Man sells his soul online

He's not the first man to sell his soul, but he's the first to do it via an online auction site. Not only did Adam Burtle sell his soul, but someone - a woman in a Des Moines, Iowa - bought it, for $400. USA Today reports Burtle advertised his soul on eBay as follows: "Please realise, I make no warranties as to the condition of the soul. ...more

Sendo settles with Microsoft

British mobile phone designer Sendo has settled its legal dispute with Microsoft. In an out-of-court deal, both companies have agreed to drop their claims and counter claims against each other. Microsoft will also sell its four percent stake in the company although no other financial terms were released. ...more

Abit launches AL8 Series

Abit has launched its AL8 Series of motherboards, which is based on the Intel 945P chipset and provides support for support for Pentium 4 (LGA 775) processors, dual DDR2 memory, 7.1 channel HD audio, and PCI Express graphics. Shipping with the Guru interface software to tweak and overclock settings, the latest version works with the Guru Clock peripheral, which allows you to overclock the system while playing games or running other applications in full screen mode. ...more

Carte Orange keydrive offers 8GB of storage

LaCie has introduced the new Carte Orange keydrive offering an unprecedented 8GB of storage. The credit card-sized (55x85x6mm) drive, also available with 4GB, includes a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface for driver-free plug-and-play connectivity in OS X and Windows and is housed in a metal casing - orange as the product's name suggests. ...more

A low-down: the .NET is the computer

With yet another .NET initiative emerging from Microsoft - the new Microsoft Hosted Applications Development Community - it's time for another low-down.. ...more