Tuesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 9:32 AM on July 7, 2009

Tuesday

C|Net reports Nvidia's past drives reports about Apple
Sony to enter netbook PC market with new Vaio
ComputerWorld reports Dell's online price error troubles worsen in Taiwan
Nvidia to launch 40nm GPU at the end of September, says paper
Ars Technica reports 800 TFLOP real-time ray tracing GPU unveiled, not for gamers
Bright Side of News admonishes buyer beware:
13.3" MacBook Pro can't show "millions of colors"
NordicHardware on Mnemosyne - Incredibly expensive and complex USB memory
TechFlash reports Amazon.com gets slapped with $119 million tax bill in Japan
DSLReports: Sprint offers 99¢ netbook
Are Blu-ray Netflix customers paying extra because the discs keep cracking?
Dark Horizons reports years until downloads match Blu-ray quality
Ars Technica on the hazy future of web typography
Digital Trends on quick and easy home theater enhancements
TestFreaks have weekly giveaway #9: Vuzix AV310 and 5 USB drives

Software

Microsoft security advisory 972890 released
SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 E Editions preview
Windows 7 Upgrade option program help & how-to
Windows 7 ISO verifier for your downloading pleasure
Microsoft removes a hurdle for Mono
Microsoft's Hohm beta (home energy report)
Fixed: Windows Home Server could not find an installed website gateway provider at C.O.D.
C|Net on Yahoo Search Pad—an online tool that watches you
TechCrunch reports since March, Internet Explorer
lost 11.4% share to Firefox, Safari, and Chrome
DailyTech reports Mozilla may finally move to a 64-bit browser with Firefox 3.6
Futurelooks reports Opera Unite reinvents sharing on the web
Postini: Google's take on e-mail security
CPU-Z 1.52 beta / 1.51 is out

Gaming

IndustryGamers report video game engagement, used sales at all-time high, says Nielsen
Sony to release new 80GB PS3 bundle - report
VideoGamer: Blizzard's Tom Chilton on the future of WoW part II
Diablo III: The first year in review part I
Shacknews reports Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders get early demo access
bit-tech's Left 4 Dead 2 interview: A chat with Chet
Gaming Heaven previews Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
VE3D reports Colin McRae: DiRT 2 delayed to implement DirectX 11
Joystiq reports the next Gears of War could feature RPG elements
and Steve Harris hints at the future of the reborn EGM
FiringSquad reports LucasArts partnering with Steam to offer 10 classic titles
IGN: Duke Nukem 3D for iPhone revealed
Shacknews reports LucasArts teases iPhone ports of classics
Impulse Driven: Demigod hotfix now available
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky v1.5.10 available
Shacknews reports Champions Online system requirements revealed
bit-tech and Shacknews on Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1
Major Nelson's deal of the week: N+