Holy Thursday Shortbread - The Tech Report

Holy Thursday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 5:58 AM on April 9, 2009

Holy Thursday

Migrating server storage to SSDs: Analysis of tradeoffs (PDF)
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) condemns Time Warner Internet cap; will take lead role in opposition
DailyTech reports Newegg discusses Canadian operations, expansion plans
ComputerWorld reports Intel debuts new processor code-named Jasper Forest
DigiTimes reports Nvidia Ion still faces obstacles, say Taiwan vendors
C|Net reports Microsoft slapped with $388 million patent verdict
More clouds at Sun: Top chip engineer departs (thanks UberGerbil)
Slashdot reports Apple shifts iTunes pricing: $0.69 tracks MIA
C|Net reports RIAA gives thumbs up to France's three-strike law
The Inquirer reports Gelsinger preaches Larrabee gospel
NordicHardware reports Acer shows 11.6" One netbook
Fudzilla reports Intel says netbooks are not for adults
PC World asks, "Who in the world wants an Android netbook?
AppleInsider reports Apple addressing cracks on white MacBook casings
Expreview reports A-Data intros Intel X25-M series SSDs
Engadget reports new iPhone parts begin shipping from suppliers for June launch?
Madshrimps cover Gigabyte overclocking qualification round 1 EU
TweakTown has Gigabyte GO OC 2009 Asia Regional Final - event coverage video
InfoWorld on even dirtier IT jobs: The muck stops here
Mike Magee writes IT Examiner, The News go

Software

TG Daily reports Nvidia intros hardware debugger for GeForce GPUs
Nvidia GeForce 185.68 beta for 32-bit & 64-bit Windows XP
and 32-bit & 64-bit Windows Vista
Microsoft security intelligence report shows rogue
security software a top threat to Internet users
C|Net reports Conficker spreads via peer-to-peer
PC Authority reports Windows XP support runs out next week
SuperSite for Windows posts Windows 7 build 7077 screenshots
InfoWorld reports Intel's Atom chips to support Windows 7 this year
Engadget has video: Bumptop gives Windows 7 touchscreen
PCs purpose; Ars Technica has a hands-on
Ars Technica reports Intel aims for 2-second boot time with Moblin Linux platform
TG Daily on an emerging battlefield: Browser installers
Hexus.net: 23 Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 GPUs show how folding ought to be done
ITreviewed on ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4.0

Gaming

"Sims" creator Will Wright leaving Electronic Arts
Nintendo to launch new Wii Sports in June
GamesRadar's warning: Far Cry 2 is still a broken game
Battlefield 2 1.50 status
8 legendary prototype versions of famous video games
Company of Heroes 2.500 and 2.501 patch notes
Crysis Wars issue - fixed
Dawn of War II patching plans update
[OC]ModShop: id's Peter Sokal answers our Wolfenstein questions
bit-tech: The Path interview - Are games art?
Gaming Heaven previews Virtua Tennis 2009
Steam's Strategy First spring thank-you sale
and new low prices for Dreamcatcher Games

Systems, storage, and networking

Hexus.net reviews Wired2Fire Velocity & Hellspawn XFire PCs: Core i7 & Phenom II @ 3.6GHz
bit-tech reviews Sony VAIO P-series (VGN-P11Z/R) netbook
Hi Tech Legion on PC Build 09: A cost efficient gaming machine
Hardware Secrets: Everything you need to know about the Centrino platform
Björn3D reviews Core 2 Quad Q9400
Futurelooks reviews Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme
HardwareZone reviews Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi
X-bit labs review Asus M4A78T-E
Motherboards.org reviews Asus M4N72-E
Björn3D reviews 3GB Corsair Dominator GT DDR3-1866 memory kit
HotHardware reviews 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green
HardwareLogic reviews 32GB Mtron Mobi 3500 SSD
ThinkComputers reviews 500GB Transcend StoreJet 25 Mobile external hard drive
X-bit labs have Seagate FreeAgent solutions roundup
Legit Reviews shows how to set up a home NAS server - QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo
TweakTown reviews Air Live HP-3000E 200Mbps power line adapter kit
ITreviewed on Linksys Media Hub NMH410