“Call of Duty: Blsck Ops”, the latest video game in the immensely popular ‘Call of Duty’ series, has shattered the earlier launch-day sales as well a five-day sales records, and is doing brisk business; with the multiplayer mode of the game being exceptionally addictive.

After reports of retailers having done brisk business through the holiday weekend, Cyber Monday unfolds a wide array of bargains; with online retailers projecting notably robust sales, probably even record-breaking ones!

Research firm Nielsen’s new survey has found that the Apple iPad rates high as a “must-have” holiday item for the US kids aged between six and twelve years. Among the other items on the kids’ “must-have” list are an iPod Touch, a smartphone, and gaming console.

In an attempt to accommodate new emergency alerts – which come in the form of texts, photos and videos from mobile phones -, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski Tuesday called for a “Next-Generation 9-1-1” service.

According to the Associated Press, Christie’s auction house in London sold one of Apple’s first computers – the 1976-introduced Apple I – for £133,250 ($210,000, after tax) on Tuesday. The original cost of the computer was $666.66.

The recent report states that UK broadcaster will soon be join hands with iPlayer, LoveFilm and is believed to proffer 40D service on Sony hardware.

Sony apparently is in talks with Channel Five to feature the UK broadcasters on-demand content to PS3.

According to early reports, the newly-released, much-hyped Microsoft Kinect for Xbox is apparently headed in the direction of becoming the biggest family-fun hit this holiday season.

Marking a notable change from the lack of effective information-sharing between separate departments of the federal government, the US Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Wednesday signed an agreement under which the two agencies will work together to deal with cyber-security issues.

On Wednesday, Logitech - the Swiss firm specializing in keyboards, webcams and other peripherals for computers – unveiled the first of the “Google TV” boxes that will merge online content with conventional TV offerings.

The Motorola Droid Pro – one of the handsets in the lineup of Android-based smartphones that Motorola recently announced at CTIA – apparently is the first serious Android handset featuring a Blackberry-like, candybar-with-keyboard form factor.