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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:17 AM on May 15, 2009

Friday

1. VR-Zone reports Microsoft adds new "Laptop Hunters" ad
2. X-bit labs reports Core 2 era comes to an end: Intel discontinues X48 mainboard
3. MSI's exclusive Twin Froze thermal design revealed
4. ABT interviews AMD chief marketing officer Nigel Dessau about EU's decision to fine Intel
5. Forbes reports CEO Stringer sticks knife deeper into Sony
6. Fudzilla reports open source starts to make money
7. EETimes reports GlobalFoundries pinches high-ranking TSMC tech executive
8. C|Net reports Micron enters graphics memory business
9. Register Hardware reports TDK readies netbook-friendly SSD series
10. DigiTimes reports Taiwan DRAM makers scaling up production
11. DailyTech cites report: Consumer electronics holding home energy efficiency back
12. DSLReports: Verizon may reach 80% FiOS penetration
13. TorrentFreak reports vulnerability renders MPAA / RIAA copyright warnings useless
14. Digital Trends on Blu-ray: Now, wait, or never?
15. AnandTech's system buyer's guide: PCs under $825
16. PC Perspective's podcast #56
17. Futuremark's Lords of Overclocking competition

Software

1. Phoronix posts OpenSolaris vs. Linux kernel benchmarks
2. Betanews reports Apple's Safari 4 beta for Windows speeds up after security update
3. Expreview has ForceWare 185.85 WHQL tested
4. Office 2010 blog talks Groove and OneNote
5. NordicHardware reports DivX adds hardware acceleration to MKV in Windows 7
6. SuperSite for Windows on Windows Server 2008 R2 RC (TechEd update)
7. Tech ARP: Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade option program rev. 3.1
8. Details of Exchange 2007 SP2 in-box backup when running on Windows Server 2008
9. Microsoft 'Chelan': A new Windows Embedded platform takes shape
10. DriverHeaven reports ATI Mobility Modder v1.2 released - Windows 7 support

Gaming

1. U.S. video game sales down 17% in April
2. Crispy Gamer: How to develop a gaming career (with advice from the pros)
3. Jon Peddie has a word about GameBooster
4. Analyst: $100 PS3 price cut by summer's end
5. VR-Zone: PlayStation 3 Slim pics leaked?
6. Shacknews has Battlefield 1943 interview: DICE talks
   PC changes, delay conspiracies, and Battlefield 3
7. FiringSquad posts new Battlefield 1943 trailer
8. TF2 - The Sniper update day 3
9. Croteam has the latest on Serious Sam 3
10. Gaming Heaven previews Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
11. OS X Reality's hands-on video: Need For Speed Undercover (iPhone)
12. Steam news - Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition now available

Systems and storage

1. TweakTown's MSI X-Slim series notebook launch event video
2. Guru3D reviews Gigabyte GA-EG45M-UD2H
3. InsideHW reviews Western Digital VelociRaptor
4. bit-tech reviews 120GB OCZ Vertex SSD

Multimedia

1. Overclock3D reviews Asus EAH4770
2. PCStats reviews Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512H-B
3. TweakPC posts Radeon HD 4770 X2 X3 X4 - Dual,
   triple, quad CrossFire benchmarks (in German)
4. Hexus.net reviews Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 FreezerX2
5. Benchmark Reviews on Asus ENGTX260 Matrix
6. Overclockers Club reviews Asus Xonar Essence STX
7. TestFreaks on why the iPhone rules - iPhone vs. Windows Mobile part 1

Cases and cooling

1. Björn3D and Motherboards.org review Cooler Master HAF 922 case
2. techPowerUp! reviews Azza Fantom 900 case
3. Madshrimps review Antec Three Hundred case
4. Hardware Secrets reviews Zalman GS1000 SE case
5. XSReviews on SilverStone Raven case
6. ITreviewed on Lian Li PC-V351 case
7. HardwareOC Austria reviews EKL Alpenföhn "Brocken" CPU cooler (in German)
8. CowcotLand reviews Xigmatek Thor's Hammer (in French)