Thursday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:45 AM on April 2, 2009

Thursday

BusinessWeek reports Time Warner Cable expands Internet usage pricing
WSJ: In challenge to Microsoft, PC makers test laptops running Google software
Intel's Pat Gelsinger - From Pentium Pro to Nehalem: The story of transformation
Silicon Graphics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
DigiTimes reports Nvidia CEO rumored to pay visit to Taiwan on April 20
The Consumerist reports Best Buy taking over Circuit City credit cards
Fudzilla reports AMD still promises Bulldozer in 2011
and multi-touch netbook / notebook LCDs come in Q3
X-bit labs report AMD delays release of 45nm quad-core Athlon II, preps dual-core Phenom II
Super Talent develops 2048GB PCIe RAID SSD with 1.3GB/sec throughput
DailyTech reports MSI reveals full specs for X-Slim notebooks, U123 netbook
ATI FirePro V7750 from AMD announced
PC Magazine on Samsung's Q2: iPod nano features at a shuffle price
Neowin reports Hulu tried to encrypt content, already cracked
Time on why social networks are bad businesses
Hardware Bistro's April giveaway contest

Software

Lenovo announces changes to system update and related tools
TG Daily: Upscale your DVDs to HD quality with GPU-accelerated software
PC Magazine reports new malware specifically targets Firefox
TechwareLabs unveil the truth behind the Conficker virus
Ars Technica reports Conficker.C appears on schedule, but only as a whisper
and Linux Foundation says it's time to ditch Microsoft's FAT
Windows Server 2008 Foundation
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 update 1
Opera introduces face gestures
Icrontic on installing Windows 7 from USB using Windows XP
Fedora 11 beta release notes
2Manydownloads has Nvidia GeForce 185.63 beta for 32-bit Windows Vista

Gaming

FileFront forums are still live?
Maximum PC's how-to: Install Ubuntu and Linux apps on your PlayStation 3
Shacknews reports Sony questions OnLive cost, bandwidth demands
VentureBeat: Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime addresses
OnLive, iPhone competition, and used games
Browse the web in warp speed with Opera browser on the new Nintendo DSi
TG Daily provides analysis: Mobile games as Microsoft's new weapon against iPhone
Gameplayer on games & the global financial crisis
Left 4 Dead blog: A match made in zombie heaven
Gametrailers have Wolfenstein - GDC 09 interview
Legends of Zork is now live
Futurelooks attends the Spring 2009 Intel InfernaLAN
Shacknews has Dragon Age Origins Preview: Unicorn Dreams
bit-tech reviews Men of War

Systems and storage

HardwareZone on a workstation to remember - hp Z launch
Guru3D reviews SmoothCreations Neptune Xtreme Machine
Motherboards.org reviews Phenom II X4 940
iXBT Labs review Phenom II X3 720 and X4 810
Björn3D reviews Asus Rampage II Gene
Technic3D reviews Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme (in German)
X-bit labs on DDR3-1600 for Core i7: Corsair Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D vs. cost-efficiency
Legit Reviews on 320GB Seagate Momentus 7200.3
Madshrimps have OCZ Vertex real-world test caught on tape: SSD vs. HDD
X-bit labs review Synology Disk Station DS209+

Radeon HD 4890 & GeForce GTX 275 reviews

Hexus.net pits Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 XT & XFX
Radeon HD 4890 OC vs. Nvidia GeForce GTX 275
DriverHeaven, FiringSquad, Legit Reviews, and PC Perspective have
AMD Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275 combo reviews
AMDZone, Guru3D, HotHardware, and X-bit labs review AMD Radeon HD 4890
techPowerUp! tests AMD Radeon HD 4890 CrossFire
Phoronix reviews AMD Radeon HD 4890 on Linux
Hartware, [H] Enthusiast, and Overclock3D review Asus EAH4890
TweakTown reviews Gigabyte Radeon HD 4890 1GB
Neoseeker reviews Sapphire and PowerColor HD 4890
Elite Bastards, Overclockers Club and techPowerUp! review PowerColor HD 4890
Benchmark Reviews, Elite Bastards, Hardware Canucks, Overclockers Club
and techPowerUp! review Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB
Overclock3D reviews XFX Radeon HD 4890 XXX 1GB
Björn3D, Guru3D, Hardware Canucks, HotHardware, Ninjalane,
and Overclockers Club review Nvidia GeForce GTX 275
techPowerUp! reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 275 Amp! Edition