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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 4:57 AM on September 18, 2009

Friday

MacDailyNews reports Apple Mac desktops, notebooks,
iPhone, iPods, top PC Mag's annual reader satisfaction survey
FiOS tops PC Mag ISP service & reliability survey
Fudzilla reports ATI's HD 5870 pre-order show up
hp rolls out stand-alone media monitor DreamScreen
DisplaySearch: Panel production shifting; larger TFT LCD fabs focus
on TV panels, monitor panel production moving to Gen 6+ fabs
ComputerWorld reports MIT creates nanotube process that could shrink, speed chips
Ars Technica reports high-tech adoption happening faster, driving economic growth
TechFlash on a new reality for venture capital
Twitter funding would value it at $1 billion: report
C|Net reports Google rolls out revamped DoubleClick Ad Exchange
Google CEO questions Murdoch's online pay plan
State AGs on Google Books settlement: We object
Italy antitrust chief warns Google of heavy fines
C|Net reports net neutrality gets a boost from leading Democrat
Ars Technica reports songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews
Dealzon's deals: $400 off hp dv7t 17.3" laptop bundle and $35 off Belkin wireless N router

Software

TechReviewSource's Microsoft Office Web Apps preview
Windows Mobile 7: The social networking phone OS?
DailyTech tests Opera Mini 5 Beta on the BlackBerry Storm
AnandTech on speech recognition for less
The NY Times reports text-to-speech technology reaches an inflection point
VR-Zone reports U2 Mobile App provides great album experience for BlackBerry users

Gaming

Microsoft differs with AT&T over exclusion of games from broadband
Fudzilla reports Europe to get 250GB PS3 bundles
Best Buy U.S. CFO: Used video games "strategically interesting"
Gamasutra reports The Beatles Rock Band sales beating
expectations, but Activision says Guitar Hero 5 leading
JNES: A JavaScript NES emulator
Blue's News reports 64-bit Half-Life 2 will return (but no ETA is given)
The latest update on Team Fortress 2
Champions Online: The latest state of the game
Tips for the newly released Jedi Knight
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising trailer
Gaming Heaven reviews Red Faction Guerilla (PC)
Steam news: Pre-purchase Aion now and get to play before the official release
Direct2Drive: BioShock for $5
Tales of Monkey Island: Get it free

Motherboard, storage, and multimedia

OCC reviews Asus ROG Maximus III Formula
TweakTown's 64GB Team Group Supreme U100 pen drive (HD) video review
Hardware Canucks have exclusive review of Gigabyte
GeForce GTX 260 896MB Super Overclock
Björn3D reviews VisionTek HD 3650 AGP
Tweaknews reviews Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ 120Hz LCD monitor
HardwareZone reviews Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 digital camera
MegaTechReviews on Rosewill RCM-8163 webcam
Guru3D reviews AV123 ELT 525M 2.0 speaker kit
Technic3D reviews Scythe KroCraft Plus speaker (in German)
OverclockersHQ reviews Eagle Tech Arion iDock speaker system
TweakTown reviews Razer Megalodon 7.1 gaming headset
I4U reviews Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth headset
Futurelooks reviews Myine Ira Wi-Fi Internet radio
HardwareZone reviews Nokia 6710 Navigator
CowcotLand reviews Ozone Smog gaming mouse (in French)