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Circuit City Shrinks In Bid to Save Cash    more similar news »
Circuit City is shutting down 155 U.S. stores and laying off 17 percent of its workforce as sales continue to slump along with a sharp slowdown in consumer spending, the company said yesterday.

Tue Nov 04, 2008
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Politics and Social Networks: Voters Make the Connection    more similar news »
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Here in the battleground of all battleground states, the people in charge of this soon-to-end presidential campaign are Chris Myers and Katie Stoynoff.

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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Campaign Calls to Cellphones Invade Privacy, Voters Say    more similar news »
Brandon Loughrin thinks his cellphone number must have been captured when he registered to vote in his home state of California. Like an increasing number of U.S. residents, he has no landline. His cellphone is always with him, so he's careful about who gets his information.

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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For Telecoms, Some Signals Of Distress    more similar news »
Beyond the wreckage created by the credit crisis sweeping through corporate America, the telecommunications industry has been a relative bright spot.

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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Online Grading Systems Mean No More Changing D's to B's    more similar news »
Parents and students in a growing number of Washington area schools can track fluctuations in a grade-point average from the nearest computer in real time, a ritual that can become as addictive as watching political polls or a stock-market index.

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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RCN Battles Giants With All-Digital Push    more similar news »
RCN is entering the next phase of its quest to lure customers, a push to offer more digital TV channels than giants Comcast and Verizon.

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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Partnering for Cyberspace Security    more similar news »
In two recent speeches that have attracted little notice, Donald Kerr, principal deputy director of national intelligence, has called for a radical new relationship between government and the private sector to counter what he called the "malicious activity in cyberspace [that] is a growing threat to...

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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Study Links Violent Video Games, Hostility    more similar news »
Children and teenagers who play violent video games show increased physical aggression months afterward, according to new research that adds another layer of evidence to the continuing debate over the video-game habits of the youngest generation.

Mon Nov 03, 2008
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Games That Turn Players Into Creators    more similar news »
There's an odd new feature tucked into the latest version of Guitar Hero, designed to appeal to those fans who feel the creative spark.

Sun Nov 02, 2008
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GPS Device Plays Key Role in Theft Arrests    more similar news »
GPS gadgets can guide you to virtually any place on the globe these days, but one hidden in a truckload of stolen cellphones might have put Walter Lee Green on the road to prison.

Sun Nov 02, 2008
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A Minor League Owner With Major League Aspirations    more similar news »
After being rebuffed by the NBA initially, Brandt Andersen has risen in prominence as an up-and-coming owner thanks to his succesful turn at the helm of Utah's D-League franchise.

Sun Nov 02, 2008
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Community Crime-Fighting Goes Cellular in the District    more similar news »
D.C. police have launched a citywide text messaging system to alert residents about crimes soon after they occur and ask for their help.

Sun Nov 02, 2008
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Plugged-In Volunteers Blaze New Campaign Trail    more similar news »
Almost as soon as Sen. Barack Obama declared that he was running for president, Chrisi West signed up to volunteer. The Fairfax County resident was dissatisfied with the status quo on income inequality, domestic violence and the Iraq war. What she heard from Obama during his speech at the 2004...

Sat Nov 01, 2008
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Thumbs Up to Voting: Tech Tools Reach Youth    more similar news »
NORFOLK -- Everywhere he turns, the digital campaign trails Josh Redmond.

Sat Nov 01, 2008
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MTV and Activision Face Off in Battle of the Brands    more similar news »
DENVER (Billboard) - Now that "Rock Band" publisher MTV Networks just scored the Beatles catalog for a new videogame, announced days after the October 26 release of Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour," the stage is set for another battle of the bands between the two music-based game franchises.

Fri Oct 31, 2008
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IBM Sues to Block Executive From Moving to Apple    more similar news »
(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp sued a top executive on Thursday to prevent him from joining Apple Inc , court documents showed.

Fri Oct 31, 2008
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Justice Backs Verizon-Alltel Deal    more similar news »
The proposed merger between Verizon Wireless and rural carrier Alltel to create the nation's largest wireless company moved a step closer to reality yesterday after the Justice Department signed off on the deal.

Fri Oct 31, 2008
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Sprint Nextel to Keep Push-to-Talk Network    more similar news »
Sprint Nextel yesterday appeared to call a halt to plans to sell its iDen push-to-talk network, saying it intends to refocus on the technology it inherited with the company's acquisition of the carrier.

