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Sunday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:48 AM on January 25, 2009

Sunday

1. C|Net's report: IBM quietly lays off North American staff
2. Microsoft's score against Apple: Zune $85 million, iPod $3.4 billion
3. ComputerWorld on building a better spam-blocking CAPTCHA
4. Engadget HD on 3D: Is this the resurgence that counts?
5. AppScout reports Microsoft launches mobile music service in UK
6. Björn3D: Support for Stephanie (young girl stricken with cancer)

Software and gaming

1. IEEE Spectrum has multicore made simple - Intel's Larrabee
   is a chip every designer already knows how to program
2. Microsoft says Windows 7 fixes notebook issues
3. Windows 7 - natively booting from a .VHD file (Virtual PC image)
4. MSMobiles has Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha screenshots
5. GamePolitics reporst proposed Oklahoma tax break excludes M-rated games
6. Ars Technica's exclusive: Microsoft to get Resident Evil 5 bundle, red 360s
7. Shacknews on video games to be released this week
   and reports full Guitar Hero: Metallica tracklist revealed
8. The Lord of the Rings Online welcome back week
9. ATi-Forum has F.E.A.R. 2 - first benchmarks with HD 4870 & GTX 260 (write-up in German)
10. Grand Theft Auto IV update version 1.0.2.0 is available
11. GamersHell has Call of Duty: World at War v1.1b mod tools
12. TestFreaks review Call of Duty: World at War (PC)
13. PC World on four freaky Half-Life 2 mods

Hardware

1. techPowerUp! reports first AMD benchmarks with DDR3 memory posted
2. X-bit labs have Core i7 920 overclocking guide
   and high definition PC experience: graphics cards. vs. HD video playback
3. InsideHW reviews Samsung SPF-105P digital photo frame
4. Overclock3D reviews 750W Asus U-75HA PSU
5. Overclockers Online reviews Titan Cool Idol (TTC-NK75TZ)