Tech Leaders, Bloggers Call for Truly Open Debates
A collection of bloggers, political activists, and other technology luminaries sent a letter to both presidential candidates on Friday asking them to make the debates truly open to the public.
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.

Iridium Patches Comms Hole after Satellite Collision
Iridium Satellite said Friday it had patched a hole in its global telecommunications network caused by a collision in space with a defunct Russian military satellite.
New eVoice iOS App Transforms iDevices Into Feature-Packed Phone Syste
Customers with an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch can now make &receive calls over a data connection from anywhere in the world without using carrier plan minutes.

Surgeons Who Play Video Games More Skilled: Study
Playing video games appears to help surgeons with skills that truly count: how well they operate using a precise technique, according to a new study.

Your Help Needed in Analyzing FBI Docs
Electronic Frontier Foundation is looking for people who will scrutinize once-secret files.

Lenovo Moving into Theater PCs, Servers for the Home
Lenovo representatives said Tuesday that the company will enter the "digital lifestyle" category with four new desktops and one laptop, two of which expand Lenovo's reach into home theater PCs and home servers.

Hands On with the Verizon LG Versa Game Pad
The Versa VX9600 phone for Verizon Wireless lets you switch out its plain back for various keyboards and controllers, one of which is a game pad. But where are the games?

Korea Orders Qualcomm to Pay $208M Antitrust Fine
South Korea's anti-trust agency on Thursday imposed a $208 million fine on Qualcomm Inc and ordered the U.S. wireless chip and technology company to stop discriminating against companies using competitor's products.

EMC, Ex-Microsoft Exec Explore Cloud Computing
EMC Corp, the world's biggest maker of corporate storage computing gear, said on Thursday it was hiring former Microsoft Corp executive Paul Maritz to run a division to develop services delivered over the Web.
