2008 are not confirms, but if such a product came to the market NVIDIA would be setting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/nvidia-still-quiet-on-plans-and-revamps</link>
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		<title>BlizzCon 2008 Wrap Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Living in Southern California has its benefits. You have the beach, the mountains, and the desert all within driving distance. The bountiful supply of fairly attractive young women is also worth mentioning. Of course, there are some sacrifices as well. Smog, constant droughts, outrageous cost of living, and the ever-present threat of earthquakes are among [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/events/blizzcon-2008-wrap-up</link>
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		<title>BlizzCon 2008 Pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BlizzCon. The place where those who are beyond a shadow of a doubt completely loyal to the developer of such titles as StarCraft, Diablo, and Warcraft can gather each year (?) and be amongst their kind. Pretty scary actually. There will be a nice little summary article about the show posted soon, but there really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/events/blizzcon-08-pictures</link>
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		<title>E for All 2008: NOVA Gaming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get one thing straight. There were very very very few hardware manufacturers in attendance at this year&#8217;e E for All Expo in Los Angeles. Aside from Intel, who always shows up to pretty much every event with more or less the exact same exhibit (racecars!), most of the companies that DO participate tend to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/events/e-for-all-2008-nova-gaming</link>
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		<title>E for All 2008 Pictures Posted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re working on a couple of new articles about everything that transpired this weekend, including a detailed look at the very impressive ioXtreme solid state hard drive from Fusion-io and an overview of some interesting new gaming peripherals. You can expect those articles up soon, but for now, enjoy the pictures from the event!
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		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/events/e-for-all-2008-pictures-posted</link>
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		<title>E for All 2008: Where is everyone?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year at E for All, we called attention to the distinct lack of attendance on the part of both the exhibitors and the public. The event took place in the cavernous South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center, which during the glory days of E3, the event this one is supposed to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/features/events/e-for-all-2008-where-is-everyone</link>
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		<title>Catalyst 8.9 and OverDrive for QUAD CrossFireX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With a hot discrete graphic&#8217;s card war and AMD currently holding the performance crown, the newest monthly driver release from our beloved DAAMIT team, has brought great joy to the users who have a CrossFireX configuration. Welcome the release of Catalyst 8.9!
After the release of the Radeon HD4870 X2, it was known across the world [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/catalyst-89-and-overdrive-for-quad-crossfirex</link>
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		<title>What happened&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am sure this is a question that was asked many a time and a real solid answer is deserved, but was never given.  Somewhere in early summer things slowed down more than usual for the site.
There were many factors involved in this, but none so great as the fact that our physical lives took [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/blogs/what-happened</link>
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		<title>Jack Thompson Disbarred</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA&#8230; *cough*&#8230; HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA&#8230;.  oh&#8230; sorry.  I guess it must have got the best of me.
The news is in fact true to an extent.  Jack Thompson, bain of every gamer, has been disbarred pending an appeal.  The disbarment will likely take effect in one month&#8217;s time.  Jack is reportedly filing an emergency motion against the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/jack-thompson-disbarred</link>
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		<title>NVIDIA Intros GeForce GTX 260 Core 216</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In response to the thrashing that its current high-end graphics cards are receiving from the Radeon HD4870, NVIDIA has launched a new product aimed to compete directly with AMD&#8217;s juggernaut. The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 sports, among other things, an extremely long name and the ability to single-handedly confuse the hell out of just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/nvidia-intros-geforce-gtx-260-core-216</link>
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		<title>AMD Radeon HD4670 crushes at $80</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A year ago, if you wanted worthwhile performance in modern games, the high-end graphics card market was the only place to go. Though parts like the GeForce 8600GTS offered decent performance for the price, using them as the graphics leg of a bonafide gaming system was little more than a joke. However, for gamers short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/amd-radeon-hd4670-crushes-at-80</link>
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		<title>AMD launches Weekly Deals on Newegg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully we have come across pretty well as a bunch of cheap bastards in every article we&#8217;ve ever written. Although performance is always something we herald pretty highly, price is probably the most important factor in the majority of our reviews. If there is a product second on the food chain that offers similar performance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/amd-launches-weekly-deals-on-newegg</link>
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		<title>No SLI for first batch of X58 boards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the latest sneaky snake pictures taken of X58 boards from at least four of the major motherboard manufacturers, it appears that SLI will be absent in the launch products. We previously wrote a nice long editorial about the whole SLI on X58 debacle, in which we stated that Intel would not be putting an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fpslabs.com/news/latest/no-sli-for-first-batch-of-x58-boards</link>
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