Tech update

• AMD Announces SSE5 Instruction Set - According to AMD, SSE5 is scheduled to make its first appearance in the upcoming "Bulldozer" core, which will become available in 2009
• Intel Readies Desktop Penryn Models - It's looking like Intel is putting together a solid release! I'm going to pick up DualCore Wolfdale 3.16 GHz/6MB of L2 cache!
• The HyperTransport Bus Used By AMD Processors - Hardware Secrets posted everything you need to know about the HyperTransport bus used by AMD processors, including the most common mistakes people say about this bus
• NVIDIA G92 expected to launch on November 12 - G92 GPU is using 65nm process and manufactured by TSMC, technical specification is similar to 8800GTX with 384-bit memory controller, sports GDDR4 and the new PCI-Express 2.0.
• New Vista fixes essential for most gaming rigs - Obviously, most folks with decent gaming rigs will want to consider installing one or both of these hotfixes
• Top Windows Uninstall Methods Guide - TechwareLabs has published a guide to Using the Top Windows Uninstall Methods
• Top 10 Windows Vista Speed Tweaks - 10 Speed Tweaks that can make a huge difference in Vista performance.
• Harvard Develops P2P Client that uses Bandwidth as "Currency" - Tribler users can still join every BitTorrent swarm and play the tit-for-tat game with old-school BitTorrent users. But, when they meet another Tribler peer they switch to give-to-get mode where the currency meter is running. This turns the Tribler network into a private Tracker network without the central server. This basically means, the more you share, the faster your downloads will go.
• Bloggers battered by viral storm - Google's Blogger site is being used by malicious hackers who are posting fake entries to some blogs
• Sony Phasing out Connect Music Service and ATRAC Codec - Sony announced that they are to phase out the Connect music download service in favour of a Microsoft Windows Media scheme in the US, Canada and Europe.
• Apparently That Xbox 360 Red Light of Doom Problem Hasn't Been Fixed - check it out
• Dinner in a Metro -
• Nissan's Mixim all-electric concept car - Since it's a concept, it's got to have a crazy interior, and and the central driving position and video game-influenced controls don't disappoint -- welcome to Blade Runner, kids
• New Dragon Wars Trailer - I'm predicting Dragon Wars will suck. But man... this new trailer... if nothing else... does kinda look fun
• The Mist Trailer - Stephen King's newest movie with amazing writer/director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile) looks pretty damn intense.
• Picnic in a subway - Gotta love those Russians! :-)
• How to advertise men's underwear? (NSFW) - Finally a company who got it right!
• Jessica Alba in VIP-Cinema Magazine - This might not be a Jessica Alba nude picture, but this time, cute equals hot for me.