Latest WGA deletes wallpaper

If you're wondering why your desktop background keeps disappearing, it's because Microsoft believes you're a filthy pirate. Arrr.

The latest version of the Windows Genuine Advantage tool – built by Microsoft to programmatically determine whether a version of Windows is legal or not – has introduced some new, in-your-face functionality for remonstrating with users of less-than-legitimate operating systems. First and foremost amongst these, according to BetaNews, is code to reset your desktop wallpaper to a plain colour every sixty minutes. You can change it back again, but until you shell out on a real copy of Windows you'll be doing so on the hour, every hour.

Gearbox is not developing Halo 4

During Nvision, we learned that Corrinne Yu is no longer working at Gearbox and has instead moved to Microsoft to work as Principle Engine Programmer for the next Halo game.

Yu was former Studio Wide Director of Technology at Gearbox and is incredibly well respected within the industry as a member of both the Microsoft Graphics and Intel Larrabee advisory boards – she's also been referred to by many as "the next John Carmack."

AMD sells digital TV division

AMD has announced that it is to sell its digital television business to Broadcom for $192.8 million in an effort to return to its core competencies – and, hopefully, profitability.

CNet reports that the assets of AMD's digital TV division – which includes the Xilleon range of integrated DTV processers, NXT receiver integrated circuits, and specialised processors for embedding in display panels to perform motion compensation, frame rate conversion, and high-quality image scaling – will be transferred to Broadcom in exchange for the cash injection.