Chinook, the unbeatable checkers-playing computer
Computer scientists have solved the game of checkers, showing that if two players play perfectly, the game will result in a draw. No human can beat their machine.
Hackers make the iPhone pay-as-you-go
The new trick lets you use a prepaid phone card to pay for your iPhone. No more two-year AT&T contract.
Peter Moore leaves Microsoft. (Long live Peter Moore.)
The XBox head says he wants to spend more time with his family. It looks like he's telling the truth, too.
The Potter leak: Winners and losers (no spoilers)
What the pre-released version of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" tells us about controlling art in the digital age.
The full, final "Harry Potter" -- leaked online!
Photographs of each page of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" make it to file-sharing sites on the Web.
There are 68 iPhone bugs, and new ring tones, too
With difficulty, hackers add customized tones to the new Apple phone. Also, a list of known iPhone bugs emerges online.
Is Sony's Crackle video site attracting real talent?
You can find some great stuff -- and a lot of terrible stuff -- on the video site Sony says can make you a star.
Intel puts out "Extreme" chips for PC gaming addicts
The processor manufacturer will now let speed demons "overclock" their laptops.
Will Web radio stations be forced to combat copying?
The recording industry allowed webcasters to stay online -- but perhaps only in exchange for cracking down on listeners.
Tech week in review: Intel joins cheap laptop drive
The chipmaker joins the $100 laptop foundation. Plus: Will the FCC allow open access for radio spectrum?
Playstation 3: Is Sony's $100 price cut a scam?
How Sony reduced the price of the PS3 to increase its profits on the PS3.
Web radio stations win a last-minute stay of execution
After Congress intervenes, the recording industry agrees to let webcasters stream music until negotiations lead to fairer royalty rates.
Why I returned my iPhone
The iPhone changed my life. But I'll save my money until Apple makes some key fixes.
The computer virus turns 25
Malware hits the quarter-century mark, and scientists say destructive code will be around for a lot longer still.
Another Apple rumor: New iPods will be like iPhones
Have you heard the one about the new iPod with the touch screen and Mac OS?
Don't jog with your iPod in a thunderstorm
Lightning strikes a Vancouver man jogging during a thunderstorm. The burns trace the path of his iPod headphones.
Put down the doughnut, play Nintendo's new Wii Fit game
The company announces a new "balance board" controller that lets you do push-ups and Hula-Hoops on a video game.
Ranking the Web: Is time more important than page views?
AOL moves up in Nielsen's newest Web rankings, while Google goes down. But the rankings are meaningless.
Microsoft touts new Halo -- and takes on Wii, too?
At the big game convention in L.A., Microsoft announces the special Halo edition Xbox console, plus some controllers that may be aimed at Nintendo's hot system.
The iPhone Nano rumor sends Apple soaring
Even Kevin Chang's colleagues don't agree with him, but Wall Street loves the analyst's suggestion that Apple will release a low-end phone.
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