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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:18 PM on May 23, 2009

Saturday

1. C|Net reports AMD says Intel-only deal struck at Apple in 2005
2. Ars Technica on a MID-life crisis: The end of OQO, and the end of an idea
3. NordicHardware: Dell going back to Linux for its netbooks?
   and Nehalem-EX to launch next week?
4. Fudzilla reports PowerColor to launch HD 4730
5. Legit Reviews and PC Perspective report XFX to enter power supply market with 850W model
6. techPowerUp! reports Antec readies Mini Skeleton 90
7. CrunchGear is live at AMD's Austin overclocking event
8. XSReviews on the Channel Expo 2009 trade show
9. DigiTimes reports Sony Ericsson prepping Android 2.0 smartphones
10. Sony Ericsson needs at least 100M Euros to survive
11. DSLReports: Canadian consumer groups slam CRTC

Software and gaming

1. DailyTech reports Microsoft declines EU oral hearing invite, adds kill switch to IE 8 in Windows 7
2. Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks
3. SuperSite Blog's exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows 7 Starter
4. Neowin reports Sophos releases Klingon Anti-Virus (seriously)
5. X-bit labs on Catalyst 9.5 driver: Performance express-test
6. Shacknews reports Diablo 3 screenshots signal return of the the Fallen
   and talks video games to be released next week
7. FiringSquad reports new Battlefield Bad Company 2 trailer released
8. TF2 official blog: Every one of you deserves a medal
9. Team Fortress 2 and Quake II 3.20 updates released
10. World of Warcraft patch 3.2: Call of the crusade
11. bit-tech on success and failure in MMOs

Systems, storage, and networking

1. HardwareZone's Lenovo S10-2 preview - A new outlook
2. Digital Trends on how to upgrade your PC
3. PC Perspective reviews ECS A790GXM-AD3
4. DriverHeaven's Intel mATX motherboards roundup - May 2009
5. CdrInfo reviews 120GB OCZ Apex SSD
6. Guru3D reviews 120GB G.Skill Falcon SSD: It beats the OCZ Vertex?
7. Phoronix reviews 60GB OCZ Vertex SSD
8. Techgage reviews Kingston SSDNow M Series bundle
9. Legit Reviews posts 64GB Super Talent UltraDrive ME MLC SSD benchmarks
10. PC Perspective's Thecus N5200B NAS video review
11. ThinkComputers reviews Asus RT-N15 wireless router

Multimedia, casing, and cooling

1. HardwareZone pits Radeon HD 4890 CrossFireX vs. GeForce GTX 295
2. X-bit labs review Palit Revolution 700 Deluxe
3. Digit-Life reviews Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 896MB
4. CdrInfo reviews Inno3D GeForce GTX 275 OC and Gainward GTX 260 216SP 1792MB
5. Modders-Inc and Overclock3D review Sapphire Radeon HD 4770
6. Motherboards.org reviews XFX Radeon HD 4770 750M 512MB
7. TestFreaks review 800W NZXT PP-800 power supply
8. TechwareLabs review SilverStone Fortress FT-01 case
9. Hexus.net reviews Ikonik Zaria A20 SIM
10. Hard Tecs 4U reviews Ikonik RaX 10 SIM (in German)
11. DeXgo reviews Cooler Master Gladiator 600 (in German)
12. techPowerUp! reviews Vantec Nexstar hard drive dock
13. Big Bruin reviews Hiyatek HY-CF-6288-1 laptop cooler
14. CowcotLand reviews Scythe Kaze Server fan controller (in French)
15. InsideHW reviews Cooler Master Hyper N520