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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:34 AM on May 1, 2009

Friday

1. AMD celebrates its 40th anniversary
2. Dear PC industry: Please overclock responsibly
3. DailyTech reports Time Warner looks to spin off AOL
4. Comcast: What recession?
5. The Straits Times reports Fujitsu falls deep in red
6. Fox News reports experts warn Internet is running out of bandwidth
7. Ars Technica reports anti-DMCA crusaders fight for the right to crack DRM
8. GameDaily reports Canada put on 'Priority Watch List'
9. TG Daily reports Walt Disney joins club Hulu
10. Bright Side of News reports AMD brings server / workstation platform forward, as well
11. Fudzilla reports MSI and Asus turned their backs on Nvidia's Ion
12. DigiTimes reports Atom market on track, says Intel
13. The Inquirer reports Intel caught in graphics shocker
14. TweakTown reports new 785 chipset to have DX10.1 support
15. VR-Zone reports Sharkoon SilentStorm CM PSUs available in mid-May
16. [H]ard|OCP features awesome mouse of the day
17. HardwareZone has Intel Summit Solutions 2009 - Asia-Pacific update
18. Hexus.tv: Intel's Tom Kilroy talks
19. PC Perspective's podcast #54

Software

1. AnandTech reports Nvidia releases new 185.81 beta
   driver set for Windows 7 as well as for XP and Vista
2. Slashdot: Firefox beta scores 93 on Acid3 test
3. DailyTech reports IE tops in enterprise browser use
4. Microsoft releases final Windows 7 system requirements
5. Windows 7 Release Candidate is available from Microsoft
6. WindowsITPro: Finally, Microsoft admits to 2009 delivery for Windows 7
7. Electronista reports Acer pegs Windows 7 launch for October 23
8. Plan ahead for Windows 7 Beta and RC expiration dates
9. Gizmodo has Windows 7 RC 1 vs. Vista: First benchmarks
10. SuperSite for Windows on Windows XP mode and Windows Virtual PC Beta
11. Windows Virtual PC Beta release notes
12. Linux Today reports Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring is now available
13. Phoronix: The Btrfs file-system is not yet the performance king
14. Google Location Services now in Mozilla Firefox
15. Oracle to expand web-based software offerings: source
16. InsideHW reviews Partition Master 3.5 Professional Edition

Gaming

1. Steam news: Left 4 Dead - 40% off this weekend only
   and Left 4 Dead update released
2. FiringSquad's PSA: Games blowout sale at Newegg
3. It's ugly: Valve sues Activision, Activision threatens to sue Valve
4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat officially announced
5. Shacknews reports Battlestations: Pacific PC demo released
6. WoW Insider reports player receives Developer item in the mail, one-shots Ulduar
7. Slashdot: Atari emulation of CRT effects on LCDs

Systems, storage, and networking

1. I4U reviews Gateway P-7808u FX Edition gaming notebook
2. ITreviewed on Apple Mac Pro (2009)
3. PCStats reviews Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
4. Hardware Secrets reviews Foxconn G31MV-K motherboard
5. PureOverclock reviews 6GB CSX Diablo DDR3-2000 kit
6. Tweaktown reviews RunCore Pro IV MLC Series 2.5" SSD
7. Boot Daily reviews 500GB Seagate Constellation 2.5" drive
8. Björn3D reviews 64GB Super Talent Luxio flash drive
9. Elite Bastards review Zoom X6 wireless ADSL 2/2+ router
10. TweakTown reviews TRENDnet TEG-240WS 24-port Gigabit web smart switch

Multimedia

1. B3D Forums: Discussion about CrossFireX & SLI scaling
2. techPowerUp! reviews PowerColor HD 4890 PCS 1GB
3. Expreview: Radeon HD 4770 Media Edition vs. Retail Edition
4. bit-tech, Guru3D, and Legit Reviews overclock the Radeon HD 4770
5. Hexus.net reviews Inno3D GeForce GTX 275 Overclock
6. Neoseeker reviews Leadtek WinFast GTX 260 (216) Extreme+
7. CPU3D reviews Palit Geforce GTS 250
8. Digital Trends reviews Panasonic Viera TC-P42S1 and Motorola Stature i9

Power, cases, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews 750W Seasonic M12D PSU
2. XSReviews on 750W Rasurbo GAP PSU
3. Overclockers Club reviews 450W Thermaltake Litepower PSU
4. bit-tech's mod of the month - April 2009
5. Hi Tech Legion reviews NZXT Rogue case
6. Ninjalane reviews Cooler Master Storm Scout case
7. EPIAcenter reviews JCP MI-102 Mini-ITX case (in German)
8. bit-tech reviews Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultima
9. Tweaknews reviews Thermolab Baram CPU cooler
10. Technic3D reviews Revoltec PipeTower Pro CPU cooler (in German)