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Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:10 PM on November 12, 2009

Thursday

AMD Financial Analyst Day PDF (46 pages)
AMD expects key business to be profitable in 2010
Fudzilla reports AMD exec VP promises Fusion in 2011
DigiTimes reports Intel to launch 3 Arrandale CPUs for ultra-thin notebook
in 1H10 and MSI, ECS, Gigabyte see October revenues drop on month
C|Net reports hp aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy
The Register reports SandForce gets another $21m funding
Channel Register reports Fujitsu strike cancelled
XSReviews shares rumor: Phoenix / Award to close down
Apple plans 40 - 50 store openings in 2010
Bing's next chapter begins
One MPAA complaint closes free Ohio Wi-Fi network
Blockbuster, Hollywood Video first to have NCR, MOD SD card kiosks
Verizon iPhone looking more like a sure thing
Yes, it's coming: The Boxee Box
TechFlash reports it's $35,000 to tour Bill Gates' house
Hi Tech Legion's holiday giveaway - week 2
Hexus.net has a brand new iPod nano up for grabs
Win a NZXT Beta Evo case from Bigbruin

Software

How we really designed the look and feel of Windows 7
DailyTech reports Microsoft manager claims Windows 7 inspired by OS X,
Windows 7 team lashes out
C|Net reports Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole
TechFlash on Windows 7 Beta bots and other insights from Microsoft's IT chief
Hardware Secrets takes Windows 7 consumer road show tour
SuperSite for Windows on the Windows 7 netbook experience
Ars Technica on Windows 7 themes: How to unlock them or create your own
HotHardware: What happened to Apple's software quality?
Firefox most vulnerable browser, Safari close second
Ars Technica reports Safari 4.0.4 serves up security and performance fixes
C|Net reports Google plans Chrome Mac beta for December
Announcing new features in Windows Marketplace for Mobile
The Register reports Mozilla brews browserless iPhone apps
Phoronix on testing out Linux file systems on a USB flash drive
Announcing the release of the Exchange Server 2010 Deployment Assistant
Microsoft Forefront TMG is RTM...

Gaming

1 million Xbox Live players banned
GameStop to sell digital game downloads
Activision says "Call of Duty" sets launch record
VG247's interview: Gearbox on Borderlands 2, Pitchford's Valve remarks, and tons more
Kotaku reports StarCraft II expansions, Diablo III coming in "next few years"
Shacknews reports Command & Conquer 4 coming in March
Become a game designer for one day and help shape the Battlefield
XSReviews has Pirates of the Burning Sea expansion interview
Ars Technica reviews Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
[H]ard|OCP on Need for Speed Shift gameplay and performance IQ
Futurelooks reviews Fairytale Fights (Xbox 360)
Shacknews reporst Torchlight editor released
Grand Theft Auto IV and Shattered Horizon updates released on Steam
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 now available on Steam

Systems and storage

AnandTech on AMD's 2010 - 2011 roadmaps and Bulldozer & Bobcat microarchitectures
DriverHeaven reviews Shuttle XPC SX58H7
TweakTown reviews DFI LANParty DK P55-T3eH9
Motherboards.org reviews ECS P55H-A
Mac|Life on building a bootable rescue SD card for your Mac
LostCircuits does NAND flash technology deep dive: An SSD primer