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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:34 AM on May 7, 2009

Thursday

The Inquirer reports AMD and ATI officially merge
VR-Zone reports AMD new operation model announced
Intel announces new 'Sponsors of Tomorrow' global campaign
VR-Zone reports Intel's Core i7 965 EE, 940 to see EOL in September
and coolers for Intel Core i5 officially launched
Fudzilla reports Arrandale 32nm CPU supports switchable graphics
C|Net reports netbook phenomenon caught Intel by surprise
DailyTech reports Consumer Reports says Macs feature better quality, higher prices than PCs
NordicHardware reports China working on 1TeraFLOPS supercomputer with Godson chip
DigiTimes reports Nvidia chipset sales benefit from increasing share of AMD CPUs
ATi-Forum: AMD Radeon HD 4890 X2 comes soon
and AMD shows interest in Fujitsu (write-ups in German)
DSLReports: If ISPs meter, who verifies meter accuracy?
TG Daily reports datacenter SSDs saving a country's worth of power, sort of
Microsoft CEO still sees chance to work with Yahoo
bit-tech on toughened technology
Legit Reviews: Recycle your broken computer parts and towers
Ars Technica: Who owns the facts? The AP and the "hot news" controversy
Applications are being taken for The 2009 Penny Arcade Scholarship
10 things you didn't know about emoticons :)
Here & There - A horizonless projection in Manhattan
Win a Noiseblocker silencing kit from TechReviews

Software

C|Net reports AMD cites chips that don't do Windows 7 'XP mode'
Parallels solution for Windows 7 migration extended beta program
The Seattle Times on Microsoft products affected by latest layoffs
Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the community
Bill Hill, eBook champion, leaves Microsoft
DigiTimes: Windows 7 penetration rate to be higher than Vista two years from launch, says Microsoft Taiwan
Windows 7 raises complaints from rivals: report
Tech ARP: Microsoft Windows 7 SKU strategy revealed rev. 2.0
IEBlog: Windows 7 tab hang reporting update available
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is out
Official Facebook for Windows Mobile: Features and availability
AMD releases Catalyst version 9.4 for Windows 7
AnandTech on PhysX: What its readers think
Download from PCGH: GeForce tech demos from Wanda to Medusa
Trial versions of Norton 360 3.0 and Internet Security 2009 for Windows 7 beta / RC are available

Gaming

Shacknews reports Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms shuts down
(update 3) and StarCraft II beta signups open
CNBC reports Microsoft's Xbox takes on the television networks
EVE Online celebrates its 6th anniversary
TechRadar UK on the most successful game ever: A history of Minesweeper
bit-tech's Dissidia: Final Fantasy interview
Gaming Heaven reviews Velvet Assassin (PC)
FragThePlanet's Battlestations Pacific demo podcast review
TestFreaks review Incognito: Episode One (PC)
Steam news: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X update released
and Defense Grid: The Awakening 75% off this week

Systems and storage

Multimedia, power, casing, and cooling

techPowerUp's world exclusive: Asus EAH4890 TOP w/ super ML capacitor
Hexus.net pits Asus vs. Asus: GeForce GTX 260 Matrix
against Radeon HD 4890 voltage tweak
Expreview's review of overclocked Radeon HD 4770
FiringSquad reviews MSI N285GTX SuperPipe OC
Björn3D reviews Leadtek WinFast GTS 250
Phoronix reviews Dell S2409W 24" LCD monitor
Digital Trends reviews Palm Treo Pro
Hardware Secrets reviews Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF power supply
Tweaknews reviews NZXT Guardian 921 case
Motherboards.org reviews Cooler Master CM Storm Scout case
PureOverclock reviews Eagle Consus T-Series and iNEO drive enclosures
CowcotLand reviews Prolimatech Megahalems (in French)