Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki
3:27 PM on July 6, 2010
Eight is Enough
- Fudzilla reports Apple facing EU antitrust probe
- C|Net reports PCs beat Apple in summer price wars
- TC Magazine reports Bluetooth 4.0 specs adopted, qualification program kicks off
- Expreview reports Kingston to deliver HyperX SSD with USB 3.0 in September
- Fudzilla reports fourth GF104-based graphics card possible
and Newegg spills beans on several GTX 460 cards
- Computerworld reports angry researchers disclose Windows zero-day bug
- TechFlash on gaming's future: PC or console?
- 300 actions a minute? Truly mastering StarCraft
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
- TechFlash has radio notes: Mobile market as a litmus test for Microsoft's future
- Global chip sales up 4.5% in May vs. April: SIA
- WSJ reports strong sales lift HTC profit 33% and
HannStar Display agrees to plead guilty in price-fixing case
- OCC completes its Computex 2010 coverage
- TC Magazine reports Acer to release Atom N550-powered Aspire One D255 netbook
- Engadget reports Asus Eee PC 1015, 1016, and 1018
to finally ship in August (updated: some shipping now)
- DigiTimes reports Intel issues PND and EOL for older processors
and motherboard makers may fail to meet 2010 shipment targets
- Fudzilla reports Sandy Bridge to have DDR3-1333 support
- Pictures of Asus Ares appear
- TC Magazine reports PowerColor PowerJack gives
graphics card support, a better horizontal sense
- 15 geeky home theater themes to ravish your senses
- Engadget reports AT&T stores getting Windows Phone 7
retail materials, launch coming sooner than expected?
- PreCentral reports AT&T and Verizon Pre Plus and Pixi Plus available for free through hp
- TUAW: iPhone 4 reception issues? A network reset might help and
video evidence of the iPhone 4 death gripthis time with real numbers
- Ars Technica reports iPhone 4 proximity sensor glitch is likely sofware-related
- Engadget on iPhone 4 Diamond Edition: White, unlocked, and $20k
and white HTC EVO 4G lands early in Best Buy stores (update: unboxing)
- Amazon awarded patent for original Kindle
- VR-Zone reports Enermax unveils Aeolus N14 laptop / netbook cooler
- Engadget reports Apple responds to iTunes fraud, vaguely confirms said fraud
and Best Buy Connect wireless service is official, offers contract-free plans
- T-Mobile: 42Mbps in 2011?
- DailyTech reports Hurt Locker suit, web takedowns have no effect on BitTorrent traffic
and military leaker officially charged, Assange's claims questioned by DoD source
- Unreality Magazine: Why I'm giving up 3D for good
- BCCHardware podcast #56
- Hi Tech Legion has Computer Ed radio show - 7/4
- Win a Mesh EyeDefinition PC from KitGuru
- AnandTech's giveaway: ASRock H55M Pro
- DVHardware's CoolIT ECO C240 A.L.C. giveaway
- Newegg's afternoon shell shocker
- Dealzon's deals: $100 off 13.3" Toshiba T235D, $450 off 15.6" Touch hp dv6t Select i7,
$34 off 16GB Kingston USB drive, and $40 off 1TB WD Elements SE drive
Software
- Computerworld reports Adobe fails to fully fix PDF bug
- SuperSite's hands-on with Windows InTune
- C|Net reports Google Chrome starts learning which way is up
- Techgage on repairing a broken GRUB 2 boot-loader on Ubuntu
- Microsoft takes aim again at web developers with new WebMatrix tool suite
- BCW reviews Microsoft SharePoint 2010
- Download Squad on Acronis Drive Monitor
- TUAW reports pair of App Store studies show Apple is the devs' choice, right now
- USA.gov adds mobile apps
- MSI Afterburner 1.6.1
- ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.2.58
- Notepad++ 5.7
Gaming
- Kotaku reports PS3 Slim goes white, HDD increases to 320GB
- Coming soon to XBLA: Destination Arcade
- Shacknews reports Blizzard changing forum policy: Real names will be shown
and Team Fortress 2 Engineer update due on Thursday
and E3 2010 Game Critics Awards announced
- CVG reports Sega rules out Alpha Protocol sequel
- UGO has 14 Sega Saturn games we want to see as next-gen DLC
- KitGuru reviews CrackDown 2 (Xbox 360)
- Download Squad on time wasters: Crush the Castle 2 and Coma
- The Settlers 7 update released on Steam
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Resurgence Pack now available on Steam
- Shacknews giveaway: Modern Warfare 2 DLC PC & PS3
- 25% off all THQ games through 7/12 on Direct2Drive
Systems and storage
- HotHardware's Dell 6-core Studio XPS 7100 system
- AnandTech reviews Dell Adamo 13: CULV goes upscale
- TweakTown reviews Asus U30Jc 13.3 notebook
- Overclockers.com reviews Core i5-655k
- Benchmark Reviews on Athlon II X4 640
- Legit Reviews on Athlon II X3 445
- BCCHardware reviews ASRock X58 Extreme 3
- PC Perspective reviews MSI H55M-ED55
- [H]ard|OCP reviews Asus M4A89GTD Pro / USB3
- Guru3D reviews MSI 890FXA-GD70
- OC3D reviews 4GB Crucial Ballistix MOD 1600MHz memory kit
- Funky Kit reviews 2GB Crucial PC2-5300 SODIMM
- Tech ARP reviews 1TB WD Caviar Green (Advanced Format)
- Techgage reviews 128GB OCZ Enyo USB 3.0 portable SSD
- OCC reviews 100GB Corsair Force Series SSD
- CdrInfo reviews 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300
- Tweaknews on 32GB Super Talent Express Drive USB 3.0
Multimedia
- Hardware Canucks review Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 OC Edition
- Björn3D reviews Asus ENGTX465 Voltage Tweak Edition
- InsideHW reviews Asus GeForce GTX 465
- t-break reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 465
- Tweaknews on Axle GeForce GT 220
- Technic3D reviews Sapphire HD 5850 Toxic 2GB (in German)
- KitGuru's Sapphire HD 5670 Ultimate Edition CrossFire X review
- OC3D and techPowerUp! review HIS HD 5550
- TestFreaks review Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS digital camera
- BCCHardware's Lensbaby Composer & Fisheye Optic system review
- TestFreaks review Canon imageFORMULA P-150 document scanner
- Futurelooks reviews 8GB Creative Labs Zen X-Fi Style portable media player
- TweakPC reviews SteelSeries 7H headset (in German)
- Ars Technica reviews Android 2.2 on the Nexus One
- Android Central reviews Droid X (thanks dpaus)
- Benchmark Reviews on Logitech G9x mouse
- LanOC Reviews on Razer Orochi mouse
Power, casing, and cooling
- Overclockers Online reviews Corsair HX850W PSU
- Technic3D reviews 700W Scythe Stronger SPSN-070 PSU (in German)
- PureOC reviews Cooler Master HAF-X case
- OCIA reviews SilverStone PS05 case
- Neoseeker reviews NZXT Vulcan case
- TweakTown reviews AIC MiniBOD-T082 8-bay 2.5" JBOD enclosure
- techPowerUp! reviews Vantec NexStar 2.5" USB 3.0 enclosure
- BayReviews on Evercool Transformer 4 CPU cooler
- TweakTown reviews Arctic Cooling MX-4 thermal compound