National Have-Fun-at-Work Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki
10:37 AM on January 29, 2010
National Have-Fun-at-Work Day
- Wired: In the next industrial revolution, atoms are the new bits
- Microsoft reports record second-quarter results
- TechFlash reports Amazon.com Q4 sales, profit surge on strong holiday sales
- Rambus reports fourth quarter and year-end financial results
- Fudzilla reports ATIC wants more GlobalFoundries
- C|Net reports AT&T boosts network investment
- AT&T Wireless is simply exploding
- Netflix sets Q4 subscription record
- Ars Technica: Could P2P blocking be legalized by new net neutrality rules?
- DSLReports: Three strikes coming to U.S. eventually
- Engadget reports Apple and Fujitsu inevitably caught up in iPad trademark dispute
- DigiTimes reports unexpectedly low Apple iPad price forces
notebook vendors to re-evaluate their tablet PC strategies
- SuperSite Blog reports Apple's iBooks copy interface from third party
- TechReviewSource and Yahoo! Tech on what's missing from Apple's iPad
- Fudzilla reports Alienware's M11x netbook to start at $799
- VR-Zone reports MSI confidential mainboard exposed - XPower (the 3rd Big Bang board)
- Expreview reports first non-reference Radeon HD 5850 offered by PowerColor on sale
- TC Magazine reports Radeon HD 5450 specifications reported
- Fudzilla reports AMD's HD 5450 listed in Latvia
- N.Y. A.G. investigating 22 popular online retailers for linking
consumers to discount clubs that charge hidden fees
- Ars Technica reports security researchers blast credit card verification system
- 40 students named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010
- DailyTech reports Obama calls on U.S. to embrace clean nuclear energy, defies opponents
- TechCrunch hacked
- PCPer podcast #91
- Dealzon's deals: $50 off 15.6" Lenovo G560, $259 off 26" Panasonic TC-L26X1 LCD HDTV,
$119 off 13.3" Lenovo IdeaPad U350, and $110 off Sylvania NB530SLX BD player
Software
- The New Republic: The PC officially died today
- Does Windows need more padding to fend off Apple's iPad?
- Adobe Flash platform blog: Apple's iPad - a broken link?
- 9 to 5 Mac reports the iPad has Adobe's Flash on Apple's video
- TweakTown's Catalyst 10.1 Windows 7 driver analysis
- Ars Technica: Even without cookies, a browser leaves a trail of crumbs
- TweakPC's Firefox 3.6 performance test (in German)
- Augmented Reality: On Intel Core i5 processor
- Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Service Pack 1
- HWiNFO32 v3.37-525
- Comodo Internet Security 3.14.129887.586
- CCleaner 2.28.1091
- VirtualBox 3.1.4 Beta1
- Miranda 0.8.13
- PC-Luchs on TuneUp Utilities 2010 (in German)
Gaming
- id Software: Zenimax merger has "worked out really well"
- VR-Zone reports Arctic Cooling try their hands on console gaming
- Digital Trends considers gaming on Apple's iPad
- Where to download the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta client
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta server browser crash
- Fudzilla reports Xbox 360 BFBC2 demo arrives early
- NGOHQ on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta
- Shacknews reports Borderlands 'General Knoxx' DLC announced
and BioShock 2 multiplayer matchmaking detailed
- Get in the C&C 4 Open Beta
- Gamasutra on Modern Warfare 2's SP, MP conundrum
- XSReviews on Speedlink Competition Pro 99 game collection
Systems and storage
- HotHardware on iPad's identity crisis and Apple's A4 CPU showstopper
- HardwareZone: Intel Pine Trail explored with Asus Eee PC 1005PE
- Guru3D's rig of the month - January 2010
- AnandTech on unlocking the Phenom II X2 555: 3.2GHz quad-core for $99
- OverclockersHQ reviews Core i5-661
- Phoronix reviews Core i3-530 on Linux
- iXBT Labs review Celeron E3300
- OC3D's EVGA W555 first look
- Björn3D reviews Asus P7P55 WS SuperComputer motherboard
- OCC reviews Asus P7P55D Premium and P7P55D-E Pro
- Hardware Secrets has a first look at ECS H55H-CM motherboard
- BCCHardware on 24GB of DDR3 and Windows 7
- PCShopTalk reviews 64GB Patriot Memory Torqx SSD
- ProClockers review Patriot Valkyrie NAS
- InsideHW reviews Thecus N4100Pro NAS
Multimedia
- Benchmark Reviews on PowerColor HD 5850 PCS+
- Tweaknews reviews HIS HD 5770
- Legit Reviews on Diamond Radeon HD 5750 OC
- TechSpot and TweakTown review AMD Radeon HD 5670
- Digital Trends reviews Kodak Zi8 camcorder
- BayReviews on Arctic Cooling E351-WM earphone
- CCER on Samsung SCX-5635FN monochrome multifunction printer
Power, cases, and cooling
- LanOC Reviews on 750W Thermaltake Toughpower XT
- APH Networks review 750W SilverStone Strider Plus ST75F-P PSU
- Big Bruin reviews Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Limited Edition case
- PureOC reviews Corsair Obsidian 800D case
- ProClockers review Lancool Dragon Lord PC-K58 case
- Hi Tech Legion reviews NZXT Gamma case
and Antec Notebook Cooler To Go
- Legit Reviews on Noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU cooler
- Hardware Canucks review Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU cooler
- APH Networks review Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler
- FrostyTech posts top 5 heatsink charts for January