National Maple Syrup Day / Wright Brothers Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki
8:08 AM on December 17, 2009
National Maple Syrup Day / Wright Brothers Day
- Nvidia CEO: FTC action "transforms" the computer industry
- PC market returns to growth with double-digit gains expected through 2013, according to IDC
- TechFlash's Q&A: Microsoft's top lawyer on European case, future of antitrust
- DailyTech reports Dell lays off 700 workers, Dell.com
suddenly filled with numerous price mistakes
- DigiTimes reports Pegatron seeking orders from Acer,
Dell, Gigabyte, MSI; Asus considers outsourcing
- X-bit labs report AMD to launch 12-core server microprocessors in March
- Leaked Intel doc shows launch date for Westmere-class Xeons
- NordicHardware: Core i3 attracts with small form factors
- Fudzilla reports Nvidia believes Ion2 is better than Pinetrail
and Nvidia to showcase Fermi solutions
and EVGA officially rolls out the EVBot
- DigiTimes reports LCD monitor supply facing shortage
- Enermax launches Pro87+ & Modu87+ series power supplies
- TG Daily reports Intel showcases hot mods
- Microsoft tweaks Bing search history, takes jab at Google
- Mozilla exec: Bing is not popular enough for Firefox
- WSJ reports McDonald's to offer free wireless Internet
- Ars Technica: What is DRM doing in my garage?
- FoxNews reports geeks drive girls out of computer science
- Engadget reports Blu-ray 3D specifications finalized, your PS3 is ready
and Mag+ digital magazine concept makes e-readers cower with envy
and 2011 Audi A8 packs optional EDGE, Google Earth
- Top videos on YouTube in 2009
- OC3D's New Year's competition
- Dealzon's deals: $105 off 13" Lenovo IdeaPad U350, $116 off
15" Lenovo ThinkPad T500, $200 off Lenovo Q700 HTPC,
and $85 off Logitech Harmony 670 universal remote
Software
- ASSET: Background on reader update ship schedule
- Just in time for Christmas: How to install, reinstall, and uninstall Windows
- Why Office 2010 won't support Windows XP 64-bit
- IDC reckons Windows 7 will be the last
- TechRadar UK: What Microsoft must fix for Windows 8
- SuperSite for Windows on Windows Home Server Power Pack 3
- ComScore: iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile use for the first time in U.S.
- Catalyst 9.12 for Vista / Windows 7 (Alternate link here)
- TweakTown: AMD gets back in the development game with OpenCL tools and drivers
- C|Net reports browser makers hope WebGL will remake 3D
- SeaMonkey 2.0.1 security update
- Engadget reports Hot Virtual Keyboard for Windows 7 is hot, virtual, multitouch
- Google Chrome 4.0.249.43 beta released
- Download Squad: 3 Goo.gl-powered Chrome extensions hit the gallery
- Personas 2.0 (themes for Firefox)
- HWiNFOS32 v3.32
- Trillian 4.1.0.19 (direct download)
- DSLReports Forums: Security software updates - 17 Dec 2009
- Tech ARP's x264 HD benchmark 2.03
Gaming
- VR-Zone shares rumor: ATI to power next Xbox?
- Ars Technica reports Spike VGAs highlight problem with industry awards
- Shacknews reports TF2 'War' update weapons, achievements unveiled
and Final Fantasy 14 opens beta sign ups
and Battlefield Heroes celebrates 3 million players
with new map as community protests changes
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 patch update
- Petition for a color-blind option in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- The Ultima 6 Project reaches Milestone 8
- Battlefield Bad Company 2: Panama Canal gameplay (video)
- Command & Conquer 4 GDI Mission: Transport Down (video)
- Joystiq unboxes the Final Fantasy XIII limited edition PS3
- PCGH: 23 moments that upset PC gamers in 2009
- Gaming Heaven's Army of Two: The 40th Day preview
- Ars Technica previews Heavy Rain
- TestFreaks preview Divinity II: Ego Draconis for PC
- December 2009 UDK Beta (Unreal Development Kit)
- James Cameron's Avatar: The Game Special Edition promo on Steam
- Borderlands on sale for £23.50 on Direct2Drive UK
Systems and storage
- C|Net looks back at Mac clones through the years
- HotHardware reviews Digital Storm's Core i5 system
- t-break reviews Alienware M17X notebook
- bit-tech on Asus P6TD Deluxe and Core i7 overclocking
- TestFreaks on SiSoftware Sandra 2010 Portable USB Edition
- X-bit labs have 2.5" hard disk drives roundup
- Technic3D reviews 128GB G.Skill Falcon II SSD (in German)
- ThinkComputers reviews 4GB Tyme Machines Darth Vader USB flash drive
- X-bit labs review QNAP TS-219P Turbo NAS
Multimedia, power, casing, and cooling
- PCShopTalk reviews Inno3D GeForce GT 240
- X-bit labs review Nvidia GeForce 210 and GeForce GT 220
- Benchmark Reviews on Samsung SyncMaster P2350 LCD monitor
- HardwareZone reviews Nokia N900
- ASE Labs review Logitech G19 gaming keyboard
- OverclockersHQ reviews Zowie Spawn gaming mouse pad
- OCC reviews 600W Mushkin Volta PSU
- Hardware Secrets reviews Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition case
- APH Networks review Thermaltake V9 Black Edition case
- Meisterkuehler.de reviews Lian Li PC-Q07 ITX case
- TWL reviews Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD docking station
- Tweaknews reviews Zalman CNPS10X Quiet CPU cooler
- BCCHardware reviews Gelid Tranquillo CPU cooler