Tuesday Shortbread

Eight is Enough

1. Bloomberg: Microsoft said to finish Windows 8 in summer with October debut
2. VR-Zone on Intel's Direct I/O in Xeon E5
3. Fudzilla reports 28nm works well for Nvidia
4. Linux 3.3 release
5. Download Windows Server "8" Beta
6. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Evaluation
7. Baldur's Gate 3 "our long term goal" says Baldur's Gate: Enhanced dev
8. Ars Technica: BioWare responds to Mass Effect
   ending complaints as protest continues to grow

Tuesday

1. Ars Technica on what Apple's dividend and buybacks mean to you and
   CEO dares Microsoft to sue him over virtual desktops that flout licensing
2. VR-Zone reports Huawei strikes back at Creative with countersuit
3. Betanews reports NetZero transforms the Internet once again
4. KitGuru's interview with XFX Sales VP Cy Brown
5. PCGamer reports no Razer Blade for Europe
6. NinjaLane's podcast
7. Newegg's quick-draw deals
8. Dealzon's deals: $220 coupon for 17.3” Lenovo G770 i5-2450M /
   6GB RAM, $450 coupon 14” Lenovo Y470p i7-2670QM / GeForce
   GT 550M, $380 coupon for 14” Lenovo U400 i7-2620M / Radeon
   HD 6470M, and $55 coupon for Logitech Z623 speakers

Mobile

1. Ars Technica and TweakTown on the new Apple iPad
2. VR-Zone: Samsung Galaxy S III to launch in May?
3. Mozilla: Firefox needs H.264 support to survive shift to mobile
4. Ars Technica: Future versions of CyanogenMod won't enable root by default

Software and gaming

1. SecurityWeek: "Anonymous OS" taken offline due to security concerns
2. VR-Zone: EA to cut online support for several games
3. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Xbox 360 trailer
4. Guild Wars 2: The evolution of narrative in personal story

Systems and storage

1. TechReviewSource on hp Envy 14 Spectre
2. Tbreak's Acer Allegro review
3. ocaholic pits Xeon E5-2600 vs. 3960X vs. 2600K
4. TweakTown's Ivy Bridge preview with Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
   (Intel Z77) and Core i5-3750K and Core i7-3770K
5. Legit Reviews: Intel CPU scaling on an AMD Radeon HD 7950
6. ProClockers review ASRock X79 Extreme9
7. PureOC tests 128GB Corsair Performance Pro in RAID 0
8. ThinkComputers reviews OCZ RevoDrive Hybrid

Multimedia, power, and case

1. KitGuru reviews MSI R7970 Lightning
2. Bits and Chips review Sapphire HD 7950 OC
   and Asus HD 7950 DCII TOP (in Italian)
3. AnandTech's retail Radeon HD 7870 review: HIS & PowerColor
4. Guru3D's Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC review
5. PureOC reviews PowerColor PCS+ 7870
6. KitGuru's Gigabyte HD 7870 Overclock review (WindForce 3X)
7. Ultimate Hardware's Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 review
8. Hi Tech Legion reviews Sapphire HD 7750 Ultimate 1GB
9. TechSpot's hp TouchSmart 520 all-in-one review
10. X-bit labs have power supply units roundup
11. CowcotLand, Hardware Secrets, and techPowerUp!
    review Corsair Carbide 300R case 

Thank you : techreport.com