Hand Robotics

Eight is Enough

1. Network World on desktop PCs: Dead as a doornail, or maybe just a fax machine
2. X-bit labs: Intel Haswell on track for release in 2013, will sport new instructions to boost wide range of apps
3. VR-Zone reports AMD plans to phase out its AM3 Phenom IIs ASAP
4. Electronista shares rumor: Windows 8 rushed for April 2012 to fight iPad
5. Steve Ballmer will announce the latest details on Office 365 today at 10AM (EDT)
6. Mac Rumors: Mac OS X 10.6.8 brings TRIM support for Apple SSDs, graphics improvements [updated]
7. Neowin shares rumors: Google’s next phone will be made by Samsung and run Android 4.0 and Microsoft will unveil new Xbox at E3 2012
8. MacNN reports Duke Nukem Forever to reach Macs in August

National Tapioca Day

1. C|Net reports Supreme Court will set rules for warrantless GPS tracking
2. AllThingsD: Hulu buyers would get exclusive content – with strings attached
3. Electronista: Netflix brings low-bitrate movies to newly capped Americans
4. Neowin: Microsoft patent could use Skype to eavesdrop
5. Gartner: New security demands arising for virtualization, cloud computing
6. TechCrunch reports Facebook now has 750 million users
7. AllThingsD reports LulzSec’s final release contained malware
8. Computerworld reports Sony hacker (GeoHot) said to land Facebook job
9. Bloomberg reports human errors, idiocy fuel hacking

Hardware news

1. How to control your laptop with your eyeballs: Tobii’s D9 demo (video) – AllThingsD
2. AppleInsider reports Best Buy suspends MacBook Air orders ahead of refresh
3. TC Magazine: Intel releases the non-extreme Core i7-980 hexa-core CPU and MSI releases the A75MA-G55 (FM1) motherboard for Llano APUs and ASRock’s FM1 (A75-powered) motherboard line gets detailed
4. VR-Zone: ECS makes A75 motherboards official; ATX & micro-ATX models detailed and Asus unveils a pair of AMD A75 Llano motherboards
5. Electronista: LaCie teams up with Porsche Design on external hard drives
6. TC Magazine: Prolimatech coming out with updated Megahalems CPU cooler
7. Bjrn3D takes Zotac factory tour in Dongguan
8. KitGuru interviews Xigmatek’s Tony Sahin
9. Dealzon’s deals: $200 off 11.6” Alienware M11x U5400, $30 coupon for 11.6” hp dm1z AMD Fusion, $75 coupon for hp Elite h8z AMD six-core / Blu-ray, and $140 off 96GB Kingston SSDNow V+ 2.5″

Mobile

1. C|Net reports Google curbs web map exposing phone locations
2. PEW: e-Reader ownership surges since last November; tablet ownership grows more slowly
3. AppleInsider: Apple rumored to move production of custom ‘A6′ chips away from Samsung in 2012
4. PreCentral: hp to ship 3 million TouchPads the first year; 7″ tablet coming in August and TouchPad easter egg: hp gets Angry (Birds)
5. VR-Zone reviews Asus Eee Pad Transformer
6. AppleInsider: Third-gen iPad, 4G LTE iPhone ‘more likely’ to come from Apple in 2012 and Apple seen introducing mid-range contract-free $350 iPhone in Sept.
7. Mac Rumors: iOS 5 beta 2 notification center now shows upcoming calendar events
8. WP7: NFC coming to Mango? [rumor] – Neowin
9. Neowin reviews HTC Sensation – a dual-core superphone
10. Hardware Secrets on Samsung Droid Charge

Software

1. Rootkit infection requires Windows reinstall, says Microsoft
2. ZDNet: Google hits out at Office 365 the day before Microsoft’s launch
3. Computerworld reports Opera follows rivals with minimalist ‘featherweight’ UI
4. Phoronix on the leading cause of the recent Linux kernel power problems
5. TechFlash reports man pleads guilty to selling fake Microsoft software

Gaming

1. Computerworld: Sony ‘cut corners’ in protecting user data, lawsuit alleges
2. X-bit labs: Microsoft does not believe in portable game consoles
3. VR-Zone on Crysis 2: World’s first DirectX 11 video, benchmarks & screenshots
4. Neoseeker’s Alice: Madness Returns PC performance review
5. AllThingsD: Former Marvel exec to help Angry Birds slingshot onto silver screen

Systems and storage

1. TechReviewSource’s hp Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition review
2. Ultimate Hardware pits Athlon II X4 vs. Athlon II X2
3. ProClockers review Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
4. Funky Kit reviews Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3
5. TweakTown reviews ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance
6. Futurelooks reviews MSI P67A-GD80
7. OC3D’s Gigabyte X58A-OC Sub Zero review
8. KitGuru’s Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z mATX motherboard review
9. Legit Reviews on 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz C7 memory kit
10. ocaholic reviews 240GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD
11. [H]ard|OCP reviews 120GB and 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 SSDs
12. TweakTown reviews 128GB Crucial m4 SATA 6G SSD
13. Guru3D reviews 120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD

Multimedia, cases, and cooling

1. Metku reviews HIS HD 6970 IceQ Turbo GFX
2. BmR on AMD Radeon HD 6850 & HD 6950 CrossFire performance
3. OCIA reviews MSI R6850 Cyclone PE / OC
4. Hi Tech Legion reviews Asus RoG Matrix GTX 580 Platinum 1.5GB
5. ThinkComputers reviews Asus Xonar Xense premium gaming audio set
6. Hardware Heaven reviews Raptor-Gaming H3 gaming headset
7. Hexus.net reviews Logitech K750 wireless solar keyboard
8. techPowerUp! reviews Enermax SpineRex case
9. HardwareLook reviews Thermaltake Level 10 GT case
10. Big Bruin reviews Cooler Master Storm Enforcer case
11. X-bit labs on Gelid Icy Vision graphics card cooler

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