Apple has applied for a patent covering an elaborate series of measures to automatically protect iPhone owners from thieves and other unauthorized users. But please withhold the applause.

The patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,” would also protect Apple against jailbreaks and other unauthorized hacks to the device, which were recently excepted from copyright enforcement.

If this news turns out to be true, it’s the nightmare scenario Sony has been dreading. After thousands of experiments carried out by hackers around the globe, has the Playstation 3 finally been hacked? After years avoiding what some might feel is the inevitable, if videos are to be believed all signs are pointing to Sony’s flagship console being cracked wide open.

Microsoft Corp.'s applied sciences group has developed a keyboard that is based on a large touch-screen. The device may adapt itself to a variety of programs and potentially allows to greatly simplify the input. One of the main drawbacks of the concept is the lack of tactile feedback.

IT SEEMS THAT Nvidia is slowly sliding into a sea of doom and does not seem to have packed its swimsuit.

The Green Goblin posted a worse-than-expected loss of $141 million for its second fiscal quarter. Of course it says that it is not its fault, it blames weakening conditions in the overall PC market, although we have to point out that few other companies have noticed.