Microsoft recalls smoky Xbox 360 racing wheel
The racing wheel accessory for Microsoft's Xbox 360 is smoking -- but not in a good way. More...

By turbocharging networks, Blue Coat becomes Cisco rival
Blue Coat Systems reports stellar results. More...

Analyst predicts short-term chaos in unified communications market
Chaos is expected to rule the unified communications market over the next couple of years, slowing deployments as businesses wait for the dust to settle from mergers and acquisitions, new product rollouts, and the entrance of market-shaker Microsoft, a research firm said. More...

Storm worm attacks take on new disguises
In an attempt to trick savvy users and evade anti-malware vendors, the Storm worm is mutating its attacks, trying to lure more victims into its massive botnet. More...

Electronic books with musty book smell launched
An electronic textbook Web site is launching a smelly e-book after finding college students like to be able to smell their books More...

Google says mobile usage has surged
Google has seen a spike in usage of its mobile services since May, partly offsetting the traditional mid-year slump in computer-based Web surfing for the first time, an executive said on Wednesday. More...

Sony PS3 upgrade boosts Folding@home project
Sony has released an update for US PlayStation 3 users which will increase the effectiveness of the Folding@home distributed computing project. More...

Joybubbles, phone hacker extraordinaire, dies at 58
Joybubbles, the telephone hacker who was much beloved by children but loathed by most telephone companies, died earlier this month at the age of 58. More...

Music piracy costs US economy US$12.5 Billion, report reveals
Global music piracy robs the United States of US$12.5 billion in economic output and more than 71,000 jobs annually, according to a new study out this week. More...