Textwalkers: Do They Need A Heads-Up? The latest scourge on the Republic, we are told, would be people who flagrantly, openly and notoriously -- are you ready? -- text message while they are walking. These textwalkers stride like the undead, it is said, head down, smacking into light poles, other people and occasionally even splattering..

Feds order $22M worth of as&E X-ray vans. American Science and Engineering Inc. reports it has landed a $22.2 million deal from an unnamed U.S. government agency for its x-ray screening vans.

Move to Digital TV Faces Language Barrier. The television set in Marisa Orozco's Falls Church living room is almost always tuned to Spanish-language stations. For her parents, who don't speak English, the telenovelas -- soap operas -- and newscasts are a strong connection to their former lives in Colombia. The shows, received through the..

Chemtura Increases Prices on Organotin Stabilizers. Effective September 1, 2008, or as contract terms allow, Chemtura Corporation will increase the base price of its organotin stabilizers globally by 6%. Previously announced increases have scarcely kept pace..

Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bags. Some words seem destined to go together, like "Marco" and "Polo," "Uma" and "Oprah," "rock" and "lobster." Until recently, however, I would never have thought to conjoin the words "checkpoint" and "friendly." But these days, the two seemingly disparate words are locked in a brazen embrace, showing..

Texas Instruments new 4-GHz quadrature modulator delivers superior.. Extending its portfolio of high performance radio frequency solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated NYSE:TXN ] today announced a high-linearity, ultra-low noise quadrature modulator that delivers RF output..

Laser Technology Spots Cavities Before They Start. FRIDAY, Aug. 22 -- Using lasers to spot troubled teeth before cavities form, researchers hope to turn the dentist's drill into a relic of the 20th century.

Meant to Sync, MobileMe Is Scattershot at the Start. If you want to use the same contact list and calendar on every computer you might sit in front of, there's a simple, reliable and cheap way to do so: Carry around a paper organizer.

Avago files for IPO. Avago Technologies Ltd.-the chip spin-off of Agilent Technologies Inc.-plans to file for an initial public offering in the United States.

Game Boys: When Dad And Son Are Playmates. Q. I think my husband is immature because he wants to be a friend to my son more than a parent, which is causing a tremendous conflict between us. He agrees with my complaints, but he still doesn't change and I resent it.

QNX Brings Power of Multi-Core to In-Car Infotainment with Renesas. QNX Software Systems today announced that it is working with Renesas Technology Corp.

Judge urges ban on importation of SiRF GPS chips. A U.S. International Trade Commission administrative law judge has recommended that the ITC bar the importation into the U.S. of chips from SiRF Technology Holdings Inc.

Data Breaches Have Surpassed Level for All of '07, Report Finds. More data breaches have been reported so far this year than in all of 2007, according to a report released yesterday by a nonprofit group that works to prevent fraud.

Personal Tech. The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews and answer your personal tech questions.

Virtual Worlds Get Real About Punishment. Virtual worlds have often been called the digital equivalent of the Wild West, where animated alter egos can live in a fantasy frontier. But in some of these universes, a sheriff has come to town.

Mitsubishi to make a wireless HDTV. Mitsubishi's foray into wireless HDTV. Mitsubishi will be joining the rarefied ranks of Sony and Samsung in offering wireless television.

Eight Crazy E-Mail Hoaxes Millions Have Fallen For. Congratulations, you won the lottery in a country whose name you can't even pronounce! A wealthy oil executive in a far-off land wants to give you millions of dollars, right now! Sexy girls want to meet you!.

Applied Signal Technology names president, CEO. Applied Signal Technology Inc. late Wednesday promoted William Van Vleet to president and chief executive.

XM, Sirius Deal Nears Finality As Companies Agree to Fines. XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio yesterday agreed to pay nearly $20 million in fines for past technical violations, paving the way for federal approval of a merger between the nation's only satellite radio providers.

High-Stakes Race to Unlock a Wider Web. The nation's top technology companies have spent millions of dollars and nearly two years building devices, poring over laptops and working in federal labs trying to come up with a new way of providing high-speed Internet to bandwidth-hungry cities as well as hard-to-reach rural regions.