Thursday Shortbread

Eight is Enough

1. WSJ: AMD’s board clashed with CEO over (lack of mobile) strategy
2. X-bit labs: JEDEC to standardize “sub-standard” solid-state drives
3. Bye-bye, physical media? Sony closes CD plant
4. TechFlash: PC shipments ho-hum in Q4 as consumers yawn, embrace iPad
5. The App Whisperer: Covert video of Apple iPad 2 just released
6. OCW: Fujitsu unveils ‘world’s first’ glasses-free 3D PC
7. techPowerUp! reports GeForce GTX 560 called GTX 560 Ti and releases January 25th
8. PC Gamer: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to have more of a

   “survival element,” won’t make console compromises

Thursday

1. X-bit labs: GlobalFoundries set to spend $5.4 billion on expansion in 2011 and

   IBM & Samsung to jointly explore new semiconductor materials for sub-20nm processes

2. Fudzilla reports Oracle sued for theft of source code
3. C|Net reports German investigation of Novell patent sale halted
4. DSLReports: Comcast merger conditions involve basic neutrality protections

   and users revolting against Shaw’s new, high pricing

5. Ars Technica: Accuracy, nuance big casualties in latest War on Piracy salvo
6. Nielsen Wire’s factsheet: The U.S. media universe
7. C|Net on trends in digital photography: The not so good
8. ABC News: Too much TV, screen time may mean earlier death
9. HotHardware’s Two and a Half Geeks webcast – 1/12/11
10. Ars Technica: Parrot AR.Drone to get new racing, aerial dogfight games

Hardware news

1. Fudzilla: Sony’s new Fusion-powered Vaio priced in EU
2. TC Magazine: Acer Aspire One 522 Brazos-based ‘netbook’ up for pre-order

   in the U.S. and Asus ships Sandy Bridge-based G73SW gaming laptop and

   Dell Latitude 2120 netbook makes its debut, dual-core Atom option included

   and Sony adds custom-built option for its 13.3″ Vaio S laptop

3. SemiAccurate has Intel’s Patsburg chipset in detail
4. Fudzilla: Asus officially launches Maximum IV Extreme

   motherboard and G.Skill shows its Sandy Bridge memory kits

5. MSI said to be prepping overclocked, GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II – TC Magazine
6. Engadget: Iogear drops two new wireless keyboards, one with Bluetooth
7. Dealzon’s deals: $150 off 16” Toshiba A660D-ST2G02 AMD quad, $100 coupon

   for 23” Dell Inspiron One 2305, $25 coupon for hp Slimline s5780t i5, and $90 coupon

   for AKG K 172 HD headphones

Mobile

1. Engadget: Sprint promises ‘industry first’ at February 7th event and

   Samsung Mobile boss confirms Galaxy S successor, Galaxy Tab

   roadmap being announced next month

2. BusinessWeek: Apple, Verizon took years to clear iPhone differences
3. TUAW: Verizon iPhone reportedly unaffected by “death grip” issue
4. TechFlash: Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon reign in CES data tests by RootMetrics
5. C|Net reports Verizon Wireless adds 16 New York cell sites
6. Bloomberg: Google Android more vulnerable than iPhone, antivirus maker says
7. Fudzilla: California budget blow out caused by mobiles
8. Ars Technica’s tablets roundup at CES 2011
9. t-break: ViewSonic ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 on video
10. Joystiq: ThinkGeek slaps a joystick on the iPad
11. DSLReports: T-Mobile preps first 21Mbps smartphone
12. TUAW: New iOS beta released offering new gestures,

    Xcode updated with AirPlay services for apps (updated)

