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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on March 11, 2009

Wednesday

1. Telecom firms eager to help U.S. spend $7.2 billion
2. More details on AOL layoffs
3. DSL Reports: Comcast P2P buster becomes neutrality celeb
4. Hardware-Infos on Geforce GTX 275 vs. Radeon HD 4890: New details
5. VR-Zone reports GeForce GTX 260 to get even cheaper at $179
6. More Nvidia cards with new nomenclature - GeForce GTS 150, GT 130, GT 120 & G 100
7. Fudzilla: Intel officially on GN40 HD playback
8. Sony announces specifications of the first X series Walkman with OLED display
9. Growing notebook market spurs new accessories from Microsoft
10. Madshrimps cover CeBIT 2009: CPU, VGA, and laptop coolers
11. HardwareZone's CeBIT 2009 coverage: Part 7 and the finale
12. Steve Wozniak in last place on Dancing with the Stars
13. Win an Icy Box NAS with 2TB storage from OC3D

Software and gaming

1. Microsoft security bulletin summary for March 2009
2. Windows 7: New app-compat toolkit coming in April
3. Microsoft big brains: Mark Russinovich
4. SQL Data Services team blog: The no spin details on the new SDS features
5. C|Net reports Adobe issues fix for zero-day Reader vulnerability
6. Google Chrome dev update: Fixes new tab / address bar focus
7. GameInformer's April 2009 cover featuring a 10-page feature on BioShock 2
8. VE3D reports F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin DLC announced
9. PCGH on Diablo III: Rumors about release date and system requirements
10. Steam news: Unreal Tournament 3 sale extended
11. PCGH on Empire: Total War - Benchmarks with 14 CPUs
12. bit-tech's Tom Clancy's HAWX hands-on preview (PC)

Systems and storage

1. InsideHW reviews Toshiba Portege R600
2. Battling for the AM3 crown at HardwareZone: AMD 790FX motherboards shootout
3. Rbmods on Asus P6T
4. PCShopTalk reviews Jetway NF76-1G5-LF ICS VIA C7 motherboard
5. Hexus.net reviews 6GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 Core i7 memory kit
6. CPU3D reviews 3GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 memory kit
7. PCStats reviews 16GB Super Talent Godfather Series USB drive
8. eTeknix: Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±R drive with SATA interface video review

Graphics

1. techPowerUp! reviews Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 1GB
2. Hard Tecs 4U reviews Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH (in German)
3. bit-tech reviews BenQ E2400HD 24" full HD monitor
4. HotHardware reviews Asus VH242H 23.6" widescreen LCD monitor
5. Digital Trends reviews Sharp Aquos LC-46D65U 46" LCD TV

Multimedia, power, cases, and cooling

1. TestFreaks review Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
2. Digital Trends reviews Samsung Memoir SGH-t929
3. TweakTown reviews 880W Tagan SuperRock TG880-U33II power supply
4. Hi Tech Legion reviews Antec Sonata Elite case
5. VR-Zone reviews SilverStone Fortress FT01 and Raven RV01 cases
6. Hardware Bistro reviews Noctua NH-C12P CPU cooler
7. TheTechLounge reviews Scythe Ninja Mini CPU cooler
8. DeXgo reviews Spire TherMax Pro (in German)