Wednesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:36 AM on June 24, 2009

Wednesday

ExtremeTech's Lloyd Case pens the last column
Ars Technica reports hospital confirms Steve Jobs liver transplant
Apple's Jobs has "excellent prognosis" after transplant
At this rate, Microsoft won't need Yahoo at all
Technology Review on Intel's wireless power play
C|Net reports AT&T's 3G upgrades to improve iPhone service
DSLReports: Cable cooking up new network management system
Pentagon approves creation of cyber command
C|Net's Q&A with Mark Abene—from 'Phiber Optik' to security guru
TG Daily reports Rambus showcases 7.2Gbps XDR memory system
DigiTimes reports Intel to produce on 65nm in China
Maingear's Wallace Santos posts AMD TWKR update II
DailyTech reports Gateway unveils new AMD netbook, Lenovo shows new notebook
Gizmodo reports hard rectangular drive is faster, more efficient than SSD
Tweak.dk reports Active Media Products introduces Predator GT SATA-II SSDs
'Digital Rosetta Stone' claims to be able to store
large volumes of data for more than a thousand years
The Register reports Toshiba hopes for 3D flash chip within 3 years
and SuperMicro stuffs super node into pizza box
Fudzilla reports AMD to be ready with "RV870" for Windows 7 launch
Expreview reports Corsair HX750W / 850W PSUs get 80 Plus Gold certification
and OCZ intros Sabre gaming keyboard with 9 OLED keys
VR-Zone reports Sony delivers a new music experience with new Walkman X series
Techdirt reports Amazon Kindle DRM strikes again: You don't really own your eBooks

Software

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,0000, kicked off yesterday
SuperSite for Windows: Why does Microsoft charge for security?
Ars Technica's warning: Windows 7 beta bi-hourly shutdowns start next week
Betanews tracks Vista's elusive 'Black Screen of Death'
What's new in Firefox 3.5?
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 release notes
DailyTech reports mobile Flash 10 coming to smart phones in October, except for iPhone
ITReviewed on Corel Home Office

Gaming

Best Buy's new places and spaces - Used games launch
Techgage on GOG.com: Breathing new life into old games
SuperSite Blog reports Microsoft releasing faster Xbox 360 dashboard this year
Gamasutra has survey - Halo 3: ODST leads 50 most anticipated games list
MCV: Web games to rule all by 2013?
Valve releases Novint Falcon support for some of the best rated games of all time
Shacknews reports Fallout 3 'Point Lookout' DLC and patch 1.6 released
and first Max Payne 3 screenshots released
Steam news: Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2: Episodes 1 & 2, and Portal updates released
Digital Trends imagines the Sony PlayStation 4
OS X Reality's iPhone 3G vs. 3G S game load time comparison
TestFreaks review Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360)

Systems and storage

Multimedia

Power, casing, and cooling

Hardware Secrets power supply test methodology
Björn3D reviews PC Power & Cooling Pro-Source 1500 UPS
ThinkComputers reviews NZXT Panzerbox case
bit-tech reviews Chieftec Dragon CH-07 chassis
XtremeComputing reviews Spire (SP9007B) SwordFin case
ABT reviews Cooler Master HAF 922 case
TweakPC reviews In Win Na external HDD enclosure (in German)
OCC reviews NZXT Cryo S notebook cooler
ThinkComputers reviews Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU cooler
Hi Tech Legion reviews Noctua NH-U12P Special Edition SE1366 heatsink
DeXgo has video of Koolance MB-ASR2E installed
on Asus Rampage II Extreme (in German)