Fri Oct 31, 2008
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Paper Ballot Has Md.'s, Va.'s Vote    more similar news »
Goodbye, electronic voting. Farewell, fancy touch screen. Maryland and Virginia are going old school after Tuesday's election.

Thu Oct 30, 2008
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A Call for Backup    more similar news »
What do my sister-in-law, my mother-in-law, my colleague Steve, my old editor John and my friend Robert have in common? All saw their computer's hard drive crash. And none had recently backed up their data.

Thu Oct 30, 2008
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U.S. Takes Battle Against Iraq Violence to Border    more similar news »
ZURBATIYAH, Iraq -- For thousands of Iranians, traveling to Iraq through this bustling, dusty gateway now requires stopping at small white trailers where U.S. officials take their photos and record scans of their irises and fingerprints.

Thu Oct 30, 2008
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Juice, the Whole Juice and Nothing but the Juice    more similar news »
The Georgetown University students had some questions for gossip Web site founder Matt Ivester. Such as, why can't you prevent people's reputations from being smeared on your site? Why don't you take down the racist comments? Do you know some students are so distraught about the things said about...

Thu Oct 30, 2008
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Google Settles Publishers' Lawsuit Over Book Offerings    more similar news »
Search engine giant Google yesterday announced that it had settled a pair of lawsuits that accused the company of copyright infringement, signaling a new chapter in how books could be read and purchased online.

Wed Oct 29, 2008
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Monitor to End Its Daily Print Edition    more similar news »
The Christian Science Monitor is about to pull the plug on its print edition, just as the venerable newspaper is about to turn 100.

Wed Oct 29, 2008
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Christian Science Monitor to End Print Edition    more similar news »
The Christian Science Monitor is about to pull the plug on its print edition, just as the venerable newspaper is about to turn 100.

Tue Oct 28, 2008
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Microsoft To Offer 'Cloud Computing'    more similar news »
Microsoft unveiled a program called Windows Azure yesterday that stores and runs customers' data and programs in its computer-server farms, stepping up competition in "cloud computing" with Amazon.com and Google.

Tue Oct 28, 2008
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Maryland Women's Basketball Becomes an Internet Force    more similar news »
Brenda Frese is always looking for new ways to promote her nationally ranked Maryland women's basketball program. Her players will meet with local reporters this afternoon as part of the team's annual media day, much like every other team in the country has done. But while that is happening, the...

Tue Oct 28, 2008
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The Election That Has the Whole World Blogging    more similar news »
Martin Perez lives in Parañaque, a suburb of Manila, an ocean and a few time zones from the United States. But when he gets up at 5 a.m. to get ready for work, the high school teacher goes online to read the latest news in the U.S. presidential race, study poll numbers, watch YouTube videos -- and...

Tue Oct 28, 2008
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Technology helps restore Raphael masterpiece    more similar news »
FLORENCE (Reuters) - After 10 years of painstaking study and restoration that tested both cutting edge technology and human patience, one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance is returning to the public.

Tue Oct 28, 2008
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Crisis Mode: Less Ventured    more similar news »
For many local tech companies, it's feeling a lot like 2000 all over again. The Nasdaq is down, funding has dried up and entrepreneurs are hunkering down for a long winter.

Mon Oct 27, 2008
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Trail of Odd Anthrax Cells Led FBI to Army Scientist    more similar news »
In late October 2001, lab technician Terry Abshire placed a tray of anthrax cells under a microscope and spotted something so peculiar she had to look twice. It was two weeks after the country's worst bioterrorism attack, and Abshire, like others at the Army's Fort Detrick biodefense lab, was caught...

Mon Oct 27, 2008
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One man's garbage becomes another's power plant    more similar news »
KEARNY, N.J. -- Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future.

Sun Oct 26, 2008
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Taking the Leap    more similar news »
The economy is disintegrating. Credit is tightening. Banks are collapsing. And you can't stop thinking about your surefire idea to market illuminated golf balls. Starting a business can be a dicey proposition even in the best of economic times, and this seems like the worst of times. Let's get t...

Sun Oct 26, 2008
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Aiming for New Work? Think Like an Advertiser.    more similar news »
Sometimes a roadside billboard with a professional photo and a brief résumé seems as if it would be the right tool to find the perfect job. Or maybe you would choose a colorful online ad that says "Hire me today," or send out someone wearing sandwich boards that tout your credentials.

