Weekend reviews from around the NET ... original compilation from Techreport.

Weekend's Headlines 

1. GPUCafé reports Nvidia's Big Bang II borrows from AMD's physics concept
2. HardwareZone reports AMD Puma sneaks into town
3. AMD Phenom X4 45nm (Deneb) pictures and overclocked to 4GHz?
4. TG Daily's iPod rumor mill: 64GB iPod touch on the way?
5. Dell unveils stylish Vostro 2510
6. Hardware-Infos on GeForce 8800 GT with 128-bit memory interface (write-up in German)
7. U.S. agents can seize travelers' laptops: report
8. DailyTech reports Senate, House merge separate controversial anti-piracy bills into one
9. PC Perspective's podcast #33
10. TweakTown on making a sound decision on the source—sound card
11. Hardware Secrets shows how to identify Japanese electrolytic capacitors

Software and gaming

1. Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream
2. Windows Vista 64-bit today
3. Overview series: Windows Vista performance and tuning
4. Operations Manager 2007 & Essentials 2007 deliver support for Windows Server 2008
5. Ars Technica reports IE8 Beta 2 getting heavy performance, crash-recovery tweaks
6. Wanted: IE8 beta testers
7. New home page helps you explore more on the web
8. TG Daily reports DirectX 11 to unlock the horsepower in multi-core CPUs and enable GPGPUs
9. Computer games could get cinema-style ratings
10. GamePolitics: ESA annual report details video game legislation
11. Shacknews reports Rage will look worse on 360 due to compression;
    Doom 4 and Rage not likely for digital distribution
    and has a first look at Wolfenstein
12. FiringSquad reviews Alone in the Dark

Systems, storage, and multimedia

1. Phoronix reviews Intel GMA X4500HD G45 IGP
2. Elite Bastards review Asus Rampage Extreme
3. Ninjalane reviews Foxconn Quantum Force BlackOps
4. bit-tech reviews 4GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex II dual channel kit
5. Overclockers Online reviews 8GB Super Talent Pico-C USB flash drive
6. Björn3D reviews BFG Tech GeForce GTX 280 H²OC
7. Guru3D reviews PowerColor HD 4850 2GB
8. Overclockers Club reviews Sapphire Toxic HD 4850
9. techPowerUp! reviews Zotac GeForce 9800 GT Amp! Edition
   and Galaxy GeForce 9500 GT Overclocked
10. DriverHeaven reviews Revoltec Fightpad and Lightmouse Series peripherals
11. XSReviews on Renegade ultimate gaming chair

Power, cases, and cooling

1. TweakPC reviews 650W and 850W NorthQ Black Magic Flex power supplies (in German)
2. APH Networks have 650W Thermaltake Toughpower cable management report
3. ThinkComputers reviews 630W Rosewill Xtreme PSU
4. Computer Shopper and Tempest review NZXT Tempest case
5. AnandTech reviews Vigor iSURF II hard drive cooling system
6. HardwareLogic reviews Vizo Xena II notebook cooler
7. Hardware Canucks review Thermalright TRUE Black 120 CPU cooler
8. Legit Reviews on Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU cooler
9. Mikhailtech reviews Scythe Shuriken CPU cooler

Enjoy ...