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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 10:04 AM on July 3, 2009

Friday

Intel-Nokia tie takes few years to succeed: Barrett
Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far
Quad-core AMD Opteron processor codenamed "Suzuka"
Intel to OEMs: Drop single-core Celeron for dual Atom
TG Daily reports chip sales rose in May
Fudzilla reports Green House launches IDE-interfaced SSD drives
The Register reports Seagate's SSD may be a bit late
DigiTimes reports short supply of notebook HDDs may continue in 3Q09
and optical disc drive supplies to remain tight in 3Q09
Gizmodo reports Dell forced to honor accidental $15 monitor listing
Ars Technica reports Apple may be dumping Nvidia graphics for next-gen Macs (updated)
Fudzilla reports Nvidia denies Apple dropping them
MacDailyNews on leaked AT&T memo: Apple
iPhone 3GS generated 'best ever sales day'
DailyTech reports Apple's iPhone executes SMS binary
code as root, fix won't come until end of month
PC World reports iPhone 3GS gets jailbroken, hack available online
Casualgaming.biz reports sim-free iPhone 3GS arrives on Play.com
InformationWeek reports Apple files touchscreen-related patent applications
1/2 of 2009: X-bit labs on the top news for the first half of the year
Computer game car made into real car
C|Net posts photos: The Sony Walkman turns 30
PCPer podcast #63
Modders-Inc podcast #8

Software

C|Net reports Windows 7 may get a 'Family Pack'
Tech ARP updates Windows Vista SP2's latest release schedule to rev. 4.7
PC World on Moblin: A first look at Intel's open-source OS
NewsFactor reports 'BugDay' planned to fix bugs in new Firefox 3.5
SuperSite for Windows has quick take: Mozilla Firefox 3.5
ITReviewed on Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Beyond Firefox 3.5: PC World's sneak peek at Mozilla's next browser
Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanation
Creative releases new Xtreme Audio & Audigy SE / LS / Value drivers
and X-Fi notebook pack for Windows 7 (caveat emptor)
PC World's preview: Facebook's upcoming new iPhone app
Winamp 5.56 released

Gaming

Phantom Entertainment provides Lapboard updates
VR-Zone reports Logitech gives gamers complete control
with new G-series peripherals for PC gaming
Phoronix has an interview with a Linux game porter
Kotaku reports Microsoft sued over Xbox Live
Major Nelson explains Silverlight ads on Xbox 360
"Kodu Game Lab" launches
CVG's Left 4 Dead 2 interview
'Battlefield 1943' storms Xbox, PS3 next week
Shacknews has Borderlands interview: Gearbox's 'Games are fun' epiphany
and why it's already thinking DLC and Splinter Cell Conviction trailer:
'It was time to do something kinda new'
[OC]ModShop: 'Section 8' questions answered by developers
IncGamers' MMO weekly: Is WoW in the act of committing suicide?
The Dawn of War II 'There is Only War' beta now available
and Killing Floor update released
Weekend deals: Save 50% on Fallout 3
and 2K Huge Game Pack now available plus 10% off

Systems, storage, and networking

Hexus.net reviews Asus U20A laptop
AnandTech reviews ASRock X58 Extreme - $169.99 is not too extreme
X-bit labs review Intel DX58SO
HardwareZone reviews Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H
Hardware Canucks review Asus Maximus II Gene P45 mATX
TweakTown reviews 6GB Corsair Dominator GT PC3-16000 memory kit
TweakTown reviews Kingston SSDNow M-Series SSD upgrade kit
CCE Reviews on Plextor PX-B310U external Blu-ray combo drive
AnandTech reviews EVGA Killer Xeno Pro: The impact of network offloading
OverclockersHQ reviews Trendnet wireless N Gigabit router and wireless N USB dongle