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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is following up movie hits like Pirates of the Caribbean and TV hits like CSI with a videogaming stint with MTV. Spielberg has dabbled in gaming too, as has MTV. The music station owns the company behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and has earmarked half a billion dollars for gaming ventures.

MTV parent Viacom has its own half billion dollar gig - this one with Microsoft. Microsoft will distribute Viacom videos and games online and will buy a bunch of ads on Viacom properties. Ah the things a hatred of Google will drive a company to do!

Meanwhile Microsoft is leaving it to its co-founder to take on Google in the spectrum auction.

TorrentSpy had its hindquarters handed to it by a US federal judge. Turns out judges don't dig defendants that appear to be destroying evidence.

They're not psychics, but VC's have some ideas about what the near future holds. The forecast calls for a president with two X chromosomes and no Series A dollars for Bolivian entrepreneurs.

Stanford whizzes think they've cracked the code on battery life. Silicon nanowires could have your laptop humming along for 20-hours on a single charge.

Phishing attacks are on the rise and getting more cunning.

Move over, Guitar Hero - Kansas City is ringing away the holiday blues away with Hand Bell hero.