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Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:29 AM on June 9, 2009

Tuesday

1. The Register reports Rambus drops (some) Nvidia allegations
2. Ars Technica reports reformers, ISPs clash on national broadband plan
3. DigiTimes reports PCMCIA announces ExpressCard standard 2.0 now available
4. Fudzilla reports Nvidia CEO denies x86 plans
5. TG Daily on AMD's Atom smasher - Notebooks not netbooks and not yet
6. Expreview reports Intel Celeron E3000 series to arrive in Q3
7. VR-Zone reports AMD plans price cut for HD 4800 series in Q3
8. Bright Side of News reports Nvidia GT 300 targets 225W TDP
9. Fudzilla reports GTS 250 is selling like mad
10. ComputerWorld reports Nvidia overcomes bad graphics chips
11. The Inquirer reports Asus graphics reach QuadHD
12. DSLReports: Qwest shifting to VDSL2, faster speeds?
13. Sweden's free-Web Pirate Party captures Euro seat
14. PC Perspective covers Computex 2009: Asus Eee, motherboards, graphics cards & more
15. Ninjalane covers Computex 2009 day 4
16. HardwareZone covers Panasonic Singapore AV launch and "Eco Ideas" roadshow
17. Hexus.net takes Gigabyte factory tour: See how 3 million motherboards are made
18. TG Daily opines that the clock is ticking for Apple’s next big thing
19. TestFreaks have weekly giveaway #5 - Cooler Master and XTracPads

Software

1. Engadget reports Apple shipping Snow Leopard in September, $29 upgrade
2. Apple: Next Mac OS X unlocks chip power
3. Microsoft exec shares some of the method behind the Windows 7 pricing madness
4. TG Daily reports Apple confirms iPhone 3.0 specs
5. Allowing users to 'vote' for browsers could be Microsoft's worst nightmare
6. SuperSite for Windows has quick take: Apple Safari 4
7. C|Net reports new Firefox hangs in limbo between beta and RC
8. PreCentral reports The Missing Sync to come for Palm Pre
9. C|Net on a more steamlined Facebook for BlackBerry
10. techPowerUp! Forums has alleged Catalyst 9.6 (8.62)
11. VIA Arena on Flowgram

Gaming

1. IndustryGamers: Sony PS3 price cut in August timed with Madden launch?
2. Ars Technica on E3 2009: Who won? Who lost? Who wins a golden Ars?
3. SuperSite Blog: Proof that Project Natal won't work as advertised?
4. Futurelooks covers E3 2009: Cool new games for the Nintendo Wii
5. Shacknews reports three Duke Nukem games headed to iPhone
6. The Demoman: The Path
7. Shacknews has contest: Win an Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta key
8. TestFreaks and VR-Zone review Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
9. Steam news: Team Fortress 2 update released
10. Gaming Heaven reviews Helldorado (PC) and Overlord 3 demo on Xbox Live
11. bit-tech reviews Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360)

Systems and storage

1. InsideHW's sub-500€ notebooks roundup
2. TweakPC reviews Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition (in German)
3. Overclock3D reviews DFI LANParty T3eH6 DK X58
4. Legit Reviews on Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
5. Big Bruin reviews 6GB OCZ PC3-12800 Blade triple channel kit
6. bit-tech reviews 256GB Corsair P256 SSD
7. AnandTech's lab update: Old P4s in bench & OCZ's 30GB / 60GB Vertex SSDs
8. CCE Reviews on 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD

Graphics

1. TweakTown pens Nvidia history of graphics - 1994 to present
2. iXBT Labs have i3DSpeed, May 2009
3. Benchmark Reviews on Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Toxic Vapor-X
4. Björn3D reviews HIS HD 4890 Fan Turbo
5. HotHardware reviews Diamond Radeon HD 4870 X2 XOC
6. Hi Tech Legion reviews Palit GeForce GTX 260 896MB
7. [H] Enthusiast reviews Galaxy GeForce 9600 GT LowPower LowProfile
8. TheTechLounge reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 512MB
9. I4U reviews BenQ Joybee GP1 Palm-sized DLP projector

Multimedia

1. Engadget has iPhone 3G vs. iPhone 3G S: The tale of the tape
2. AnandTech on the Palm Pre vs. Apple's iPhone 3G: Preliminary results and 3GS discussion
3. Digital Trends has Palm Pre hands-on impressions
4. TweakTown reviews Akai ATT023U professional USB turntable
5. Technic3D reviews Teufel Concept E400 5.1 speakers (in German)
6. ITreviewed on Logitech G35 gaming headset
7. Metku reviews Microsoft SideWinder X8 Bluetrack gaming mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. X-bit labs on power consumption: How many watts do we need?
2. TechReviews on 750W PC Power and Cooling Silencer PSU
3. Hardware Secrets reviews 450W Thermaltake Litepower PSU
4. Björn3D reviews Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid
5. Tweaknews reviews Thermaltake Element S
6. Guru3D reviews Alphacool HF 38 Niagara (i7) CPU water block
7. DriverHeaven reviews Rosewill Fort120 CPU cooler
8. Hardware Canucks review Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU cooler