Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday Shortbread

Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 1:31 AM on February 24, 2009

Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday

Hardware-Aktuell claims GeForce GTS 250 and 240 definitive on March 3rd (write-up in German)
The Inquirer reports Nvidia cuts out reviewers for the GTS 250
and Intel has two new logos
Forbes: Intel inside - everything
Fudzilla reports Intel starts anti-Ion propaganda
and Intel P55, P57 don't have SATA 3 support
IT Examiner reports ARM rolls out new low-end cortex
Hitachi GST strategically expands into external storage; to acquire Fabrik, Inc.
Bloomberg reports Steve Jobs health concerns swirl ahead of Apple meeting
Microsoft will let laid-off workers keep extra severance
InfoWorld on why netbooks are killing Microsoft
DailyTech reports MSI unveils X-Slim machines in China
DigiTimes reports Gigabyte to showcase 10" netbooks at CeBIT 2009
Tech Amok reports Kingston demos 24GB desktop (video)
Sharky Extreme's February high-end gaming PC buyer's guide
Register Hardware reports Nikon DSLRs to get more expensive - again
LG Electronics asks for patent suit against Kodak
VR-Zone reports Pretec releases fastest 433X CF card
TechFlash reports Kindle 2 ships out day early
C|Net on Blu-spec: Sony's latest CD format
HardwareZone covers Mobile World Congress 2009 - Nokia showcase (updated)
Analyst: iPhone service plans too pricey
XFX touts wallpaper design promo

Law and politics

Court grants Rambus supplemental damages in Hynix case and orders negotiation
of compulsory license and United States Supreme Court denies FTC request
to review Rambus matter
Ars Technica: ACLU vs. DOJ on the implications of FISA court ruling
C|Net reports President Obama picks Leibowitz as FTC chairman
and White House names Internet team
Last.fm vehemently denies rumor posted by TechCrunch
TorrentFreak reports music industry orders BitTorrent blackout (in Europe)

Software

Ars Technica reports Mozilla demos impressive Firefox 3.1 features at SCALE
Microsoft's MashupOS leaps like a Gazelle
Expreview has Windows Vista SP2 SP2 RC (read disclaimer carefully before downloading)
Betanews: Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrades: Difficult, but not impossible
SuperSite for Windows on Windows Vista / Server 2008 SP2: What to expect
TweakTown's Catalyst 9.2 analysis - XP & Vista
MajorGeeks has ATI Tray Tools 1.6.9.1382 beta

Gaming

Systems, storage, and networking

Multimedia

Power, cases, and cooling