Sunday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Sunday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:00 AM on October 25, 2009

Sunday

AT&T hints at end of iPhone exclusivity
Verizon's Droid launch November 9?
Engadget reports Verizon's Droid is a series, not just a phone; Droid Eris coming from HTC
TechFlash reports Amazon.com shares skyrocket, hit all-time high after Q3 results
C|Net reports mystery AMD executive in insider-trading case
TG Daily: DRAM makers bang DRAM shortage drum again
and rumor is Microsoft buying RIM
Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
Wired reports Google prepares music search service
Hulu may start charging in 2010
Netflix to offer standalone streaming video service
Lenovo expects big PC sales boost from Windows 7
PC vs. Mac now vs. PC and Mac then (ads)
Nokia says N900 sales delayed to November
Walmart offers tech support for shoppers
Engadget reports beastly HDX 18 no longer available from hp, dv8 to blame?
Fudzilla reports Intel plans new mobile 32nm Celeron
Apple gulps the entire holiday supply of ATI Radeon 4000 series GPUs
Albatron 42" Optical Touch Monitor brings amazing touch experience
TweakTown's Blu-ray importing: Oct 2009 buying guide
Fudzilla reports NZXT shows its Gamma mid-tower case
NordicHardware reports Danger Den shows Hemlock water block
Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture reconstructed from 1000 cellphones, 2000 text alerts (video)
The Engadget Show 002
Engadget HD podcast 160

Software

Engadget reports Windows 7 student upgrade installer not working for many
C|Net reports Windows 7 default user account control worries experts
Upgrade your new PC to Windows 7 for free
PC World reports Windows 7 launch parties fizzle
Gizmodo shares 7 reasons to stick with Windows XP
Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day trial
Microsoft mulls new corporate software: Acer
TG Daily reports Intel launches Windows 7 migration kit
TechReviewSource on 8 things we want to see in Windows 8
Motherboards.org's Windows 7 unboxing video
DownloadSquad on 6 free antivirus programs made for your Windows 7 system
VR-Zone reports Apple launches new Mac commercials,
in response to newly launched Windows 7
TUAW: Need to run Classic under Snow Leopard? SheepShaver can do that.
Microsoft expanding Office Web Apps test program
Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security Essentials
Google Chrome for Mac is in development
Download Squad reports Adobe Browserlab open for business
and Mozilla makes its mobile move, brings Firefox 3.6 to Android
C|Net reports Mozilla pushes for fast move to Firefox 3.6
TG Daily reports the best disk defragger (Auslogic's Disk Defrag) just got better
Catalyst 9.10 AGP hotfix
PCMark Vantage 1.0.1.0 patch

Gaming

VR-Zone aggregates DirectX 11 news - Benchmark utility, DiRT 2 release / trailer
NGOHQ has AMD Mecha and Ladybug DirectX 11 demos
DirectX 8, 9, 10 & 11 comparison on Crysis
IGN: Borderlands PC unplayable for early buyers
Major Nelson's Xbox 360 preview program update
Fudzilla reports Shattered Horizon system requirements revealed
Gamasutra reports Sid Meier announces 'Civilization Network' for Facebook
GameTrailers TV features BioShock 2
Joystiq repors Elder Scrolls novel listing mentions next game, set 200 years after Oblivion
It's Unreal. And it's almost here.
Champions Online free to play next weekend
Steam client update released
Left 4 Dead 2 demo pre-loading now
Killing Floor new Level Up trailer
id Software has Rage T-shirts for sale

Hardware

techPowerUp! reviews Athlon II X2 240
XSReviews on Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo
CCE Reviews on QNAP TS-219P Turbo NAS
OC3D reviews Gigabyte Radeon HD 5870 1GB CrossFire
VR-Zone reviews XFX Radeon HD 5870
HardwareOC reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 (in German)
HardwareZone reviews AMD Radeon HD 5750
Motherboards.org posts Sapphire + Gigabyte
Radeon HD 5850 CrossFire benchmarks (video)
OverclockersHQ reviews Apple iPod nano 5G
DragonSteelMods review MobileFun Bluetooth mini mouse
Bona Fide Reviews on PowerMobile advanced emergency charger
Björn3D reviews SilverStone RV-02 Raven