Thursday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 4:28 AM on March 26, 2009

Thursday

C|Net cites report: Nvidia hit by S&P ratings downgrade
IBM to lay off 5,000 US-based workers
Kotaku reports Alienware laying off employees
TG Daily reports AMD and Intel in 30-day mediation over x86 cross-license dispute
Fudzilla reports Intel mulls challenging Nvidia over x86 plans
DigiTimes reports Intel to adjust notebook CPU lineup, to launch new models in May
and Intel aggressive in promoting CULV CPUs, says notebook makers
Expreview: Nvidia's scheme of single-PCB reference GTX 295 outlined
Hardware-Infos on HD 4890: Available and another test (write-up in German)
DailyTech has a report: iPhone 3rd gen details revealed
and Michael Dell confirms MID or smartphone is on the way
Blockbuster aims beyond stores with TiVo deal
Ars Technica on how digital killed Big Music
FTC: We'll "come calling" about deceptive DRM
Gigaom reports ISPs sell you out so they can sell you shows
C|Net reports Comcast, Cox cooperating with RIAA in antipiracy campaign
TechDirt shares its thoughts on Choruss
DriverHeaven interviews Alexandra Kogan, marketing coordinator with Enermax
USA Today reports leaving PCs on overnight costs companies $2.8B a year
Website du jour: Comcast Voices

Software

April deadlines loom for Windows XP, Office 2003 product support
Engineering Windows 7: Touching Windows 7
Ars Technica: Dear netbook, thank you for Windows 7
Mobile Burn reports Windows Marketplace submission rule could be costly for developers
Tech ARP reports Microsoft Office 14 details leaked
Phoronix on Intel Moblin v2 Alpha 2: It boots even faster
PC World reports Firefox fix due next week after attack is published
MacBook Pro graphics firmware update 1.0
GPU-Z v0.3.3
Nvidia GeForce 182.47 beta driver with OpenGL 3.0 / 3.1 support
for 32-bit & 64-bit Windows XP and 32-bit & 64-bit Vista

Gaming

THR reports Warner Bros. backs new game console (OnLive)
Shacknews shares OnLive hands-on impressions: A blocky view of the future of PC gaming
FileFront to suspend its operations due to current economic conditions
Utah video games bill vetoed
Unofficial Windows 7 compatibility games list
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 dated
Ubisoft announces Ruse
Left 4 Dead update released
Left 4 Dead blog: Building a better apocalypse
Punkbuster update for Crysis Wars
Shacknews: Fallout 3, Ico, and No More Heroes makers talk game design, regret,
and cold medicine abuse and Punch-Out Wii impressions: Little Mac is back
GameSpot covers GDC 09: Guitar Hero World Tour PC hands-on
Steam news - 50% off Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway
GameTree Online has Prince of Persia for Mac as a digital download
TechRadar UK offers opinion: You have no rights in World of Warcraft
YouGamers review Eve Online: Apocrypha
Björn3D reviews Dawn of War II
Gaming Heaven reviews Red Alert 3 - Uprising (PC)

Systems, storage, and networking

Multimedia

Power, casing, and cooling

Technic3D reviews 750W Seasonic M12D PSU (in German)
TweakTown reviews Tagan A+ Cupid 3 Mini-ITX HTPC chassis
Overclockers Club reviews In Win Na external HDD enclosure
PureOverclock reviews NZXT Sentry LX fan controller
Björn3D reviews Titan G4TM Magic Pad notebook cooler
X-bit labs test Prolimatech Megahalems and 12 other coolers for Core i7 overclocking
FrostyTech reviews Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer
Hardware Bistro reviews Noctua NH-U9B CPU cooler