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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 11:20 AM on November 13, 2009

Friday the 13th

C|Net reports Verizon tests sending RIAA copyright notices
AT&T 'sets the record straight' on Verizon ads
Verizon's $1.99 phantom fee returns
Network World: What's next for Wi-Fi?
and how to DDOS a federal wiretap
C|Net reports Dell unveils Android-based smartphone (thanks Neutronbeam)
C|Net: Google's Schmidt talks search, OSes, and evil
Ars Technica reports AMD avoiding Larrabee route on road to CPU /
GPU "Fusion" and AMD shakes up x86 world with two new designs
DigiTimes reports Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010
AnandTech on AMD and Intel's settlement
Fudzilla reports TSMC 40nm yields are at 50%
PC World reports Google aims for faster web downloads with SPDY protocol
The Register reports brace of Intel SSDs imminent
DailyTech reports DiamonDisc DVD claims 1,000-year lifetime
Ars Technica reports Apple reveals telling retail statistics at new store preview
Miami-based Psystar takes on Apple
TechFlash reports new book goes inside Windows division for management secrets
PCPer podcast #81
Hexus.net has a trio of Enermax prizes up for grabs

Software

Lifehacker: Dual-boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in perfect harmony
DailyTech reports Windows 7 loses to Windows XP in netbook battery life
Office 2010 Beta 2 bits leak to the web
Microsoft premier services savings calculator
Microsoft openly challenges VMWare in new ad
Microsoft opens up Windows 7 to advertisers via downloadable themes
Ars Technica's first look: openSUSE 11.2 is flexible, elegant
C|Net reports iTunes music library makes its way to browser
Using different versions of Microsoft Outlook for manager / delegate pairs (white paper)
Microsoft security compliance management toolkit series

Gaming

Shacknews reports Xbox Live sets new user record
and Xbox 360 Dashboard update due November 17
October U.S. video game sales down 19%: NPD
Casual gamers dragging down the industry, says EEDAR
TechFlash has charts: How the economy is resetting the video-game industry
Time magazine reports Project Natal one of the 50 best inventions of 2009
DiRT 2 PC systems requirements revealed
Shacknews reports Final Fantasy 13 release date revealed
Joystiq reports iPhone version of Audiosurf put 'on hold' due to music library restrictions
Motherboards.org's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video review part 1
FiringSquad and TweakPC (in German) review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Gaming Heaven reviews Star Trek Online (PC)
Steam's weekend deals: 50% off Crysis & Crysis Warhead and 75% off Overlord franchise