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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 4:21 AM on October 19, 2009

Monday

1. Global chip market may stage full recovery earlier than expected in 2011, says TSMC chairman
2. C|Net reports six charged in tech insider-trading scheme
3. Apple's on a roll, but iPhone sales pivotal
4. Engadget reports Microsoft Store opening Thursday with Ashley Tisdale
5. PCGH reports AMD presentation attacks Nvidia's Fermi
6. VR-Zone has AMD Radeon HD 5000 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 200 availability updates
7. Engadget reports hp Envy, dv8 Quad, Mini 311, and numerous
   other Windows 7 machines now available to order
8. VR-Zone reports MSI announces Wind Box DE200 and DC200
9. Engadget reports Dane-Elec comes clean with external USB 3.0 HDDs / SSDs
10. Antec readying Six Hundred case (in French)
11. Study: Cable / telco competition brings North America slowest, costliest broadband
12. U.S. broadcasters approve mobile digital TV standard
13. The Register reports security boss calls for an end to net anonymity
14. TorrentFreak reports The Pirate Bay take bias claims to the Supreme Court

Software

1. Google goes global with Apps, has 2 million customers
2. DailyTech reports Apple ready to counter Windows 7 launch with new "Get a Mac" commercials
3. Windows 7 could wash away Vista aftertaste - or most of it
4. TechRadar UK on 24 years of Windows package design
5. Report: Microsoft prepping now for next beta of Security Essentials
6. Introducing the Windows 7 Resource Kit PowerShell Pack
7. Hotfix for Hyper-V
8. What makes Microsoft's SharePoint tick?
9. C|Net reports Firefox blocks insecure .Net add-on--awkwardly
10. PC World reports 38 Oracle security patches coming
11. Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec
12. SuperSite for Windows on Microsoft's My Phone service
13. t-break's Acer Windows Mobile 6.5 quick look
14. Pardon my bootleg: Navigating China's pirated waters

Gaming

1. Fudzilla reports death of dedicated servers for PC gaming at hand
   and Xbox 360 update to offer more than expected
2. Pachter: iPod touch is "dangerous" for game publishers
3. The latest on Bethesda / Interplay's legal fallout over Fallout
4. New BioShock 2 podcast
5. Miyamoto: New Mario tests your hard-core gaming chops
6. Ars Technica reviews Machinarium
7. Gaming Heaven previews Lego Rock Band
8. Elite Bastards review Gratuitous Space Battles

Systems

1. Maximum PC's 2010 technology preview
2. t-break on MSI's multi-touch Windows 7 desktop
3. lab501 reports Phenom II X4 965 - C3 launches in 2 weeks -
   Revision C2 vs. C3 comparison (in Romanian)
4. InsideHW reviews Core i5 750
5. FiringSquad reviews EVGA P55 FTW
6. Hardware Canucks review MSI P55-GD80
7. Motherboards.org's Gigabyte P55-UD6 review and Asus P7P55D Deluxe video review
8. TweakTown reviews DFI LANParty Jr. GF9400 T2RS mATX

Multimedia, power, cases, and cooling

1. Elite Bastards have HIS HD 5770 1GB and CrossFire performance review
2. The Boy Genius Report's Motorola Droid hands-on
3. Benchmark Reviews on BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth hands-free kit
4. BCCHardware and PureOC review 1200W Ultra X4 PSU
5. OCC reviews 1050W Ultra X4 PSU
6. DriverHeaven reviews 620W Enermax Eco 80+ PSU
7. Overclockers Online reviews NZXT Panzerbox
8. HT4U reviews Corsair Obsidian 800D case (in German)
9. Verdis Reviews on CoolAge Frozen Orb X120 Transform X120TF CPU cooler
10. Madshrimps have Core i7 CPU water blocks roundup - October 2009