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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 11:32 PM on July 18, 2009

Saturday

1. [H] Enthusiast reports VisionTek responds to rumors of bankruptcy
2. TG Daily reports IBM sued over DRAM patents and
   Apple, Microsoft, other sued over touch pad products
3. Yahoo search ad deal with Microsoft "down to the short strokes" - but caution also advised
4. Yahoo board member Icahn wants Microsoft deal
5. Sony Ericsson summarizes Q2 financially, loses more ground
6. DailyTech reports Apple Computer sales slow, may have dropped to 5th place
7. TechFlash reports Apple's former real estate chief now working on Microsoft stores
8. Gizmodo reports Blu-ray Disc sales up 91%
9. Canada set to try again on new copyright law
10. Confirmed: The Pirate Bay to charge users
11. C|Net reports Kazaa to return as subscription service
12. Hi Tech Legion, Computer Ed, and Patriot Memory collaborate
13. ATi-Forum: RV870 in November due to newest information (in German)
14. Big Bruin's NZXT summer giveaway

Software

1. Microsoft to change default browser setting option in IE 8
2. Ars Technica reports Mozilla design challenge showcases new browser tab concepts
3. Stable, beta update for Google Chrome: Bug fixes
4. So long, Windows Vista -- even Microsoft is ready to forget you
5. Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta - Includes
   enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
6. Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
7. TechFlash reports Microsoft grapples with netbooks
8. Update Rollup 9 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 has been released
9. C|Net reports Symbian's answer to App Store on the 'Horizon'
10. Ars Technica reports Verizon brings an app store to FiOS TV

Gaming

1. Call of Duty: World at War PC patch + map pack 2
2. Steam news - CoD: World at War expands with map pack 2
3. Battlefield 2 brief update
4. TG Daily's analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market
5. CrunchGear has incoming Xbox Live update detailed in full
6. Microsoft: Natal prioritized over portable Xbox
7. Analyst Pachter predicts: Project Natal's price point
8. Joystiq reports Black Wii system comes in a black Wii box
9. Shacknews on video games to be released next week
10. VR-Zone reviews Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Xbox 360)
11. Steam's weekend deals: Brothers in Arms 50 - 60% off and family gaming sale
12. TheSpeedGamers present Final Fantasy week-long marathon

Systems

1. DriverHeaven reviews Wired2Fire Hellspawn ALC gaming system
2. AnandTech: MSI Wind U123 and Asus 1000HE show netbook evolution
3. Hexus.net: £600-£700 to spend on a base unit? Mesh and Arbico battle for top honors
4. Fudzilla does Phenom II under-voltaging
5. t-break reviews Core i7 975 EE
6. Tech ARP updates BIOS guide
7. AnandTech and TweakTown review Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
8. Motherboards.org reviews MSI X58M motherboard

Multimedia, power, case, and cooling

1. AnandTech on EVGA's GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition: The best for OS X?
2. SuperSite for Windows has quick take: Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
3. OC3D reviews SteelSeries Ikari mouse
4. Legit Reviews on Jabra SP700 Bluetooth speaker phone car stereo kit
5. Digital Trends reviews TomTom XL 340 S
6. PureOC reviews 900W Cooler Master UCP PSU
7. Hi Tech Legion reviews Antec Skeleton case
8. ThinkComputers reviews GlacialTech Igloo 5610 Plus silent CPU cooler
9. Björn3D reviews Artic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 4870X2