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Eight is Enough

1. Intel processor pricing effective 2/20 (PDF)
2. C|Net reports Intel to roll out 'Light Peak' tech Thursday
3. AMD at ISSCC: Bulldozer design solutions and
   Bulldozer innovations target energy efficiency
   and what's in a box?
4. Mac Rumors: Apple to update iMac alongside or soon after MacBook Pro?
5. AllThingsD's exclusive: Apple iPad 2 event set for March 2
6. DailyTech cites study: SSDs are resistant to current data erasing techniques
7. SemiAccurate: Intel's C200 E3-series Xeon chipsets detailed
8. Chinese man dies after web gaming binge: report

Curling is Cool Day

1. C|Net reports hp first-quarter earnings slightly miss expectations
2. Seeking Alpha reports Apple (stock) manipulator Craig Berger strikes again
   and potential double-top on Nvidia and shorts circling hp's sinking raft
3. C|Net reports Libya's Internet hit with severe disruptions
4. C|Net: Lenovo chairman talks economics, future of PCs
   and Alibaba.com executives resign amid fraud probe
5. TUAW on Apple Retail's alliance with OnForce: A bad deal for consultants, consumers?
6. Amazon vs. Netflix: Retailer unveils new video service
7. Engadget's Amazon Prime instant video hands-on
8. Ars Technica: iTunes may upgrade to 24-bit files, but why bother?
   and Internet streams of over-the-air broadcasts illegal, says judge
   and French search company lobs new antitrust complaint at Google
9. The Consumerist: PayPal resolves dispute in your favor by draining your checking account
10. TorrentFreak: BREIN seizes warez servers, owners seize them back, may sue
11. Business Insider: How I attacked Facebook with a virus and got a job - at Facebook
12. Windows Team Blog: Facebook chat in Hotmail now available everywhere
13. BCCHardware's weekly tech update ep. #92

1. AppleInsider reports NPD data shows Mac sales up 20%,
   Apple on pace to sell 3.6M in March quarter
2. DigiTimes Research: Global notebook shipment growth to only reach 12% in 2011
3. TC Magazine: Updated Dell XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops now available
   and Lenovo's ThinkPad X120e 'Fusion' laptop is up for grabs
   and Nvidia expands Quadro mobile family with five new cards
4. Additional details on Intel's Z68 and Patsburg models
5. Fudzilla: Dozens of Sandy Bridge B3-stepping boards listed in Europe
6. Tweak.dk: MSI launches the Big Bang Marshal (B3 stepping)
7. ATi-Forum: AMD's Fusion appears to be a hit in Japan (in German)
8. VR-Zone: Super Talent readies CoreStore series SSDs
9. Video: How Microsoft is piecing together the 'ultimate display' - TechFlash
10. TC Magazine: Genius releases new wireless, BlueEye-tracking mouse
11. Dealzon's deals: 17.3" Dell XPS 17 3D 1080p / Core i5 2nd gen, $180 off
    13.3” hp dm3-3010us Pentium, $75 off 11.6” MacBook Air 64GB SSD,
    and $60 off 3.5” Garmin 2250LT GPS

1. AppleInsider: Claims of delays for Apple's iPad 2, iPhone 5 labeled false
2. C|Net reports FTC looking into Apple's in-app purchasing policy
3. DigiTimes: HTC to set up service platform instead of own application store, says CEO
4. Ars Technica: Adobe Flash for Android 3.0 to arrive a "few weeks" after first tablets
5. Fudzilla reports new Gingerbread is 2.3.3
6. C|Net: Windows Phone 7's first update bricking some phones?
7. DailyTech cites report: AT&T iPhone users making up majority of Verizon iPhone 4 sales
8. Yahoo! News reports cell phone calls alter brain activity: study
9. Legit Reviews has Motorola Atrix 4G performance benchmarks
10. TechFlash on Amazon's subtle slam of the iPad

