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Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:06 AM on May 12, 2009

Tuesday

1. C|Net reports chip decline eases; AMD gains on Intel
2. 5 facts on the Intel vs. AMD rivalry
3. bsn*: AMD's x86 license set to expire in 48 hours?
   and TSMC has to improve 40nm process
4. VR-Zone has Microsoft's latest advertisement - iTunes is way too expensive
5. DSLReports: Cablevision 101Mbps to have $300 'activation fee'
6. DigiTimes reports Android smartphone shipments to grow 900% in 2009, says Strategy Analytics
7. Fudzilla reports laptop owners sue Nvidia over flawed GPUs
8. Expreview: GT300 coming before RV870?
9. Tweak.dk reports Gigabyte releases their new Phenom II board
   with support for processors with a TDP up to 140W
10. The Register reports chip cooler launches liquid nitro at CPUs
11. OC3D reports Thermochill under new management
12. Engadget reports BlackBerry "Onyx" in the wild
13. TechFragments on WolframAlpha - A smarter computational search engine

Software

1. TG Daily reports pirates cost software industry $50 billion in 2008
2. PC Mag reports root bug hits Windows 7; Microsoft advises reinstall
3. Expreview: Download Nvidia WHQL-certified nForce 15.35 15.37 driver for Windows 7
4. Ars Technica: What's the point of a Windows 7 ARM port?
   and Office 2010 Technical Preview in July 2009, sign up now
5. The Microsoft Office 2010 IT blog
6. SuperSite for Windows on upgrading to Windows 7 part 3: Vista to Windows 7
7. SuperSite Blog: Windows 7 box shots
8. NGOHQ on Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Final
9. Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 available in Q3 2009
10. NordicHardware reports Microsoft Surface Service Pack 1 released
11. VIA Arena: Microsoft enters the cloud and Flowgram:
    Do a lot more than just capture screenshots
12. Engadget reports Apple rejects BitTorrent control app from
    App Store because it might be used to infringe copyrights
13. Windows Mobile marketplace registration open
14. Technology & Business reports AVG 8.5 for Linux hands back to open source community
15. Futuremark's Peacekeeper browser benchmark moves out of beta
16. ITreviewed on ESET Smart Security 4

Gaming

1. FiringSquad reports more Duke Nukem Forever details leaked
2. Shacknews has the brief long history of DNF: Post-3D Realms edition
3. Gamasutra on PC game piracy: Why bother with DRM?
4. Kotaku reports famous people sell games better than game reviewers
5. [OC]ModShop reviews Red Alert 3: Uprising
6. Gaming Heaven reviews Plants vs. Zombies (PC)
7. Steam news: Free DLC - The Zeno Clash Model Pack
   for Garry's Mod and Garry's Mod update released
8. Crysis Wars 1.5 source code released
9. Dawn of War II patch 1.3 drops today at 11AM PST
10. Battlefield 2 update v1.50 beta 2 launched

Systems and storage

1. DriverHeaven reviews Asus Eee Box B204
2. PC Perspective reviews Zotac IONITX-A-U Nvidia Ion motherboard
3. Futurelooks reviews Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P 790FX AM3
4. PC Perspective reviews Asus M3A78-T 790GX AM2+
5. Madshrimps pits Acard ANS-9010 RAMdisk vs. 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD
6. Tech ARP reviews 250GB Seagate Momentus 5400.5
7. Hardware Bistro reviews 1GB Cyber Snipa Dog Tags USB flash drive

Multimedia

1. HotHardware reviews PowerColor HD 4890 LCS
2. Phoronix tests AMD Radeon HD 4770 on Linux
3. bit-tech reviews Gigabyte Radeon HD 4770 512MB
4. AMDZone reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4770
5. PCShopTalk reviews Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 216SP
6. Digital Trends reviews Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15
7. ThinkComputers reviews Polaroid t833 8MP waterproof digital camera
8. HardwareZone: A call from the past - 10 years of mobile phone development
9. Hardware Secrets reviews Cresyn CS-HP500 and C750E headphones
10. Legit Reviews on Covington-Creations Earbud Yo-Yo
11. Tweaknews on I-Rocks RF-6572 wireless RF 2.4GHZ keyboard / mouse combo
12. TweakPC reviews Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave (in German)

Power, casing, and cooling

1. PureOverclock reviews 800W NZXT Performance Power PSU
2. JonnyGuru reviews 550W Hipro HP-D5501EU PSU
3. XtremeComputing reviews Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R PSU
4. SilentPCReview on SilverStone Raven case and
   ZEROtherm Core92 direct-touch CPU cooler
5. Neoseeker, Overclockers Club, Techgage, TechSpot,
   and TweakTown review Cooler Master HAF 922 case
6. XSReviews on Lian Li XB-01 case
7. TestFreaks review NZXT Zero 2 case
8. XtremeComputing reviews Sanberg USB + eSATA (133-49) docking station
9. Motherboards.org reviews Lamptron FAN-ATIC 5-port military switch baybus