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Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:55 AM on October 27, 2009

Tuesday

Fudzilla reports Core i5 duals to launch January 3rd
and no sign of January Core 2 price cuts
and AMD prepares 12W mobile dual-core
PC World reports Tilera targets Intel, AMD with 100-core processor
New Apple MacBook Pro revealed by OS X update
Engadget reports new iMac doesn't play nice with Apple's Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter
Fudzilla reports netbook with Atom N470 can have 2GB memory
Asus teams with Nvidia on 1.1 teraflop supercomputer
Sony optical drives probed by anti-trust watchdog
The Register reports Adaptec fighting World War II
Expreview has Sapphire Radeon HD 5750 Vapor-X pictured
Engadget reports Vuzix Wrap 310 video eyewear ships out to virtual big-screen lovers
Ready or not, the latest 3D technology is coming home
Engadget reports Toshiba's BDX2000 Blu-ray deck hits Best Buy for $199
Apple Tablet "impending" ...and it might have something to do with newspapers
DigiTimes reports MSI developing Tegra-based e-book reader, still no plans for Gigabyte
Titanium-made ID mouse offers even smoother navigation
Engadget report Walmart to rival Best Buy's Geek Squad with own in-home install crew
Facebook and MySpace 'in talks?' Of course
C|Net reports Yahoo Mail outages plague some users
Engadget podcast 168 with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Overclockers Online's CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C. contest
Dealzon's deals: $255 off hp Mini 110-1050NR, $10 off Logitech notebook cooling pad,
$303 off 32" Panasonic Viera LCD TV, and $70 off TomTom One 140 GPS

Networking and mobile news

Ars Technica on AT&T and astroturf: Is "following the money" enough?
DailyTech reports FCC chairman talks iPhone, net neturality, national broadband, and more
Net neutrality FAQ: What's in it for you
Internet speeds and costs around the world
40 years of the Internet: How the world changed for ever
T-Mobile USA unveils new pricing and no-contract option
TG Daily reports the future of 4G is murky
C|Net reports BlackBerry Storm 2 to blow in this week
Engadget reports Sony Ericsson looking ready to come
clean with Android-powered Rachael on November 3
Palm Pixi lands Nov. 15, indicates a third webOS device
Engadget: HTC Hero having intermittent text messaging problems?

Software

Windows 7 upgrade woes mount: Endless reboots and product key problems
Windows 7 and you: Wait for the service pack?
Lifehacker's master list of new Windows 7 shortcuts
Confirmed: Windows 7 Family Pack Disc is identical to Upgrade Media
Ars Technica reports Windows 7 had 8 million beta testers, biggest beta ever
Gizmodo reports Ninite helps you upgrade to Windows 7 by installing up to 58 great apps at once
ComputerWorld hosts PC vs. Mac deathmatch: Snow Leopard beats Windows 7
Motherboards.org's Windows 7 installation & boot comparison vs. Vista video
Microsoft's IPD guide for DirectAccess (direct download)
Roadmap for Outlook Personal Folders (.pst) documentation
C|Net reports Microsoft pulls plug on 'Family Guy' special
The Register reports Apple dumps Sun's ZFS (thanks Mr. Meadows)
Linux is the future, even after Windows 7 release
C|Net reports Ubuntu cozies up to the cloud
The Register reports Dell unveils exclusive Microsoft-branded Ubuntu OS
Now Linux can get viruses, via Wine
Engadget: Symbian's Lee Williams rips into Android, implies Google is evil (video)
Digital Trends on upgrading to Windows Mobile 6.5: Experts say wait and see
Google Voice lets users keep phone number
Ars Technica's first look: Inside Mozilla's Raindrop messaging platform
CCleaner v2.25.1025

Gaming

Eurogamer's Digital Survival (Zenimax looking to acquire Valve?)
Nintendo to launch new DSi handheld in Japan: report
Engadget reports Netflix for PlayStation 3 requires a disc, software solution coming late 2010
Infinity Ward: 'Devs should do the marketing'
Dedicated server FAQ for Battlefield Bad Company 2 (PC)
More discussion from EA's Battlefield Bad Company 2 forums
Shacknews reports Modern Warfare 2 gets third person mode
Shacknews has interview: Gearbox on Borderlands' end, future
[H]ard|OCP posts Borderlands screenshot on Radeon HD 5870
Gamasutra on the design of StarCraft II
CVG's Dragon Age review: "RPG of the decade"
Joystiq reports Left 4 Dead 2 commercial hits a home run... for GameStop
GameTrailers have BioShock 2 Sin Alley trailer
Shattered Horizon - Release date and pre-order offer revealed
Joystiq shares rumor: Roger Daltrey reveals The Who joining together with Rock Band
Ars Technica reviews Forza Motorsport 3
PCGH: Unigine Heaven with DX 11 tessellation: Graphics card benchmarks
CollegeHumor: Videogame university
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - 75% off this week only on Steam

Systems, storage, and networking

Hexus.net reports Asus shows off some Christmas kit
BCCHardware reviews ASRock Ion 330
PCStats reviews Athlon II X2 240e
Expreview reports Gigabyte P55A motherboards delivering 4 exciting new features
TweakTown's video preview of the Gigabyte EX-58-Extreme2 motherboard
HardwareZone reviews MSI 785GM-E51
[H]ard|OCP reports tight cooling may limit RAM
HotHardware, Legit Reviews, PC Perspective & Techgage on Intel's TRIM firmware for SSDs
CowcotLand (in French) and Legit Reviews on 40GB Kingston SSDNow V Series boot drive
Benchmark Reviews on 600GB Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS
TWL's 1.5TB Seagate mod part 2
Tech ARP reviews 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Black notebook hard drive
Best Router reviews Netgear WNDR3700 ultimate gaming router

Multimedia, power, cases, and cooling

DriverHeaven reviews Gigabyte GeForce GTX 275 SOC & Nvidia 3D Vision
[H]ard|OCP reviews Asus EAH5870
LostCircuits on Asus EAH5850
Motherboards.org reviews Gigabyte Radeon HD 5850
Hardware Canucks review Radeon HD 4890 cards from Gigabyte and MSI
TestFreaks review Jabra BT3030 stereo Bluetooth headset
JonnyGuru reviews 750W Thermaltake Toughpower XT PSU
SilentPCReview on Seasonic's X-650 PSU and Winmate DD-24AX DC-DC
module for silent, efficient power and m-ITX cases: Seed MA-280B and
Cooler Master Elite 100
Bona Fide Reviews on NZXT Beta Evo case
Hi Tech Legion reviews XigmaTek S1283V Dark Knight CPU cooler