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It’s been confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson that Office 2010 is arriving in June of, you guessed it, 2010. There’s also further talk about the new Office Web Apps, which is basically a direct rival to Google Docs. To read all the juicy details and speculations about Office Web Apps, hit up the link below.

via [Betanews]

Although it’s a very little nugget of information to latch onto, Robert Bowling has announced news of Modern Warfare 2‘s first major title update with the following tweet:

“at the moment we’re on Holiday (Thanksgiving) but playing and tracking feedback for the first major title update.”

That’s right, folks. One of the most popular BitTorrent trackers out there is turning their head to copyrighted material and changing to a legal-only operation. No more downloading your favorite TV show. Have no fear though, there are dozens of other trackers that have yet to give in.

via [Mininova Blog]

Looks likes this’ll be the first 12-inch netbook from Asus to release in the US and it’s on sale now at Best Buy. The 1201HA sports  a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520, 1GB of RAM (upgradeable to 2GB), 160GB HDD, and a battery life just under 7 hours. To top it all of, it comes with Windows XP. With a price tag of $330, we’d rather just go ahead and get a 1000 series with better specs for a few dollars more.

[Best Buy]

Wanting more variety in choosing a Zune HD color to match your classy bed sheets? Starting this Tuesday — December 1st — you’ll be able to choose between red, purple and magenta (along with all the other original colors). How does that sound?

[Zune Store]

Intel’s roadmap for their desktop CPU line has been leaked and it’s quite a detailed one. According to the information, we’ll be seeing faster, more energy efficient Core i5 and i7 chips along with the introduction of the Core i3, which will start with 2.93GHz and 3.06GHz versions. Intel’s upcoming Core i9 chips still isn’t expected until Spring of next year.

via [Electronista]

After yesterday’s showing on Black Friday, it appears as though Sony’s Playstation 3 may be this year’s holiday king, in comparison with Microsoft’s Xbox 360, which released over 4 years ago. Despite its age, Microsoft continues to do very well with the console, notably through extensive marketing, extensive firmware updates (such as the addition of Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, and Zune just a few weeks ago), and through big exclusive titles (like the Halo and Gears of War franchises), but they weren’t able to keep their hold on the Black Friday market as they did last year. Sony reports that the PS3 had a 245% sales increase over last year, which is a great hit to Microsoft. So is Sony’s gain on Black Friday a sign of demise in the sales of Microsoft’s Xbox 360?

Instead of a store-wide sale, Razer’s Cyber Monday sale only covers one item. Instead of discounting specific products, Razer has come up with the idea of “Random Loot” for their Cyber Monday sales. For a mere $1 (plus shipping), you can purchase one of only 300 Random Loot packages which could be filled with anything from a Razer netbook pouch to their most expensive headset.

After a few weeks of the MW2 hacker community building in strength, Robert Bowling has finally put our minds to rest. He assured us that a ban was underway. It’s good to finally know that the PC release still matters to Infinity Ward.

“Top men are on it. In fact, the Steam ban hammer is coming down on about 2,500 confirmed #MW2 cheaters on PC today.”

Well, that’s it folks. Black Friday is a done deal until next year. We hope those that waited in line got what they wanted, and those that stayed in their warm houses got the satisfaction of not being out in the pure chaos. Our good friend Lucas Carter, took some photos of the Black Friday madness. Hit up the link below to check them out!

P.S. Let us know what deals you snagged in the comments!

[Black Friday Photos]

Image Credit: @LucasCarter