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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:30 AM on September 9, 2009

Wednesday

1. Apple cuts most iPod prices ahead of event
2. iSuppli on the impact of GlobalFoundries' acquisition of Chartered Semiconductor
3. TG Daily reports FCC forms cyber security group
4. Google and Apple go to war
5. VR-Zone reports Athlon II X4 review pops up, already available
6. Fudzilla reports 1.83GHz Atom N470 comes in Q1 2010
7. Ars Technica reports Intel's new flash tech to bring back Turbo Memory, for real
8. Samsung announces 640GB 2.5" hard disk drive for high-end mobile PCs
9. Palm unveils Pixi phone, may be overshadowed by rivals
10. Sprint withdraws $100 credit offer for new Pre users
11. Comcast simplifies DNS redirection opt out
12. InfoWorld on dirty vendor tricks
13. Ars Technica: Learn how to protect yourself from identity theft
14. Dealzon's deals: $40 off Dell Inspiron Mini 9, $47 off Core 2 Duo E8400,
    $55 off Core 2 Duo E8500, and $55 off Core 2 Quad Q9400

Software

1. Microsoft's September 2009 security bulletin release
2. The Register reports Microsoft, Cisco issue patches for newfangled DoS exploit
3. Microsoft: Windows 7 not affected by latest flaw
4. Windows-run stadium readerboard crashes at football game
5. What do Linux vendors want with those former Microsoft graphics patents?
6. DailyTech's browser war: Firefox 3.6a1, Opera 10.0, IE 8,
   Safari 4, Chrome 4 benchmarked part I and part II
7. SuperSite for Windows on VMWare
8. Microsoft to preview two Silverlight 4 features
9. Facebook app for Android released
10. TG Daily reports confusion reigns as Apple bans Commodore emulator again

Gaming

1. Analysts: U.S. game sales down 14% in August
2. TG Daily reports exclusive content boosts game sales
3. Top 10 best video games that no one bought
4. Edge Online reports Sony may consider free PSP development kits
5. Eurogamer reports L4D1 DLC pricing not Valve's decision
6. Final Fantasy XIII to launch December 17 in Japan
7. Shacknews reports id owner ZeniMax obtains Prey rights
8. Joystiq reports free Batman: Arkham Asylum DLC coming next week
9. PCGH pits WoW vs. Aion: Graphics comparison of the MMORPGs
10. Ars Technica, GamingHeaven, Shacknews on The Beatles: Rock Band
11. YouGamers review Champions Online (PC)
12. Ars Technica reviews Darkest of Days
13. Gaming Nexus on Darkest of Days PhysX
14. Darkest of Days now available on Steam—Save 10%

Systems and networking

1. TweakTown has video coverage of Intel's Lynnfield and P55 Express press conference in Taipei
2. AMD showcases virtualization innovation at VMworld Conference (thanks Trent)
3. bit-tech on Intel's Lynnfield: Details and architecture
4. bit-tech, Björn3D, Boot Daily, DriverHeaven, FiringSquad, HardwareZone,
   HT4U, Legit Reviews, Phoronix & X-bit labs on Intel's Core i5 / i7 processors
5. Benchmark Reviews and OC3D review Core i7 870
6. XSReviews on Core i5 750
7. ProClockers have Core i7 860 and Gigabyte GA-EP55-UD6 review
8. PureOC's Phenom II vs Core i7: Overclocking value comparison
9. Motherboards.org and Phoronix review Intel's P55 Express chipset
10. TweakTown's first look at Asus Sabertooth 55i motherboard
11. [H] Enthusiast reviews MSI P55-GD80
12. Motherboards.org reviews MSI P55-CD53
13. Legit Reviews on Gigabyte P55-UD6 & P55M-UD4
14. OC3D on Asus P7P55D EVO: Performance revealed
15. MissingRemote reviews Intel DG45ID mATX
16. Digital Trends on Sony VAIO AW Series and ViewSonic VPC100
17. ThinkComputers reviews iOne Gemini P29MT 2.4GHz wireless presenter kit

Multimedia

1. techPowerUp! reviews Mushkin GeForce GTX 295 single PCB 1792MB
2. A1 Review on MSI GeForce GTX 295
3. X-bit labs review Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GT Silent Cell
4. Digital Trends on making the most out of your DSLR
5. CCE Reviews on Plextor PX-B320SA 8X Blu-ray Disc combo
6. TechReviewSource on HTC Touch Pro2 (Sprint)
7. DriverHeaven reviews Alienware TactX keyboard & mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews 850W XFX Black Edition PSU
2. Hardware Canucks review Corsair Obsidian 800D case
3. Björn3D reviews Thermaltake Element G & T cases
4. InsideHW reviews Cooler Master Storm Scout case
5. OverclockersHQ reviews Cooler Master Storm Sniper case
6. TWL reviews Thermaltake DH-202 HTPC case
7. APH Networks review Lian Li PC-Q07 mITX case
8. OCC reviews Cooler Master Hyper N620
9. DeXgo reviews Cooler Master V8 (in German)