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Wednesday Shortbread
by Ronald Hanaki — 4:36 AM on May 13, 2009

Wednesday

1. Intel CEO says orders better than expected so far
2. DigiTimes reports Intel outlines notebook plans for 2H09
3. VR-Zone: Apple's three more advertisements on why Mac is better than PC
4. Google shows new search tools for computer, phone
5. C|Net: According to survey, consumers prefer DVDs to downloads
6. TechFlash reports Charter sues rival DirecTV
7. Ars Technica reports France set for showdown with EU after passing 3 strikes law
8. DSLReports: Pirate Bay devises DDoS retaliation
9. Hardware-Infos: GT300 has got 2.4 billion transistors
10. Engadget and TechFragments on newly leaked iPhone specs
11. New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?
12. Fudzilla: What is Apple codename K48?
    and Core i7 975 with Turbo gets to 3.6GHz
13. Register Hardware reports Sapphire lauds 'first' 1GHz-plus AMD GPU
14. Expreview: The first single-PCB GTX 295 unearthed
15. C|Net posts photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000
16. Windows netbook runs on AA batteries (thanks Mark W.)
17. PureOverclock's Psyko Audio Labs interview
18. TweakTown: Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD drive?
19. Editorial: The inevitable bleak outcome of Nvidia's CUDA + PhysX strategy

Software

1. Analyst: Vista Ultimate users should get free upgrade to Windows 7
2. Microsoft says hackers seek to attack PowerPoint users
3. Microsoft's May 2009 bulletin release
4. Disk partition alignment best practices for SQL Server
5. MacNN reports Mac OS X 10.5.7 fixes bugs, expands hardware support
6. Phoronix posts Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.6 benchmarks
7. Ars Technica's hands-on: Canonical aims for the cloud with new Ubuntu One
8. TG Daily reports Nvidia submits OpenCL drivers for certification
9. IBM launches new real-time data analysis software
10. OS X Reality reports PopCap's 'Peggle' bounces into the App Store

Gaming

1. id CEO Hollenshead: Studio to remain 'games first, licenses second'
   and Gamasutra on the gaming renaissance movement
2. Team Fortress 2 - The Sniper update
3. Shacknews reports Blizzard confirms new MMO based on fresh IP
4. WSJ reports Microsoft swings at Nintendo Wii with videocam
5. [H] Enthusiast on Dawn of War II gameplay performance and IQ
6. Steam news - Dawn of War II and Tom Clancy's EndWar updates released
7. IGN reporst Civilization IV: Complete Edition in stores
8. Big Download reports Battlestations: Pacific trailer launches all fighters
9. Gaming Heaven reviews Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Xbox 360)
   Chronicles of Spellborn (PC) and Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 (PC)

Systems

1. B3D Forum: Larrabee die-shot discussion - Analyze this
2. Digital Trends reviews MSI Wind Top AE1900
3. AnandTech, HardwareZone and HotHardware review Zotac's IONITX-A Mini-ITX board
4. Hardware Canucks and Hexus.net review Asus Rampage II Gene mATX
5. CPU3D reviews ASRock X58 SuperComputer motherboard
6. Neoseeker's revised review of Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P
7. DeXgo's DDR3-1600 triple channel memory kits roundup (in German)

Multimedia

1. t-break reviews Asus EAH4890
2. ABT's Diamond HD 4890 XOC preview part 1
3. InsideHW reviews Asus EAH4870 Matrix/HTDI/512MD5
4. iXBT Labs review AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB and 4770 512MB
5. Hard Tecs 4U reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 4770
   and power consumption of graphics cards in games (in German)
6. Guru3D and Motherboards.org review MSI N260GTX Lightning / Lightning Black Editions
7. Overclockers Club reviews Inno3D iChill GTX 275
8. Björn3D reviews Leadtek GeForce GTX 275
9. Ultimate Hardware reviews Inno3D GeForce 9800 GT
10. DriverHeaven and techPowerUp! review Sennheiser IE8 earphones
11. TechReviews on OCZ Behemoth mouse
12. Digital Trends reviews Razer Mamba mouse

Power, casing, and cooling

1. Technic3D reviews 650W SilverPower SP-SS650 PSU (in German)
2. techPowerUp's world exclusive review of Lian Li PC-B71 case
   and 650W Silent Force PSU
3. Big Bruin, Hardware Secrets, Ninjalane, Overclockers Online,
   and ProClockers review Cooler Master HAF 922 case
4. Modders-Inc reviews NZXT Zero 2 case
5. Hi Tech Legion reviews NZXT Guardian 921 case
6. Futurelooks has iPhone 3G cases roundup
7. ThinkComputers reviews Hiyatek HY-CF-6288-1 notebook cooling pad & stand
8. XSReviews on Noctua NF-S12B FLX
9. TechwareLabs review Thermaltake SpinQ CPU cooler
10. Hardware Bistro reviews Coolink Chillaramic thermal compound