Microsoft Unveils Special-Edition Mice
Need to add some color to your optical mouse? Today Microsoft revealed its special-edition versions of the Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000, now in five fashionable new colors.
Skype: Windows Update Took Down Service
Watch out for those Windows updates; they might just take down your network. If you're Skype, that is.
Google World
Here’s a look at the fastest-growing Google searches around the world.
Judge Lifts MIT Subway Hack Gag Order
Three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students are free to spread the word about the Boston transit system's inadequacies after a judge on Tuesday lifted a gag order that prevented the trio from presenting their findings at last week's Defcon conference.
WiMax Still Likely to Drive Sprint Focus
Despite disappointing performance under CEO Gary Forsee, a WiMax network is still the goal for Sprint Nextel.
Update: Senate Approves Spy Bill, Telco Immunity
The Senate on Wednesday approved a spy bill that for all intents and purposes provides immunity to telephone companies that cooperated with a secret government wiretapping program.
State AG's Examining Google Books
State attorneys general are looking into a proposed settlement Google reached with author and publisher groups allowing the Internet company to digitize millions of books, a participant in a recent discussion of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
AMD Execs Talk R600 Models, 'Barcelona' Benchmarks
At a press and analyst briefing Wednesday in San Francisco, AMD executives discussed the company's roadmap for the remaining year and beyond, including new information on the forthcoming "Barcelona" and delayed R600 graphics launch.
Nintendo Apologizes for Racial Slur in Game
Nintendo on Wednesday apologized for sending copies of Animal Crossing: Wild World to the press that accidentally included a racial slur.
Circuit City Confirms HD DVD Exchange Program
Consumers who purchased an HD DVD player at Circuit City will be able to return them to the retailer, which will swap them with a comparably priced Blu-ray player.
