Tuesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:13 AM on September 15, 2009

Tuesday

Microsoft Bing's Visual Search: Why type when you can see it?
DailyTech reports Intel set for big announcements at IDF
Intel to focus IDF on shift to 32nm 'Westmere' chips
DigiTimes reports Intel details future low-power Xeon chips for communication and storage
Fudzilla reports Athlon II X4 640 to launch on the 16th
and AMD plans 3.1GHz triple-core
and AMD plans a dual-core Fusion
Rock bottom prices online; MSI marketing campaign to be launched soon
Legit Reviews: AMD confirms double sourcing Athlon II X4 processors
C|Net reports hp netbook packs bigger screen, Nvidia chip
Channel Register reports Pliant pops out SASsy SSD
TG Daily reports SanDisk gets speedy with faster flash cards
Fudzilla reports Radeon HD 5870 X2 TDP is 376W
VR-Zone: AMD Cypress (Radeon 5800) performance charts,
Evergreen release dates / price information leaked
and Radeon HD 5870 architecture diagram exposed
and suggested Radeon HD 5770 and 5750 system requirements
and Asus Eee keyboard to launch in October
Seasonic announces the availability of X Series power supplies
C|Net reports Veoh wins copyright case; YouTube wins, too?
TorrentFreak: It's time to sink The Pirate Bay and replace it
GigaOM: Why Comcast and not T-Mobile should buy Sprint
U.S. senator promises look into cellphone-cancer link
Hardware Bistro's Proporta giveaway contest
Win a 500GB ioSafe Solo from Big Bruin
Dealzon's deals: $542 off Dell Vostro 420 desktop, $400 off Sharp Aquos 52" LCD
HDTV, and $80 off refurbished Samsung HT-Z320T DVD home theater system

Software and gaming

Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now
Network World on Windows 7 touch: Dead on arrival
Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?
iGadgetLife runs Windows 7 on a netbook: 1GB vs. 2GB
Gaming veteran Shane Kim to leave Microsoft
TG Daily: Who needs a supercomputer when an Xbox will do?
Gaming Heaven previews Assassin's Creed II (PC)
and reviews Need For Speed: Shift (Xbox 360 & PS3)
TweakTown reviews The Beatles Rock Band
Steam news: Garry's Mod is 50% off this week only

Systems and storage

Video: Intel making first 32nm microprocessor
AnandTech's Asus UL50Vt preview: Factory
overclocked CULV delivers 7 hours of battery life
HotHardware reviews Dell Studio XPS 16
New Atari 800 laptop
BmR on MSI Wind Top AE2010 desktop
AnandTech has i5 / P55 lab update: Now with numbers
PC Perspective reviews Core i7-860
hardCOREware reviews Core i7 and i5 processors
Celeron E3200 overclocked to 4.4GHz with air cooling
TweakTown's Intel P55 Express chipset overview
Hardware Canucks preview EVGA P55 Classified 200
Guru3D reviews ECS P55H-A
Motherboards.org reviews Asus P7P55DX Deluxe
Björn3D reviews Asus M4A78-HTPC/RC
Legit Reviews on 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133MHz kit

Multimedia

Expreview reports first Radeon HD 5870 benchmarks hit the web
techPowerUp! reviews Asus Mars dual GTX 285
[H]ard|OCP reviews MSI N275GTX Lightning
Ars Technica on how Apple could make the newly cheaper Apple TV useful
SuperSite for Windows has Zune HD review part 1: Intro
and Zune HD hardware hands-on
Ars Technica's first look: Zune HD
Digital Trends reviews Samsung Reclaim
Hi Tech Legion reviews Scosche IDR350m ear buds
XSReviews on Roccat Valo keyboard
CowcotLand, DeXgo, Guru3D, InsideHW, and PureOC
review CM Storm Sentinel Advance gaming mouse