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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 2:47 AM on April 8, 2009

Wednesday

IDF: 1-year Intel Atom processor anniversary brings
new chips, demonstration of next-generation device
Server CPU upgrade: "Barcelona" to "Shanghai" (video)
Time Warner COO: Metered billing is what customers want
Google is good for newspapers: executive
MSNBC reports Blockbuster says it may not be able to continue
Taiwan's Elan sues Apple over touchscreen patents
TG Daily reports Rambus acquires patents to move into mobile memory
and AMD discounts 6-core processor upgrades ahead of launch
C|Net reports Acer execs downplay Android, hint at Verizon netbook deal
The Inquirer reports first liquid-cooled HD 4890 arrives
Expreview reports Galaxy GeForce GTX 275 offers amazing overclocking ability
and has update: RV790 packs 3 million more transistors than RV770
TG Daily reports Sparkle announces 2GB consumer graphics card
Fudzilla reports Gigabyte specs its new netbooks
NordicHardware reports Nvidia installs Tegra inside hp netbook
SNW: Solid-state disk adoption to be swift in corporations
VR-Zone reports OCZ debuts $300 UPS for enthusiasts
Ars Technica reports Boxee gains an app store, to appear on hardware in 2010
Fudzilla reports iPhone's 3.0 beta firmware hints at new features
Zune team's Brian Seitz tweets new Zune hardware this year
Hardware-Infos: Question night with AMD (write-up in German)
DigiTimes: Asus keeping 8.9" netbook for procurement market, says paper
Digital Trends on the best of CTIA Wireless 2009
DailyTech reports GM, Segway pair up for 35MPH "Segway-on-Steroids"
techREACTION / AMD's CPU giveaway
Hexus.net has Inno3D GeForce graphics cards up for grabs

Software and gaming

VentureBeat reports Google App Engine grows up with Java support
Engineering Windows 7: Delivering a quality upgrade experience
SuperSite for Windows has Windows Server 2008 Foundation preview
Microsoft's infrastructure planning and design (IPD) guides
Overclockers Club reviews Badaboom 1.1.1
PC Review on Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
Elite Bastards review Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 Ultra
TestFreaks review 1Password
WoW: Games On Net chats with Blizzard's Tom Chilton
MTV Multiplayer reports BioWare planning nearly
two years' worth of 'Dragon Age: Origins' DLC
Stargate Worlds dev: 'The lights are still on, development continues'
Get Red Alert 3 patch 1.10
Gaming Heaven previews Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC)

Systems and storage

AnandTech's system buyer's guide: $800 to $1,800
TechSpot's PC buying guide - April 2009 update
DriverHeaven reviews Novatech Zu PC
TweakTown reviews Gateway MD7826u 15.6" multimedia notebook
VR-Zone reviews MSI EX300 notebook
ITreviewed on Dell Studio XPS 16
Digital Trends reviews Asus Eee 1000HE
Phoronix tests Intel Core i7 on Linux
HotHardware does Core i7 overclocking: A HotHardware how-to
Motherboards.org reviews Phenom II X3 710
bit-tech reviews Foxconn's Renaissance motherboard
Neoseeker reviews 6GB Mushkin PC3-12800 triple channel kit
HardwareLogic reviews 6GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 Intel Extreme Series kit
ThinkComputers reviews 3GB Kingston HyperX T1 Series DDR3-2000 kit
HotHardware's 256GB Corsair ultra fast SSD sneak peek
CdrInfo reviews 128GB Patriot Memory Warp v2 SSD
TestFreaks review 2GB OCZ MicroSD Secure Digital memory card
CdrInfo reviews Sony BWU-300S 8X Blu-ray burner
and LG-GH22NS30 22X DVD-RW writer