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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:35 AM on March 30, 2009

Monday

1. C|Net reports Intel's Nehalem chip comes to servers
2. DigiTimes offers commentary: Rising chip prices may undermine Taiwan Memory
3. Fudzilla reports Gigabyte's Touch Note T1028M goes on sale
4. VR-Zone reports MSI Wind U123 netbook on April 11
5. ATi-Forum: Sapphire comes with overclocked HD 4890 (write-up in German)
6. VR-Zone reports Samsung Korea introduces large screen monitor with ultra-slim bezel
7. C|Net reports Amazon, Microsoft reject 'Open Cloud Manifesto'
8. The Register reports researchers poke holes in super duper SSL
9. Skype announces service for iPhone, BlackBerry
10. TG Daily reports Nokia pulls $5 billion of business from ODMs
11. Disney's new web strategy: Joining Hulu.com?
12. YouTube adds upload progress bar, simpler HD parameters, more
13. DailyTech reports batteries made entirely from liquids could store massive amounts of energy
14. Win a 2GB Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 for Big Bruin's birthday
15. Motherboards.org's giveaway

Software and gaming

1. SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 build 7068 interactive setup screens
   and more screenshots from Professional Edition, Starter Edition,
   Home Premium & Home Basic Edition
2. Microsoft DirectX end-user runtime web installer
3. HardwareZone revisits virtualization on the Mac - Fusion vs. Parallels
4. Phoronix reports Ubuntu's LPIA-based MID Edition can save 10%+ power
5. Ars Technica has Chrome for OS X: State of the browser
6. Realtek HD audio drivers R2.20
7. Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study
8. Strategy Informer talks to GOG
9. 1UP reports Wii emulator allows games to run in 720p HD
10. Nintendo Wii Menu 4.0 can be downloaded
11. Stella 2.7.5 released
12. Get Red Alert patch 1.09

Systems and storage

1. InsideHW reviews Core 2 Quad Q9400S
2. PureOverclock reviews Asus Rampage II Extreme
3. Overclockers Club reviews MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 motherboard
4. Hi Tech Legion: Rebirthing the MSI K9A2 Platinum Rev. 1
5. ThinkComputers reviews 6GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Platinum low voltage triple channel kit
6. Overclockers Online reviews HighPoint RocketRAID 2680 and RocketRAID 4320
7. Legit Reviews on 4GB SanDisk Extreme III SDHC

Multimedia, power, case, and cooling

1. TheTechLounge reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 295 1792MB
2. Guru3D reviews Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285
3. Techgage reviews Logitech Squeezebox Boom
4. Björn3D reviews Honeywell Airlite 740 Bluetooth headset
5. DV Hardware reviews Zowie P-RF mouse pad
6. TestFreaks review BaliYo action pen
7. Futurelooks reviews 800W NZXT Performance Power (PP800) power supply
8. VR-Zone reviews SilverStone SG05 SFF case
9. Benchmark Reviews on Prolimatech Megahalems CPU cooler
10. DeXgo reviews HWLabs Black Ice GT Xtreme 280 (in German)
11. Verdis Reviews on Coolink Chillaramic thermal compound