Tuesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:50 AM on August 4, 2009

Tuesday

FTC to press on with Apple-Google board probe
Microsoft's Bing gains another 1% of U.S. search
What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: It's not search)
DigiTimes: Flood of ARM-based Snapdragon and Tegra smartbooks to hit market in 4Q09
TG Daily reports "Intel's" TSMC declares war on "AMD's" GlobalFoundries
and Canadian laboratory sues Dell over Rambus technology
Fudzilla reports AMD 785G chipset launches today
AMD at Work: Playing 20 questions (Part 1)
Intel helps convert unused PC processor power into an
instrument to fight disease and study climate change
Ars Technica has super speed: A brief history of USB 3.0, 2007-2018
Windows 7 ultrathins still not hitting the true netbook sweet spot
VR-Zone reports Transcend and Trend Micro launch JetFlash V15 antivirus USB flash drive
Fudzilla reports Inno3D working on its first water cooled card
Verizon drops most smartphones to $99
DailyTech reports Apple unsuccesfully tries to silence owner of fiery iPod
Full Sony Reader PRS-300 and PRS-600 specifications emerge
Resolved - PayPal experiencing site issues
Hot days and hot 3D in New Orleans

Software

Expreview reports Nvidia outs GeForce 190.56 beta with support for OpenGL 3.2
C|Net reports new Firefox patches authentication security holes
Firefox 3.52 release notes
TG Daily reports scientists get a million Linux kernels to run at once
TechFlash reports Microsoft filing lists Canonical, Red Hat as PC Windows rivals
Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools for PC makers
DigiTimes reports staggered Windows 7 RTM schedule puts pressure on OEM production
SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 pricing (updated)
SuperGamer Live DVD desktop Linux review
Engadget reports Windows Mobile 7 to be a premium, multitouch beast of a platform
Coming soon: Google Chrome bookmark sync
Macworld reports Apple releases Garage Band 5.1 update
Download Squad on R2-D2 Translator - Star Wars time waster

Gaming

Nintendo: Natal is not a Wii killer
Kotaku reports Xbox Live Preview dropping game install sizes
Alan Wake for PC online petition
Major Nelson reports Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta DLC released
Joystiq reports Mothership Zeta is 'final' Fallout 3 DLC [update]
Shacknews reports Team Fortress 2 closed beta to test pro tweaks
and Wipeout HD in-game ads nearly double load times
Final Fantasy XIV 'Famitsu Wave' interview pours information
Assassin's Creed 2 Limited Edition tweet
Champions Online Direct2Drive preorder info
PCGH on Borderlands: PC version with crispest image possible
The Demoman: Demigod
TestFreaks review Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Xbox 360)
Steam news: Left 4 Dead update released

Systems, storage, and networking

HotHardware reviews Alienware M17x dual-GPU gaming notebook
InsideHW reviews Asus Eee Box B202
ABT reviews Toshiba Satellite U405
TechReviewSource on Toshiba Mini NB205-N210
HardwareZone reviews MSI P55-GD80 (Intel P55)
Guru3D, Hexus.net, HotHardware, and PC Perspective review AMD's 785G chipset
TweakTown reviews Gigabyte GA-MA785GPM-UD2H
OC3D reviews 3GB G.Skill Trident Extreme Performance F3-16000CL9 DDR3 memory kit
OCC reviews 6GB Kingston HyperX PC3-12800 memory kit
Digital Trends shows how to encrypt and erase a hard drive
Futurelooks reviews 128GB Patriot Memory Xporter Magnum USB flash drive
Hardware Secrets reviews EVGA Killer Xeno Pro gaming network card