Virus takes your data hostage, and demands ransom

A virus recently identified here does some scary work to a user's data; after encrypting files, it places a pop-up message with contact information describing how to buy back access to the encrypted data.
It is advised in this case not to restart or power down the affected machine.

MMO incorporation into television show to air on Sci-Fi

Sounds like the Sci-Fi channel is planning to integrate a Massively Multi-Player Online game into the plot of a future television show.
Read more here:
http://snagwiremedia.com/consolepatrol/2008/06/scifi-channel-merging-tv-show.html

Direct-X 10 may prove to be an upgrade to Sci-Fi's special effect technology!
:)