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Tuesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:41 AM on March 31, 2009

Tuesday

1. Sharky Extreme reports Intel to host live Nehalem Q&A on Thursday
2. ComputerWorld reports Apple WWDC dates announced; rumors abound
3. DSL Reports: '12-14 months' from faster upstream DOCSIS 3.0
4. Microsoft and TomTom settle patent fight
5. The Inquirer reports GlobalFoundries courts Nvidia
6. DigiTimes reports Taiwan motherboard makers conservative about 2Q
7. Fudzilla reports OCZ launches the Neutrino DIY netbook
   and ATI releases 392-page documentation on R700
   and Radeon HD 4890 overclocks to 1GHz+
8. VR-Zone reports Dell Inspiron 10 to come with 1366 x 768 resolution and HDMI
9. PCGH reports AM3 motherboard with AMD 890FX chipset pictured
10. MSI N260GTX Lightning slides
11. Hardware Canucks report Antec releases P193 and P183 cases
12. HardwareZone covers Panasonic Viera regional launch
13. California proposes ban on energy-hogging HDTVs starting in 2011
14. Netflix has a price update for access to Blu-ray movies
15. Google launches free, legal music downloads in China
16. Gizmodo reports someone found Microsoft's Lauren, and she's an actress
    and Ethernet cable fashion show looks like a data center disaster

Software

1. PC Magazine: Is 'Conficker' solved? Researchers develop scan tool
2. Welcome to the Windows 7 for Developers blog
3. Tech ARP: Windows Anytime Upgrade for Windows 7 revealed
4. SuperSite for Windows has Windows 7 product editions: A comparison
5. Microsoft unveils partners for applications store
6. Microsoft drops plans to charge for WinMo updates
7. Important notice: MSN Encarta to be discontinued
8. Ars Technica's Jackalope sighting: First look at Ubuntu 9.04 beta
9. Phoronix compares Moblin v2 vs. Ubuntu netbook remix vs. Ubuntu MID
10. ATi-Forum: Catalyst 9.5 have further RV790 ID (write-up in German)
11. DailyTech reports Opera Mobile 9.7 set to put mobile competitors to shame
12. VIA Arena reviews Apple Safari 4 beta
13. CCleaner v2.18.878
14. System Information for Windows 2009-03-17
15. Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS v0.2.18.0010 driver
16. Winamp 5.551

Gaming

1. Intel's LAN Fest Colorado
2. 1UP reports Sony planning 'big PS3 announcement' on Tuesday
3. gi reports Microsoft bid for 3D tech company accepted?
4. Ars Technica - Hal Halpin to game devs: Disclose DRM and standardize EULAs
5. Shacknews - Lionhead experiments revealed: Peter Molyneux's toys loved and feared
   and new Diablo 3 screenshots: Here's your UI
6. Gamasutra's in-depth: Behind the scenes of Far Cry 2
7. FiringSquad reviews Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Systems and storage

1. Dvice's hands-on with hp's Z800 workstation (thanks Stefan L.)
2. Legit Reviews on Asus N81Vp gaming notebook
3. I4U reviews Gateway MD7826u multimedia notebook
4. bit-tech reviews Intel's Xeon W5580 (Nehalem EP) processors
5. AnandTech has the best server CPUs part 2: Intel "Nehalem" Xeon X5570
6. HotHardware reviews Core 2 Quad Q8200S and Q9550S 65W CPUs
7. Hardware Secrets reviews Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R
8. Neoseeker reviews MSI 790FX-GD70 AM3
9. Technic3D reviews 6GB G.Skill DDR3-1600 CL9 memory kit (in German)
10. TweakTown reviews 1TB Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000
11. CPU3D reviews 128GB Patriot Warp v2 SATA-II SSD
12. ASE Labs review Honeywell SecuraDrive RFID
13. Boot Daily reviews Thecus N3200

Multimedia

1. Beyond3D's look at Nvidia SLI Multi-OS and new Quadros
2. AnandTech's video card buyer's guide - spring 2009
3. iXBT Labs review Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 240SP 1024MB
4. TheTechLounge reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 285 Amp 1GB
5. TweakPC reviews XFX GeForce GTX 285 XXX & Black
   vs. Radeon HD 4870 XXX Edition (in German)
6. X-bit labs review AMD Radeon HD 4670 CrossFireX
7. Tweaknews reviews Samsung SyncMaster 2263UW LCD monitor w/ webcam
8. HardwareLogic reviews Logitech G19 keyboard
9. Digital Trends and TestFreaks review Microsoft SideWinder X8 gaming mouse
10. CowcotLand reviews 5 gaming mice (in French)
11. TechwareLabs review Razer Goliathus gaming mouse pad

Power, cases, and cooling

1. JonnyGuru reviews Antec CP-850 power supply
2. Verdis Reviews on 700W Nox Apex modular power supply
3. DriverHeaven reviews 625W Sapphire FirePSU
4. X-bit labs on Chieftec power supply units roundup
5. TweakTown reviews NZXT Zero 2 case
6. PC Perspective and Rbmods review Thermaltake Element S case
7. techPowerUp! reviews Lancool Metal Boned K6 case
8. X-bit labs have GMC system cases roundup of three
9. Overclockers Club reviews Evercool Hermes notebook cooler
10. Björn3D reviews Thermalright AXP-140
11. DeXgo reviews Alpenföhn Brocken (in German)