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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:24 PM on October 22, 2009

Thursday

1. Ars Technica reports FCC proposes network neutrality rules (and big exemptions)
2. DailyTech reports Intel delays USB 3.0 support until 2011
3. Bright Side of News reports EVGA and Nvidia to launch a new dual GPU card on Halloween
4. Fudzilla reports ATI didn't order enough 40nm wafers
5. The Register reports Seagate pushes SSDs as part of recovery drive
6. DigiTimes reports Toshiba increases market share on Fujitsu hard drive takeover
7. Exclusive: Microsoft cuts deal with Twitter and Facebook to integrate feeds with Bing
8. Gizmodo reports Microsoft's first retail store opens (like Apple Store with more colors)
9. Microsoft starts selling PC hardware, third-party software via its online store
10. The Seattle Times reports AT&T sues screen makers, alleging price fixing
11. DigiTimes reports Acer launches 3D notebook in U.S. market
    and Acer Android netbook arrives during lull in netbook market
12. Ars Technica reports ARM fills out CPU lineup with Cortex A5
13. Fudzilla reports the Asus Eee keyboard gets another preview
14. Amazon to release Kindle reader for Windows PCs in November
15. TestFreaks: An unofficial history of the unboxing
16. PC Perspective's podcast #79
17. BCCHardware's weekly podcast #13
18. Win an AMD Radeon HD 5770 from XtremeComputing
19. Win an NZXT M59 case from Big Bruin
20. Dealzon's deals: $30 off Acer AS5536-5224 15.6" laptop, $15 off 1.5TB Samsung EcoGreen F2,
    $50 off MSI Wind U110-031US, and $30 off Samsung TL100 12.2MP digital camera

Software and gaming

1. HardwareZone: Are you ready for Windows 7?
2. Windows 7: SuperSite is live from the launch
3. Was Windows 7 totally your idea?
4. Windows 7 engineers: Ars describes how feedback shaped the final release
5. Microsoft to ease Windows 7 upgrades to netbooks with USB key solution
6. HotHardware on top Windows 7 features that Vista should have had
7. Windows 7 'PlayTo' demonstration
8. TechFlash posts a Windows 7 resource guide
9. bit-tech and TechReviewSource review Windows 7
10. Hexus.net's Windows 7 review part 4, part 5, part 6, and part 7
11. TechReviewSource's Windows 7 feature focus: Netflix instant streaming
12. Microsoft releases Windows 7 sponsored themes
13. [H]ard|OCP reports AMD Radeon 5700 series not supported in Catalyst 9.10 WHQL

Gaming

1. bit-tech's Windows 7 games compatibility testing
2. Shacknews has Modern Warfare 2 PC system requirements listed
   and reports Left 4 Dead 2 Australian 'ban' appeal fails
3. Register Hardware reports Xbox 360 to go Blu, says Ballmer (thanks Cubical Ten)
4. Shacknews has Torchlight interview
   and posts leaked Left 4 Dead 2 trailer
5. Ars Technica reviews Demon's Souls
6. ABT reviews Wolfenstein
7. VE3D's Killing Floor Level Up expansion pack video preview
8. Killing Floor update released on Steam
9. Steam's Killing Floor free weekend on now - new DLC - 25% off sale
10. Steam's weekend deal: Arma II 50% off

Systems and storage

1. TweakTown's hands-on with the ViewSonic ViewBook Pro in Taipei (video)
2. AMDZone, Hardware Secrets, and PureOC review Athlon II X3 435 & Athlon II X2 240e
3. PCStats reviews Athlon II X2 240e
4. TestFreaks on how stuff works: A computer CPU
5. PC Perspective reviews MSI P55-GD65
6. OCC reviews ECS P55H-A
7. Futurelooks reviews ASRock P55 Deluxe
8. Elite Bastards review Asus Maximus III Gene
9. Hardware Bistro reviews 64GB Kingston SSDNow

Multimedia

1. Legit Reviews on AMD Radeon HD 5870 + 5850 CrossFire - Mixing video cards
2. Hi Tech Legion reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 and 5850
3. Björn3D reviews VisionTek Radeon HD 5870
4. Hardware Secrets reviews XFX Radeon HD 5770 and 5750
5. Guru3D's Radeon HD 5750 review (single GPU and CrossFireX performance)
6. Benchmark Reviews on XFX Radeon HD 5750
7. HardwareZone reviews Canon EOS 7D
8. Techgage on using the Asus Xonar Essence STX under Linux
9. TweakTown's WD TV Live HD media player video review
10. InsideHW reviews Zune HD
11. t-break reviews Logitech Anywhere MX mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. OCC reviews 1000W Antec TruePower Quattro PSU
2. [H]ard|OCP reviews PC Power & Cooling Silencer 910 PSU
3. Big Bruin and TWL review 850W Ultra X4 PSU
4. DriverHeaven reviews 600W Spire Blackmoon XP PSU
5. DriverHeaven reviews LanCool Dragon Lord PC-K62 chassis
6. Tweaknews reviews Thermaltake Element G case
7. Bona Fide Reviews on NZXT Cryo S notebook cooler
8. Hardware Canucks have Core i7 / LGA 1366 CPU coolers roundup
9. Legit Reviews on Corsair Cooling Ice T30 TEC memory cooler
10. TweakTown reviews ZEROtherm CoolMaxx 2000 VGA cooler