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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:48 AM on February 13, 2009

Friday

1. Microsoft to follow Apple with its own family of retail stores
2. Stimulus bill may have allowed packet inspection
3. Beyond3D reports ClearSpeed is dead
4. TG Daily on the next Psystar: PearC sells Mac clones in Europe
5. TechFlash reports Paul Allen's Charter to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
6. TC Magazine reports Samsung kicks off production of 50nm GDDR5 memory
7. The Inquirer reports Nvidia tapes out three GPUs
8. DigiTimes: The first Ion-based product is a nettop; to launch before June, says Nvidia
9. Fudzilla reports 16nm CPU from Intel in 2013
   and new Atom still has DirectX 9 graphics
10. VR-Zone on the Asus N81Vg notebook featuring Nvidia's GeForce GT 120M GPU
    and A-Data SSD enclosure turns two SSDs into one
11. Intel's Automated Relational Knowledge (a decoder ring for Intel products)
12. Digital Trends on HD and Internet radio
13. Gizmodo reports IBM patents bionic armor that gives humans ability to dodge bullets
14. Meisterkuehler's 6-year anniversary giveaway (in German)

Software

1. The EVGA SLI Enhancement patch
2. Expreview reports Realtek HD audio driver R2.15 released
3. Google Chrome 2.0.162.0 released
4. Dead pixel tester v2.50 released
5. VMware Fusion 2.0.2 now available: Import Parallels Desktop 4 virtual machines and more
6. MacNN reports Apple releases Tiger, Leopard security updates
7. IBM study ranks Mac as most vulnerable OS
8. Ars Technica reports Microsoft solves ActiveX vulnerability for Akamai and IBM
   and Android security vulnerability discovered
9. Woman sues Microsoft over Vista-to-XP 'downgrade' fee
10. TechSpot posts list of antivirus programs that presently work with Windows 7 beta
11. tkArena on PhotoBuilder Platinum v7.3

Gaming

1. TechFlash reports Nintendo, Microsoft see console sales climb as new year begins
2. Blu-ray / videogame discs to be released for Sony PS3
3. Square Enix swoops for Eidos
4. Kotaku reports Midway files for bankruptcy
5. Ed Borden's Nvidia editorial: Shift in relevance away from games
6. Some news about Blizzard's unannounced MMO
7. Shacknews reports Wolfenstein set for summer release
8. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 1.1.2 patch notes
9. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin - Now on Steam in North America
10. bit-tech has F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin hands-on preview
11. Primotech's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars hands-on preview
12. PCGH on Codename Panzers - Cold War: Benchmark review with 15 CPUs

Systems and graphics

1. Hexus.net reviews Asus Eee Top ET1602: A glimpse of computers to come?
2. t-break reviews Asus U6V bamboo notebook
3. HardwareZone's IdeaCentre A600 desktop
4. Hardware-Infos: Phenom II AM3 with DDR3-1333 problem (write-up in German)
5. TechwareLabs review Phenom II X4 810
6. HotHardware's Asus Matrix and Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 4870 and 4850 comparison
7. techPowerUp! reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 295 1792MB
8. Neoseeker reviews XFX GeForce GTX 285 XXX
9. Ultimate Hardware reviews Asus GeForce 9600 GT
10. Digital Trends reviews Asus VW266H LCD monitor

Multimedia

1. ITreviewed on Creative Vado HD video camera
2. PCShopTalk reviews Glidecam HD-1000 hand-held camera stabilizer
3. ThinkComputers reviews Flip MinoHD digital camcorder
4. Ars Technica's hands-on with Neuros Link, an Ubuntu-based media extender
5. ITreviewed on Archos 7 Internet media tablet
6. DV Hardware reviews Sennheiser EH-150 headphones
7. DriverHeaven reviews SteelSeries Ikari laser mouse
8. GPS Trends on Magellan Maestro 4370

Power, cases, and cooling

1. Phoronix reviews 700W OCZ Fatal1ty Series power supply
2. Technic3D reviews 450W Corsair CMPSU-450HX PSU (in German)
3. Hardware Analysis on notebook batteries: Not meant to last?
4. TestFreaks review Cooler Master Limited Edition Black Label Cosmos case
5. Hardware Canucks and PureOverclock review Cooler Master Storm Sniper case
6. bit-tech reviews akasa Infiniti Zor chassis
7. XSReviews on Antec 900 V2 case
8. Björn3D reviews SilverStone Fortress FT01B-W case
9. Verdis Reviews on Gelid Wing 12 UV blue case fan
10. Elite Bastards review Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU cooler
11. InsideHW reviews Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler