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Monday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 7:09 AM on April 13, 2009

Monday

1. VR-Zone has Computex Taipei 2009 pre-show highlights
2. Expreview reports Intel P55 chipset postponed to October
   and GeForce GTX 275 cards sell poorly due to GTX 260
3. TechFlash reports touch-screen Zune all but certain, based on leaked device images
   and ruling delivers a big blow to Windows Vista Capable suit
4. PhoneNews reports Sprint sets two launch dates for Palm Pre, employee training underway
5. Video: Fusion-io demos 768 DVDs playing from one solid-state drive
6. The Observer reports IBM set to axe thousands of jobs in Europe
7. Gizmodo has a report about possible Best Buy layoffs
8. Ars Technica reports profs protest massive P2P damage awards
9. DigiTimes reports TSMC speeds up 12-inch fab expansion
10. TechRadar UK on how special effects (CGI) transformed the movies
11. Technology Review on the best computer interfaces: Past, present, and future
12. DailyTech reports HAL mech suit hits production, to increase human strength tenfold

Software and gaming

1. Win7Connect posts alleged screenshot of Windows 7 build 7106
2. TweakTown's Catalyst 9.4 Vista driver analysis
3. StarCraftWire.net: Battle report 2 almost ready?
4. At Princeton University, video game (StarCraft) becomes spectator sport
5. GameSpot reports id Software CEO rages about PC gaming, E3 surprises
6. Guild Wars prepares for 4-year anniversary
7. Ars Technica: Godfather II innovates with real-time gangstering
8. Gaming Heaven reviews Guitar Hero: Metallica (PS3 & Xbox 360)
   and Wheelman (PC) and previews GhostBusters: The video game
9. The Demoman on Mob Ties Tokyo

Systems and storage

1. Techgage reviews Asus EeeTop PC ET1602 Touchscreen PC
2. AnandTech reviews Gateway P-7808u: To quad or not to quad?
3. Futurelooks reviews refurbished Acer Aspire One AOA 110-1722 netbook
4. HardwareZone on wielding Foxconn's Flaming Blade (Intel X58)
5. Motherboards.org reviews MSI 790GX-G65
6. Tech ARP reviews 250GB Seagate Momentus 5400.4 SATA notebook hard drive
7. Guru3D reviews 128GB G.Skill Titan SSD
8. Madshrimps on HDD upgrade time: Acard ANS-9010 vs. Gigabyte I-RAM vs. SSD

Multimedia

1. HardwareZone reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X 1GB
2. Björn3D reviews HIS HD 4850 IceQ4 1GB
3. InsideHW reviews Zotac GeForce GTS 250 Amp! Edition
4. ThinkComputers reviews Samsung T240 24" widescreen LCD monitor
5. Digital Trends reviews Panasonic HDC-HS300 video camera
6. CCE Reviews on Samsung SC-MX20 digital memory camcorder
7. Tweaknews reviews Hiper slim aluminum USB / PS2 keyboard
8. Hardware Bistro reviews Cyber-e-Sport Orbita freestyle mouse
9. Benchmark Reviews on Thrustmaster Run-N-Drive PC / PS3 wireless gamepad

Power, cases, and cooling

1. TechReviews on 850W Nexus RX-8500 PSU
2. ProClockers review 600W OCZ ModXStream Pro PSU
3. JonnyGuru reviews 300W Hiper M300 media center PSU
4. AMDZone reviews Thermaltake Element S VK6000 case
5. PureOverclock reviews In Win Gundam case
6. Verdis Reviews on Nox Sirocco laptop cooler
7. Reviewstash on Vizo Propeller dual-fan card
8. Icrontic reviews Thermaltake SpinQ heatsink