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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 7:55 AM on June 27, 2009

Saturday

1. C|Net reports ICANN names new CEO
2. IBM loses injunction against Dell executive
3. PC brands lobby while preparing for China software filter
4. TechFlash reports Amazon cuts off North Carolina affiliates over sales tax bill
5. Ars Technica on creating worthless copyright "consensus": Canada's case study
6. Expreview reports AMD releases DirectX 11 whitepaper
   and Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition coming next week?
7. Pocket-lint: Nvidia Tegra-powered netbook coming 2009
8. HotHardware covers NYC Digital Experience: Nvidia Ion, Tegra netbooks & more
9. Apple to Nvidia: Don't let the door hit you on the way out
10. DailyTech reports Apple's iPhone suffers more signal problems
11. Neowin's interview with the Zune source
12. PCGH on Core i3, Core i5, Lynnfield: Interview with Intel Germany
13. Conan O'Brien interviews Intel's Craig Barrett at
    Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009
14. Intel, AMD get thumbs down from Facebook
15. Tweak.dk reports Shuttle presents the G2 7600 SFF mini PC
    and Corsair launches high-end P128 and P64 Performance Series SSDs
16. Expreview reports DataSlide brings out new storage concept
17. TechFlash reports Microsoft plans to fold enthusiast sites into overhauled 'Channel 9'
    and behind the scenes with the team behind those scenes at Bing.com
18. College Humor: Googling with Bing
19. DriverHeaven's NZXT Tempest, Sentry LX & Avatar competition (USA / Canada)

Software

1. NPD Blog on Windows 7 pricing: The good, the bad, and the interesting
2. Pre-order Windows 7: Find participating online retailers in the US
3. TG Daily reports hp promises free Win 7 upgrade
4. Microsoft: Europe customers must wait to upgrade Vista to Windows 7
5. C|Net: Thumbing Windows 7 onto netbooks
6. Could Windows on a thumb drive = Microsoft StartKey?
7. Tech ARP updates Windows 7 free upgrade option program to rev. 4.1
8. SuperSite Blog on how to get the Office 2010 Technical Preview
9. New Intel compilers, libraries, and cluster toolkits available
10. Ars Technica reports Android goes beyond Java, gains native C / C++ dev kit
11. C|Net reports hp reincarnates calculators on iPhone, Windows
12. ITReviewed on CyberLink PowerDVD 9 Ultra

Gaming

1. Ars Technica claims mole exclusive: PS3, 360 price drops coming this fall
2. VentureBeat reports Sony names a deputy chief for its games business (thanks Neutronbeam)
3. Sony eyes cellphone / game gear hybrid - Nikkei
4. TG Daily shares rumor: Sony plans major PS3 firmware update
5. Shacknews reports ARMA 2 patch 1.02 updated and released again
   and Obsidian's Aliens RPG officially nuked from Orbit
6. Steam's weekend deals: Zeno Clash 50% off - plus new content
   and Might and Magic V & Dark Messiah
7. Stella release 2.8.3
8. Crispy Gamer on the 25 games you need to finish before you die
9. Ars Technica reviews The Conduit
10. [OC]ModShop reviews EA Sports Active (Wii)
11. TestFreaks review Pathians (iPhone game)

Hardware

1. PC Perspective shares some initial thoughts on Propus, AMD's quad-core Athlon
2. HardwareZone's DIY special: Build your own AMD Phenom II machine
3. Technic's SSDs roundup (in German)
4. AcceleNation reviews Samsung WB550 digital camera
5. ITReviewed on Plantronics .Audio 655 headset
6. TweakPC reviews Microsoft SideWinder X5 gaming mouse (in German)
7. Hexus.net reviews 850W Enermax Revolution 85+ PSU: Raising the bar and price
8. Hardware Secrets reviews BFG Tech ES-800 power supply
9. Puget Custom Computers have case comparison: Antec P182 vs. P183
10. Rbmods has first look at Noctua NF-S12B FLX 120mm fan
11. Legit Reviews on NZXT Cryo S 15" notebook cooler
12. iXBT Labs test 5 premium CPU coolers