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Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 8:46 AM on January 27, 2009

Tuesday

1. 35 million netbook shipments expected in 2009: An era begins
2. Senate passes bill to delay digital TV switch
3. U.S. claims victory in WTO complaint on China piracy
4. The Straits Times reports Apple wins patent for touch-screen controls for its iPhone
5. Microsoft explains why Zune sales dropped 54 percent
6. Analyst: Amazon to feel pinch from price cuts
7. Monster.com hacked; user ID, e-mail, phone numbers stolen
8. Hardware-Infos: AMD RV790 sample tested with 3.9GHz GDDR5
9. Metku's tutorial: How to get started with microcontrollers - part 1
10. AnandTech on visiting Lian Li's headquarters in Taipei
11. C|Net of the myth of width: When wide screens don't work
12. Bill Gates has a new mission: Saving lives

Software

1. SuperSite for Windows on Internet Explorer 8 RC1
2. TechSpot on removing your Windows 7 installation, partition
3. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 release notes
4. It's official: Microsoft to merge Office Live, Windows Live
5. Engadget on Jolicloud, the OS your netbook has been screaming for
6. Ars Technica's hands-on: testing the KDE 4.2 release candidate on Windows
7. MacNN reports Nvidia update addresses DisplayPort adapter issues
8. Spybot S&D: Update to 1.6.2 finally there
9. ITreviewed on Webroot Software Internet Security Essentials (WISE)

Gaming

1. Worldwide video game sales hit $32 billion in '08, top DVD, Blu-ray for first time
2. VentureBeat reports Microsoft's Chris Early, head of Games for Windows Live, among the layoffs
3. Gizmodo reports PSP to come in new, festive "carnival colors"
4. Teaser about UT3 expansion plans
5. MTV Multiplayer reports Bethesda reacts to three major 'Fallout 3' criticisms
6. VE3D reports Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage DLC released
7. Shacknews: When will we get a real SimCity 5? I ask Maxis.
8. Fudzilla reports 9th version of Mortal Kombat announced
9. PCGH reports GTA IV patch v1.0.2.0 causes trouble
10. Chicago Tribune: Is 'Grand Theft Auto IV' the greatest writing of the century?
11. PCGH has Mirror's Edge benchmarks with Radeon HD 4870
    plus Ageia card - alternative to Nvidia
12. Björn3D, FiringSquad, and Technic3D (in German) review Mirror's Edge (PC)
13. ITreviewed on Left 4 Dead
14. bit-tech's Battleforge hands-on preview
    and Dawn of War 2 multiplayer beta impressions
15. Gaming Heaven reviews Guitar Hero: Metallica
16. Kotaku has nearly 20 kick-ass pieces of gaming furniture

Systems and storage

1. Phoronix reviews Lenovo IdeaPad S10
2. ITreviewed on Dell Inspiron Mini 12
3. ThinkComputers reviews CyberPower Gamer Xtreme XT gaming system
4. Sharky Extreme reviews Alienware Area-51 7900 system
5. Tech Fragments report Phenom II overclocked to 6.5GHz
6. TechSpot's Phenom II X4 940 overclocking performance
7. Benchmark Reviews on Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
8. Ninjalane previews Foxconn BloodRage X58
9. Legit Reviews on Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
10. HardwareZone reviews MSI P7NGM-Digital
11. PCStats reviews Asus P5Q-EM
12. Icrontic's guide to memory SPD
13. bit-tech's Core i7 memory performance
14. CPU3D reviews 6GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum triple channel kit
15. HotHardware's 2TB WD Caviar Green HD preview
16. TweakTown reviews 256GB G.Skill Titan 2.5" MLC SSD
17. Björn3D reviews OCZ Throttle (eSATA flash drive)
18. TestFreaks have USB flash drives comparison part 2 - FAT32 vs. NTFS vs. ExFAT

Multimedia

1. ITreviewed on Nvidia GeForce GTX 295
2. Techgage reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 285 & GTX 295
3. TweakTown has Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 in tri-SLI tested
4. Ultimate Hardware reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2
5. Hexus.net has Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OC vs. Gigabyte Radeon HD 4870: the aftermath
6. Elite Bastards and Hi Tech Legion review Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB
7. Digital Trends reviews Acer P244W 24" LCD monitor
8. Hardware Secrets reviews Creative Zen MP3 player
9. SysOpt reviews Wolfking Warrior Xxtreme

Power, cases, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews 1000W akasa Freedom Power
   and Corsair TX850W power supplies
2. TestFreaks review Powerstick - USB powered portable charger
3. HotHardware reviews Cooler Master HAF 932 case
4. bit-tech's first look at SilverStone's Raven RV01 case
5. DeXgo and TweakPC (both in German) review Cooler Master CM Storm Sniper case
6. Icrontic reviews NZXT Sentry LX fan controller
7. Rbmods on CoolIT Domino A.L.C.
8. [H] Enthusiast reviews Prolimatech Megahalems LGA 775 and LGA 1366 cooler
9. Overclockers Club reviews Scythe Musashi
10. CowcotLand's roundup: 11 CPU coolers (in French)