Veterans Day Shortbread - The Tech Report

Veterans Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 10:13 AM on November 11, 2009

Veterans Day

Time Warner Cable CEO still dreams of metered future and
Verizon's higher early termination fees annoy U.S. senator
Happy holidays: Google and Microsoft unwrap free WiFi
TUAW has the latest news about Macworld 2010
Engadget reports Nvidia tablet mystery solved: An ODM Tegra prototype
Intel to launch "Clarkdale" chips on January 7, 2010
DigiTimes reports DDR3 prices to rise above DDR2 soon, say makers
Fudzilla reports AMD Hudson southbridge has USB 3.0
Expreview reports TSMC refutes 40nm yield drop rumors
and Intel’s P55 chipset moving to B3 stepping
Matrox announces world's first single-slot PCIe x16 octal
graphics card for mission-critical environments
Fudzilla reports EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP PhysX Edition now available
ATi-Forums shares specs of Radeon HD 5970 (in German)
[H]ard|OCP: O 5800, 5800, wherefor art thou 5800?
Nvidia sees strong demand; faces supply constraints
Nvidia CEO: We love all APIs capable of GPU computing
DailyTech reports Intel reader speaks printed text, targets vision / learning impaired
Apple tops phone chart as Nokia, Samsung step up
Wal-Mart offers $100 gift card on BlackBerry purchases
SlashGear on Nokia's Vision of 2015 concept video
Engadget reports Google Navigation hacked onto T-Mobile G1
TG Daily reports Marvell employee accused of profiting in Galleon case
C|Net reports Adobe to cut 9% of workforce
Bringing the best of web video to you at Bing videos
Bing cashback exploit discovered, Microsoft sends in lawyers
AWE self-reconfiguring robotic wall

Software

November 2009 security bulletin release
Microsoft fires back at deceptive Windows 7 claims by Sophos
Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?
[H]ard|OCP reports Microsoft pulls Windows 7 download tool
Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?
Ars Technica reports pirates navigate around Windows 7 activation again
Office 2010 Public Beta to begin next week
Engadget reports Windows Mobile 7 'Maldives' test program
reportedly on track for Q1 2010 release to OEMs
Ars Technica reports GNOME roadmap updated, version 3 pushed back to
late 2010 and Go: New open source programming language from Google
New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps
C|Net: Is Mozilla's plan for contributions working?
HardwareZone covers BlackBerry Developers Conference 2009
Nov. 10, 1983: Computer 'virus' is born
Microsoft's SyncToy 2.1
VHD Attach tool released
Catalyst 9.11 for Linux

Gaming

Project Natal launch details leak from secret Microsoft tour
Wireless N network adapter available for U.S. Xbox 360
TG Daily reports Microsoft locks out thousands of gamers
Carmack: Working with Apple is a rollercoaster ride
Where does id Software stand on motion controllers?
Rumor: EA's cuts include C&C team, Pandemic, Maxis & more
RE5 Alternative Edition content coming to N. America and Europe
Fudzilla reports Steam users lose out on Modern Warfare 2
and BF Bad Company 2 on PC is more than a port
Shacknews shares Modern Warfare 2 complete impressions
TechSpot on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 graphics performance
Left 4 Dead: High-end PC mods "can't run" on Xbox
Shacknews reports Left 4 Dead team-based Versus matchmaking added and
Borderlands 'The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned' DLC coming to consoles this month
and Grand Theft Auto IV DLC coming to PC?
New patch for GTA IV
Archon PC teaser
Technic3D reviews Dragon Age: Origins (in German)
VGC: Top 20 original soundtracks in gaming
Left 4 Dead 2 demo update released
Steam client update released
Steam's midweek deals: 50% off Battlestations and Hearts of Iron III

Systems and storage

Done for 2009: AnandTech's holiday MacBook Pro roundup
TWL reviews Phenom II 955
HardwareZone reviews DFI P55-T3eH9
t-break reviews Asus P7P55D Deluxe
MBReview on Intel DP55KG motherboard
InsideHW on high-end P55 motherboards
TweakTown's early look at USB 3.0 X25-M SSD performance vs. USB 2.0,
eSATA & more and 300GB Seagate Savvio 10K.3 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s review
Tech ARP reviews 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1
Benchmark Reviews on 40GB Kingston SSDNow V boot drive