Web Week

Missing in action: As Microsoft hunt the leaking of its Windows code on the Net (the story first broken at Neowin.net) the CIA is offering a reward for anyone in Iraq who can find those elusive weapons of mass destruction that President Bush needs to find before the election. Check out the reward poster and more details on the CIA website.

Informed insurance: A new Kiwi site, Medinsure, lets you compare medical insurance prices and product benefits and apply directly for the best products. It's the brainchild of Tina Jarvis who after years of selling medical insurance decided there had to be a better way to give people the information they wanted.

We're hooked: You can relive the best or cruellest NZ Idol moments at a comprehensive unofficial site, NZ Idol blog.

It's unreal: The demo for the next version of one of the most popular online games, Unreal Tournament, is out at but don't try it on a 14.4 modem connection. The UT2004 demo is 209 MB.

Go alternative: Mozilla has released a new version of its open source web browser, with improvements to its download manager, extension, and bookmark handling.