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• How to Tweak Your Audio Setup to Perfection Fine-tuning settings of even basic electronic gear can result in high-quality sound.
• Six Essential Apple iPhone Security Tips Security is a tech manager's top concern when it comes to mobile devices--here's how to use them to your advantage with minimal risk.
• Halo 3 Prequel Promised Bungie will release in 2009 "Halo 3: Recon," a prequel to the events in Halo 3.
• Obama Beats McCain as Spam Target A spam-off shows bulk mailers are far more likely to use Obama's name in the subject line.
• Hotels a Geek Can Love Here are nine geek hotels offering futuristic conveniences and tech amenities at a reasonable rate--sometimes in luxury.
• Vendors, Cops, Profs Team to Study Cybercrime Tech vendors and the Secret Service are among those working with an evaluation of trends and best practices for security.
• How to Stream Media around Your Home Here's the play-by-play on setting up a free media-streaming network with either Windows Media Player or Apple iTunes.
• Microsoft Promises Xbox Storage Upgrade A mystery fix will be available to Xbox 360 owners unable to free up the 128 MB of space required for New Xbox Experience.
• Voter Hot Line Upgraded for Election A Web-based Virtual Call Center program will power the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
• Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion Due for Xbox 360, PS3 Namco Bandai says its fighting series will be available on new consoles with the next release.
• Google's Web 2.0 Services Invite Spam Spammers crate bogus YouTube and Blogspot accounts to promote services and lure users to spam domains, security firm reports.
• Microsoft Readies Flood of Patches The 11 patches include 4 critical fixes, plus updates to Windows, Office, and IE.
• 16 E-Mail and Instant Messaging Boosters Juice up your online communication with these helpful downloads.
• Mafiaboy Grows Up; a Hacker Seeks Redemption Eight years later, the infamous teen hacker wants to move from his history of downing sites to using his skills for good.
• First Look: iRiver Spinn Multimedia Player Though pricey and sometimes confusing to navigate, the Spinn has a gorgeous design and provides excellent playback quality.
• Google in Curious Alliance With Click-fraud Detection Firm Google has agreed to cooperate with its longtime adversary Click Forensics on click-fraud reports.
• Microsoft Sues DHL After Train Dumps 21,600 Xboxes Microsoft is suing cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a Texas train derailment.
• Use Gmail to Fight Spam Gmail already offers champion spam-filtering for Gmail accounts. Here's how to leverage it with non-Gmail accounts.
• PCI App Security: Who's Guarding the Data Bank? Compliance strategies for PCI's new application security requirements.
• Sync 'Em 1.00 Released Derman Enterprises has announced the release of Sync 'Em 1.00, a new "sync hub" for Mac OS X. It costs US$14.95 for a license...
• It Only Seems Like the Only News Is the Economy Not all of this week's news involved global financial turmoil: while IT budgets are being cut and AMD is breaking itself up, a...
• Kernel Developers, Wall Street to Come Together The Linux Foundation is attempting to get "high-end" Linux end-users more involved in kernel development.
• When in Doubt, Consider the Customer Getting customers is one thing; retaining them is another. Now is a great time to rethink your customer service strategy.
• Whoop de Doop for De-Dupe Data de-duplication is spreading from backups to online storage. So when can we stop buying disks?
• Forrester: Discontent Persists Over SAP Maintenance Hike A new Forrester Research report finds SAP customers are still angry over the vendor's recent maintenance increase.