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The crew at OCWorkbench, citing "unconfirmed sources," claim that AMD is planning to launch its Phenom II X6 Thuban processors on the 26th of April.
We received some news that the upcoming 6 core processor from AMD will probably be showcased at CeBIT as it is almost ready to announce the product on the 26 Apr 2010. Unconfirmed information also reveal that AMD intends to implement a dynamic performance boosting technology.
C|Net is saying the rumor we heard earlier today that Intel is releasing a faster Atom on Monday is true. The new Atom N470 is identical to the N450 except the clock speed is 1.83GHz versus 1.66GHz.
Major PC makers are expected to announce new products or product refreshes with the new processor, the N470, which will be identical to the current 1.66GHz N450 but get bumped to a speed of 1.83GHz, according to a source familiar with the announcement.
According to the New York Times, Intel has confirmed that its recent deal with TSMC has been put on hiatus due to lack of customer demand. On a positive note, the rumor mill says that Intel will make an Atom announcement later today.
There will be no jointly developed Atoms arriving anytime soon, although Intel continues to hope for the best down the road. "I think we had a lot of key learnings from the partnership so far," Robert Crooke, Intel’s Atom chief, said in an interview. "We haven’t given up. These things never happen superfast."
Ever get so mad that you want to post threats against your ex-employer via Craigslist? Unless you want to end up like this idiot, I’d recommend you steer clear of anything involving threats on Craigslist…well, that and hookers.
Neil Baker faces a felony charge of threats to injure, after a four month investigation linked him to threats of violence against the UCSB employees, posted on the website, Craigslist.
Just Cause 2 Demo Lands March 4th @ Shacknews
Lara Croft Has Street Named After Her @ Joystiq
More Mass Effect 2 DLC in March @ Kotaku
Splinter Cell: Conviction Specifications @ Blue’s News
European Union data privacy regulators have told Google that they need to warn people before they send out Street View cameras. You know what that means, right? We are going to see a lot more of these kinds of pictures. 
The company, based in Mountain View, Calif., said it also already posts notifications on its Web site about where its Street View cameras are clicking. The alert system on Thursday indicated Google's picture-taking vehicles have been cruising the streets of Nantes, France and possibly other nearby cities.
Want to save money on gas? Lease a Tesla today for as low as $1,658 a month with only a $10k down payment. Just think of what you can do with all the money you save at the pump!
The $1,658, however, is just part of the fees interested parties can expect to pay. Tesla says that in light of a retail price of $111,005 each for the cars, the leasing customer needs to provide $12,453 due at signing, which includes a $9,900 down payment and $895 acquisition fee but not taxes, title, license, registration, and "locally applied" fees.
The guy that said he was going to buy the Pirate Bay for $8M last year has popped back up. When asked what he was doing at a digital media conference he claimed to be working on more "secret plans."
Back then, Pandeya said he had investors but wouldn't identify them. When these mysterious investors backed out, He said he had his own money to complete the transaction. Then, the government seized his boat, motorcycle and other assets to pay off tax bills.
Cases & Modding
Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced (German) @ TweakPC
SilverStone Fortress FT02 @ Phoronix
Memory/ Storage
Corsair Padlock 2 8GB USB Flash Drive @ Overclockers Club
Corsair Padlock 2 8GB USB Flash Drive @ ThinkComputers
Motherboards
ASUS P7H57D-V EVO Motherboard @ Legit Reviews
You know that sexually explicit message you got from a British politician last night? Well, I wouldn't go getting too offended just yet, it seems that some politicians fell for a Twitter scam and they probably didn’t send the offending message (I said "probably"). 
British politicians were among those caught up Friday in the latest Twitter-based scam which hijacks users' accounts to send out sexually explicit messages to friends and followers. Those tracking the Twitter account of Ed Miliband, the British energy minister, were surprised by a message carrying an unusually direct reference to the politician's sex life.
Microsoft Corp. has entered into an intellectual property licensing agreement with Panasonic Corp. to provide it with access to Microsoft’s Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology, the latest generation of Microsoft’s file system. Panasonic is one of the latest companies to adopt exFAT technology through Microsoft’s new licensing program, enabling it to deliver a rich, integrated media experience for its customers.
With all the flap over kids being spied on via school laptops, I am amazed no one said anything about this PBS special. Fast forward to the 4:39 for the really disturbing stuff. The interviewer actually laughs as the assistant principal gives her a live demonstration of his spying techniques.
