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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:59 AM on August 3, 2009

Monday

1. 9 to 5 Mac: Analyst claims first hand knowledge of Apple gaming, home media center tablet
2. Bright Side of News reports AMD to launch its fastest CPU ever on August 13, 2009
3. DailyTech reports Microsoft's Ballmer complains that public just doesn't understand Yahoo deal
4. The NY Times: Out of search business, Yahoo shifts its focus
5. Yahoo Labs chief sees real-time search opportunity
6. Engadget: Radio Shack rebranding to "The Shack"?
7. Shares of smartphone maker HTC plunge on outlook
8. TG Daily reports chip sales continue June collywobbles
9. C|Net: Windows 7, new laptop designs to converge
10. Engadget reports Always Innovating's Touch Book now shipping
11. Fudzilla reports AMD reacts, Fusion is still 2011
12. Donanim Haber reports Asus claims its M4A79XTD EVO is
    better than Gigabyte's GA-MA790XT-UD4P (in Turkish)
13. Expreview reports PowerColor adds PCS HD 4890 2GB GDDR5 to its offerings
    and cool package design of Asus Matrix GTX 285 unveiled
14. NordicHardware reports Topower introduces 1200W Tiger modular power supply
    for graphics cards and Nvidia aiming for 11nm and 20 Teraflops in 2015
15. Engadget reports Sony Alpha 850 DSLR manual pops up on Hong Kong support site
16. Apple keyboards hacked and possessed
17. Engadget reports DIY Eee keyboard is big, beautiful, and highly coveted
18. 'Battlestar Galactica' tops TCA Awards

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft Word, RIP: 1983 - 2009
2. Fudzilla reports Windows 7 RTM starts August 7
3. SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 feature focus: Windows Anytime Upgrade
4. TG Daily reports Mozilla preps second update for Firefox 3.5
5. SuperSite Blog debunks rumors about the 'Windows Phones' branding
6. Inq TV's Windows phone OS walkthrough video
7. VR-Zone reports Diotek released DioPen Cursive
   handwriting recognition software for Windows Mobile
8. Sony's PS3 no longer being sold at a loss
9. PC Cohort on the Warhammer disaster
10. East India Company and new downloadable content, Pirate Bay, now available on Steam
11. TweakTown reviews Prototype (Xbox 360)
12. Gaming Heaven reviews Watchmen: The End is Nigh (PS3)
13. Command & Conquer's Name the Game contest

Systems and storage

1. iXBT Labs: Test method for evaluating PC performance
2. DriverHeaven reviews Dell XPS 630i
3. Computer Shopper reviews hp Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM & Sony VAIO W netbook
4. TweakTown reviews Gigabyte Booktop M1022 netbook
5. TweakPC on EC firmware and Phenom unlocking (in German)
6. Tech ARP posts BIOS optimization guide rev. 10.8
7. Motherboards.org reviews MSI 785GM-E65
8. ProClockers review 6GB OCZ Blade DDR3-1600 low latency memory kit
9. Benchmark Reviews on 120GB OCZ Vertex Turbo MLC SSD
10. CdrInfo reviews 120GB OCZ Agility SSD

Multimedia

1. Ultimate Hardware reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4730
2. TestFreaks review Envizen Digital Duo Box
3. Phone Arena and VR-Zone review Samsung Omnia II (i8000)
4. Guru3D reviews OCZ Behemoth gaming mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. OCC reviews Corsair HX750W PSU
2. Björn3D reviews Cooler Master Elite 310 case
3. Hi Tech Legion reviews Azza Solano 1000 gaming case
4. TechwareLabs review NZXT Sentry 2 touch screen fan controller
5. Tweaknews reviews Thermaltake Massive23 CS notebook cooler
6. The TechZone reviews NZXT Cryo S aluminum notebook cooler
7. Madshrimps test Corsair Hydro Series H50 on AMD's Phenom
8. BalticHw pits Nexus LOW-7000 vs. Scythe Big Shuriken
9. CdrInfo reviews Evercool Buffalo LGA 1366 and HPK-10025EA coolers
10. DeXgo reviews Thermochill PA120.3 (in German)