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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 3:30 AM on April 29, 2009

Wednesday

1. The Wall Street Journal reports Microsoft and Verizon plot an iPhone rival
2. DSLReports: Charter reorganization gets ugly
3. C|Net reports Google crashes Wolfram Alpha debut party
4. DailyTech reports Intel cuts SSD prices, makes more 1.8" SSDs for netbooks and small laptops
5. NordicHardware reports Intel Core i5 ES sports lackluster memory performance
6. Xtreme Systems Forums: Intel Nehalem absolutely insane -> 975
7. hp unveils ProBook laptop line
8. Fudzilla reports ATI doesn't want overclocked HD 4770s
9. VR-Zone reports single PCB GeForce GTX 295 coming mid-May
10. Techgage covers Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship 2009
11. Futurelooks covers Gigabyte GOOC 2009 North
    American regional finals - The competition results
12. Ars Technica system guide: April 2009 edition

Software

1. Fudzilla reports Windows Vista SP2 RTM is now on MSDN
2. Office 2007 SP2 a significant stability, performance, and interoperability upgrade
3. The 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2
4. IE 8 now being delivered as 'important update' for Vista, 'high priority' for XP
5. US-CERT: Adobe Reader JavaScript function vulnerability
6. C|Net reports Panda introduces cloud-based free antivirus
7. Opera: Celebrating 15 years of browser innovation
8. TG Daily reports no more betas for Firefox 3.5: Browser on track for Q2 launch
9. Windows 7's virtual 'XP mode' could mean support nightmares
10. SuperSite for Windows previews Windows XP mode for Windows 7
11. TechReviewSource on Windows 7 Release Candidate
12. Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification service (Vine)
13. The Microsoft Exchange team blog introduces MailTips
14. Phoronix reports a gaming team for Ubuntu has been started

Gaming

1. Direct2Drive: Ubisoft deals (on games) up to 50% off
2. Gears of War 2 achievement hacking: Banning has begun...
3. Battlefield Heroes: Beta keys, partners, and a new map (soon)
4. Shacknews has Mafia 2 interview: 2K's Denby Grace pulls up back in
5. YouGamers review Demigod (PC)
6. Gaming Heaven reviews SBK-09 (Xbox 360)
7. New S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky 1.5.09 update available
8. World of Warcraft patch 3.1.1a

Systems

1. HardwareZone and HotHardware review Acer Aspire Revo Nvidia Ion SFF PC
2. Digital Trends reviews Gateway P-7808u FX Edition
3. AnandTech, bit-tech, Björn3D, and Hexus.net review Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition
4. InsideHW reviews Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
5. OC3D: The DFI X58 treasure hunt
6. iXBT Labs review Asus M4A79 Deluxe

Multimedia

1. AnandTech, bit-tech, HardwareZone, and Technic3D (in German) review AMD Radeon HD 4770
2. TweakPC reviews XFX Radeon HD 4770 (in German)
3. AnandTech's overclocking extravaganza: Radeon HD 4890 to the max
4. Motherboards.org reviews EVGA GeForce GTS 250
5. Rbmods on Soyo Pearl 24" LCD monitor
6. TestFreaks review AAXA P1 Pico LCoS handheld micro projector
7. ITreviewed on Edifier Luna 2 desktop speakers
8. techPowerUp! reviews Sennheiser IE7 earphones
9. I4U reviews Shure SE115 sound isolating earphones
10. Digital Trends reviews LG Rumor2
11. Arm3D reviews SteelSeries World of Warcraft mouse / mat set

Power, casing, and cooling

1. DriverHeaven reviews Rosewill Xtreme RX950-S-B PSU
2. PureOverclock reviews In Win X-Fighter case
3. Verdis Reviews on In Win B2 Stealth Bomber case
4. SysOpt reviews NZXT Guardian 921 with Sentry LX fan controller
5. TweakTown reviews Vizo Ares II dual 2.5" SATA drive adapter
6. XSReviews on Reeven RCCT-0901S
7. DeXgo reviews Prolimatech Megahalems (in German)
8. Futurelooks reviews Nyko Intercooler TS for the PlayStation 3