1. MacRumors: New Final Cut Pro changes described as 'dramatic and ambitious' -
   due in spring 2011 and Mac OS X Lion to have user interface overhaul?
2. AMD delivers on the dream of seamless graphics experience for
   remote workers by enabling support of Microsoft RemoteFX
3. The H Open Source: No more desktop Linux systems in the German Foreign Office
4. On Linux advanced hardening with the capability bounding set
5. The Chromium Blog: Extending the Omnibox
6. Download Squad has 10+ Chrome extensions and web apps for new users
7. All About Microsoft on HTML5 and JavaScript tools: What could (and should) Microsoft do?
8. techPowerUp's Windows 7 SP1 graphics performance analysis
9. BCW reviews Adobe Acrobat X Pro
10. SlimBrowser 5.01.15
11. MySQL 5.1.55 is available

1. X-bit labs report Microsoft, Nvidia quit PC Gaming Alliance
2. Shacknews reports Mexico state legislators request Call of Juarez ban
   and Nintendo 3DS launch day games lineup revealed
3. VG247 reports Ubisoft drops always-on DRM on Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood PC
4. Shacknews: Bulletstorm DLC 'Gun Sonata' announced;
   game disc required for Gears of War 3 beta access
5. VE3D reports Fallout: New Vegas "Dead Money" DLC released for PC
6. Fudzilla reports "The Art of Video Games" to open at the Smithsonian
7. Joystiq's The Witcher 2 preview: Cause and effect
8. Shacknews has Deux Ex: Human Revolution hands-on - part 1
   and Homefront preview: The first three chapters
   and Dungeon Siege 3 hands-on preview
9. Ars Technica reviews Inside a Star-filled Sky
10. Techgage reviews Test Drive Unlimited 2 (PC)
11. Low-resolution Fable (video of an 8-bit rendering of the game 'Fable')
12. Joystiq reports Minecraft beta 1.3 adds hospitality
13. TF2, CS: Source, DoD: Source & HL2: Deathmatch updates released on Steam
14. Steam's midweek madness - Half-Life 2: Episode Two
    (75% off sale ends Thursday at 6PM CST)

1. TR alum Dustin Sklavos on Sony EE34: Sony makes budget AMD laptops?
2. TechReviewSource on 10.1" Toshiba Mini NB505 netbook
3. Overclockers.com's AMD Phenom overclocking guide
4. Ultimate Hardware reviews Athlon II X2 255
5. PC Perspective reviews ECS P67H2-A
6. TechReaction reviews Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4
7. TweakTown reviews 8GB Patriot G2 series PC3-12800 memory kit
8. BayReviews on Thermaltake BlacX 5G docking station
9. ThinkComputers reviews Trendnet TEW-691GR 450Mbps wireless N router

1. Benchmark Reviews on PowerColor AX6950 PCS++
2. Ninjalane reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 FleX
3. Phoronix tests Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 in Linux
4. Legit Reviews on XFX Radeon HD 6850 Black Edition
5. KitGuru reviews Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 FleX Edition
6. Funky Kit reviews Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
7. ocaholic reviews Asus GTX 560 Ti DirectCU II TOP
8. Digital Trends reviews Nikon D7000
9. HotHardware reviews Boxee Box HD media player - updated and Netflix-ready
10. Hardware Heaven reviews Playon!HD 2 network media player
11. XSReviews on Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 2G
12. Tweaknews on Antec soundscience rockus™ 3D 2.1 speaker system
13. TweakTown reviews Thermaltake eSports Shock One gaming headset
14. t-break's Jabra Stone 2 Bluetooth headset review
15. Ask Ars Technica: Ergonomic keyboards 101
16. Hardware Canucks review SteelSeries Xai laser gaming mouse
17. Examiner reviews Cooler Master Spawn gaming mouse
18. TecCentral's Razer StarCraft II bundle review (peripherals - written in German)

1. Hardware Secrets reviews 850W OCZ ZX series PSU
2. ProClockers review Antec High Current Gamer HCG-750 PSU
3. Real World Labs on 600W Scythe Gouriki 3 plug-in power supply
4. OC3D reviews XSPC Rasa 750 RS360 watercooling kit
5. SPCR on Thermalright Silver Arrow cooler with dual 14cm fan
6. Neoseeker reviews Noctua NH-C14 CPU cooler
7. HT4U reviews Alpenföhn Sella and Matterhorn (in German)

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