Microsoft has settled its class action lawsuit with Minnesota.

Expect the settlement to look like California's (but smaller), where, according to the San Jose Mercury News, only four percent of eligible consumers have filed claims. (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

"Five months after California consumers could begin claiming money from a Microsoft antitrust settlement, only about 4 percent of the estimated 14 million people who are eligible have filed claims. So far, about 590,000 claims from individuals have been filed, along with about 2,500 claims from businesses, according to the claims administrator."

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You've probably heard the phrase in a science fiction or war movie at some point: "We can't get through, our signal's being jammed." Well, jamming is real -- not just for the military, but for anyone with a few hundred bucks. Jamming cell phones is the hot issue right now. In countries like France, Japan and Israel it is legal to use a device to disrupt cell phone service. In the U.S. it's not, and it carries a hefty fine.

But there are jammers in use here; no one knows how many. And there are jamming fans -- they might call themselves a "silent" majority. One of them is Matt Pullin, a senior at DePauw University who tracks the issue on his website. (Jeff Horwich guest-hosts.)