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Friday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 12:00 AM on April 17, 2009

Friday

1. DSLReports: Time Warner backs off metered billing (thanks spartus4)
2. Slashdot reports Bell Canada proposing usage-based billing
3. ComputerWorld reports Intel to ship Larrabee graphics chip in 2010
4. Hexus.net reports leaked AMD mobile roadmap shows CPU / GPU fusion in 2011
5. PC Perspective's podcast #52
6. PC Mag's hands-on: My day as a Honda cyborg
7. Phoronix on why Dell should upgrade past Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
8. Hexus.net: AMD vs. Nvidia on Linux - The showdown
9. Digital Trends on best Internet Explorer add-ons
10. VIA Arena reviews Zoho Sheet

Gaming

1. Ubisoft unveils Assassin's Creed II
2. Left 4 Dead blog: Surviving the L4D survival pack
3. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Toy Soldiers map pack now available for Xbox 360, PS3 & PC
4. Warhammer Online: Immediate server downtime - multiple servers
5. StarCraftWire.net has battle report 2 live
6. YouGamers review Empire: Total War
7. bit-tech reviews Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
8. TestFreaks has Battlefield Heroes - Impressions, screenshots, and videos
9. Steam news: Updates for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and Grand Ages: Rome

Systems and storage

1. InsideHW reviews Dell Vostro A860
2. HotHardware on X58 for the masses: Gigabyte's EX58-UD3R & EX58-UD4P
3. ITreviewed on Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme
4. VIA Arena on a board designed just for car PCs
5. Björn3D reviews 6GB OCZ Reaper TC DDR3-1866 kit
6. TechReviewSource on Seagate FreeAgent Desk
7. DeXgo's SSD comparison test (in German)
8. ITreviewed on Amacom Data Locker

Multimedia, power, casing, and cooling

1. I4U reviews XFX Radeon HD 4890 XXX
2. Technic3D reviews MSI Radeon HD 4890
3. Hardware Canucks review Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 1GB Passive
4. Rbmods on Asus EAH4850 Matrix
5. bit-tech reviews NEC MultiSync P221W 22" widescreen LCD
6. HardwareZone: HTC Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 unveiled
7. XSReviews on Speedblack gaming platform
8. eXtreme power supply calculator update
9. bit-tech features HTPC mod by Max Erlandsson
10. CPU3D reviews CM Storm Scout gaming chassis
11. TweakTown reviews HornetTek Hover 3.5" eSATA / USB drive enclosure
12. Neoseeker reviews Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler