Five Insane Upgrades That You Should Never Do. Just because you can do something, that doesn't mean you should. That old truism goes double for computers. But some PC geeks are so fanatical about performance, so doggedly determined to push their hardware to extremes, that they'll go to ridiculous lengths to wring a few more clock cycles out of..

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

Qimonda launches XDR Ram volume shipments. Memory maker Qimonda AG has started shipping XDR DRAM in volume for the Playstation 3 game console.

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.

Dell Latitude's E-Family Values. UPDATED: 8/12/08 -- 11:26 a.m. PDT Today Dell unveils its new take on the business notebook with its "E" family of laptops. Trying to merge consumer sex appeal with business-savvy notebook features is no easy task--but that isn't stopping Dell from making the attempt. Is the new line merely business..

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.

Businesses Find Room To Grow In County. James Bounds said he saw something special in Prince William County almost 10 years ago.

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.

Airwave Concerns Prompt Proposal To Ban Some Wireless Microphones. The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its products.

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.

Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line. The Transportation Security Administration is apparently trying to make our lives a bit easier while not reducing one aspect of the security theater that's more reality than acting. The TSA will, starting tomorrow, let you keep your laptop in a bag that provides a clear image.

Creative Zen X-Fi MP3 Player. The Creative Zen X-Fi is beyond question a better all-around digital music player than any of Apple's current iPods. The X-Fi has better sound, superb headphones, an amazing feature set, expandable storage

Polywell Poly X4800-Extreme Power Desktop PC. Polywell certainly named this power desktop computer correctly. Its 3.2-GHz Core 2 X9770 CPU is Intel's current state-of-the-art Extreme chip, which means that this is an extremely fast desktop. At $4799, it's also extremely expensive. Then again, no one ever..

MSI Wind NB U100 Mini-notebook. MSI's Wind NB U100 is one of the first Intel Atom-based mini-notebooks to appear. And like the Acer's Aspire One, it gives a clear idea of what the bargain-priced CPU can handle. Other components include 1GB of RAM, an 80GB 2.5-inch hard drive, and Windows XP--not too shabby for $550. The Wind is..

Insider Deals: Sweet, If You Can Score Them. Savvy Web shoppers are always on the lookout for coupons that can save them money on tech gear. But all coupon codes are not created equal, and most of the best ones aren't distributed to the masses. Here is the scoop on snagging insider deals--offers that are meant for family, friends, employees,..

AVX under fire for air, water pollution. S.C. health regulators will consider installing an air monitor near AVX Corp. to ease residents' concerns about that company's proposal to emit hazardous toluene vapors.

Toshiba Regza 37XV505DB 37in LCD TV. The current price-cutting war in the LCD TV world really is crazy right now. For instance, despite barely a week passing since we reviewed Toshiba's low-end 37CV505DB at 546.81, the brand's step-up model, the..

Cypress launches Rs. 275,000 university design challenge in India. San Jose, California, Aug 22 : Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced the PSoC Innovator Design Challenge India, a multi-discipline design contest open to engineering students in India.

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.

It's First and 10 For Fantasy Football on Facebook. Are Facebook users ready for some football? This fall, a couple of start-up software companies are trying to make a business out of melding two popular online activities: social networking and fantasy football. It certainly doesn't sound like much of a stretch. Fantasy sports leagues, in which gr..