International Day of the Seal Shortbread

by Ronald Hanaki — 9:08 AM on March 22, 2011

Eight is Enough

AnandTech reports Nvidia teases next flagship video card
AppleInsider: Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6.7 with display fixes for Thunderbolt MacBook Pros
Expreview's exclusive hands-on with the Intel 320 series SSD
Giz China: iPad 3 to be released September? Plus details
Ars Technica: Sprint integrating Google Voice, outs Nexus S 4G with Android 2.3
LibreOffice 3.3.2 Final released
The Guardian reports Google fixes Flash exploit in Chrome, but others have to wait (not too long)
as Download Squad reports Adobe patches latest Flash and Reader vulnerabilities
Shacknews reports Call of Duty: Black Ops 'First Strike' DLC coming to PC on March 25

Ars Technica reports Japan earthquake has implications for Moore's Law, too
Fudzilla reports GlobalFoundries eyes $4bn revenue in 2011
SemiAccurate reports Anand Chandrasekher leaves Intel abruptly
DigiTimes: Foxconn may set up Apple-dedicated production line in Brazil, says media
AppleInsider: Apple sues Amazon over use of 'App Store' trademark
C|Net reports privacy lawsuits rain down on Netflix
SuperSite for Windows reports Microsoft sues over Android use in Nook eReader
TorrentFreak reports The Pirate Bay user databasee compromised and exploited, again
Windows Weekly 200 (podcast)

Hardware news

Donanim Haber: AMD readies 3.5GHz Phenom II X2 570 B.E. (in Turkish)
Fudzilla reports fanless dual-core Atom in Q4 2011
TC Magazine: Alienware M11x R3 laptop detailed, set for April release?
VR-Zone reports KiWi PC aims to sell Linux-loaded PCs to senior citizens
and Fujitsu confirms Intel's Patsburg chipset Q4 launch and
first official pictures of MSI's Z68A-GD80 motherboard
SemiAccurate reports Asus stealth launches its Bromolow server boards
TC Magazine: Sapphire officially intros its Radeon HD 6950 FleX Edition
Expreview: MSI unveils N450GTS Hawk and R6850 Hawk graphics card
Fudzilla reports LED monitors taking the lead
Engadget: Dolby introduces lighter, cheaper 3D glasses
to better compete with RealD and IMAX
HotHardware's killer 3D gaming rig spring fling sweepstakes
Tweaknews has 10-year anniversary contest - 2nd month
VR-Zone's giveaway #7 - Asus EAH6870 DirectCU 1GB
Dealzon's deals: $228 off 17.3” Dell 17R i5 2nd gen, $50 coupon for 15.5” Sony
EE series, $228 off 14” Dell 14R i5 2nd gen & $30 off Tritton AX 180 headphones

Mobile

MacStories: How to use a Smart Cover with the iPad 1
Fudzilla reports smartphone Medfield Atom in Q3 2011
Ars Technica: BlackBerry PlayBook launching April 19, pre-orders start at $499
Geek.com reports 8.9" Samsung Galaxy Tab expected to be unveiled today
DigiTimes: Players to announce Android 3.0 tablet PCs
in near future; concerns for OS support remain and
Motorola Xoom monthly orders to drop in 2Q11
HotHardware reviews Apple iPad 2
Giz China reports more evidence points at slightly modified iPhone 5
Engadget: LG's T-Mobile G2x announced, available 'later this spring'
(Update: Pre-loaded with Tegra Zone)
TC Magazine: Samsung Galaxy S2 Mini smartphone exposed, packs 1.4GHz processor
VR-Zone reports Android Gingerbread update coming to LG Optimus One
T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung priced at $99.99
with a two-year contract, Engadget goes hands-on
Engadget's Sony Ericsson Xperia Play for Verizon hands-on (video)
Download Squad reports Opera Mobile 11 and Mini 6
released: faster, tablet interfaces & lots more and Firefox 4
for Mobile RC released, hints of new badge-collecting
social game Firefox Spark
SuperSite's Windows Phone 7 app of the week: Huffington Post

Software

Ars Technica on the Linux graphics stack from X to Wayland
Mozilla says Firefox 4 isn't ready until Mozilla says so, but VR-Zone
reports Mozilla Firefox 4 is available for download (from other sources)
SuperSite's Internet Explorer 9 feature focus: Tracking protection
Phoronix: Nouveau's OpenGL performance approaches the Nvidia driver
Ars Technica: How to build Mac OS X services with Automator and shell scripting
techPowerUp! GPU-Z v0.5.2
GPU Caps Viewer 1.10.1
SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2011 17.43
Google Chrome 11.0.696.16
Chromium 12.0.711.0
TeamViewer 6.0 build 10418

Gaming

2010: 5% of games given M rating, including 29% of big sellers - Ars Technica
Ars Technica: The Nintendo 3DS battery put to the test and
homemade 3DS augmented reality cards make Gigantor-sized Mii
Ben Heck's Xbox 360 - 1977 edition
Shacknews reports Kinect hacked to be PS3 controller
and Rift security hole plugged with hacker's help
and Red Faction: Battlegrounds coming April 5
and Might & Magic Heroes VI coming in June
and Deus Ex: Human Revolution gameplay trailer shows
multiple approaches and Magicka PvP teased
Shacknews interviews Portal 2 project lead Joshua Weier and writer Erik Wolpay
Magicka and Team Fortress 2 updates released on Steam
VR-Zone notes Crysis 2 dropdown ~ console in-game
VR-Zone's Crysis 2 quick performance preview
Shacknews reviews Homefront

Systems and storage

Multimedia

Power, cases, and cooling

Tip: You can use the A/Z keys to walk threads.

View options

This discussion is now closed.

CampinCarl

+47

Xenolith

No Start menu, so the Xbox One is dead to me. +36

danny e.

lilbuddhaman

Wednesday Shortbread	14
Fractal Design lists Haswell-compatible PSUs	16
Mirasol lives, 1.5-inch display is coming 'soon'	15
Microsoft reveals next-generation Xbox One console	278
Tuesday Shortbread	20
Intel dominates microprocessor revenue, AMD falls behind SoC makers	61
New Shadow Warrior game teased in video, pictures	14
HGST packs 1.5TB into 9.5-mm, three-platter Travelstar 5K1500 notebook drive	14