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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 11:47 PM on July 25, 2009

Saturday

1. Microsoft proposal to European Commission: A Windows 7 browser ballot
   (Mary Jo Foley and DailyTech have more coverage)
2. Advertising Age: Microsoft changes 'Laptop Hunters' ad after Apple complains
3. Gizmodo has leak: Inside the Microsoft Store with wall-sized screens and the Answers Bar
4. GlobalFoundries breaks ground on world's most advanced semiconductor foundry
5. Bright Side of News reports GlobalFoundries to sign
   its first non-AMD customer, use 40nm LP process
6. DigiTimes reports Asus to see revenues increase 20% sequentially in 3Q09
7. AMD: We provide up to 2x more performance than Intel (write-up in Turkish)
8. Fudzilla reports Fusion GPU and CPU is 22nm
9. PC Perspective reports Larabee now needs HD decoders to keep up
10. NordicHardware reports GeIL saving power and the rain forest with new DDR3 modules
11. Hardware-Infos reports Nvidia GeForce GTS 240 (OEM) is official (in German)
12. SteelSeries introduces new high definition gaming mouse and gaming surface
13. The FCC finally takes off their rose-colored broadband glasses
14. Pre success will be clearer in 3-5 months: Sprint
15. AppleInsider reports Apple's much anticipated tablet device coming early next year
16. Engadget reports hackers scoffing at iPhone 3GS hardware encryption
17. Cult of Mac's exclusive: New features of iPod touch, nano revealed in dozens of cases
18. C|Net: AT&T iPhone 3G refurbs as low as $49
19. QuakeCon 2009 gets supercharged with the Ventrilo Ultimate Power Up sweepstakes

Software

1. Microsoft security bulletin advance notification for July 2009
2. Betanews reports US DHS advises users to turn off Flash pending Adobe security fix
3. SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 feature focus RTM update
4. Ars Technica reports KDE's new Plasma netbook interface shines in small places
5. X-bit labs test Catalyst and Nvidia GeForce drivers in Windows 7
6. Mac Rumors: Augmented reality apps to arrive with iPhone 3.1 update
7. Expreview reports Realtek HD audio codecs drivers R2.29 released

Gaming

1. Slow, but impressive: Ars Technica's hands-on with the Xbox 360 update
2. TG Daily reports Microsoft retools Indie Games for Xbox Live
3. Microsoft creates new 'Halo' Xbox division
4. Engadget reports Fujitsu promises to deliver fastest gaming rig "on the planet"
5. Epic not to release a new Unreal Tournament "for several years"
6. Shacknews reports The Force Unleashed: Sith Edition hitting PC, Mac
7. Changes coming to Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
8. IndustryGamers opinion: Why the way multiplayer is sold needs to be rethought
9. Borderlands gameplay trailer
10. GameTrailers has exclusive Command & Conquer 4 trailer
11. Gizmodo: This is exactly what touchscreen surfaces were invented for
12. The Book of Eli - Official trailer
13. Shacknews on video games to be released next week
14. Steam's weekend deal: Velvet Assassin, X3: Terran Conflict, Men of War
15. Garry's Mod, RailWorks, and Killing Floor updates and DLC released
16. YouGamers review Street Fighter IV (PC)

Systems and storage

1. PC World on 16 breakthrough notebooks: A look back
2. Intel Atom processor recognized by R&D Magazine
3. Rbmods on Core i7 920
4. Phoronix on Celeron dual-core Linux performance
5. HT4U reviews Phenom II X3 705e and X4 905e (in German)
6. AnandTech on Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4: P55 uATX goodness
7. AnandTech and Legit Reviews preview Asus M4A785TD-V Evo
8. InsideHW reviews Foxconn BloodRage GTI
9. OCZ Colossus SSD breaks cover at HotHardware

Multimedia

1. X-bit labs on Nvidia GeForce GTX 295: Operation "Renaissance"
2. FiringSquad reviews Gigabyte GV-N295-18I-B rev. 2.0
3. Digital Trends reviews Phiaton Moderna MS 400
4. ZoneOut: The Palm Pre-view

Power, cases, and cooling

1. Hardware Secrets reviews PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 PSU
2. Hi Tech Legion and PC Perspective review 850W Thermaltake Toughpower XT PSU
3. Hardware Secrets reviews Thermaltake Element T case
4. HT4U reviews Lian Li PC-V351 HTPC case (in German)
5. OverclockersHQ reviews Choiix Mini Air Through netbook cooler
6. Expreview reviews Cogage True Spirit
7. Technic3D reviews OCZ Gladiator Max (in German)
8. BalticHw's thermal compounds roundup part one and part two
9. [OC]ModShop reviews Gelid GC-1 thermal compound