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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:20 PM on August 15, 2009

Saturday

Epic's Tim Sweeney: The end of the GPU roadmap
The Inquirer reports Apple accuses Psystar of destroying evidence
Mac|Life reports Borders survey name drops the Apple iPad
Engadget: Hey, maybe that iPod touch with a camera is real after all
(video) and the MacBook Micro is here, also might have a camera
Dell refutes Microsoft's Linux netbook return claims
Expreview reports Intel's new CPU package design offers more convenience
[H]ard|OCP reports Core i5 750 processors in the wild
X-bit labs: Intel set to launch new quad-core mobile platforum (Calpella) in late September
Fudzilla reports Corsair readies new dual-channel kits
TechPulse 360 reports AMD's Evergreen to launch on September 10
SemiAccurate reports GT300 to have an NVIO chip
Expreview reports XFX Radeon HD 4650 AGP listed in U.S.
Bright Side of News reports Roline's $10 cable can cause $1,100 in damage
DailyTech reports Boston and Seattle to be first with Verizon LTE service
C|Net reports iLike's download store debuts
Ars Technica reports U.S. digital music sales to eclipse CDs by 2010
Get more out of Twitter: 160 - 200 letters at Maxitweet
iPhone 3GS owners happier than Palm Pre owners
Google users search more, very loyal: comScore
XSReviews has Cooler Master CM 690 competition

Software

Microsoft: Firefox's billion claim is 'interesting math'
Serious Firefox security flaw for non-admin users
Linux null pointer dereference due to incorrect proto_ops initializations (CVE-2009-2692)
TG Daily on chip wars: Nvidia and ATI spar over OpenCL GPU support
Microsoft starts rolling out final Windows Server 2008 R2 bits
SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 review part 2: Picking a product edition
Talking About Windows: Sumeeth Evans
Engadget reports Zune 4.0 software won't play nice with HDTV Media Center recordings
Microsoft offering iPhone developers "buckets of money" to go Zune?

Gaming

TechFlash reports downturn hits sales of consoles, accessories, and video games
Kotaku reports Valve not even bothering with the PS3 any more
Ars Technica reports PS3 fights the 360 on features, needs to compete on price
Gaming console price cuts may not stimulate sales - analyst
MAG arrives on January 26, 2010
LucasArts will discuss new internal IP in an interview on September 10
QuakeCon videos posted on QuakeUnity.com including John Carmack's keynote
PC Perspective covers QuakeCon 2009
1UP reports Quake Live updated to support Linux and Mac users
Premium service coming to Quake Live, Carmack confirms
Shacknews posts Rage screenshots fresh from QuakeCon
IndustryGamers' interview: Mythic on the future of Ultima
Online, Warhammer and working with BioWare
New episode of GameTrailers TV featuring Valve
ArmA 2 and Team Fortress 2 updates released
World of Warcraft PTR - patch notes (3.2.2)
GameTrailers have new Serious Sam HD trailer
OS X Reality has Wolfenstein RPG hands-on video
Steam weekend deal: 66% off everything Half-Life and 10% off The Valve Complete Pack
GamersGate has S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl for $9.95
GOG.com's weekend promo: Flight simulators 30% off