If you read TFA, you would have seen that the MHz may have been numerically higher but the performance was slower than the Phenom II Quad-Core. And yes, the Core i3 (Sandy Bridge version) has hardware virtualization assist. http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx #deniedfud

The article does not test using Quick Sync technology for the video rendering portion. When this is turned on, an Intel HD3000 is 6 times faster at video encoding than a top-of-the-line Radeon. (Benchmarks here). And also some of the tests show the Core i7-970 is twice as SLOW than a Core i5?? Gotta call B.S. on that one. And what's the point of testing a dual card (APU + Radeon) against a single Intel integrated graphics? We all know the HD3000 isn't for gaming, that's why you get a $65 Radeon to run your games. Most mid-range laptops come with some sort of discrete graphics card that rivals the GPU performance of the Llano. I waited around for Llano and was severely dissapointed with the CPU results. TomsHardware and Anandtech reviewed it in-depth and found the gaming performance was comparable against a mid-range discrete card, along with similar battery life and similar heat. However cost is the only thing working in AMD's favor. I still don't see why somebody would buy a 4-year old CPU architecture that will be EOL'd by the time Bulldozer comes out in a few months.

As long as it has a Zombies mode, I'll pre-order.

The "in theory" part is correct. However, law enforcement and the district attorney can be considered to be on the same team. Even as police officers themselves claim, being a law enforcement officer makes you a part of the "world's largest street gang"

Confusing post. Didn't qualify statements. "When they diagnosed an eye infection....". Who is "they"?

I work for a recruiting firm and I can definitely tell you that I'd would take a CS graduate with bad grades and 2 years of "real world" experience over somebody with a straight A (4.0) GPA and no experience. I would do it 100 times over and over. In fact, if you are looking for a job, send me an instant message and we can definitely talk about getting you placed somewhere.

To give a personal experience/testimony, I graduated with a CS degree with a 2.0 GPA about 3 years ago but with about 3 years of solid full-time work experience. Most of my class mates had 3.0 or greater GPA's and no work experience. Almost all now have gone into different fields (fast-food restaurant management) because they couldn't hack it and couldn't apply education curriculum into the real world.

You do not know how frustrating it is to interview recent CS graduates with 3.0+ GPA's and not be able to give you the fundamentals of computing. Just simple questions like the difference between a binary tree or a linked list let alone anything regarding any object-oriented programming concepts. The truth of the matter is that the IT field right now is hot, not like it was hot during the dot-com boom where anybody that could spell "Webmaster" got a job. But it's hot for SKILLED workers. Somebody that can write compilable code, use object oriented programming languages (Java, .NET, etc.) and be able to determine the difference between recursion and for-loops. Those people (regardless of GPA) will continue to be employed and will maintain a high standard of living with a job they can enjoy because they can convert knowledge into wisdom through experience.