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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:00 AM on September 23, 2009

Wednesday

1. Gizmodo on Courier: First details of Microsoft's secret tablet
2. C|Net reports Courier tablet one of many Microsoft prototypes
3. Microsoft acquires the technology assets of Interactive Supercomputing
4. TechFlash reports Windows Live lost $560m in FY09
5. Yahoo to kick off new branding campaign
6. TG Daily reports SGI introduces Octane III 'personal' supercomputer
7. DigiTimes reports Asus launches rack-servers with new Intel CPUs
8. Expreview reports VIA intros Surfboard NetNote netbook with 1080p playback
9. TG Daily reports MCCI showcases 270MB/s USB 3.0 system
10. Fudzilla reports Radeon HD 5870 listed for $399 and Radeon HD 5870
    1GB to sell for $399 / €320 and has Radeon HD 5850 specs and facts
11. DailyTech has report: Apple says iPhone apps aren't intended for business use
12. Skype wants telcos 'to get out of the way'
13. VR-Zone: Pioneer CDJ-900 and CDJ-2000 multi-format
    performance players designed to please professional DJs
14. Google says news site disrupted for many
15. Hexus.winners: Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 Vapor-X up for grabs
16. Dealzon's deals: $130 off hp G70t 17" laptop, $400 off Philips 47PFL3704D/F7
    47" LCD HDTV, and $55 off 90W hp AC adapter for hp laptops

Intel (IDF) news

1. Get the latest IDF updates from Intel on Twitter
2. Liveblogging the IDF 09 day 1 keynotes
3. VR-Zone reports Intel announces 22nm chips for 2011
4. Ars Technica reports Intel CEO talks x86 world domination, app stores for all
5. Intel CEO: PC sales could rise in 2009
6. Intel CEO says look beyond PCs as market matures
7. TG Daily reports Intel's Otellini categorically denies EU antitrust
   allegations and EU says Google AdWords are fair game
8. HotHardware, Legit Reviews, and PC Perspective cover IDF Fall 2009
9. C|Net reports Intel supercomputer almost used hp chips

Software

1. C|Net reports Microsoft to be heard on Word injunction appeal
2. Windows 7 launch party finalists selected
3. TechReviewSource on Windows 7: Should you upgrade?
4. PCStats on downgrading Windows Vista back to Windows XP
5. SuperSite for Windows on Microsoft Office Web Applications: Is it enough?
6. Google has a solution for Internet Explorer: Turn it into Chrome
7. AppleInsider reports Apple releases updates for iTunes, Logic suites
8. Engadget Mobile reports Intel announces Moblin 2.1 for phones
9. Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight CTP2

Gaming

1. $50 mail-in rebate on Xbox 360 Elite console purchase
2. VR-Zone shares rumor: Leaked meeting minutes reveals Sony motion controller launch date
3. Shacknews reports leaked Sega doc reveals industry workings: Exclusivity, interoperability,
   and differentiation and PS3 getting downloadable PS2 games, says Sega; imports and
   Dreamcast titles possible
4. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat to be released Q1 2010
5. TF2 official blog - Patent pending: #1308 - "Guard Dog"
6. Shacknews reports World of Warcraft patch 3.2.2 released
7. Demigod v1.19 is live
8. Empire: Total War update released
9. Quake Live's September 22nd changelist
10. Digital Trends posts fall video game preview 2009
11. Gaming Heaven reviews Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
12. Futurelooks reviews Evil Controllers modded Xbox 360 game pads

Systems and storage

1. Crave reports Intel debuts concept notebook with four displays
2. AnandTech covers IDF: Larrabee and Sandy Bridge demos
3. Hexus.net's preview: Intel 32nm Clarkdale CPU-and-GPU chip benchmarked
4. TG Daily: Is Intel's Atom really the future?
5. Gadget Lab's quick guide to Intel chips: From Arrandale to Yorkfield
6. Benchmark Reviews on Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
7. XtremeComputing reviews 3GB Patriot Extreme Performance Viper PC3-10666 memory kit
8. PCStats previews Seagate Barracuda XT
9. Ninjalane reviews 32GB Super Talent UltraDrive ME SSD RAID
10. ProClockers review 8GB Verbatim Tuff-Clip flash drive
11. APH Networks review QNAP TS-439 Pro

Multimedia

1. AnandTech and PC Perspective on Lucid Hydra 200
2. Silicon Madness has AMD Radeon HD 5800 detailed
3. Radeon HD 5870: First 3DMark Vantage Extreme result
   and HIS Radeon HD 5870 unveiled
4. AnandTech, DriverHeaven, FiringSquad, Guru3D, [H]ard|OCP, Hardware Canucks,
   Hexus.net, HotHardware, InsideHW, Legit Reviews, Overclock3D, Overclockers Club,
   PC Perspective, techPowerUp!, TechSpot, and TweakTown p/review AMD Radeon
   HD 5870
5. Elite Bastards have AMD Radeon HD 5800 series technology preview
6. techPowerUp! on AMD Radeon HD 5870 PCI Express scaling
7. Hexus.net reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 in CrossFireX
8. PC Perspective on AMD's Eyefinity demonstrations
9. PCStats reviews Asus EAH4890 TOP HTDI/1GD5/A Rev. B
10. TweakTown reviews MSI Radeon HD 4890 Cyclone OC 1GB
11. Gigabyte GeForce GT 220 OC unveiled: 40nm & DirectX 10.1
12. Digital Trends reviews Insignia NS-L42X-10A 42" TV
13. I4U reviews Eye Clops 2.0 night vision binoculars
14. Björn3D reviews Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Slim
15. XtremeComputing reviews Sennheiser CX 300 Pink and CX 300-II Precision Black headsets
16. Digital Trends reviews Onkyo HT-RC180 A/V receiver
17. Apple iPhone secrets
18. Ars Technica on Razer's Naga MMO mouse
19. Hardware Secrets reviews OCZ Eclipse gaming mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. HardwareOC reviews 800W Fractal-Design Newton R2 PSU (in German)
2. DriverHeaven reviews 400W FSP Everest 80+ PSU
3. OC3D reviews 350W be quiet! SFX Power PSU
4. Tweaknews reviews NZXT Zero 2 case
5. TestSeek Labs review AeroCool Vx-E case
6. Big Bruin reviews Prolimatech Megahalems CPU cooler
7. OverclockersHQ and ThinkComputers review Cooler Master N620 CPU cooler
8. Rbmods on Evercool Transformer 4
9. DeXgo reviews ZEROtherm Core 92 (in German)