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Gibson Guitar Tangles With Game Makers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gibson Guitar Corp. has widened its attack on the video game industry with a second patent infringement lawsuit....

Tribune Said to Consider Sale of Newsday
NEW YORK (AP) -- Just three months after taking Tribune Co. private, CEO Sam Zell already is considering selling off one of its biggest properties, the Long Island-based newspaper Newsday, according to news reports....

Wikipedia Questions Paths to More Money
Scroll the list of the 10 most popular Web sites in the U.S., and you'll encounter the Internet's richest corporate players - names like Yahoo, Amazon.com, News Corp., Microsoft and Google....

Losing Wireless Battle May Be Google Win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Losing the battle for a prized piece of the airwaves isn't necessarily a setback for Google Inc....

Palm 3Q Earnings Below Expectations
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Palm Inc. posted a third-quarter loss as the troubled smart phone maker's product lineup struggled against Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerrys....

Hannaford Breach Raises New Fears
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- At first, it sounded like another in a long line of credit card breaches: Up to 4.2 million account numbers were stolen by thieves who cracked computers at Hannaford Bros. Co., an Eastern supermarket chain....

Dell Plans New PCs for China, India
BEIJING (AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's No. 2 PC maker, is developing new models aimed at Chinese and Indian consumers to drive sales in fast-growing Asian markets, CEO Michael Dell said Thursday....

More Newspapers Join Online Ad System
NEW YORK (AP) -- A group of newspaper publishers said Thursday it was joining an industry-backed online advertising sales effort aimed at winning more business from national advertisers....

DirecTV Lobbied on Digital TV Switch
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Satellite-television provider DirecTV Group Inc. spent more than $1.2 million in 2007 to lobby on the nation's switch next year from an analog to a digital TV format....

Web Site for Anti-Quran Film Blocked
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- A Web site where a Dutch lawmaker was promoting an upcoming film that criticizes the Quran has been suspended by its U.S. hosting service....

Writing for Peanuts and Loving It
In her spare time, away from her duties as a chemicals specialist in the Army, Angie Papple fires up her computer and writes an article about something close to her, like life in the military. Other times she'll analyze a piece of software. Or she'll churn out advice for travelers to Hawaii, where she lives, or Puerto Rico, where she's never been....

Breakdown Knocks Out Netflix Site
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) -- Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is suffering a technology breakdown that's knocked out its Web site, inconveniencing its 7.5 million subscribers....

Google Wants TV 'White Space' for Wi-Fi
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Less than a week after losing in the latest U.S. spectrum auction, Google Inc. has started pitching its plan to use TV "white space" - unlicensed and unused airwaves - to provide wireless Internet....

Money Troubles Stall Green Town Project
REYNOLDS, Ind. (AP) -- This one-stoplight farming hamlet had big dreams in 2005 when it was christened BioTown USA....

Verizon's FiOS Takes Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon's fiber-optic service, so far mainly available to suburbanites, is making a big push into Manhattan with a deal to connect an 11,232-unit apartment complex....

China to Probe Online Text Message Spam
SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Chinese authorities said Monday they are investigating complaints that millions of cell phone users were spammed with unwanted text messages from advertisers....

Details on Some Media Online Ad Networks
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC. (AP) -- Martha's Circle launched in November with about a dozen food and lifestyles sites, including Apartment Therapy, The Wednesday Chef and Style Me Pretty. Initial advertisers include Macy's, Ace Hardware and Bank of America....

Quanta, OoVoo to Take on HD Conferencing
NEW YORK (AP) -- Will the HDTV set be the new picturephone? Quanta Computer Inc., a leading contract maker of laptop computers, and OoVoo, a maker of video chat software, are announcing plans Monday to take high-definition videoconferencing to the living room with a gadget that plugs into the HDTV and connects it to the Internet....

Security Lapse Exposes Facebook Photos
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls....

APS files for $266 million rate hike Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:44:04 GMT
Arizona Public Service Co. filed a request for a $266 million rate hike Monday with the Arizona Corporation Commission. (PNW)

Hoku to install power system for beer distributor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:41:53 GMT
Hoku Solar announced Monday it has signed an agreement with Paradise Beverages to install a photovoltaic power system at its Oahu facility.

Poulsen takes the stand in witness-tampering trial Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:27:14 GMT
The CEO of what was once the nation's largest health-care financing company told a 12-member jury Monday that a woman who testified against him had a history of abusing her employees.

St. Jude expansion could add 350 jobs Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:51:05 GMT
St. Jude Medical's corporate-headquarters expansion may add 350 new jobs, the Pioneer Press is reporting on Monday. (STJ)

Corbitt picked to lead NYS police Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:50:24 GMT
New York state's next police superintendent will be coming out of retirement to lead the department.

Poll: Paterson well supported Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:15:16 GMT
New York state voters may not be all that familiar with Gov. David Paterson but nonetheless nearly six in 10 have a positive outlook toward him.

