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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 7:30 AM on June 5, 2009

Friday

1. Former Intel Fellow: AMD struggling to remain competitive
2. DailyTech reports Microsoft CEO says to Obama: Drop tax break cuts or we'll send jobs overseas
3. Russia launches antitrust probe of Microsoft
4. Intel to buy Wind River for $884 million
5. SemiAccurate reports Nvidia tries to sell itself
   and ATI 890 chipset pictured
6. VR-Zone reports AMD DX11 RV8xx card exposed
7. NordicHardware: Larrabee protoype on par with GeForce GTX 285
8. C|Net reports AMD answers Intel with 'Congo,' hp laptop
9. DigiTimes reports Acer Android netbooks will still ship with Windows, reveals chairman
   and graphics card makers affected by Nvidia / Rambus patent dispute
10. Expreview reports Asus readies world’s fastest GeForce GTX 295
11. DSLReports: Dozens of AT&T / Verizon wiretap suits dismissed
12. NetworkWorld reports FTC shuts down notorious Internet service provider
13. MPAA says makeing even "one copy" of a DVD is illegal
14. Daily Finance reports soon, you'll have to pay for Hulu
15. Suspense builds ahead of Apple extravaganza
16. PCPer Podcast #59: Computex coverage
17. HardwareZone's Computex 2009 coverage part 2, part 3, part 4, halftime show, and Gigabyte
18. VR-Zone's Computex 2009 coverage: Asus, AIOs & Mini PCs, and casing & power supply roundup
19. Techgage's Computex 2009 coverage
20. HardwareZone's PC Show 2009 preview
21. Happy 5th birthday, Phoronix

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft security bulletin advance notification for June 2009
2. SuperSite Blog on Windows 7 builds 7137 and 7201
3. Tech ARP posts Windows Server 2008 R2 details rev. 1.1
4. Ars Technica: Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit includes gestures APIs
5. C|Net reports Apple update supports new Canon, Nikon SLRs
6. ABT on getting the GeForce 9800 GT to run in ATI's Catalyst Control Center
7. VIA Arena on Flickr
8. Shacknews reports Activision sues to stop Brutal Legend release
9. VR-Zone reports black Nintendo Wii, red DSi all set
10. Sony: E3 not proper venue to announce any PS3 price drop
11. Futurelooks and Legit Reviews cover E3 2009
12. SuperSite for Windows has a quick take on Zune + Xbox 360
13. Shacknews shares Borderlands and BioShock 2 multiplayer impressions
14. Gaming Heaven gets the skinny on Mafia 2 (PC)
15. Metal Gear Solid: Rising in developjment for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC
16. Steam news: Killing Floor and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin updates released

Systems and storage

1. Digital Trends on the 10 most influential tech products (link corrected)
2. [H] Enthusiast's Intel ultra-thin mobile platform preview
3. HotHardware's Asus Eee PC 1008HA "Seashell" review
4. Hexus.net reviews Samsung N310 netbook
5. DriverHeaven's Beast Computers Breed Evo system review
6. HardwareOC reviews Phenom II X4 955 BE (in German)
7. [H] Enthusiast reviews Foxconn Flaming Blade
8. Björn3D reviews MSI 790FX-GD70
9. [OC]ModShop on overburning: An intro to the dark side

Multimedia

1. Engadget has video: Nvidia Tegra's GPU gets busy with HD video and full-screen Flash
   and interactive data eyeglasses could bring the PC to your face, won't fix nearsightedness
2. Overclockers Club's Sapphire HD 4890 Toxic and Vapor-X review
3. TechReviews UK on Teufel Concept E 100 5.1 speakers
4. techPowerUp! reviews Cresyn CS-HP500 headphones
5. Hi Tech Legion reviews Razer Lachesis 4000 dpi gaming mouse
6. I4U reviews Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000

Power, casing, and cooling

1. eXtreme power supply calculator update
2. Hardware Secrets reviews 500W Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus power supply
3. TweakTown reports Lancool PC-K62B case exhibits impressive features
4. Motherboards.org's Project Panzerbox: A tribute to Wolfenstein (case mod)
5. TweakTown reviews Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid case
6. Hardware Secrets reviews Cooler Master Sileo 500 case
7. Neoseeker reviews In Win X-Fighter case
8. PureOverclock reviews Cooler Master HAF 922 case
9. ThinkComputers reviews NZXT Beta case
10. XSReviews on Scythe Bay Rafter
11. Modders-Inc reviews HornetTek Travel Lite external enclosure
12. Rbmods on Cooler Master V10 CPU cooler
13. DeXgo reviews Scythe Katana 3 (in German)