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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:01 AM on May 9, 2009

Saturday

1. bsn*: Nvidia first to market with a DirectX 11 GPU?
2. EETimes: Europe set to levy fine against Intel, says report
3. The Inquirer reports net neutrality and bandwidth caps don't matter
4. Seeking Alpha has Nvidia F1Q10 (qtr end 4/26/09) earnings call transcript
5. Los Angeles Times reports Sun Microsystems may have broken anti-bribery laws
6. DigiTimes repots TSMC reshuffles management, sets up new business organization
7. NordicHardware: RV870, GT300 delayed due to 40nm problems?
   and Smooth Creations Bulldozer mobile workstation
8. TG Daily reports Super Micro releases Atom-based blade server
9. Fudzilla reports Intel starts using its star ratings
10. DSLReports: Still waiting on faster AT&T speeds, line bonding
11. C|Net reports Pirate Bay attorney outlines arguments for appeal
12. ABT's commentary: AMD gets emotions
13. Win free stuff with the Hexus.winners competitions

Software and gaming

1. DailyTech reports Windows Vista Service Pack 2
   available on MSDN, public release set for June
2. Microsoft security bulletin advance notification for May 2009
3. VR-Zone reports Mozilla Firefox to add multi-process support
4. C|Net reports Mozilla's Prism hits 1.0, gets new goodies
5. Nvidia CUDA toolkit 2.2
6. TestFreaks on mastering Open Office: 50 useful tips to get you started
7. gi's editorial: Console gamers aren't PC gamers
8. GameBizBlog reports PlayStation Mobile "could happen"
9. Kotaku reports BioShock 2 multiplayer extends the fiction
10. FiringSquad: Cryostasis PhysX side-by-side video
11. Gaming Heaven reviews Fallout 3: Broken Steel (Xbox 360)
12. bit-tech reviews Velvet Assassin
13. Steam's weekend deal - Universe at War: Earth Assault 75% off

Systems and storage

1. Puget Custom Computers: Configure your PC with Windows 7 Beta
2. bit-tech reviews Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook
3. ITreviewed on Lenovo ThinkPad W700
4. Digital Trends asks, "Is it time for a home server?"
5. PCStats reviews Core 2 Duo E8400
6. AnandTech reviews EVGA X58 Classified - Trophy board
7. PC Perspective reviews MSI Eclipse SLI X58
8. Hardware Bistro reviews 4GB Patriot Viper PC2-8500 kit
9. ComputerWorld's analysis: SSD performance - is a slowdown inevitable?
10. PCShopTalk reviews 64GB Patriot Xporter Magnum flash drive

Multimedia, power, casing, and cooling

1. TechwareLabs review Sapphire Radeon HD 4830
2. Motherboards.org reviews Aurora Micro wireless keyboard
3. Digital Trends on gadgets: Great value for the money
4. TestFreaks review Kill A Watt EZ electricity usage monitor
5. HotHardware reviews Antec Mini-P180 Advanced case
6. bit-tech reviews Cooler Master Scout case
7. Modders-Inc reviews HornetTek Travel Plus 2.5" external enclosure
8. DriverHeaven reviews Corsair Cooling Ice T30 system