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Valentine's Day Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:31 AM on February 14, 2009

Valentine's Day

1. Apple: iPhone jailbreaking violates our copyright
2. Google to offer paid smartphone apps in Apple challenge
3. Report: Microsoft separates Zune hardware and software teams
4. Court denies cable bid to turn back privacy rules
5. InfoWord reports hp, IBM push new KMIP encryption key standard
6. Fudzilla reports Propus Athlon X4 delayed to Q3
7. DigiTimes reports Asus and MSI to cut workforce
8. VR-Zone reports AMD to launch Radeon HD 4890 "RV790" in April
   and Nvidia plans GeForce GTS 240 & 9800 GT "Green"
   and cheaper GeForce GTS 250 cards available on March 3rd
9. BFG Tech announces availability of first watercooled dual GPU GeForce GTX 295 graphics card
10. PCGH on Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2: Price and loudness reduced
11. DailyTech reports OCZ Vertex uses Indilinx SSD controller, close to release
12. Antec introduces new form factor with CP0850 power supply, exclusively for Antec cases
13. TG Daily: Photos leaked for next-gen iPhone?
14. Ars Technica reports Apple, MPAA, RIAA attack DRM circumvention requests
15. Video: Second new Microsoft ad features 7-year old
16. DriverHeaven's interview with Alexander Mast (Hiper)
17. Win a Dell Inspiron 1735 notebook from Hexus.net

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft's Bach hints at future of Windows Mobile and Zune
2. PC World: Windows 7 out before Christmas?
3. InformationWeek reports Microsoft offers $250,000 bounty for worm authors
4. Windows Live Messenger update notice
5. PCGH's GeForce 182.05 beta benchmark review
6. ITreviewed on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0
7. Steam's weekend deal: 50% off Left 4 Dead and Ubisoft adds
   Splinter Cell Double Agent, Lost, and Driver games to Steam
8. Activision: Brutal Legend is ours. EA: Activision is a jealous ex-husband.
9. Big Download's interview: PC Gaming Alliance's president gives us an update
10. World of Warcraft - Talent dual spec Q&A with Ghostcrawler
11. Shacknews shares Resident Evil 5 impressions: Neck-deep in Kijuju
12. bit-tech's House of the Dead: Overkill interview
13. ITreviewed on F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
14. Gaming Heaven reviews Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)

Systems and storage

1. HardwareZone asks, "To DDR3 or not?" AM3 Phenom II DDR3 performance drilldown.
2. TweakGuides has hardware confusion 2009 (buying and building a new computer)
3. Phoronix reviews Tyan Thunder n6650EX (S4992)
4. Motherboards.org reviews Asus P6T6 WS Revolution
5. Hexus.net reviews XFX's Core i7 X58 motherboard: delivering the goods?
6. TechwareLabs review Gigabyte GA-EP45T-Extreme
7. Legit Reviews on Asus M4A79T Deluxe
8. Björn3D reviews 6GB G.Skill Pi Black DDR3-1600 triple channel kit
9. PC Perspective's long-term performance analysis of Intel mainstream SSDs
10. DriverHeaven reviews 120GB OCZ Apex SSD
11. Futurelooks reviews Thecus N3200Pro NAS

Multimedia

1. Tech ARP's Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 overclocking guide
2. Hardware Secrets reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 295
3. Modders-Inc reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4670
4. Guru3D reviews Asus Xonar Essence STX
5. TestFreaks review Hercules XPS 2.1 50 speaker kit
6. bit-tech's replacement iPhone earphone group test
7. DragonSteelMods review Cyber E Sport Orbita freestyle mouse
8. ThinkComputers reviews Evo-G MP2 & MP3 mouse pads

Power, casing, and cooling

1. PCShopTalk reviews 850W Nexus RX-8500 modular power supply
2. Overclockers Online reviews 500W Cooler Master Silent Pro M power supply
3. AnandTech reviews Antec Nine Hundred Two: second generation gamer case
4. Hard Tecs 4U reviews Cooler Master Storm Sniper case (in German)
5. Rbmods on Eagle Tech ET-CS2LSU2-BK 2.5" SATA-to-USB enclosure
6. Madshrimps have 120mm fans roundup - 35 models compared
7. TweakTown reviews SilenX iXtrema Pro IXG-80HA2 with optional XG-3F2 fan kit
8. Overclockers Club reviews Scythe Kama Angle