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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:05 PM on September 2, 2009

Wednesday

1. The Register: Will Intel's Braidwood threaten SSD uptake?
2. Bright Side of News: AMD Radeon HD 5850, 5870 & 5870 X2 pricing revealed?
3. SF / Bay Area AMD community PC gaming event
4. EC could delay Oracle-Sun deal - sources
5. Sony to launch 3D TVs next year: report
6. Ars Technica reports movie studios again demand HDTV disabling powers from FCC
7. Despite winning $675,000, RIAA fears defendant is file sharing
8. Music label video site Vevo in talks with CBS, NBC
9. Arbor Networks on the Internet after dark: Part 1
10. Gmail knocked offline for 'majority' of users
11. Verizon, Comcast OK with low bar when defining broadband
12. Key U.S. broadband official: More spectrum needed
13. C|Net reports Microsoft pushes single global patent system
14. Expreview reports Asus Ion-powered EeeBox nettop unveiled
15. Tweak.dk reports Toshiba launches new 640GB 2.5" drive
16. Expreview reports certain Galaxy VGA cards coming bundled with 3D Vision glasses
17. VR-Zone reports Creative introduced 2 new gaming headsets
18. TG Daily reports SiPix promises color e-paper next year
19. TweakTown covers MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2009 Grand Final in Beijing
20. OC legend Vince "Kingpin" Lucido interviewed
21. The Sarah Connor Chronicles returning as direct-to-DVD film?
22. Dealzon's deals: $20 off 1TB Samsung EcoGreen F2 HD103SI + free docking station,
    $150 off Samsung LN32B460 32" 720p LCD HDTV + free Blu-ray player,
    $343 for 11.6" Acer Aspire One netbook, and $169 off 1TB Seagate
    USB external hard drive (today only)

Software

1. Windows 7 volume license and trial availability
2. Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day evaluation now available
3. TechSpot on understanding Windows 7 upgrade paths
4. Gameplanet on Windows 7: Best OS for gaming?
5. C|Net reports Microsoft investigating newly reported IIS flaw
6. TG Daily reports Apple's Snow Leopard screws OS X apps (updated)
7. Digital Trends reviews Mac OS X Snow Leopard
8. Shacknews reports Nvidia-branded version of Stardock's Impulse will auto-install graphics drivers
9. C|Net reports rival browsers gain on Internet Explorer
10. Gizmodo: If you're still using Internet Explorer 6, you're stealing from starving people
11. Sneak peek on multitouch events with Firefox
12. Microsoft Hyper-V still a work in progress, group says
13. Jetstress 2010 (beta preview) now available
14. OpenOffice 3.1.1 fixes bugs
15. DailyTech reports Apple rejects Torrent app, approves Vonage app
16. TechFlash: Rate your favorite brews with Fremont Oktoberfest's new app

Gaming

1. UC Irvine establishes Center for Computer Games & Virtual Worlds
2. Digital Trends has Sony PS3 Slim review and PS3 vs. PS3 Slim comparison
3. Fudzilla reports this year's games are mostly DirectX 9
4. Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Gameplay Uncut: Flag Runner (video)
5. Company of Heroes Online: China - Introduction
6. MMORPG.com's Dungeons & Dragons Online: Unlimited Q&A
7. Ars Technica reviews Guitar Hero 5
8. TestFreaks: Second Life is dead
9. Technic3D reviews Assassin's Creed II (in German)
10. GOG's 1-year anniversary promo: Buy 1 get 1 free
11. Steam's fantastic fall sale: All Strategy First games 50% off

Systems, storage, and networking

1. Computer repair with diagnostic flowcharts
2. Fudzilla reports Acer and Lenovo apparently developing Tegra smartbooks
3. Ars Technica on IBM's 8-core Power7: Twice the muscle, half the transistors
4. InsideHW reviews Phenom II TWKR Black Edition
5. ABT's AMD value platform analysis part 2: The performance
6. Björn3D reviews Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
7. HardwareZone's Intel X25-M reloaded: Generation 2 preview
8. TweakTown reviews 32GB PhotoFast G-Monster V4S Indilinx SLC SSD
9. PureOC reviews 120GB OCZ Vertex Turbo SSD
10. Digital Trends reviews Plextor PX-880SA
11. ProClockers review Wintec Filemate Card-It-All
12. Hardware Secrets show how to build a wireless network using a broadband router

Multimedia, cases, and cooling

1. AnandTech's Auzentech HomeTheater HD preview: Bitstreaming true HD / DTS-HD MA
2. Digital Trends reviews SanDisk Sansa Clip+
3. DragonSteelMods review Mionix Alioth 400 mouse pad
4. OCC reviews Cooler Master Elite 310 case
5. CowcotLand reviews SilverStone Raven RV02 case (in French)
6. Phoronix reviews NZXT Cryo S notebook cooler
7. Verdis Reviews on Evercool HPK-10025EA CPU cooler
8. TestSeek Labs review Zalman VF2000 LED hybrid VGA / CPU cooler
9. TechReviews UK on CoolAge Orb X120 Transform X120TF
10. Technic3D reviews EKL Nordwand CPU cooler (in German)