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Groundhog Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 10:26 AM on February 2, 2010

Groundhog Day

Report: Bad guys go social; Facebook tops security risk list
SuperSite Blog on Steve Jobs and control
Google v. China: A view from the Middle Kingdom
The Register reports December chip sales reach 2007 levels
Intel IT 2009 performance report available
DigiTimes reports MSI expects 50% profit growth from servers and
IPCs in 2010, says chairman and Asus swings to profit in 4Q09
TUAW shares rumor: Mac Pro Intel 6-core i7 this month
The NY Times: In the iPad, Apple is betting on its own microchip
Apple releases 2nd potential fix for flickering 27" iMacs
Engadget reports Lenovo X201 tablet, W701, and new L series revealed by
ThinkPad roadmap slide and Dell Latitude 13: a thin-and-light for big business
and Sony busts out colorful Vaio E series laptops
Fudzilla reports DDR3 Atom is N475
Samsung announces massive 2TB Eco-friendly drives for high-performance desktop systems
Hexus.net reports Corsair launches Reactor and Nova SSDs
Expreview reports MSI builds Radeon HD 5770 HAWX for mainstream users
Fudzilla reports Nvidia shows five Quadro FX mobile GPUs
Engadget reports NEC MultiSync PA241W brings full
1920 x 1200 IPS glory to the well-heeled schooler
Photo of Apple's next generation iPhone in the wild - sources
Engadget on Sony Ericsson Aspen: First with Windows Mobile 6.5.3
TC Magazine reports Samsung has first Bluetooth 3.0-supporting mobile phone
Shacknews reports Microsoft's SideWinder X4 keyboard is a ghostbuster
Fudzilla reports new EU rules about batteries come in
Gizmodo reports Fusion Garage files to dismiss TechCrunch lawsuit as JooJoo wars escalate
Ars Technica reports patent infringement lawsuits raking in the big bucks
DOCSIS 3 now reaches 43% of cable users
Maximum PC reports BitTorrent census proves 99% of files
downloaded are illegal & DRM might be to blame
Towards a kinder, gentler "three strikes" for file-sharers
DailyTech reports eBook costs may soar up to 50% as Amazon gives in to Macmillan
WindowsITPro reports Apple entry into market means higher eBook prices
The Register reports Google boss worries about the future of reading
C|Net reports PBS documentary questions tech and our future
and Microsoft tries to reinvent the bar code
HotHardware and TechVi video podcast no. 7
Dealzon's deals: $230 off 15.6" Lenovo G550, $300 off 14" Lenovo IdeaPad U450p,
$520 off 47" LG 47LH30 LCD HDTV, and $41 off Sony Webbie camcorder

Software

TechRadar UK has strongest hint yet: Chrome OS to go touch
Microsoft addresses Windows 7 battery drain
C|Net reports tide turns against IE 6 as usage drops
and Mozilla weighs privacy warnings for web pages
TechFlash reports new Firefox add-on from Amazon adds products to web search
InfoWorld reports Chrome grabs market share from IE, Firefox
Ars Technica reports iPad SDK hints of video calls, handwriting "keyboard"
Benchmark Reviews on Windows 7 system image disc recovery
Phoronix releases Test Suite 2.4 and
open source ATI Evergreen support arrives
Microsoft delivers beta of 'Xdrive' tool for moving Windows apps to the Azure cloud
Apple iTunes 9.0.3
PrimeCores 2010 3.0.0 (benchmark)
Tech ARP's x264 HD benchmark 3.11
Daring Fireball on SublimeVideo - HTML5 video player
TUAW: Logitech gives away free wireless mouse and keyboard (it's an app)

Gaming

New Sega console hitting this summer
Kojima: "There is no greater crime" than delaying a game
Shacknews on Command & Conquer 4 media: A class act
and more Duke Nukem Forever footage leaks?
CVG on BioShock 2: New characters detailed
Greywardens have Dragon Age: Origins - Return to Ostagar walkthrough
Happy birthday, id Software
Counter-Strike: Source update released on Steam

Systems and storage

Hardware Heaven reviews Alienware M11x notebook
Rbmods on Asus UL50-V laptop
OC3D reviews Asus Eee PC 1005HA netbook
t-break reviews Toshiba NB 200 netbook
Madshrimps: Clarkdale CPU overclocking with IGP enabled - reaching high BCLK
Ultimate Hardware reviews Athlon II X2 240
[H]ard|OCP reviews Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7
Techgage reviews Asus P7H55D-M Evo & Intel DH55TC
PCStats reviews Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6
Hardware Secrets has a first look at MSI P55-GD85
OCC reviews ECS A785GM-AD3
Legit Reviews and PC Perspective on Intel and Micron's 25nm flash memory production
Hardware Canucks review 4GB Corsair Dominator GTX2 PC3-18000 CL8 memory kit
Elite Bastards review 4GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum LV dual channel kit
Tweaknews reviews Synology DS-210J 2-bay NAS