| Nobel vs. Ig Nobel
On Oct. 1, the Nobel Prize's exact opposite will be awarded for the 19th year when the folks at Improbable Research give out the Ig Nobel awards for "achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think." To get ready for this year's ceremony, let's take a look at how Nobel Prize winners compare with their Ig Nobel counterparts over the past two decades. Ballmer: Microsoft 'screwed up' on Windows Mobile
In a striking admission, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an audience of venture capitalists that Microsoft had "screwed up" with the Windows Mobile operating system. And that the group responsible for the OS had been restructured recently to address those shortcomings. Truck drivers told to keep computing, despite risks
In the name of supply chain efficiency, companies continue to ask truck drivers to respond to and enter more electronic data while driving. Now Congress is eyeing whether the in-the-cab-computers pose too much road risk to other motorists. Watching the detectives bowl
Mark Gibbs shares a tale of cops caught on video playing Wii Bowling during a house search; discusses the state of video surveillance in the UK; and wonders if our operating systems might be rigged... NASA wants your ambitious high-tech contest ideas
NASA is looking for a few good ideas for future multi-million dollar Centennial Challenges prize competitions, and this time it wants the public to provide them. 'Facebook for feds' social networking site acquired
A serendipitous meeting in March between the CEOs of two cutting-edge tech firms focused on enhancing government communications has led to an acquisition. App Store reaches two billion downloads
Apple announced Monday that the download count on the App Store has gone over the two billion mark. CIOs seek better results, lower costs
CIOs can see the light at the end of the dark economic tunnel, but that hasn't shifted their focus from increasing productivity and reducing costs. Google eating the Chrome off IE8, Firefox drinks ribbon menu Kool-Aid
Shouldn't your browser be the one speedy app on your computer that's easy to use? Lenovo vows 'unbelievably' fast Windows 7 boots
Lenovo Group is staking an early claim to potentially key turf in the Windows 7 gold rush: The PC vendor is boasting the fastest boot-up and shutdown times. Nintendo Wii price cut on the way
Nintendo has revealed it is cutting the prices of its Wii console across the world. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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