Quicklinks 20031008

How to build a budget PC that whoops ass!
Internet Sleuths for Hire: Defeating Spyware
Vivendi’s ‘Half Life II’ code stolen. HL2 Delayed
IBM’s T-REX mainframe just got bigger
Intel cuts Centrino prices
AMD to ship Athlon 64s as mobile XPs?
Intel ships fastest two-way Xeon
Buy Books Via PowerPoint, Say Microsoft and Amazon
Report: China will launch manned space flight on Oct. 15
Charter Sues to Block RIAA from Getting Names
MS Granted an IM Patent
sony shows new PSX