Second Half of the Year Day / Canada Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki
10:52 AM on July 1, 2010
Eight is Enough
- DigiTimes reports Intel to launch new CPUs in 3Q10 and
AMD may see tight chip supply from TSMC in 2H10
- Fudzilla reports 3.3GHz Calisto Phenom II comes in Q3 2010
- WSJ reports Sony recalls 535,000 Vaio laptops
- PCWorld reports Sony issues BIOS update for recalled Vaio laptops
- Silicon Madness on GeForce GTX 460 - GF104 architecture rumors dissected
- Gizmodo: Bye bye, HDMI. There's a new A/V cable standard in town
- DSLReports: Broadband now a legal right in Finland and
average smartphone user consumes 298MB a month
- 'Don't get excited' about Windows 8, says analyst
Second Half of the Year Day / Canada Day
- PCWorld reports Asus denies rumored departure of CEO
- DailyTech reports Foxconn to build new China plant, faces financial losses following suicides
- Engadget reports hp / Palm buyout officially completeget ready for webOS printers
- DigiTimes Insight: Global all-in-one PC shipments to surpass 11 million units in 2010
- DigiTimes reports DRAM contract quotes likely to decline in July and August and
Intel backs off WiMAX industry, dismisses WiMAX Program Office, say sources
- TC Magazine reports AMD-powered Fujitsu LifeBook PH520 ultra-light notebook
on sale in the U.S. and MSI Wind U160DX DDR3-packing netbook gets official
and Pioneer Computers offering Atom-powered tablet, calls it ePad
- VR-Zone reports Cisco announces 'Cius' Android tablet
- Fudzilla reports AMD to continue with triple-cores
and Bulldozer Zamberzi edition to use AM3 r2
- MSI Super Unlock technology makes overclocking easy
- Hexus.net reports Corsair calls all crazy overclockers to get its new ultra-fast DDR3 memory
- PC Perspective's Industry Dirt: Pricing drop incoming
- Nvidia: GeForce GTX 460 is our best gamer GPU (in Turkish)
- Gizmodo reports Microsoft kills Kin
- Engadget reports AT&T explains, basically ignores criticism for locking down
Android handsets and Apple hiring iPhone antenna engineers for some reason
- Ars Technica: Putting some hard numbers to the iPhone antenna issue
- WSJ reports Nokia turns to MeeGo to bolster handheld offerings
- C|Net reports Amazon updates Kindle DX, drops price
and Google Suggest searches blocked in China
- Engadget reports Starbucks begins offering free 2-click WiFi access in U.S. and Canada
- DSLReports: EFF challenging U.S. Copyright Group mass P2P lawsuits
- C|Net reports federal law for campus file sharing kicks in today
- AnandTech's 2GB G.Skill DDR3 notebook memory giveaway
- OverclockersHQ announces finalists for giveaway
- Newegg's afternoon shell shocker
- Dealzon's deals: $504 off 15.6" ThinkPad L512 i5, $62 off Logitech Z520 speaker system,
$59 off V-MODA iPhone earbuds, and $15 off Rosewill 6-ft HDMI cable
Software
- Microsoft: 10,000 PCs hit with new XP 0day attack
- Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) ends July 3
- Opera 10.60 goes final
- TechFlash reports Internet Explorer posts biggest market-share gain in years: 0.57%
- Redmondmag: What does Microsoft know about you?
- Ars Technica's hands-on with Hulu Plus
- [H]ard|OCP's Catalyst driver performance comparison
- Update to the Hotmail rollout
- Download Squad: Google adds Gmail's 'suspicious activity' monitoring to Google Dashboard
- Android 3.0: Leaked details hint at tablet potential
- GPU-Z v0.4.4
- Trillian 4.2.0.20
- Firefox Home submitted to Apple App Store
- Engadget reports Facebook for iPhone / iPod touch now iOS 4 compatible and
latest EVO 4G update is back online, presumably won't brick your phone this time
- TUAW on 5 little-known features in iOS 4
- Windows Live Messenger app for iPhone passes 1 million downloads
Gaming
- Engadget reports Kinect detailed in newly precise tech specs
- Digital Trends: Gaming in the cloud with OnLive
- Ars Technica reports Hulu for PS3 appears to require PlayStation Plus
- Shacknews has Bulletstorm walkthrough video with play-by-play from Epic's Cliff Bleszinski
and BioShock 2 single-player DLC announced
and Torchlight MMO details trickle out in PC gamer
and Portal 2 E3 demo videos part 4 and part 5 incite anger
- FiringSquad reports Final Fantasy XIV dated, CE & requirements detailed
- Big Download reports Heroes of Neweth get free-to-play weekend starting Friday
- TF2 Official Blog: Listen
- Techgage on PlayClaw - Has the FRAPS killer arrived?
