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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:46 AM on July 20, 2009

Monday

1. Microsoft deal talk, optimism overshadow results
2. DigiTimes reports Taiwan DRAM makers aim to restore capacity in 2H09
3. C|Net reports AMD spinoff seeks to rival chipmaking giants
   and Best Buy lists well-equipped Acer laptop for $299
4. Engadget reports Gateway gives Intel a go with Atom N270-equipped LT2000
   netbook and AMD's Neo to hit nettops, all-in-one PCs soon
5. I4U: Nokia X Series, Money, and netbooks uncovered
6. Expreview: Intel’s 34nm SSDs to be priced $100 cheaper?
   and HIS Radeon HD 4670 AGP Edition arrives
7. TG Daily reports Amazon takes a page from 1984, deletes Orwell books from Kindle
8. TestFreaks have giveaway: Thermaltake V9 and 5 8GB USB drives

Software and gaming

1. PC World's browser speed tests: Latest Firefox is faster, but not as fast as Google Chrome
2. Bet on Office Web Apps over Google Apps, analyst says
3. Practical Technology's open alternative for Palm Pre iTunes users
4. 1800PocketPC: Push towards finger friendly interface on Windows Mobile 6.5
5. Battlefield 1943 demo period extended
6. Gustav Halling answers some questions about Battlefield 1943
7. Planet Battlefield reports BattleGroup42 v1.6 released (Battlefield 1942 mod)
8. Life imitates art: 'Alan Wake'
9. X-bit labs on contemporary graphics accelerators in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
10. The TechZone reviews Virtua Tennis 2009 (Xbox 360)

Systems, storage, and networking

1. Techgage reviews Gateway UC7807u 13.3" notebook
2. TestFreaks review OCZ Neutrino 10" DIY netbook
3. Rbmods on Phenom II 905e
4. PC Perspective's Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Lynnfield motherboard video preview
5. TweakTown reviews 6GB Patriot Gamer Series PC3-12800 memory kit
6. Björn3D reviews 6GB Nanya Elixir DDR3-1600 memory kit
7. Motherboards.org reviews Kingston KTA-MB1066K2 - 4GB Apple memory
8. InsideHW's 23 hard drives roundup
9. Benchmark Reviews on Sunbeam SATA-IDE-USB adapter
10. TechwareLabs review 64GB Super Talent Luxio flash drive
11. X-bit labs review Thecus N4100Pro NAS server
12. Hardware Bistro reviews Air Live WN-200R wireless router

Multimedia, case, and cooling

1. Ars Technica reviews Nvidia GTX 285 on an 8-core Mac Pro
2. OCC reviews MSI N275GTX Twin Frozer OC
3. HardwareZone reviews LG LH50YD 42" LCD TV
4. Futurelooks reviews M-Rock Yellowstone 511 and Ozark 505 camera bags
5. OverclockersHQ reviews Thermaltake Element G case
6. Madshrimps review Corsair Hydro Series H50 CPU watercooling kit
7. techPowerUp! reviews Gelid Solutions GC-Extreme thermal compound