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

Thursday

1. New company - Caustic Graphics - breaks barriers in 3D graphics
2. DailyTech reports ATI graphics partners think Radeon HD 4870 is too good
3. Fudzilla reports EVGA announces ELP Loaner Program
4. Engadget reports Habey intros Atom N270-powered mini HTPC, makes it crunch 1080p
5. Expreview reports Sharkoon announces FireGlider gaming mouse
6. Apple orders 10-inch touchscreens for third quarter: source
7. TG Daily reports chip industry suffers painful fourth quarter
8. DigiTimes: DRAM downturn no longer oversupply-driven, says memory makers
9. EU extends Microsoft antitrust deadline to April 21
10. U.S. privacy bill on Internet companies coming
11. Google to target ads based on online activity
12. C|Net reports lawmaker wants Google Maps to blur certain buildings
13. DriverHeaven's interview with Nvidia's Chris Daniel, product manager for GPUs
14. HardwareZone updates IT Show 2009
15. Madshrimps have a look at DDR2, DDR3 & SSD at CeBIT 2009
16. Fudzilla's cheap DIY nettop guide
17. Digital Trends on the 10 best ways to convert photos, records, videos, and tapes
18. [OC]ModShop shows how to clean your DVD drive
19. Win an Antec Mini P180 chassis
20. PCShopTalk's March 2009 giveaway

Software

1. InfoWorld: Is IE 8 the end of the line for Internet Explorer?
2. DailyTech: Software developers need to think parallel says Intel
3. Microsoft details new Windows Mobile app store
4. Microsoft PR agency releases Twitter trend-tracking tool
5. Microsoft's security bulletin overview video - March 2009
6. Ars Technica reports Microsoft's own speed tests show IE beating Chrome, Firefox
7. SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 feature focus: Guest mode
8. InfoWorld reports bad Symantec update leads to trouble
9. iPodNN reports iTunes 8.1 adds iTunes Plus import, Genius for movies
10. Gizmodo: iPods and young people have utterly destroyed music
11. Phoronix has an interview with the developers of FFmpeg

Gaming

1. Edge-Online: Why the "Age of Steam" may not last
2. No recession here: NPD says U.S. gaming industry in good health
3. Puget Custom Computers shares gaming computer advice
4. GameSpy reports CryTek announces CryENGINE 3
5. Disney's new racing video game at core of big bet
6. PCGH on Empire: Total War - No anti-aliasing
   in combination with SSAO on Radeon graphics cards
7. Steam news: Left 4 Dead and World in Conflict updates released
8. bit-tech reviews Resident Evil 5

Systems and storage

1. AnandTech on Toshiba X305-Q725: Quad-core gaming notebook
2. Digital Trends reviews Asus Eee 1002HA
3. CowcotLand reviews Compaq Mini700 / hp Mini 1000 netbook (in French)
4. Legit Reviews on Core 2 Quad Q9550S
5. CPU3D reviews Asus M4A78T-E (AM3)
6. Benchmark Reviews on ASRock AOD790GX / 128M (AM2+)
7. Overclockers Club reviews Asus P6T
8. PC Perspective reviews 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green
9. ThinkComputers reviews 8GB Super Talent Godfather rubber flash drive

Multimedia

1. WSGF on Matrox DTH2Go widescreen modes
2. FiringSquad reviews MSI N250GTS-2D1G GeForce GTS 250
3. PCGH on Tom Clancy's HAWX: Benchmark review with 12 graphics cards
4. Guru3D's HAWX (PC) VGA graphics card performance review
5. Digital Trends reviews Pentax K2000M
6. Futurelooks reviews Asus Xonar Essence STX
7. techPowerUp! reviews FiiO E3 & E5 portable headphone amplifier
8. TheTechLounge reviews Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro sound isolating earphones
9. Arm3D reviews Nova SliderX 600 gaming mouse
10. Overclockers Online reviews Evolution Gaming Gear MP2 mouse pad

Cases, laser, and cooling

1. bit-tech reviews Ikonik Ra X10 SIM enclosure
2. DriverHeaven reviews Thermaltake Element S chassis
3. Hardware Secrets reviews NZXT Zero 2 case
4. Big Bruin reviews Chieftec HM-01B HTPC case
5. TestFreaks review Wicked Lasers Spyder II GX green laser
6. Verdis Reviews on Noctua NF-B9 case fan
7. Björn3D reviews Cooler Master V10 CPU cooler