Flash Player Receives Update

“White” PSP Ad Creates Controversy

Sony's latest advertising effort is garnering a lot of attention, but not all of the buzz is positive. The campaign, which promotes the new white PSP model, features photographs of two women, one black and one white, engaged in something of a catfight. The most heavily featured picture shows the white woman holding the black woman by the jaw.

Ted Stevens Gets ‘An Internet’

The Net Neutrality debate got a little comic relief last week after an impassioned speech by Senator Ted Stevens against legislating certain limitations on broadband providers. Stevens, who is most famous for his "Bridge To Nowhere" grandstanding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina budgeting, voiced disappointment over the delay in receiving "an internet" from his staff.

Bono Seeks Yahoo Answers To Poverty

U2's frontman and noteworthy activist takes his turn during the Yahoo Answers "Ask the Planet" promotion and asks for suggestions on battling the problem of global poverty.

Microsoft To Market Its Own iPod?

Microsoft is working on its own version of the iPod, according to a number of reports circulating. The wireless product could even be out by Christmas. A music service will supposedly be paired with it-possibly an all-new one.

Checkout Poses A Risk To Google

Although Google may think of its Checkout service as an extension of its existing payment system, but it also presents a business shift that portends both risk and reward.