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..

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.

Hines Horticulture files for Chapter 11. Hines Horticulture, Inc. today announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hines Nurseries, Inc.

Credit fraud ring busted. Investigators with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office have busted an identity fraud ring that involves multiple victims stretching across multiple states and more than $100,000 in stolen money -- and additional..

Polaroid PoGo Portable Photo Printer. The camera world may have gone digital, but the name Polaroid remains synonymous with instant photo prints. So it's not surprising that Polaroid has introduced the $150 PoGo portable printer.

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..

Procter & Gamble ties laundry to fashion. Procter & Gamble Co. links laundry to fashion in what's billed as the biggest product launch yet for its venerable Tide brand.

XM-Sirius Vote Hangs on New Conditions. A long-delayed merger between the nation's two satellite radio providers may be facing another hurdle after a key regulator yesterday told the companies they would need to make stronger concessions on pricing and minority programming to gain his support.

Toro Expands the Toro Loyalty Counts Program. Toro is pleased to announce that when you purchase select Toro Genuine Parts for commercial products through participating Toro distributors in the United States, you can now earn credit toward future parts..

Wii Controllers Get Tangled In Patent Fight. A small local technology company, citing patent infringement, yesterday asked a U.S. trade panel to stop Japan-based video game giant Nintendo from importing its Wii system into the United States and filed a suit in federal court for unspecified damages.

Linens 'n Things Reports Reorganization Plan. Linens 'n Things Inc. has announced a plan to emerge from bankruptcy early next year.

Continue reading "Smucker prepares for Folgers with executive changes". The J.M. Smucker Co.today announced changes in its executive lineup as it prepares to acquire the Folgers coffee business from Procter & Gamble Co.

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,..

Arctic Cat Hires Claude Jordan as President and COO. Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. Shawn Brumbaugh, 612-455-1754 Arctic Cat Inc. today announced that the company has named Claude J. Jordan, 52, as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.

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..

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

Home Repairs Become Focus as Consumers Feel Pinched. Suddenly, the theme in home goods retailing is "in with the old." With the housing market in the doldrums and inflation running at a pace unseen in nearly two decades, consumers are not buying new homes.

Sirius XM Chief Says Merger Debt Is 'Ugly'. Sirius XM Radio struck an "ugly" debt deal to close the merger of the only two U.S. satellite radio operators, chief executive Mel Karmazin said.

Estee Lauder Should Fear Resurgent Greenback. Estee Lauder Companies reported revenue of $2.01 billion and diluted earnings per share of 61 cents in its fiscal fourth quarter.

That 'Friend' May Be a Worm. If, by chance, you've received a message from a "friend" in the last few days saying that you've been caught on tape, it's not true. Unless you're Paris Hilton.