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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 9:15 AM on August 20, 2009

Thursday

[H]ard|OCP: Intel Core i5 captured in the wild
Early sales of Core i5 and i7 CPUs unlikely to stop despite Intel warning, say sources
DSLReports: So much for Google the ISP, huh?
DailyTech reports Google works new file system into Caffeine plans
BusinessWeek on Microsoft's patent dust-ups
DailyTech reports MacBook Pro notebook HDD, Bluetooth fixes arrive
TG Daily reports Apricorn padlocks a hard drive
Plasma TV sales surge as consumers seek value
MacWorld reports Logitech's new mice like shiny objects
Electronista reports Razer intros 17-button mouse for MMO games
BSA softens anti-piracy message
MySpace to buy web music service iLike
Sony's RED agrees to price music reasonably: 15 cents and up
Apple responsible for 25% of U.S. music sales
VR-Zone organizes the inaugural power users gathering

Software

TG Daily reports i4i pledges to 'vigorously enforce' XML patent as Microsoft appeals injunction
Ars Technica reports Mozilla makes much ado about nothing over browser ballot
ComputerWorld reports Windows 7 will run 120 days for free, Microsoft confirms
XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?
Wired has 7 good reasons to switch to Windows 7
TechReviewSource on Windows 7 upgrade paths
iGadget Life on running Windows 7 on Acer's Aspire One D250
Ars Technica reports Microsoft Security Essentials build 1.0.1500.0 arrives (updated)
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 RC released
Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (ISO)
C|Net on Microsoft's plan to get back in the phone game
Apple to relent, add 3rd party sync to iTunes officially?
(Updated - Screenshots fake? Thanks, dpaus.)
SuperSite for Windows: Microsoft interoperability Yes, but no respect at all
Linux dev community growing, 5 patches accepted every hour
Slashdot: Behind Menuet, an OS written entirely in assembly
PCGH: Catalyst 9.8 reviewed: HD 4870 X2 up to 47% faster, failing in Anno 1404
What's new in WinRAR 3.90

Gaming

Kotaku reports Sony explains why the PS3 Slim has no backwards compatibility
Sony and Microsoft "financially exhausted" from price wars
PS3 price drop may boost Blu-ray Disc demand, says Taiwan disc makers
DirecTV offers BlizzCon 2009 pay per view
Valve: Left 4 Dead DLC was planned for pre-E3 release, 'didn't message correctly'
Shacknews reports Guild Wars 2 trailer, media flood unleashed
Fable III debut trailer
PC Perspective hardware workshop - DiRT 2 teaser
Ars Technica on World of Warcraft... the magazine? From online to dead tree
GameTrailers have John Carmack interview part I and part II
bitComposer Games secures worldwide rights to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Blend Games reports Fallout 3 game add-on pack 2 coming next week
GameZone: Behind the music of Wolfenstein
Gaming Heaven reviews Wolfenstein (Xbox 360) and Crystal Defenders (PS3)
IGN's Diablo III hands-on preview