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Saturday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 4:45 AM on March 28, 2009

Saturday

1. Akamai data: Internet, broadband still going & growing
2. Charter Communications commences previously announced pre-arranged financial restructuring
3. MacNN reports Apple confirms unlimited, contract-free iPhones
4. TG Daily reports Nvidia looking to buy into VIA
5. Taiwan's VIA eyes 15% share netbook chip market
6. Verizon plans to sell netbooks: report
7. DigiTimes reports Asus to launch new Eee PC with built-in ODD in mid-April
8. GPU Café reports GeForce GTX 275 gets listed
9. Fudzilla reports ATI's HD 4770 consumes 80W
   and Intel to launch new logos April 1st
10. TechCrunch reports OnStar may soon let you Twitter from your car
11. Google Street View comes to Canada
12. Ars Technica: When every student has a laptop, why run computer labs?
13. NPR reports old-school keyboards makes comeback of sorts
14. Digital Trends asks, "Are still cameras becoming obsolete?"
15. Hardwareslave's CeBIT 2009 report part 1 - Corsair
16. Website du jour: Chrome Experiments
17. There's still time to enter Hexus.winners win4FREE competitions

Software and gaming

1. Neowin reports Windows 7 reached build 7068
2. Download Squad reports Technet publishes Windows 7 RC release doc from the future
3. Firefox 3.0.8 released
4. bit-tech reports Nvidia considers porting PhysX to OpenCL
5. Phoronix reports AMD Catalyst 9.3 for Linux brings OpenGL composite support
6. 2Manydownloads has EVGA Precision 1.6.0
7. Eurogamer on why OnLive can't possibly work
8. DailyTech reports Nintendo Wii supports 32GB SDHC cards with System Menu 4.0
9. Shacknews: Early Mass Effect 2 footage leaked
   and trailer: Ten reasons 'you must have Prototype'
   and Left 4 Dead at GDC: Origins of the boomer, smoker, and grey boxes
10. Diii.net: Fifth Blizzard game in the works update
11. Steam's weekend deal: Ubisoft Classic Pack
    and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 update released
12. Burnout Paradise vehicles update on PC
13. bit-tech reviews Wheelman
14. Technic3D reviews The Last Remnant - The other Final Fantasy? (in German)

Systems and storage

1. Hi Tech Legion shows how to assemble a custom PC
2. VentureBeat reports Intel's Larrabee graphics processor draws a crowd at GDC
3. PC Perspective: Larrabee new instruction set gives developers first glimpse of new GPU
4. AnandTech on Phenom II X3 720BE & CrossFire X performance - Does it compete?
5. Legit Reviews on Core 2 Quad Q9400
6. Tech ARP's BIOS option of the week - Errata 123 enhancement
7. TweakTown reviews Sapphire Pure CrossFireX 790GX motherboard
8. Hard Tecs 4U pits Asus P5Q Deluxe vs. Asus P5Q Pro (in German)
9. TestFreaks have 16GB USB drives comparison - 17 drives compared

Multimedia

1. The Inquirer reports AMD's HD 4890 "mysteriously" tips up in forum benchmarking
2. HotHardware's AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4000 series preview
3. Hexus.net on Windows 7 vs. Vista: high-end video cards put to the test
4. Hard Tecs 4U reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Toxic (in German)
5. FiringSquad's GeForce GTX 260 roundup
6. Guru3D reviews TwinTech GeForce GTS 250 1GB
7. TechSpot reviews Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! USB sound card
8. XSReviews on Speedlink Formula Laser mouse

Power, cases, and cooling

1. Rbmods on Coolmax CU-700B PSU
2. Futurelooks reviews Mophie Juice Pack rechargeable battery for iPhone 3G
3. bit-tech reviews Antec MicroFusion Remote 350 enclosure
4. JonnyGuru reviews NZXT Zero 2 case
5. ThinkComputers reviews Rosewill RX355-X2 external hard drive enclosure
6. Björn3D reviews Choiix C-HL01-WS
7. Motherboards.org reviews CoolIT Domino A.L.C.
8. DriverHeaven's Socket 1366 coolers roundup (March 2009)
9. DeXgo's CPU coolers roundup 3 (in German)