Friday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:54 AM on July 31, 2009

Friday

Nintendo, Sony, and Western Digital report financial results
Yahoo gets hard look from investors following deal
Yahoo costs: The slide Microsoft didn't want you to see
Engadget reports Dell fined $30,000 by Taiwan government over pricing mishaps
When the chips are down - Moore's Law may be slowed by economics, not physics
Fudzilla reports Intel to lead 6 to 9 months in 32nm transition
and Turbo clock to overcome multithreading problem
DigiTimes reports Intel to suspend Atom Z sales to netbook makers, say sources
Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks
Intel: It's well past time for IT to upgrade hardware
The Register: Intel's Moorestown left homeless?
X-bit labs report Core i7 "Lynnfield" processors due on September 6 - documents
Nvidia chief scientist to EDA: Give us power tools
Engadget reports RIAA says consumers shouldn't expect DRM servers to run forever
DailyTech reports Apple remains silent about CES 2010 plans
How to hijack 'every iPhone in the world' (thanks dpaus)
Details on presidential motorcades, safe house for First Family, leak via P2P
NordicHardware reports Fujitsu completes 3.0 to SATA chip
Who needs a 12GB, $1,400 RAM kit?
Creative and THX Ltd. to launch THX TruStudio PC for desktops, notebooks, and netbooks
Tweaknews on traveling with technology
TestFreaks give away 7 USB drives

Software

Adobe patches critical Flash hole
The Windows Blog: Showing our thanks to Windows 7 Beta testers...
(by giving away free copies of Windows 7)
Ballmer: Microsoft Windows has hit 'right balance' vs. Linux, Mac
SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 feature focus RTM
update #4: WEI, Windows Live Essentials, and Taskbar
What if Microsoft had to approve every app on Windows?
Ars Technica reports Black Hat attendees warn of impending Mac OS X hacker doom
How will Microsoft fix Windows Mobile? The Softies still aren't saying
Engadget reports Apple kicks out MobileMe iDisk app for iPhone
C|Net reports themes support now lets you re-skin Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox's 1 billionth download website coming soon
Bright Side of News on SPECviewperf 11
Catalyst 9.8 beta (8.634) for Vista / Windows 7

Gaming

Video game industry looks for second-half comeback
Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next?
Microsoft: 'Next gen will be new software, not hardware'
Shacknews reports Microsoft 'not anywhere close' to simultaneous digital, retail launches
Dev slams 'lack of transparency' in digital sales
"iPhone is much more powerful than Wii" - Telltale Games
Carmack: Rage runs faster on Xbox 360
Ars Technica reports unauthorized charges getting WoW accounts suspended
Valve responds to racism accusations
Halo 3: ODST video documentary Desperate Measures trailer
F.E.A.R. 2 Reborn with new single player DLC
IGN reports Modern Warfare 2 PC not getting special editions
Demigod demo available
Dawn of War II 'There is Only War' release notes 1.50
GameSpot's Wolfenstein multiplayer Q&A
TG Daily reports EA preps Warhammer MMORPG for the Mac
'Father of electronic games' on his next project, the state of the industry
Steam's weekend deal: All Relic games 50% off including Dawn of War II
GamersGate has BioShock on sale for $11.98
Impulse weekend buys for July 30th
MESS (multiple emulator super system) has been updated to 0.133
Frank Klepacki: Behind the music of the first Command & Conquer
The Demoman: ArmA 2
Gaming Heaven reviews Wii Sports Resort