- Ars Technica: War for Cybertron must-buy for fans
- Shacknews has Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker review
- Ars Technica reviews Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Garry's Mod, and Killing Floor updates released
- "Perils of Summer" Steam sale: Day 8
- Direct2Drive: Save on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Update: 40% off sale has ended)
Systems and storage
- LanOC Reviews on Shuttle SG41J1 Plus
- AnandTech's mobile buyers' guide: 14" and larger notebooks and DTRs
- t-break reviews Acer Travelmate TM8372T
- KitGuru and techPowerUp! on AMD's Phenom II X6 1055T
- Big Bruin reviews Asus P6X58D-E
- OCC reviews Asus P7H55D-M EVO
- Björn3D reviews MSI 890FXA-GD70
- TweakTown reviews Foxconn A88GM Deluxe
- Hardware Canucks review Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
- iXBT Labs review Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3
- Hardware Heaven reviews StarTech USB 3.0 bundle - HDD dock & PCIe expansion card
- bit-tech on on SSD performance and TRIM compatibility in Mac OS X
- TweakTown reviews 120GB Corsair Force F120 SSD
- Benchmark Reviews on 60 GB Corsair Reactor R60 SSD
- X-bit labs on new SSDs from Intel, Kingston & Western Digital
and Patriot Valkyrie NAS review
- TWL reviews Synology DS210+ NAS
Multimedia
- OC3D's Asus Ares hands-on
- PC Perspective: Nvidia Surround with GeForce GTX 470 results update
- LanOC Reviews on PowerColor HD 5870 PCS+
- Motherboards.org reviews Asus EAH5850 TOP DirectCU TOP/2DIS/1GD5
- X-bit labs review contemporary HTPC graphics cards
- TechReviewSource on Epson Stylus Photo R2880
- t-break reviews Merlin Pocket Theater3D 3D media player
- Hardware Secrets reviews Sonos ZonePlayer S5 multi-room music system
- Digital Trends reviews Altec Lansing MIX iMT800
- Computing on Demand reviews Eagle Tech ET-AR508LR-BK 2.1 speaker system
- Technic3D reviews Edifier S530 2.1 speaker system (in German)
- Rbmods on Roccat Pyra mouse
Smartphones and gadgets
- AnandTech reviews Apple iPhone 4
- Core77 speaks with Jonathan Ive on the design of the iPhone 4: material matters
- iFixit's iPhone 4 gyroscope teardown
- An iPhone wish list looks more like an Android feature list
- Digital Trends on Verizon iPhone rumors: What we know
- TestFreaks' hands-on with the Droid X
- Bona Fide Reviews on JogJacket for iPod nano / iPod 5th gen
- Digital Trends reviews Spring Design Alex ebook reader
- Digital Trends on high-tech travel gadgets
Casing and cooling
- PCWorld: Case mods gone wild
- Neoseeker reviews Thermaltake A90 case
- Benchmark Reviews on Xigmatek Utgard case
- Legit Reviews on In Win Griffin case
- Burned iN reviews Cooler Master Storm Scout case
- Madshrimps review Sunbeam Air Box USB 3.0 external drive enclosure
- TWL reviews Vantec NexStar CX USB 3.0 external drive enclosure
- TweakTown reviews NZXT Sentry LXE fan controller
- Hardware Secrets: Anatomy of computer fans
- PureOC reviews XSPC Rasa CPU water block
- OCIA reviews Noctua NH-U9B SE2 heatsink
- KitGuru reviews Thermaltake Frio cooler