Technology

Wireless nunchuk arriving for Wii Owners of Wii game consoles from Nintendo Co. have always enjoyed the freedom its motion-sensing games offer, but the wire between the remote and the nunchuk needed for some games could limit movement. Video game...  Read Story.

Windows XP gets new life The internal battle between Windows XP and Windows Vista continued this week with the release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP, which will extend the life of the venerable XP for another few years. The 300-plus megabyte patch,...  Read Story.

Wii introduces steering wheel By DIRK LAMMERS Associated Press It's not often that a series installment can stray so little from its past and still make a mark, but "Mario Kart Wii" waves the checkered flag with a 12-player online racing mode that makes...  Read Story.

Adobe to give away Flash for mobile devices SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the...  Read Story.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Using the same password for multiple Web pages is the Internet-era equivalent of having the same key for your home, car and bank safe-deposit box. Even though a universal password...  Read Story.

When your hard drive's about to go In my computer repair business there is a steady flow of PCs that arrive with the same complaint ... the owner one day turned on the computer and got an error message such as "Operating System Not Found." What this...  Read Story.

By RON HARRIS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the latest sports watches from the Finnish company Suunto looks to remove a few variables from your golf game, or at least limit variables to things you can control. While many golf electronics can...  Read Story.

You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't make a mess in your own nest. And, most of all, you don't tick off eBay PowerSellers. Those would be some of the most powerful adages these days. And eBay is learning the last one the hard way....  Read Story.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- For the first time, handheld gamers will have the freedom to unleash their inner rock star anywhere, anytime with Activision, Inc.'s upcoming "Guitar Hero: On Tour"...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- And the winner for best music video: "Chocolate Rain." Tay Zonday morphed from an unknown musician to an Internet superstar who got booked on national TV shows after his song "Chocolate...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The next update of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console, slated late this month, will include features that let users download games, video and ring tones. Sony said Thursday the system update...  Read Story.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-- Electronic Arts Inc. announced the first details on one of interactive entertainment's most anticipated games, "The Sims 3." Featuring a brand new engine...  Read Story.

Straight from the reader mailbag Reader mail clogs the box this week after a few weeks of reviews, so let's get right to it. Q. You mentioned in your column that you are using a scanner that is saving files to a very tiny server with redundant drives....  Read Story.

USB-enabled turntable breathes new digital life into vinyl album collections Most people gave up on their vinyl music collection two decades ago, when compact discs all but nudged LPs off store shelves for...  Read Story.

Every time the mailman comes to my house these days I am reminded of the late, great Roy Scheider in Jaws, remarking "you're gonna need a bigger...  Read Story.

Electronic Arts Inc. announced Friday that former University of Arkansas running back and two time All-American recipient, Darren McFadden, will appear on the cover of "NCAA Football '09" for the Xbox 360, scheduled for release on July...  Read Story.

Micro-soft Corp. gave early testers their first glimpse of its next-generation Web browser, and said Internet Explorer 8 will adhere to the same standards as competitors'...  Read Story.

More computing questions, answers Letters are clogging a couple of inboxes today. Let's get to the best of them and see if we can clear up some nagging questions. Q. I have a spyware infection that two technicians have failed to resolve. Both have told...  Read Story.

'DMC4' is a better game experience By CHRIS CAMPBELL Scripps Howard News Service "Devil May Cry 4" Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 ESRB Rating: M, for Mature Grade: 4 stars out of 5 Introducing a new character into a well-established series can have...  Read Story.

'Turok' slays prehistoric beasts When you get right down to it, there's nothing wrong with getting to gun it out with dinosaurs and jam a knife through a velociraptor's head, is there? While there seems to be a lot going on in "Turok," the game can...  Read Story.