[H]ardNews 5th Edition

Shuttle XPC SB51G:

The Tech-Report gang have a review of the Shuttle XPC SB51G posted today. The fellas know their way around these itty-bitty boxes quite well, having reviewed almost every SFF PC out there by now. What are their impressions of the latest mini-PC from Shuttle? Here is a clip from the review:

The SB51G's performance speaks for itself. This thing is just as fast as the fastest full-sized ATX motherboards we have on hand today. In fact, working with the SB51G has made me start wondering whether I wouldn't want to replace my desktop PC with an XPC system. These aren't idle thoughts, either.

Monster Fine:

I actually got this story in a couple times yesterday, but with no legitimate links to it. It looks like Nintendo got schmacked with a whopping €149 million fine for anti-competitive practices overseas. ( insert Mario and Luigi mafia joke here ). Nintendo already had the money set aside, and plan to appeal the amount anyway, but a €149 million fine? Ouch.

"Every year, millions of European families spend large amounts of money on videogames. They have the right to buy the games and consoles at the lowest price the market can possibly offer and we will not tolerate collusive behaviour intended to keep prices artificially high," said European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti.

Intel Appeals:

While we are talking appeals, Intel is filing their appeal against the Intergraph verdict announced earlier this month. You just never know how these big company suits can flip flop, Intel could very well turn things in their favor this time around…it is all up to interpretation on the part of the courts.

A U.S. district court here today barred Intel Corp. from selling its 64-bit line of microprocessors as a result of an unfavorable ruling, but then suspended the order to allow the company to appeal the decision, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

Halloween Tunes:

Busted out some Rob Zombie today…seemed only fitting with it being [H]alloween and all, but what are some other ass kicking tunes that will go well with the whole [H]alloween thing? Got an idea or tune? Let me know.