Liberty Media Interested in AOL Dial-Up Business. Just days after Time Warner said it had cleaved off AOL's dial-up Web access division and was in a position to sell it, another big media company has expressed interest in a deal.

Police Turn to Secret Weapon: GPS Device. Someone was attacking women in Fairfax County and Alexandria, grabbing them from behind and sometimes punching and molesting them before running away. After logging 11 cases in six months, police finally identified a suspect.

Balanced Diets for Lighter Laptops. Cheap, lightweight laptops have quietly gotten better over the past year.

N.C. City Switches to Digital TV. WILMINGTON, N.C., Sept. 8 -- Residents here became the first in the nation to experience the transition to digital television Monday as the largest TV stations in town shut off their analog signals.

Video Card Failure Alienates Buyer. When my Alienware laptop computer failed after just three years of scant use, I took it in to Best Buyâ??s Geek Squad. They diagnosed a video card failure but said they lacked the part to make the repair. However, when I asked Alienware for a replacement board, reps told me, â??Alienware no longer..

Microsoft and Google Give The Browser a Rewrite. Your Web browser is probably the most important program on your computer, and it's now getting the competition it deserves.

Cameras Get Cheaper, but at a Price. Something wonderful has happened to digital cameras in the past few years. They've become enough of a commodity for manufacturers to start acting a little silly in their quest to find some new feature to set their hardware apart from everybody else's.

FCC, Wireless Providers at Odds Over Plan for Unused Airwaves. A report released yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission concluded that using empty airwaves to provide free wireless Internet would not cause major interference with other services, paving the way for FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin's proposal to sell the airwaves at a federal auction.

NASA Center Reaches Out Across the Miles to Area Firms. HAMPTON, VA. From the outside, the model lunar habitat at NASA's Langley Research Center looks like a futuristic igloo. The inside looks more like a space-age dorm room equipped with a laptop, magazines and a tiny shower -- everything an astronaut would need for a trip to the moon.

EU warns youth: turn your MP3 players down! BRUSSELS - Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned Monday.

Azure Dynamics LEEP Freeze system and Kidron UltraTemp - "The.. Azure Dynamics Corporation -, a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric technologies for commercial vehicles announced today it has received six orders for its Low Emission Electric Power Freeze)..

Rambus to Outline Memory Trends in High-Definition Consumer Devices at ARM Developers' Conference. Rambus Inc. Who: Rambus Inc. Where: ARM Developers' Conference 2008 Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA Room #203 When: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 9:00 am Join Rambus at the..

Ballard to supply fuel cells for back up power systems to Indian company. Ballard Power Systems said Thursday that it has signed a deal to supply natural gas fuel cells to be used for telecom back up power systems for use in India.

Audiovox shows loss and cuts workforce. Blaming a "deteriorating global economy," Audiovox Corp., a supplier of consumer electronics systems, said it swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter, which ended Aug.

MRV Metro Ethernet Expert to Join Light Reading Optical & Ethernet Panel Discussion. MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a leading provider of products and services for out-of-band networking, optical transport, metro Ethernet, and fiber optic components, today announced Zeev Draer, vice president and..

Sir Alan Sugar buys stake in Woolworths. Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Communities Friday 10th October 2008 - 11:33am Sir Alan Sugar buys stake in Woorlworths Sir Alan Sugar, the millionaire star of BBC's The Apprentice, has bought a near-4%..

Micron buys Taiwanese DRAM maker for $400 million. Micron Technology, Inc., announced Sunday that it is expanding its partnership with Nanya Technology Corporation and signing a definitive agreement to acquire Qimonda AGa s 35.6 percent ownership stake in..

ZVOX Unveils the Z-Base 550 All-in-one Home Theater. ZVOX is pleased to announce the Z-Base 550, a complete home theater system built conveniently into a base platform for stand-mounted flat-panel TV sets.

The Sound George Will Take Your iPod to a Whole New Level. The George by Chestnut Hill Sound, called by some the "Sound George" for short, is truly tops in audio performance enhancement for your iPod or MP3 player of choice.

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