Few new things have been anounced on the hardware side recently and of course a bit on the software.

Hardware:
-AMD holds off DDR-2 Support
-Intel preps 3.50GHz Xenons with 8MB Cache
-HP rolls out Itanium 2 Servers

Software:
-ATI Catalyst 5.1
-Rage3D Catalyst 5.1 Comparison
-Nero 6.6.0.6
-Suprnova page now states eXeem will be released between 17th – 24th of January

Gaming:
-Counter Strike Source Update (includes de_tides, bot support, bug fixes, nextmap command)
-S.W.A.T 4 Beta Open To All