Microsoft Celebrates Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary With Launch Part
Halo: Combat Evolved goes on sale at midnight. Don't miss out on the FPS-related festivities.

Laptop Badges Promote Wind Power
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Ted Durkee and graduate Brandon Gador are a duo of green entrepreneurs with a penchant for PCs. Their laptop badges promote wind power -- although it's not clear how much the organization itself pockets.
Verizon Debuts VCast App Store, Partners With RIM
The nation's largest wireless carrier announced its new VCast App Store and showed off a new development partnership with RIM.

Fabulous Sony Vaios Work That Blu-ray Thang
In the spirit of Fashion Week, Sony announced two fashionable laptops for the fall season: the Nightfall Blue Vaio NS laptop is draped with a textured exterior, while the Sangria Red Vaio CS laptop showcased its polished finish.
How to Preserve Your 15 Minutes of Fame with Windows Vista Media Cente
With a TV tuner and a Vista PC, you can capture a clip and show off your big moment.
Comcast: No Bids for Yahoo
Top U.S. cable operator Comcast said on Thursday it will not bid for Yahoo or on any other big "transformative" acquisitions.

Phantom Anticipates 'Major Retail' Deployment of Lapboard
Phantom Entertainment said it signed a contract with Itron Technology to manufacture its wireless lapboard, but that the contract will delay some of its shipments.

Firefox Launches F1 Social Add-On
Mozilla Labs F1 is a Firefox add-on that lets you share links directly out of your browser, rather than having to click through the usual jumble of "share this" buttons.
Rambus Wins Chip Suit; Hynix Shares Fall
Shares in Hynix Semiconducto fell early on Thursday after a U.S. jury patent verdict that favored Rambus in a trial between the U.S. technology developer and chip manufacturers including Hynix.

U.S. Regulators OK Nokia-Nortel Deal
U.S. antitrust regulators have approved a Nokia Siemens bid for a portion of Canada's bankrupt Nortel Networks Inc, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
