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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:48 AM on May 22, 2009

Friday

1. DigiTimes reports AMD to move desktop CPU production to 45nm process in 3Q09
2. Fudzilla reports Callisto, Phenom II X2 to launch in June
   and AMD's third core is a feature
   and Intel's Clarksdale supports three display ports
3. Bright Side of News reports Intel speed bins 1,000 i975 CPUs, wants to kick AMD
4. eWeek reports Intel again delays 'Tukwila' Itanium release
5. TG Daily reports Big Blue claims 8x SSD performance hike
   and Apple may start to sell netbooks
6. DailyTech reports researchers using ionic wind to cool notebooks
7. 6 steps to mod overkill: The quad-core, 1-kW, liquid cooled desk
8. VR-Zone: Sony's 400-disc BDP-CX7000ES Blu-ray mega changer to retail soon?
9. Microsoft cancels oral hearing in EC browser-bundling case
10. U.S. federal judge weighs DVD copying case
11. Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media
12. FCC: Broadband plan will be huge
13. PCPer podcast #57

Software and gaming

1. Get ready for Vista and Win2k8 SP2
2. Cybercriminals launch tainted Windows 7 RC
3. C|Net reports Army marching toward Windows Vista
4. SuperSite for Windows on slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 3
5. Adobe Reader and Acrobat security initiative
6. C|Net reports Mozilla's Jetpack to bring next generation add-ons
7. ABT's Nvidia 185.85 driver test
8. VIA Arena on Google Docs templates
9. Shacknews reports Team Fortress 2 Spy vs. Sniper update
   released, brings new way to earn unlockable weapons, hats
10. Team Fortress 2 free weekend - on now
11. Company of Heroes patch 2.600 overview
12. FiringSquad reports new Prototype trailer released
13. Ars Technica reviews Bionic Commando

Systems and storage

1. bit-tech reviews MSI X-Slim X340 13.4" ultra portable laptop
2. HardwareZone on Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T - Time after time
3. FiringSquad reviews Asus W90Vp
4. AnandTech on real-world virtualization benchmarking: The best server CPUs compared
5. X-bit labs have quick lab report: Phenom II X2 550 vs. Athlon X2 250
   and inexpensive dual-core: Athlon X2 vs. Intel Pentium
6. TweakTown posts Intel Bloomfield vs. Lynnfield vs. Havendale shots
7. Futurelooks reviews 8GB Patriot Extreme Performance PC2-6400 quad memory kit
8. Björn3D reviews 128GB SuperTalent UltraDrive ME
9. The TechZone reviews 8GB Kingston microSDHC mobility kit

Multimedia

1. VR-Zone's MSI N275GTX Lightning sneak preview
2. t-break on Zotac GeForce GTX 275 Amp!
3. Björn3D, DriverHeaven, and Neoseeker review Asus ENGTX260 Matrix
4. Elite Bastards review XFX Radeon HD 4890 XXX 1GB
5. Hardware Secrets reviews HTC Touch Diamond
6. Digital Trends reviews Sanyo SCP-2700
7. Legit Reviews on Lubix NC1 Bluetooth stereo headset
8. Big Bruin and XtremeComputing review OCZ Behemoth gaming mouse
9. Rbmods on XTracPads Logic mouse mat

Power, cases, and cooling

1. TechReviews on 1000W Antec TruePower Quattro PSU
2. [H] Enthusiast reviews 800W Topower PowerBird PSU
3. bit-tech reviews 550W BFG Tech MX Series PSU
4. Overclockers Club and ProClockers review Cooler Master Storm Scout case
5. TechwareLabs and TweakTown review Thermaltake Element S case
6. Tweaknews reviews Vizo Milano 3.5” HDD enclosure w/ integrated media player
7. Hardware Bistro reviews GlacialTech X-Wing R1 notebook cooling pad
8. Hardwareoverclock reviews Thermolab Baram
9. DeXgo reviews Scythe Kaze Master Ace (in German)