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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:27 AM on July 8, 2009

Wednesday

1. Google plans computer operating system: report
2. TechFlash on Google's PC operating system: The dawn of a new tech war?
3. Report: Microsoft trying to settle EC antitrust matters
4. C|Net reports judge sides with YouTube on copyrights
5. TG Daily: Yahoo’s answer to Bing? Search Pad.
6. Justice Deptartment eyeing telecom probe: report
7. DSLReports: One last warning before America screws up broadband mapping
8. LSI 3ware SATA RAID controllers add support for Intel solid state drives
9. X-bit labs report Seagate denies delay of own-brand SSDs: On track for release in 2009
10. Channel Register on Fusion-io: It's off to work we go
11. Donanim Haber has Gigabyte P55-UD6 pictured: It has 6 DDR3 slots (in Turkish)
12. VR-Zone: MSI P55-GD65 direct OC video demo
    and Razer Moray+ for gamers on the go
13. Expreview reports Albatron intros two-piece K3780E motherboard
14. PC Perspective on Caustic Graphics and the CausticGL ray tracing API
15. NordicHardware: Samsung XL2370 LED monitor with 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio
16. HardwareZone puts Nokia to the test at the Nokia China campus
17. PCStats posts its shopping list for July 2009
18. Proudly we fail: 25 dead tech products

Software

1. Windows 7 will feature 50 new fonts and 36 languages
2. SuperSite for Windows has some questions for Microsoft ahead of Partner Conference
3. Ars Technica reports Firefox stability to get a boost with multiprocess browsing
4. Google Chrome 3.0.191.3 beta
5. The multi-principal OS construction of the Gazelle web browser (PDF - thanks DancinJack)
6. VirtualBox 3.0.0
7. DailyTech reports Dell unveils digital forensics package for police

Gaming

1. Sony CEO dismisses price cut chatter on PlayStation
2. Joystiq reports PSP Go's 480MHz state refers to USB, not CPU
3. VGChartz lists the 50 best selling video games of the 1990s worldwide
4. Shacknews reports new MechWarrior game very obviously teased (updated with more videos)
5. No LAN for Diablo III, too?
6. IGN reports new Left 4 Dead 2 weapon unveiled
7. Ubisoft has Assassin's Creed 2 Q&A update (7/7)
8. Former WoW player details his game addiction in new blog
9. The unofficial Team Fortress 2 RPG
10. Ars Technica on the art of collecting pinball machines
11. GossipGamers host a virtual tour of Michael Jackson's arcade room

Systems and storage

1. Fudzilla reports netbook user satisfaction survey praises MSI, Asus
2. Benchmark Reviews on ASRock NetTop Ion 330 AMCP7A-ION HTPC
3. Intel's from sand to silicon: The making of a chip (PDF)
4. Neoseeker reviews Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
5. ThinkComputers reviews ASRock P45X3 Deluxe
6. TweakTown reviews 6GB A-Data X Series Ver. 2 PC3-12800 triple channel kit
7. Motherboards.org reviews 128GB Super Talent UltraDrive SSD
8. Rbmods on 64GB Patriot TorqX SSD
9. ProClockers review 48GB Wintec FileMate SolidGo ExpressCard 34 Ultra SSD
10. TechwareLabs review EnhanceBox E4 external storage solution

Multimedia

1. XSReviews on Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB
2. Hexus.net reviews Sapphire's custom Radeon HD 4730 512MB
3. Legit Reviews on Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB
4. PCStats reviews Samsung LN52A850S1F A850 52" LCD HDTV
5. AnandTech on understanding the iPhone 3GS
6. TweakTown reviews Akai AISS010 all-in-one entertainment system
7. OverclockersHQ reviews Eagle Tech Arion ET-AR502-BK 2.1 speakers
8. MegaTechNews on Ultimate Ears MetroFi 220 noise isolation earphones
9. Digital Trends reviews Klipsch Image S4
   and AIAIAI Y-Com headphones
10. Hardware Canucks review Gigabyte GK-K6800 multimedia keyboard

Power, casing, and cooling

1. Technic3D reviews Corsair CMPSU HX750W 80+ Gold PSU (in German)
2. Techgage reviews NZXT Panzerbox case
3. PureOverclock reviews Eagle Tech Consus 2.5" M-Series storage enclosure
4. Hardware Bistro reviews In Win Ammo 2.5" external HDD enclosure
5. TestFreaks review Speck QwickDraw iPhone holster
6. OCC reviews Gelid Solutions Wing 12 and Silent 12 PWM