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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 9:39 AM on October 2, 2009

Friday

DigiTimes reports TSMC maintains 18-inch wafer tape-out in 2010
and Acer to shift focus to Android smartphones and
SanDisk reportedly seeking extra NAND flash controllers
and packaging support from Taiwan makers and future
IDF Taiwan events unlikely
Borders signs agreement with Verizon to offer free Wi-Fi
C|Net reports Fujitsu's hard-drive business now Toshiba's
Western Digital to relocate headquarters to Irvine, CA
Ars Technica reports informed P2P User Act to clamp down on filesharing software
Don't judge wireless competition by the number of carriers
Microsoft Bing records first monthly decline since launch
Automated Facebook attack underway
VR-Zone reports IBM launches LotusLive iNotes webmail
TG Daily reports new Apple ad for iPhone leaked to web
TechFlash reports Oracle CEO Larry Ellison calls cloud computing 'nonsense'
BumpTop 3D Multi-Touch Desktop (video)
Fudzilla reports Fermi GT300 ships in 2009 and Nvidia won't do a DMI chipset
VR-Zone reports 1TB holographic discs unveiled
The Register reports GE tries to refocus image of holographic storage
Cable industry: Shucks, guess nobody wants CableCARDs
A racier side to Nvidia CEO Huang
PCPer podcast #76
XS Reviews has Teufel Concept E Magnum giveaway competition
Dealzon's deals: $100 off iRobot Roomba 415, $60 off Samsung DualView TL225
12MP digital camera, $150 off LG 42LH30 42" LCD HDTV, and $100 off 60GB
Xbox 360 Pro gaming console

Software

Gaming

Nvidia's developer relations team issues statement on Batman: Arkham Asylum AA support
Website du jour: Gamers for Digital Rights
Kotaku reports Wii update 4.2 is killing Wiis dead
Joystiq reports PSP firmware 6.10 is live and ready to Go
Ars Technica reviews Sony PSP Go
Shacknews reports $3000 later, Valve president Newell flying to Australia to meet modder
Gamasutra on the complexities of launching Aion
Battlecast Primetime show featuring an exclusive look at Command & Conquer 4
Battlefield Bad Company 2: Battle Moments episode
Assassin's Creed 2 - TGS walkthrough (videos)
Shacknews reports Risen and Machinarium demos released
PCGH pits Risen vs. Gothic: Graphics comparison of the RPGs
The latest on Diablo II's oft-delayed patch 1.13
Gaming Heaven reviews Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
'Spore' video game to be adapted by Chris Wedge for Fox
Steam's weekend deals: Audiosurf 50% off (also a new automatic
update has been released) and Oddworld games 66% off
Audiosurf website
Pre-order Battlefield 1943 from EA Store

Systems and storage

VR-Zone reports Swordfish Net N102 Dual netbook is powered by 2 Atom N270 processors
BusinessComputingWorld reviews Lenovo ThinkPad W500
I4U reviews MSI U210 12.1" netbook
Hardware Canucks review Asus P7P55D Deluxe
Futurelooks reviews Asus P7P55D Pro
OCC reviews MSI P55-GD65
Guru3D reviews Asus Maximus III Gene
Neoseeker's AMD 785G motherboards roundup
TestFreaks review 500GB Seagate FreeAgent Go external hard drive
ProClockers review 8GB Verbatim Tuff N Tiny flash drive
TweakTown reviews Thecus N5500 5-bay NAS server