Synthesis enters Chinese joint venture Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:12:39 GMT
Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. and YIMA Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd. will be establishing a joint project office in Henan Province, China. (SYMX)

Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, WVU get $26M for fossil fuel research Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:23:43 GMT
The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and West Virginia University will receive up to $26 million to develop cleaner fossil fuel technologies, the schools said Monday.

Clean energy market tops $77B, Pa. poised to benefit Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
As international interest in clean energy musters a growing market, Pennsylvania is poised to support a growing green economy.

Eskimo village wants Duke Energy, others to pay for move Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
An Eskimo village in Alaska that's facing destruction because of global warming wants Duke Energy Corp. and other energy companies to pay up to $400 million to move it.

Tax credits next front in battle over Duke Energy's Cliffside unit Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
N.C. environmental groups have opened a new line of attack on Duke Energy Corp.'s plan for new coal plants, seeking to scuttle almost $200 million in tax credits awarded the company.

Duke Energy bills heading higher Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Duke Energy Carolinas customers will see their bills go up between 4% and 18% this fall, pushed by rising fuel prices and related costs.

Will S.C. regulators answer the call on Duke Energy's Save-A-Watt program? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Duke Energy Carolinas' innovative Save-A-Watt program has stalled in S.C. regulatory proceedings as public-advocacy groups have redoubled efforts to force changes in the program.

Aquila continues endeavor to keep Cass power plant Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Aquila Inc. says it would cost $20 million to dismantle a controversial Cass County power plant and an additional $75 million to build a new plant to replace the capacity. (ILA)

Solar titan Suntech seeks more S.F. space Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Solar systems giant Suntech Power Holdings Co. is setting up several of its corporate leaders -- possibly including Chairman and CEO Zhengrong Shi -- in San Francisco as it looks for larger digs in the city.

Energy deregulation 'a total failure' Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Some lawmakers who voted to deregulate the electric industry in Maryland in 1999 now say it was a big mistake, one that has cost ratepayers heavily. Those who adamantly opposed it say their worst fears have come true.

Berkeley solar startup's growth goes supernova Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
For a 28-year-old startup, Borrego Solar Systems is blazing.

Arizona could lag behind other states in solar race Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
One of the region's top economic officials is worried that sun-drenched Arizona could be left in the dark when it comes to the global solar energy boom.

Solar cell system installers find biggest savings in incentives Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Solar power installations that went up two or three years ago are starting to pay dividends.

Environmental study next step for Maui's wave-energy project Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Australian technology company Oceanlinx is moving ahead with a wave-energy project that would anchor large floating generators off Maui's Pauwela Point and could power up to 2,500 homes.

Honolulu's Varsity Theatre razed Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:44:30 GMT
Honolulu's Varsity Theatre, which closed last year before being sold to Kamehameha Schools, will soon be just a memory.

Radio One sells L.A. station to Bonneville International Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:42:42 GMT
Radio One Inc., whose losses swelled to $386 million last quarter, has agreed to sell its Los Angeles radio station to Bonneville International Corp. for $137.5 million. (ROIA)

Google stock soars on 'white space' plans Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:33:05 GMT
Google Inc.'s stock rose more than 7 percent Monday to $465.78 after the company unveiled plans for a new generation of wireless devices that would use "white space" -- empty television airwaves. (GOOG)

Nexstar inks deal with WOW! Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:28:41 GMT
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. has signed a six-year retransmission consent agreement with Wide Open West, or WOW!, a regional provider of high-speed Internet, cable and telephone services.

XM, Sirius merger gets approval from Justice Department Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:35:00 GMT
XM Satellite Radio's planned merger with its smaller rival Sirius Satellite, announced more than a year ago, is one step closer to happening now that the Department of Justice has signed off on the deal. (XMSR) (SIRI)

Old Salem Receives Three Awards Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:21:24 GMT
Old Salem Museums & Gardens received three awards this month from the North Carolina Museums Council, the historical attraction said today.

Gemstar-TV Guide signs European patent license with Humax Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:24:12 GMT
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. has signed a multi-year patent license agreement with Humax Co. Ltd., the company said Monday. (GMST)

GalleryPlayer signs deal with Mitsubishi Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:18:34 GMT
Images from GalleryPlayer Inc. will be pre-installed on 2008 high-definition televisions from Mitsubishi Digital Television Electronics America Inc., the companies announced.

The Charlie Daniels brand Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Charlie Daniels may be best known for hits like "Devil Went Down to Georgia," but he's also a businessman with a 50-year-old brand that generates millions from different ventures.

Proud Mary Entertainment plans Pittsburgh film projects Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Hollywood film producer Mary Aloe is getting ready to roll on her company's first film production in Pittsburgh, and she expects to keep on rolling through many more.

CCAD prof has high hopes for animation studio in Columbus Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT
Film animator Tom Richner has a story he hopes to see brought to life in Columbus - with an assist from Hollywood.

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