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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on September 4, 2009

Friday

1. VIA announces August sales results
2. Share your search with Bing & Ping
3. Ars Technica reports privacy advocates want regulation of behavioral advertising
4. SemiAccurate: And the Cypress shader count is...
5. X-bit labs report AMD plans to release dual-chip DirectX 11 graphics board late in 2009
6. Fudzilla reports AMD LIano Fusion in 2011 gets specs and GPU memory error
   correction lagging and consumer Atom 200 / 300 series dies by Q1 2010
7. TG Daily reports Mac clone war sparks fierce debate over Apple tax
8. Lenovo to enter smartbook market, says paper
9. More Nokia Booklet 3G specs emerge at Nokia World 09
10. Reboot for UK's 'oldest' computer
11. You'll be saying goodbye to power cords within a year, says WiTricity CEO
12. Engadget reports Zune software update coming September 15th alongside Zune HD launch
13. Apple iPod updates expected, Jobs show uncertain
14. C|Net reports iPhone will get MMS September 25
15. Criticism continues over AT&T's wireless network
16. LG to unveil new smartphones
17. Apple Store robbery took 31 seconds, thieves netted 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones
18. HardwareZone previews Comex 2009
19. IFA and 3D wars: Blu-ray is once again obsolete
20. Magnavox and Intel: An Odyssey (PDF)
21. Thermaltake and XtremeComputing's giveaway: 7 prizes
22. Hexus.lifestyle has 2 new Compro tuners to give away
23. PowerColor's design and choose the best contest
24. Dealzon's deal: $283 off new Lenovo IdeaPad U450p, $369 off Dell Studio laptop,
    $100 off Dell Vostro A860, and $22 off 1.5TB Samsung Spinpoint F2EG

Software

1. TechFlash reports Microsoft wins temporary stay, allowing Word sales to continue
2. Microsoft security bulletin advance notification for September 2009
3. Systems builders still waiting for Windows 7 tools
4. DailyTech reports Apple's users at high risk after Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash
5. TG Daily reports gray screen of death hits Snow Leopard
6. Android market update: Screenshots imminent
7. Slashdot: IBM's Supreme Court brief says that patents drive free software
8. Microsoft's career campaign: Certification exam offer (discounts on MS exams)
9. iGadgetLife on Extra Video Converter Pro

Gaming

1. DailyTech reports study finds Wii 9 times more reliable than Xbox 360
2. Joystiq reports firmware 3.00 blamed for malfunctioning PS3 controllers
3. VR-Zone reviews Sony PS3 v3.00 firmware and Sony introduces "make.believe"
4. Shacknews reports Sony planning PS3 reality show, winner becomes game tester
5. Technology Review on an advert for in-game violence
6. EA: 'No plans' for new NASCAR game
7. Kill Ten Rats have Guild Wars 2 interview
8. InstinctTech DogFighter CUDA demo
9. Assassin's Creed 2 gameplay trailer
10. Asheron's Call: A complete overview part 1, part 2, and part 3
11. Fallout 2 Steam DL accidentally mixes different versions
12. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin update released and is 25% off on Steam
13. GamersGate: Save 60% on Civilization IV Complete Edition

Systems, storage, and networking

1. FiringSquad on building a micro-ATX Core i7 gaming PC
2. Hexus.net reviews Midland Premier Cobra mkIII PC system
3. Engadget reports Toshiba adopts Blu-ray for laptops, completes shame circle
4. Shuttle ships ultra-thin X500V All-in-One with Linux pre-installed
5. AnandTech reviews Acer Aspire One 751h: NetbookSize++
6. Ars Technica's second look: Samsung Q1UP tablet PC for retro gaming
7. TweakTown reviews Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2
8. TechReviewSource on Lenovo IdeaPad U350
9. Digital Trends reviews MSI Wind U123-003US and Asus G51VX
10. Hexus.net reports MSI to offer a 55% launch day discount on P55 motherboards
11. Hardware Canucks preview Asus RoG Maximus III Formula
12. PCStats previews Asus P7P55D Deluxe
13. [H] Enthusiast reviews EVGA X58 SLI Classified
14. Björn3D reviews MSI 785GM-E65
15. Big Bruin reviews 500GB ioSafe Solo USB external hard drive
16. OverclockersHQ reviews 8GB Verbatim TUFF-CLIP USB drive
17. HotHardware reports OCZ Z-Drive PCI Express SSD re-emerges
18. TweakTown reviews PhotoFast G-Monster V2 eSATA portable SSD on a stick
19. Guru3D tests Patriot Corza NAS
20. CCE Reviews on LevelOne WBR-6001 N_Max wireless router

Multimedia

1. HT4U (in German) and Legit Reviews on Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X
2. InsideHW reviews MSI N285GTX SuperPipe 2G
3. Elite Bastards review Sparkle Calibre X265 GTX 260
4. Tweaknews reviews XFX Radeon HD 4770
5. Engadget reports LG W63 enters gaming monitor arena, claims to be the best
   and eyes-on LG's 15" OLED TV makes us want to punch an LCD
6. Digital Trends has 10 reasons to buy a DSLR
7. Futurelooks reviews Vuzix iWear AV920 video eyewear
8. DriverHeaven reviews Razer Megalodon 7.1 surround sound headset
9. Futurelooks reviews Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 smartphone
10. XSReviews on Ozone Smog gaming mouse

Power, casing, and cooling

1. Antec Continuous Power facts
2. JonnyGuru reviews 850W SilverStone Element ST85EF PSU
3. Hardware Secrets reviews 750W Seasonic S12D PSU
4. HT4U reviews LanCool Dragonlord K62 (in German)
5. TechReviews UK on In Win Ammo 2.5" enclosure
6. ThinkComputers reviews Evercool Buffalo HPFI7-10025 CPU cooler
7. PureOC reviews Rosewill Fort120 CPU cooler
8. Modders-Inc reviews Titan Fenrir CPU cooler
9. FrostyTech reviews DeepCool Killer Whale Premium heatsink
10. HardwareOC reviews Aquacomputer AquagraFX GTX 295 single PCB water cooler (in German)