| Business/Tech Boeing exec blunt on grim 787-3 prospects
Boeing's short-range, high-density 787-3, having lost its two Japanese customers, is unlikely to get built, the company's chief marketer told Flightglobal's Jon Ostrower on Tuesday. Airbus expands U.S. engineering staff
Airbus North America Engineering is boosting its staff in Wichita, Kan., and Mobile, Ala., the company announced Tuesday. 250GB Xbox add-on hard drive coming ... to Japan
Microsoft is releasing a 250 gigabyte add-on hard drive for the Xbox 360, for the first time independent of a product bundle. The catch? So far, it's only coming to Japan. Microsoft completes Sentillion acquisition
Microsoft said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of Sentillion, a health-care software company based in Andover, Mass. IE8, Chrome picking up steam
Internet Explorer 8 continues to pick up steam in the Web browser race, taking in January a dominant lead over the old IE versions (Microsoft's main competition) and Mozilla's Firefox 3.5, according to Net Applications data. Why Sherman Alexie dissed the Kindle: Is he paranoid, or is he right?
In case you missed it ... In December award-winning Northwest author Sherman Alexie went on "The Colbert Report" and said the Kindle sucked. More photos from Singapore Airshow
I have updated our Singapore Airshow photo gallery with shots from the first official day of the show, including aerial displays and interior exhibitions by Boeing, EADS and other companies. Airbus Military tanker transfers fuel to AWACS aircraft
An Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport has refueled a French Air Force E-3F AWACS radar aircraft, transferring more than 65,000 pounds of fuel during two missions, EADS North America announced Tuesday. NYT: Google planning store for business apps
The New York Times reports: Google is developing an online store where it will sell business software from its partners in an effort to ramp up sales of Google Apps, its own suite of business applications, according to a person familiar with the project. Photo of Boeing 787 fatigue test airframe move
Following up on Monday's word, that Boeing moved the 787 fatigue test airframe to its structural test rig, Boeing officially released the news, along with a photo. iPhone-theft victims need the Hide-a-Pod
With my colleague Casey McNerthney writing about some recent iPhone/iPod thefts in Seattle (it happens all the time), I thought it might finally be time again to bring up, as a service to my readers, the ultimate iPod anti-theft device: Web sites deal with digital assets after we die
What happens to our digital identity when we die? Odds are it will remain trapped in the Internet without someone investing quite some time and effort. What new ways will iPad users find to hurt themselves?
Electronic devices are causing new ailments such as "text thumb" and "Blackberry neck." Hackers exploiting social media to attack companies
Social media is increasingly becoming fertile ground for hackers to attack companies with spam and malware, according to a report released Monday by a security firm. New Microsoft gaming keyboard is for aliens with 26 fingers
Courtesy of MicrosoftClick to enlarge Microsoft's new SideWinder X4 keyboard, with "the industry's most advanced anti-ghosting technology," can read up to 26 key-strikes at once. But I want to know – what gamer has 26 fingers? Cessna lands on New Jersey Turnpike
A single-engine Cessna made an emergency landing on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, adding to the traffic on which it had been reporting. Report: This may be one of Boeing's toughest periods
Issues with new airplane programs, potential obsolescence of existing programs, military aircraft based on commercial jets and labor make this a notable time for Boeing, according to a new report. Zune phone coming? – yet another rumor
As the fog begins to clear regarding Microsoft's next mobile operating system release, it's becoming more and more clear that it could very well sport Zune software. We're not talking a Zune-branded phone, but a new phone that's got Zune software. 
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