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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:28 AM on July 17, 2009

Friday

1. [H]ard|OCP shares unconfirmed rumors: VisionTek bankrupt,
   PNY selling graphics & memory business?
2. DigiTimes reports Intel to unveil new product roadmap at IDF San Francisco
3. MSI officially announced OC Genie technology 1-second automatic
   overclocking by exclusive hardware processor and button
4. SemiAccurate: Nehalem laptop spotted
5. VR-Zone reports Dell unveils Vostro All In One
6. Fudzilla reports TWKR eBay bid now running at $8,100
7. Expreview reports EVGA enters display market with InterView 1700
8. Another wireless HDMI casualty: Belkin cancels FlyWire
9. Network World reports plasma TV prices plummet
10. Google sees YouTube profitable in near future
11. Google wants your broadband thoughts
12. TechFlash on more weird Yahoo-Microsoft buzz
13. Twitter and TechCrunch joust over stolen documents
14. Facebook breaches Canadian privacy law: commissioner
15. Futurelooks has a guide to underrated home office necessities

Software

1. AnandTech: How much video memory do you need in OS X?
2. PC Perspective on using TRIM features on SSDs before or without Windows 7
3. Ars Technica reports update to Windows Update will improve the user interface
4. Techgage on promises plated in Chrome
5. C|Net reports Mozilla closes security hole with Firefox 3.5.1
6. Firefox 3.5.1 release notes
7. Mozilla starts pay program for Firefox add-on developers
8. Microsoft to launch Windows Mobile Marketplace with 600 applications
9. DSLreports Forums: Security software updates - 16 Jul 2009

Gaming

1. TechFlash reports Xbox 360 stays strong as other segments of industry struggle
2. U.S. video game sales post largest decline since 2000
3. Project Natal will 'relaunch' 360 in 2010
4. Steam news: Left 4 Dead update released
   and pre-purchase Aion and play the beta today
5. FiringSquad reports Madden 10 has gone gold; demo dated
6. IncGamers report Call of Duty: World at War PC patch today
7. Portal on the iPhone (video)
8. Gamasutra on the history and theory of sandbox gameplay
9. Chinese govt "getting to know" Blizzard / NetEase JV
10. Introducing the World of Warcraft Mobile Armory (iPhone app)
11. Guru3D's Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery VGA graphics card performance review

Systems and storage

1. InsideHW reviews Asus Eee Top PC ET1602
2. HardwareZone on Samsung's notebook resurgence
3. Rbmods on Phenom II X3 705e
4. X-bit labs review DFI LANParty DK X58-T3eH6
5. Legit Reviews on DFI LANParty JR 790GX-M3H5
6. PCShopTalk reviews ECS P45T-A Black Series
7. Benchmark Reviews on Intel BOXD945GCLF2D Atom 330 motherboard
8. OCC reviews 2GB G.Skill Trident DDR3-1600 dual channel kit
9. HardwareZone's DDR3-1600 memory showdown
10. TweakTown reviews HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 SATA RAID Controller
11. Björn3D reviews 2TB Seagate Barracuda LP
12. Hardware Canucks review 128GB Patriot Torqx SSD
13. Guru3D reviews 128GB Corsair P128 SSD
14. TechSpot reviews 120GB OCZ Summit SSD
15. TechFragments reviews 4GB Eye-Fi Pro SDHC wireless SD memory card

Multimedia

1. ABT's Nvidia GTX 285 bottleneck investigation
2. Neoseeker reviews MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC
3. PCStats reviews Gigabyte GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
4. Elite Bastards review Sapphire Radeon HD 4730 512MB
5. Overclockers Online reviews Sparkle GeForce 9500 GT
6. PCStats reviews Asus EN9400GT 1GB
7. HotHardware's EVGA interview dual monitor system review (video)
8. ThinkComputers reviews Eagle Arion 2.1 multimedia subwoofer speaker system
9. Digital Trends reviews Jays v-Jays headphones
10. HardwareZone reviews HTC Hero
11. TheTechLounge reviews iRiver LPlayer MP3 player
12. Futurelooks reviews Gigabyte GK-K6800 keyboard
13. ProClockers review Enermax Aurora Micro keyboard
14. TechReviews UK on Razer Mamba mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. Hardware Canucks review 1050W Enermax Revolution 85+ PSU
2. X-bit labs have Ikonik PSUs roundup
3. TechwareLabs review Cooler Master HAF 922 case
4. X-bit labs review Ikonik Taran A20 and Zaria A20 SIM cases
5. XSReviews on Cooler Master CM 690 case
6. TestFreaks review Thermaltake V9 Black Edition case
7. ABT reviews Antec Skeleton case
8. OCC reviews NZXT Sentry 2 fan controller
9. Benchmark Reviews on NZXT Sentry LX fan controller
10. OverclockersHQ reviews JetArt EzFan
11. X-bit labs review Zalman CNPS10X Extreme cooler
12. PureOC reviews Evercool Transformer 4
13. Hi Tech Legion reviews XigmaTek HDT S1283 CPU cooler
14. Hardware Secrets reviews Thermaltake BigTyp 14Pro CPU cooler