NewsWare: NewsSkimmer, NewsBlaster, NewsBreaker, NewsScroller, Decision ‘08 Leaderboard (Msnbc.com)

NewsSkimmer - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24115502 - “NewsSkimmer is a customizable, news-visualizing, interactive screensaver. This free download saturates your idling computer with news-filled color. Just pick the topics that interest you and color-code your selections to get a custom, live news show every time it’s active.”

NewsBlaster - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24114403 - “Inspired by the rapid-fire nature of online news, NewsBlaster is a race against time to destroy all the orbs on a level. Use precise aim to match colors and careful timing to capture falling headlines to gain bonuses, extra life and awareness of the world around you.”
NewsBreaker - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24114405 - “NewsBreaker is the ultimate distraction for game lovers and news junkies. Use the paddle to keep the ball in play and to break the bricks to reveal headlines. The longer you play, the higher your score, the smarter you get.”

NewsScroller - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24053917 - “NewsScroller is a portable, animated, news ticker that can be customized to your taste in news and color.”

Decision ‘08 Leaderboard - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24112519 - “Decision ’08 Leaderboard gives you a running count of delegates won for the Republican and Democratic candidates. Presidential hopefuls need a simple majority, half the national delegate total plus one, to win their party’s nomination. This widget breaks it all down with alphabetical state-by-state tallies, delegates earned and delegates needed for nomination.”

“Delivering on its promise to provide consumers with “A Fuller Spectrum of News,” msnbc.com today launched NewsWare (www.NewsWare.msnbc.com), its home for digital tools created to let consumers explore and interact with the site’s latest news, information and entertainment in fun, surprising and useful ways.”