13. DailyTech: Microsoft prepares to destroy WP7 unlocking, unlockers plead their case
14. Confirmed: Personal Hotspot feature coming to all iPhones in iOS 4.3
15. Analysts: Verizon iPhone will put brakes on U.S. Android growth
16. Digital Trends on Verizon’s iPhone 4 vs. AT&T’s iPhone 4: Twins compared
17. Alleged Samsung Galaxy S2 picture, specs come about – TC Magazine
18. Coming soon: Smartphones with 16MP cameras – CrunchGear
19. AnandTech’s Nokia N8 review
20. The PlayStation Official App now available for download
21. Shacknews: Remedy reimagining Death Rally for iPhone, iPad
22. Eurogamer: Alan Wake 2 to use Windows Phone 7?
23. TUAW: Kindle app now supports Project Gutenberg eBooks
24. TiVo: iPad app due end of January – The Mac Observer
25. Silicon Republic: ‘The Daily‘ iPad digital newspaper to debut 19 January

Software

1. Tech ARP: Yet another anti-piracy update for Windows 7?
2. The Register: Attacks on IE drive-by bug go wild
3. Network World: Kama Sutra malware threatens to put Windows users in awkward position
4. Download Squad: Internet Explorer 9 to have “show tabs below address bar” option
5. TC Magazine reports Mozilla aims to finish Firefox 4.0 by the end of February
6. Network World: In HTML5 war, Microsoft guy

   slams “President of the United States of Google”

7. Phoronix has extensive benchmarks of Amazon’s EC2 compute cloud
8. CPUCool 8.11
9. Belarc Advisor 8.1.16.6
10. Dropbox 1.0.13 Final

Gaming

1. Engadget: Sony asks for restraining order against Geohot, fail0verflow over PS3 exploits
2. EA CEO: Digital downloads won’t kill physical media just yet
3. VG247’s source – Sony to announce PSP2 in Tokyo on January 27
4. Ars Technica: Link Xbox Live to… GameStop? Buy in store, it’s waiting at home
5. Shacknews: F.E.A.R. 3 delayed again, now due in May and

   Dragon Age II pre-orders get extra sword and shield; all new

   copies get ‘The Black Emporium’

6. VG247 has S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 info blowout: New characters, DX11 support & more
7. Big Download: BioShock 2 PC DLC gets release info update
8. Cataclysm LP now available on iTunes
9. TweakTown reviews Dead Rising 2: Case West (Xbox 360)

CES 2011 coverage

1. Obsolete Gamer: Alienware & Verizon take gaming on the road
2. Legit Reviews covers CES 2011: Mad Catz & DisplayPort
3. Digital Trends on digital camera trends from CES 2011

Systems and storage

1. TechSpot’s PC buying guide: 2011 kick off
2. HotHardware reviews 13.3″ Maingear Clutch ultraportable notebook
3. Hardware Heaven reviews Asus ROG Maximus IV Extreme (P67)
4. SemiAccurate’s P67 motherboards roundup
5. Hardware Canucks review 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws F3-16000CL9D-8GBRM memory kit
6. TweakTown’s Corsair Force Series F90 SSD RAID report

Multimedia

1. Overclockers.com reviews AMD Radeon HD 6950
2. InsideHW on AMD Radeon HD 6870 CrossFireX
3. t-break’s Zotac GTX 580 Amp! Edition review
4. HardwareOC reviews POV / TGT GeForce GTX 570 (in German)
5. TestFreaks’ Sparkle GT 240 512MB vs. 1024MB comparison
6. Doc Rock: Calibrating your monitors on the cheap
7. Digital Trends has 12″ NIX Hu-Motion review
8. Hexus.net’s A.C. Ryan PlayOn!HD Essential 1TB media player review
9. [H]ard|OCP and Technic3D (in German) review Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers
10. Everything USB’s Microsoft Arc Touch mouse review
11. Examiner shares Chameleon X-1 gaming mouse / game pad first impressions

Cases and cooling

1. OCC reviews Antec Lanboy Air case
2. OCIA reviews Galaxis Atlus mid-tower case
3. Benchmark Reviews on SilverStone RV02B-EW case
4. Hardware Secrets reviews 3R System L-600 V.Rex Jr. case
5. Björn3D reviews In Win Dragon Rider case
6. PureOC reviews NZXT Sentry LXE fan controller
7. Hardware Secrets reviews Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2 CPU cooler
8. CDRinfo’s CPU coolers roundup – January 2011