Wednesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 4:17 AM on September 16, 2009

Wednesday

SemiAccurate reports Nvidia GT300 yields are under 2%
Ars Technica: Latest iTablet rumor names suppliers, possible launch date
TG Daily reports IBM SOCs it to 'em with high performance chip
NordicHardware reports Jasper Forest core brings Lynnfield features to servers
DailyTech reports Lenovo unveils multi-touch X200 and T400s notebooks and
startup drops bombshell "lighning" SSD with 180k IOPS, 500 / 320MB/s read / writes
VR-Zone reports Fujitsu enhances LifeBook T5010 tablet PC with multi-touch capabilities
Corsair launches 650W Professional Series modular power supply and
CoolIT Systems debut WS 240 custom liquid cooling for Nehalem platform
VR-Zone reports Sony Ericsson has a surprise on September 21
Intel: EC failed to meet 'standard of proof' for $1.45 billion fine
C|Net reports Dell to pay $4 million in fraud case
Ars Technica reports Intel legal eagle Sewell jumps ship to head Apple legal team
iPhone predicted to drive Apple stock to $235
Oracle ends computer tie-up with hp
HardwareZone covers hp's regional media event
Digital Trends on the best of CEDIA 2009
C|Net reports Blockbuster to shutter up to 960 stores
Cablevision rolls out interactive ads for viewers
SANS on the top cyber security risks
TorrentFreak reports retailer must compensate Sony anti-piracy rootkit victim
Ars Technica reports France passes harsh anti-P2P three-strikes law (again)
Facebook: 300 million and on
TechRadar UK on 10 game-changing tech ideas that didn't change the game
Win a Gigabyte P55-UD4P motherboard from FiringSquad
Dealzon's deals: $54 off 1TB Iomega home media network drive,
$70 off Logitech Z5 speakers, $200 off Panasonic Viera 50" plasma
HDTV, and $150 off Dell Vostro A860

Software

Microsoft exec: 'When Windows is executing well, Microsoft is in good shape'
Microsoft: No TCP / IP patches for you, XP
C|Net reports Windows 7 works fine with Zune HD, iTunes 9
and Apple explains iPhone OS 3.1 Exchange changes
Google Chrome after a year: Sporting a new stable release
SuperSite for Windows on Zune 4.0 PC software
TechFlash reports UW's latest photo technology could supercharge Photosynth
TestFreaks have Windows XP vs. Vista vs. 7 comparison

Gaming

AT&T: Gaming not essential to broadband
TG Daily reports Activision unshackles platform gaming
with untethered systems (video gaming without consoles)
Shacknews reports Spawn Labs streams console games over Internet, lets you play them on PC
Engadget reports Xbox 360 802.11n WiFi adapter floats through the FCC
Why the Zune HD needs the Xbox 360
Xbox 360 gets Modern Warfare 2 hardware bundle, introduces 250GB hard drives
Shacknews reports PS3 firmware update fixes Uncharted issues
TC50: Control any PC game with your iPhone with iMo
TTimo's blog: id Software and Linux
MMOs top Steam and Direct2Drive weekly charts
Shacknews on new Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer screenshots,
details, and hands-on impressions and Borderlands impressions
Gaming Heaven reviews Resident Evil 5 (PC)
Ars Technica reviews Gran Turismo PSP
IncGamers MMO weekly: The cost of WoW
Team Fortress 2 and ArmA 2 updates released
Direct2Drive's 5-year anniversary: Week 2 action titles ($5 games)

Systems and storage

VR-Zone's AMD mainsteam PC buying guide
AnandTech, FiringSquad, Guru3D, Hexus.net, Hi Tech Legion, HotHardware, Legit Reviews,
OCC, PC Perspective, Technic3D, TechSpot, TweakTown, TWL, and X-bit labs p/review
Athlon II X4 620 and 630
Fudzilla reports Core i7-870
Tweaknews on Core i5-750
HotHardware reviews Lenovo ThinkPad T400s
X-bit labs pit AMD vs. Intel: Integrated platforms
Hardware Secrets reviews Biostar TA785GE 128 M
X-bit labs compare Corsair P128 vs. 3 Intel SSDs
Hardware Canucks review 120GB OCZ Summit SSD
I4U reviews 8GB SanDisk Extreme III SDHC card

Multimedia

TestSeek Labs review Gigabyte HD 4850 Silent Cell 1GB
HardwareZone: Power efficient gaming with GeForce 9800 GT eco cards
Digital Trends reviews JVC Everio GZ-HM400 camcorder
Microsoft Zune HD: Going beyond the specs
TechReviewSource on Zune HD
Digital Trends and SuperSite for Windows pit Zune HD vs. iPod touch
TweakTown's RaidSonic Icy Box IB-MP305A-B network multimedia HD player video review
XSReviews on Roccat Apuri active USB hub
BmR, Hi Tech Legion, Technic3D, and ThinkComputers review
Cooler Master Storm Sentinel Advance gaming mouse
PCShopTalk reviews SteelSeries QcK Limited Edition StarCraft II mouse pads
Digital Trends reviews Logitech Harmony 900
MissingRemote reviews Simerec PCS-2 universal IR remote control PC power switch

Power, cases, and cooling

Rbmods on 1200W Topower Tiger PSU
PureOC reviews 850W Rosewill Xtreme PSU
DriverHeaven reviews 750W Thermaltake Evo Blue PSU
DeXgo reviews 350W Enermax Eco 80+ PSU (in German)
Hi Tech Legion reviews 65W Thermaltake Ultra Slim universal laptop power adapter
TweakTown reviews Luxa2 LM100-Mini HTPC case with 200W PSU
TWL reviews Cooler Master Storm Scout case
Metku reviews SilverStone Sugo SG05 Mini-ITX case
Björn3D reviews Arctic Cooling Pro / TC 80, 92 & 120mm fans
Hardware Secrets reviews Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU cooler
X-bit labs review Zalman VF2000 LED hybrid cooler
Hardware Bistro reviews Thermolab BADA cooler
CowcotLand reviews Thermalright Cogage True Spirit (in French)