N210 Netbook
Windows PC
A netbook boasting more battery life and less screen glare than anything in its class, there's little not to like about the N210.
Nintendo worst electronics company, Greenpeace
General Use, Handheld, Hardware, iPhone / iPod Touch, Mobility, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Television, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
For the second year in a row, Nintendo has scored dead last in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics rankings, largely for abysmal e-waste practices and an increase in CO2 emissions despite promises to lower them.
Skype rolls out penny-per-minute calling to 170 countries
Internet, iPhone / iPod Touch, Macintosh, Mobility, Windows PC
A new monthly subscription offering by Skype delivers super-cheap VoIP calling to mobiles and landlines to the tune of a penny per minute.
Volcanic ash triggers video game
Internet, Macintosh, Windows PC
It's getting so the games industry is almost as timely as late night talk show monologues. Case in point: Volcano Flight Control, the (casual) video game.
Qakbot steals 2GB of confidential data each week
Windows PC
Symantec is reporting a disquieting observation of the W32.Qakbot worm, known for surreptitiously delivering a payload of infection to Windows-based computers: The thing's a glutton for stolen data.
Commodore 64 to reboot as 'Phoenix'
Hardware, Legacy Systems, Macintosh, Windows PC
Harkening back to the days of Commodore64-yore, when nerds were losers and keyboards contained entire computers within their casings, Commodore USA will be releasing a new all-in-one(der) keyboard/computer.
Webkinz Jr
General Use, Macintosh, Windows PC
With Webkinz as the standard for Stuffies with a virtual counterpart, it's no surprise that Ganz has extended their market domination techniques to embrace the really-wee one with Webkinz Jr.
Bob Came in Pieces
Windows PC
A clever little adventure puzzle, the most likable thing about Bob Came in Pieces is the dude's name. After all, aside from the stubby tentacles, how can you not like a guy named Bob?
Aliens vs Predator
PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Aliens vs Predator revisits the age-old rhetorical question: Is there a point to beating a dead horse? Or, less metaphorically, a dead franchise?
Kingston ships 256GB USB flash drive
General Use, Hardware, Macintosh, Peripheral, Photo/Video, Windows PC
Considered the floppy disks of the 21st Century, USB flash drives have become yet more capacious in Kingston's new, uber-huge 256GB thumbstick.