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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 7:41 AM on March 20, 2009

Friday

1. DailyTech reports AT&T, Apple agree to limited U.S. sales of unlocked iPhones
2. TG Daily reports the second Android cellphone arrives by Easter
3. Register Hardware reports Apple iPhone to get OLED screen, claims mole
4. Companies want no set Internet speeds in stimulus
5. Deep Packet Inspection puts open Internet at risk
6. Recall alert: Desktop computers recalled by Acer
   America Corp. due to overheating, burn hazard
7. Microsoft's Ballmer hopes for Yahoo talks
8. DigiTimes reports global notebook players to gain
   back market share with ultra-thin notebooks
9. The Inquirer reports Intel Atom gets speed bump
10. Fudzilla reports AMD Radeon HD 4890 arrives on April 6th 9th
    and DirectX 11 hardware comes in Q4 09
11. VR-Zone reports Shuttle unveils X Vision X50 touchscreen nettop
12. JonnyGuru: Ultra vs. modular unit retailers
13. DriverHeaven's interview with Sapphire's Bill Donnelly
14. PCPer podcast #49
15. John Gatt's ride for polio
16. Win a Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X at Hexus.net

Software

1. InformationWeek reports Google offer Gmail 'Undo Send' feature
2. C|Net reports browser war centers on once-obscure JavaScript
3. Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE 8, Firefox, Safari
4. BetaNews has performance test: IE 8 easily doubles IE 7 speed
5. SuperSite for Windows has Internet Explorer 8 review (parts 1 & 2) and (part 3)
6. HardwareZone's quick look at Internet Explorer 8
7. Qtracker version 4.9 is out
8. Movie fans can buy & rent films in high definition on the iTunes store
9. C|Net reports Samsung debuts iTunes rival for mobile video downloads
10. NordicHardware: Nvidia Tegra interface video
11. X-bit labs on Catalyst 9.3: Performance express-test
12. NGOHQ has Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider v1.3

Gaming

1. Ars Technica reports February NPD numbers give Sony reason to celebrate
2. Techgage covers AsylumLAN 33
3. StarCraftWire reports StarCraft II beta invites have started
4. Shacknews reports BioShock 2 won't have co-op multiplayer
5. Alien Babel Tech's Team Fortress 2 multi-core investigation
6. Primotech has more on BioShock 2
7. Edge Online reports Unity 2.5 arrives on Windows
8. iPodNN reports Guitar Player Classic comes to iPhone
9. bit-tech reviews Tom Clancy's HAWX (PC)
10. [OC]ModShop's Fallout 3 walkthrough
11. Zeno Clash 50% off on Steam until 8PM GMT today
12. Steam news - Far Cry 2: Fortunes Pack and Audiosurf & Team Fortress 2 updates released
13. GamersHell has UT3 Bonus Pack 3 Volumes I and II for PS3 v2

Systems, storage, and networking

1. Legit Reviews on Asus Eee Top - touch screen desktop PC
2. Futurelooks reviews Gigabyte M912 convertible Tablet PC netbook
3. InsideHW on Core i7: Dual-channel vs. triple-channel memory mode
4. Hardware Secrets has Celeron models decoder ring
5. PC Perspective reviews Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
6. HardwareZone reviews DFI LANParty UT X58-T3eH8
7. Neoseeker reviews 6GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000 Reaper memory kit
8. AnandTech: SSD versus enterprise SAS and SATA disks
9. Hardware Canucks review 256GB G.Skill Titan SSD
10. HardwareLogic reviews 320GB Seagate FreeAgent Go with dock
11. Everything USB reviews Lenovo ThinkPad 128-bit AES secure USB hard drive
12. PureOverclock reviews 64GB Kingston DataTraveler
13. TestFreaks review Netgear GS608 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch

Multimedia

1. HotHardware on Nvidia Quadro CX Pro graphics for Adobe CS4
2. DriverHeaven reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X 2GB
3. AlienBabelTech's Nvidia GeForce GTX 260+ bottleneck investigation
4. X-bit labs review Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
5. TweakTown reviews Gigabyte GeForce GTS 250 1GB
6. ThinkComputers reviews Sparkle Calibre P980X+ 512MB
7. Neoseeker reviews Gigabyte GeForce 9600 GT 1GB
8. XSReviews on Gamecom 367 headset
9. DriverHeaven and Technic3D (in German) review Razer Mamba gaming mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. bit-tech and CPU3D review 850W Seasonic M12D PSU
2. Overclock3D reviews 500W Enermax Liberty EC PSU
3. Overclockers Club reviews Sunbeam Automaton case
4. Guru3D reviews NZXT Whisper chassis
5. Hardware Bistro reviews In Win X-Fighter case
6. PCShopTalk reviews Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme fan controller
7. TweakTown reviews Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro CPU cooler
8. Big Bruin reviews Cooler Master Hyper N520 CPU cooler
9. Overclockers Online reviews Zalman CNPS9900 LED CPU cooler
10. Techgage reviews Cooler Master V10 CPU cooler
11. CowcotLand reviews Cooler Master Hybrid VF2000 CPU / GPU cooler (in French)