Game over?One of the companies making Xbox "mod chips"--add-on components that modify the game machine so it can run illegally copied discs and homemade software--has gone out of business, possibly because of legal pressure from Microsoft. In May, shortly after the first Xbox mod chip went on sale, a Microsoft representative said the company was investigating legal avenues for shutting down such operations. Meanwhile, a gaming analyst said pirated games running on an altered Xbox are unlikely to have a significant effect on sales of legitimate games.

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Are you aware of adware? A News.com special reportThe lawless days of the Internet are over--and it's time for government to become more active in preventing unscrupulous businesses from preying on unsuspecting consumers and seizing control of computers. A three-part special report by News.com examines software that could keep you safe from adware or spyware. Also of noteRetailers and distributors that had to wait weeks to buy new flat-panel iMacs after their January introduction now find the machines piling up as the consumer PC market slows to a crawl..The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to restrict computer-generated sex images of minors.. Companies are cracking down on employees who use streaming media and swap MP3s at work..A group of publishers sued the Gator online advertising network in a bid to bar the company from serving pop-up ads on their Web sites without their permission..AOL Time Warner is quietly developing technology that aims to create supercharged network routers capable of moving large media files far more efficiently than is possible with current Internet technology.

Want more? Check out all this week's News.com headlines, One of the biggest accounting debacles in history rocks the tech world, Also, tablet PCs and wireless gadgets make vaja agenda mg iphone x premium leather flip case - tan reviews noise at TechXNY, The company fired its chief financial officer, Scott Sullivan, and announced the immediate reduction of 17,000 employees after an internal audit revealed that expenses had been booked as capital expenditures, Taking the new information into account, the company said it would have reported a net loss for 2001 and the first quarter of 2002..

The revelation rattled the telecommunications sector as many analysts noted that the company will have a tough time surviving. The revelation is only the latest and most dramatic example of financial chaos in a sector crumbling into bankruptcy and confusion. Massive debt overhang, falling revenues and domino-like collapses of network companies and vendors have left telecommunications as the blackest spot in an industry that remains clouded by dismal earnings and uncertain prospects. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.