It's not hard to tell what audience Activision is going after with Band Hero, the follow-up to Guitar Hero 5. The game's bright pinks and purples and family-friendly songs finally answer the question of what to do when your little sister wants to rock.

Even the facts about the bands have been sanitized for your protection. "Finger Eleven (under a different, more provocative band name) won a local radio station contest..." one of the "Did you know" sections reads. That's kind of an odd thing to censor, since the name already references a penis. Here's a fun game to play at a sleepover: guess what the more provocative band name is!

Microsoft Netherlands is giving away 777 copies of Windows 7 to people who live in the small town of Zevenhuizen, which literally translates to "Seven Houses." They will be getting an English-language copy of Windows 7 Ultimate with a license code valid for one Windows PC. In fact, one of the requirements is that you must be in possession of a PC with Windows as the primary OS; those using mainly Mac OS or Linux can't participate. Another requirement is that the PC gets a green light from the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. Microsoft employees and those under 18 years of age not included.

A new rumor this week suggests that Apple is developing an FM tuner app for iPhone and iPod touch users. Though not every device has the capability to receive FM signals, building the app is a simple way to add an extra feature to the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and second- and third-gen iPod touches.

An anonymous source for 9to5Mac says work on the app is mostly done at this point, and will likely take cues from the FM tuner interface of the recently introduced fifth-gen iPod nano. However, Apple is reportedly still working on integrating mobile iTunes Store purchasing into the app. This is an obvious extension to iPod nano's song tagging feature, which allows a user to tag songs they like for possible later purchase via iTunes. Integrating direct purchasing would increase the impulse purchase factor.

Sure, the Kindle makes a good e-book, magazine, and newspaper reader—despite its limitations, many of us at Ars are Kindle owners—but there are a few secrets to the Kindle that most people don't know about. These tips and tricks may not radically change your Kindle experience, but they range from the helpful to the pointless-yet-fun. Here are some of our favorites.