Sun Oct 26, 2008
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Snipping, Clipping, Scrimping    more similar news »
Talia Holston used to spend about $150 a week to feed herself and her three children.

Sun Oct 26, 2008
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In India, Global Crisis Is Not All Bad News    more similar news »
GURGAON, India -- In the mortgage crisis that has enveloped much of the Western world in recent weeks, Manoj Malhotra's outsourcing company sees an enhanced business opportunity.

Sun Oct 26, 2008
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Fallout 3, Starring Washington, D.C.    more similar news »
Washington is a bit moody lately, a little under the weather, a bit achy. But even in these troubled times of ours, it could still be so much worse. There could be monsters roaming the streets, okay? And, our economy could've really collapsed already, I mean to the point where we're stuck using b...

Sun Oct 26, 2008
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Italian satellite launched from California    more similar news »
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A rocket carrying an Italian Earth-observation satellite blasted off Friday evening from the California coast.

Sat Oct 25, 2008
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Pentagon Rescinds Report on Possible Leaks of Jet's Secrets    more similar news »
The Pentagon's inspector general yesterday rescinded a previously issued report that said technology in the U.S. military's newest fighter plane may have been compromised by unauthorized access to facilities and computers of BAE Systems, one of the aircraft's builders.

Sat Oct 25, 2008
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Around the World, the Signs Of Slowdown Spiral Outward    more similar news »
Pessimism about the global economy deepened yesterday as fresh evidence of a worldwide slowdown showed up in feeble corporate profit reports from Asia, sinking commodities prices, and a scramble by emerging economies to prop up their sagging currencies and avert credit defaults.

Sat Oct 25, 2008
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Recession Fears Drive Down Global Markets    more similar news »
TOKYO, Oct. 24 -- A recession-driven wave of selling gutted Asian and European markets Friday, with tumbling corporate profit reports and poor economic news from the United Kingdom pushing major exchanges to near double-digit percentage losses.

Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Sony Cuts Profit, Sales Forecast    more similar news »
Consumer electronics giant Sony yesterday slashed its earnings forecast for the 2008 fiscal year, saying profits will be down 38 percent from a prediction the company made this summer and 59 percent from the previous year.

Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Newest Source of Teen Ire: Webcams in Their Cars    more similar news »
Ken Richardson does not have to ride in his 17-year-old daughter's Ford Escort to know when she takes a turn too fast.

Fri Oct 24, 2008
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Sony Slashes Earnings Forecast by Nearly $1 Billion    more similar news »
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. today slashed its earnings forecast for the 2008 fiscal year, saying profits will be down nearly 40 percent from a prediction the company made this summer and about 60 percent from the previous year.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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For AT& T, Exclusive iPhone Deal Has Mixed Effect on Earnings    more similar news »
AT&T reported a 5.5 percent gain in third-quarter profit, as its exclusive agreement to sell Apple's iPhone both helped and hindered the telecommunications giant's results.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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Bracing for a Storm    more similar news »
Earnings season, that quarterly ritual when companies report their financial results, is a little over two weeks old. And while the view in the rear-view mirror isn't terrible, the road ahead looks dismal.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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Government to Take Over Airline Passenger Vetting    more similar news »
The Department of Homeland Security will take over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch lists beginning in January, and will require travelers for the first time to provide their full name, birth date and gender as a condition for boarding commercial flight...

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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From Apple, a Luxury Laptop in Lean Times    more similar news »
Apple's new MacBook may be the finest-engineered consumer laptop ever built. But that doesn't make it an automatic purchase.

Thu Oct 23, 2008
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As Profit Dives, Yahoo Plans To Cut Jobs; Apple Posts Gain    more similar news »
Technology giants Yahoo and Apple yesterday reported sharply contrasting quarterly results, with Yahoo announcing a 64 percent drop in profit and plans to cut 1,500 jobs.

Wed Oct 22, 2008
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Agencies Counted Big Firms As Small    more similar news »
U.S. government agencies made at least $5 billion in mistakes in their recent reports of contracts awarded to small businesses, with many claiming credit for awards to companies that long ago outgrew the designation or never qualified in the first place, a Washington Post analysis shows.

Wed Oct 22, 2008
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