But when ya gotta go, ya gotta go...

BBC: Matt Smith to leave Doctor Who at the end of year

My kids have entered that nebulous no-mans-zone known as the middle grade (or tween) years: too old for simple chapter books (like The Magic Tree House series), but too young to demolish YA books about vampires by the dozen.

FORBES: Not Ready for Vampires? Laurel Snyder Writes Great Books for Tweens

Well, plenty, but it's gonna cost ya.

ENGADGET: Chemically misting hard drives and other remote data security solutions

There are wild rumors, and there are interesting rumors, but here's a doozy for ya: Xbox Live could soon start vending HD movie content, according to one freshly minted Wordpress blog (take that for what it's worth).

ENGADGET: Xbox Live to offer HD movie downloads?

Nevertheless, we're still a bit stumped as to why the snazzy new Mac Pro's didn't get the undercover next-gen WiFi offering, but hey, that's Apple for ya.

ENGADGET: Core 2 Duo iMacs unofficially rock 802.11n capabilities

It does not take much research to discover that BYD are the initials of the Chinese characters Bi Ya Di, which does not mean anything but sounds foreign or Western.

FORBES: Behind BYD's Success With Chinese Customers

So hey, if it turns out to be June 29th, great -- but if not, don't say we didn't warn ya.

ENGADGET: iPhone release date: June 29th?

But again, this is all unconfirmed, so we'll ease up on ya.

ENGADGET: The new Mac mini -- with Front Row 2.0 and DVR?

Ya know, Microsoft Research is like the uber cool kids at Microsoft that are always doing things but all the people we know at Microsoft rarely have any idea what they're up to.

ENGADGET: Microsoft Research DRM talk