Tuesday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:35 AM on September 22, 2009

Tuesday

Sharky Extreme: What's coming up at IDF?
C|Net reports EU dives into Intel antitrust specifications
FCC outlines plan for network neutrality
Republicans move to block FCC's network neutrality initiative
Ars Technica reports ISPs react, sort of support network neutrality—with caveats
C|Net reports wireless carriers say no to Net neutrality
Dell to acquire Perot Systems for $3.9 billion, creating
comprehensive customer-focused IT-solutions company
TG Daily reports AMD launches indigenous server platform
Fudzilla reports new desktop Atom dual is $63
Alienware invades TGS: Will 'shake the gaming world to its foundation' (video)
Engadget reports first USB 3.0 product gets certified, floodgates get closer to breaking
Network World reports sticker shock over data-loss prevention products could be short-lived
AMD HD 5850 and HD 5870 official prices (in French)
Hardware-Infos: HD 5000 only seems to be better AF-quality
SiS touch contoller gets Windows 7 Touch Logo certification
VR-Zone reports Sony Ericsson MH907 headphones come with motion controls
DailyTech's iPhone news roundup: Unlimited calling coming
for $20 more, Apple investigates battery life complaints
AT&T's upcoming Windows Mobile handsets: hp Obsidian, LG Monaco
The Inquirer reports Asus shows a Skype video phone
HTC evaluating Broadcom as additional 3.5G chipset supplier, sources say
Google Docs: Published docs will be crawlable soon
DOJ: Google book settlement needs major rewrite
TechFlash reports Windows chief Steven Sinofsky is working on a book
Dealzon's deals: $50 off Creative Fatal1ty gaming USB headset and all AT&T
phones for $0.01 with new 2-year contracts (both deals are expiring soon)

Software

Linus Torvalds: 'Linux is bloated'
DailyTech: With exploits on the way, it's critical
Windows 7 testers run tool to safeguard their PCs
Final Microsoft Security Essentials due in 'a few weeks'
AnandTech: OS mobility explored
C|Net reports Firefox gets an early taste of 3D Web standard
MissingRemote's guide to installing Ffdshow software

Gaming

Joystiq reports Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 802.11n adapter
Turbine: Console is superior MMO platform
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising announced
TG Daily reports Activision delays Blur release over multiplayer concerns
Joystiq interviews Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer designer Todd Alderman
MMORPG.com's World of Warcraft GDC interview: Everything from Cataclysm to 3.3
Gamasutra reports World of Warcraft restarts commercial operation in China
BioWare Boss Greg Zeschuk talks about story as reward
Icrontic on getting StarCraft working on Windows 7: 3 easy steps
Demigod v1.19 coming on Tuesday
Steam news: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood update released and Aion is live
Aion: NCsoft promises "at least one major update a year"
Shacknews reports Empire: Total War getting Steam-exclusive DLC
Tech ARP on 3D gaming advances in Windows 7
Technic3D reviews Batman: Arkham Asylum (in German)
Futurelooks previews Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
Gamepyre reviews Dissidia Final Fantasy (PSP)
12 year old boy gets highest score ever on Guitar Hero
Joystiq reports Direct2Drive's anniversary sale continues with $5 RPGs and MMOs

Systems and storage

Maximum PC reports AMD confirms hexa-core Thuban CPU
The Register: Time for a change on the desktop?
Network World: Are netbooks ready for the enterprise?
Engadget reports MSI's longevous Wind U110 ECO available now for $400
From Mac Portable to MacBook Pro: Ars Technica on 20 years of Apple laptops
C|Net investigates Lynnfield's mysteries
Björn3D reviews Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
OC3D reviews MSI P55-GD80
Motherboards.org's Apple Mac Pro / 16GB Kingston RAM upgrade video
Big Bruin reviews Seagate Barracuda XT 6Gbps SATA drive
Guru3D reviews Silicon Power M10 external SSD

Multimedia

Radeon HD 5870 benchmarks (in French)
HotHardware reviews BFG Tech's GTX 295 H2OC: Water-cooled graphics
Legit Reviews on XFX Radeon HD 4850 1GB
ThinkComputers reviews ABS FX-7 Dolby virtual 7.1 gaming headset
TweakPC reviews Razer Megalodon 7.1 surround headset (in German)
Hi Tech Legion reviews Razer Mamba wired / wireless hybrid gaming mouse
Overclocker Café and OverclockersHQ review Cooler Master Sentinel Advance gaming mouse
Digital Trends reviews Logitech Performance Mouse MX