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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:31 PM on August 22, 2009

Saturday

Engadget reports Nvidia hopes you'll be better able to distinguish its products if it
renames them all and Zune HD getting previewed at select Best Buys this weekend
Netbooks beat Apple Macs with student laptop shopper, survey says
Making of Core i7 -- What's next?
Fudzilla reports top Clarksdale 32nm dual works at 3.46GHz
and top Core i5 IGP works at 900MHz
DigiTimes reports MSI likely to launch AMD Yukon-based notebooks in October
and Asus to launch Ion-based nettop in September and Eee keyboard in October
Asus Disney netbook bound to arrive in Japan this September
Expreview reports MSI nForce 980a SLI motherboard detailed
C|Net recalls fiery DVD players
How to run your IT department into the ground
Expreview reports Intel acquires RapidMind
C|Net reports Sweden launches criminal probe of The Pirate Bay sale
Ars Technica reports researchers crack network latency nut with new algorithm
IPv6 challenges and opportunities
AT&T, Verizon face FCC inquiry over wireless pricing policies
Subscriber declines threaten cable industry's pricing power
Yahoo wins U.S. court ruling over webcasting fees
RIM planning to include full Flash and Silverlight support in browser
Engadget reports iPhone 3GS totally capable of 1080p video playback
The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers
Microsoft retail stores: We're hiring
Panasonic ties up with 'Avatar' movie to go 3D
TV 2.0: Why television needs the web to survive

Software

Nvidia GeForce GPUs and DirectCompute in Windows 7 accelerate digital media applications
Wired has 7 reasons to avoid Windows 7
Fudzilla reports Microsoft backports ribbon interface to Vista
Ars Technica reports Snow Leopard may be coming on August 28 after all
Phoronix posts Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 4 benchmarks
Apple says Google Voice app alters iPhone
Google: We never blocked Skype from Android
What derailed the Windows Mobile 7 train?
40 years of Unix
Microsoft's PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET data services
Pidgin version 2.6.1 changelog

Gaming

Engadget reports PS3 Slim shipping on August 26th, says Amazon
Kotaku reports Xbox 360 Elite goes $299 on August 30
Report states Microsoft pulled price drop announcement
TG Daily reports Microsoft defends infamous red ring of death
and Nintendo claims credit for Apple DS simulator ban
ESA exerts lobbying influence on many issues in D.C.
John Carmack: Not a big fan of PhysX
GameStop: Modern Warfare 2 could be "best-selling title of all time"
Crysis Wars summer trial - Download available
Creative to unveil Creative Sound Blaster World of Warcraft
wireless headset at BlizzCon gaming festival
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion announced
Diablo III - Monk character class
Blizzard: Don't expect Diablo 3 in 2010
Joystiq reports Diablo III not yet ruled out for consoles
Shacknews reports StarCraft II to support priced maps, mods
Blizzcon 2009: What is the new Battle.net?
World of Warcraft preview panel write-up
20 years of evolution: Scott Miller and 3D Realms
Why EGM died part 1 and part 2
Dragon Age: Origins City of Haven trailer
GameTrailers have Avatar debut trailer
Left 4 Dead and TF2 / DoD: Source updates released
Gaming Heaven's The Beatles: Rock Band preview

Systems and storage

Engadget reports $4,450 VAIO TT disappears from Sony's US site
HotHardware reviews AVA Direct Custom GT3 SFF gaming system
SuperSite for Windows has quick take: Toshiba NB200 netbook
Motherboards.org reviews Core i7 975
AnandTech: Foxconn P55 Inferno Katana preview
and how much does it cost to build a P55 motherboard?
AnandTech's lab update: The next SSD article, matte vs. glossy and touch screens
TechSpot's SSD comparison - Round 2
Big Bruin reviews 128GB Kingston SSDNow V Series
Björn3D review 128GB Crucial SSD (CT128M225)