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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 6:55 AM on June 22, 2009

Monday

1. C|Net: Apple's $30 apology for iPhone activation delays?
2. T-Mobile to sell new Google phone in August
3. iSuppli: Global PC shipments plunge at historic rate in the first quarter
4. Ultra-thin notebooks could take off in 2010, says Compal chairman
5. HotHardware reports AMD outs lying laptop makers about battery life
6. NordicHardware reports Micron brings high-performance,
   low-power DDR3 memory to notebook computers
7. The Register reports Intel powers netbook via thin air
8. Fudzilla reports Intel Clarksdale 32nm starts shipping in Q4
   and Western Digital readying new 2TB hard drive (Caviar Black)
9. SemiAccurate: Why are there no 4770s?
10. TechRadar UK: Why are Macs so expensive?
11. The Register reports Oracle tried to sell Sun hardware biz
12. TG Daily reports fab shortage looms
13. ATi-Forum: 2nd 40nm process of TSMC is bad (write-up in German)
14. bit-tech tours Seasonic's Engineering and Manufacturing facilities
15. TestFreaks' weekly giveaway #7: Pinnacle Video Transfer

Software and gaming

1. Nvidia: SLI tech provides more performance with Windows 7 (write-up in Turkish)
2. TechReviewSource reviews Microsoft Security Essentials (Morro)
3. Björn3D shows how to run Linux in a virtual desktop
4. VR-Zone's Nvidia ForceWare 190.15 | 186.18 | 185.85 test
5. Touch Arcade reports full Commodore 64 emulator rejected from App Store
6. Stella release 2.8.1

Systems

1. InformationWeek reports Sony offers $880 VAIO laptop with Blu-ray player
2. Rbmods on Asus Pro61s laptop
3. bit-tech reviews Core i7 975 Extreme Edition
   and has an early look at Asus Maximus III Formula
4. Motherboards.org reviews EVGA X58 3X SLI Classified
5. Benchmark Reviews on Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
6. TweakPC's AM2 mainboards with onboard graphics roundup II (in German)
7. Björn3D's Kingston KHX12800D3LLK3/6GX review (revisited)
8. TweakTown reviews Mvix Nubbin MS-811N wireless N USB adapter

Multimedia

1. Neoseeker reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic
2. t-break reviews ECS GeForce GTS 250
3. The TechZone reviews Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD
4. Elite Bastards review Asus Xonar DS
5. Tweaknews reviews I-Rocks KR-6820E backlit gaming keyboard
6. SuperSite for Windows has Apple iPhone 3G S quick take

Cases and cooling

1. techPowerUp! reviews NZXT Panzerbox case
2. CowcotLand reviews Tagan A+ Cupid 2 Mini-ITX case (in French)
3. ThinkComputers reviews GlacialTech X-Wing notebook cooling pad
4. DragonSteelMods review Thermaltake ISGC 12 fan
5. OCC reviews Evercool Transformer 4
6. OC3D reviews Thermalright HR-07 Trio