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Justice Dept. Approves XM-Sirius Merger Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:35:53 PDT
The Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., saying the deal was unlikely to lessen competition or harm consumers. The transaction was approved without...

Google asks FCC for access to TV 'white space' Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:05:30 PDT
Google called on the federal government Monday to open up unused portions of the broadcast television spectrum to create new, affordable broadband offerings with potentially faster speed and reach than Wi-Fi. In a six-page letter to the Federal Communications...

Sebastopol rejects free WiFi on arguments it harms health Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:57:23 PDT
Sebastopol officials have turned down a plan to provide free wireless Internet, citing possible adverse health effects. The City Council voted last week to rescind an agreement with Sonic.net that would have provided free WiFi throughout the town. <...

Technical problems knock out Netflix site, slow distribution hubs Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:24:03 PDT
Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. suffered a technology breakdown that knocked out its Web site for about 11 hours Monday, inconveniencing its 7.5 million subscribers. The outage could mean some customers will have to wait longer than usual for...

Google Wants TV 'White Space' for Wi-Fi Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:54:47 PDT
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. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission...

The best affordable tech cars / A few quality components make these autos the ones for budget shoppe Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
2008 Ford Focus SES Cnet rating: 8.1 out of 10 (excellent) The good: Ford's Sync system provides one of the most sophisticated media and communications interfaces available. Impressive freeway mileage. The bad: The interior borders on drab, and its stereo...

Keep your hands off the cell phone come July Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Claudiu Stoenescu, a database manager from San Ramon, never thought of himself as a wireless headset kind of guy. But his wife insisted he buy the wireless earpiece for his cell phone last month. The reason: She wants him on the right side of the law when he...

Notebook computer doesn't have to be a pain Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Q: About a year ago I got a notebook computer as a replacement for my aging desktop PC. My problem is that lately my neck and back have been suffering from being constantly hunched over the notebook. Can you recommend anything to improve the ergonomics for...

Satellite radio deal a step closer / Justice Dept. OKs Sirius, XM merger - FCC still needs to act Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Justice Department on Monday approved Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s proposed $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumers. The transaction was approved without conditions,...

SOFTWARE NOTEBOOK / Microsoft falls far short on the promised extras / Tech-savvy users paid more fo Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A Microsoft plan to reward some of its most enthusiastic Windows users has instead frustrated them by falling short of its promise. The company acknowledges the problem, says it ran into unexpected complications and vows to make things right. In the meantime,...

Netflix goes down Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:21:07 PST
The Netflix site has been down since about 7 this morning, and its engineers are "working feverishly" to get it back up again, said Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey. The popular online movie...

Electronic Arts CFO Warren Jenson resigns Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:09:57 PST
It's curious timing but Electronic Arts chief financial officer Warren Jenson announced today he was leaving the company. It's curious because EA is in a bid to buy Take-Two Interactive Software,...

Higher-yield bond funds run into trouble Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In one of the more spectacular meltdowns in mutual fund history, Schwab YieldPlus - marketed as a higher-yielding alternative to money market funds - has plummeted to just $2.5 billion in assets from more than $13 billion in May. The shrinkage reflects both a...

Granite Bay software firm Revionics helps grocers set prices Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Revionics announced yet another contract with a small chain of supermarkets earlier this month, demonstrating anew that momentum is on its side.

Funds keep tech firms humming Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A big increase in venture capital funding kept the Sacramento area's technology sector growing in the third quarter of last year, albeit at a slower pace, according to results released Thursday by the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance.

UC lab pursues new tech frontier Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Researchers from the University of California, backed by technology titans Intel and Microsoft, said Tuesday they are embarking on a project to bring the power of supercomputers to people's laptops and mobile devices.

Software blamed as public data is withheld Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
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AT&T adds Web-based phone service Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Sacramento-area consumers are the first in the West to get access to AT&T's newest product – telephone service based on Internet technology.

Placer County high school students hope their robot will win regional competition Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Fifteen Placer County high school students have their championship hopes pinned on a mechanical being they built in just six weeks.

CEO of Sacramento-based Unify explains long comeback Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:00:00 PDT
When Unify Corp. reported a quarterly profit last November after years of annual losses, a few heads turned. When the Sacramento business-software firm nearly doubled those profits to $1.1 million in the next quarterly report last Tuesday, people really began to take notice.

Two office guys score a slam-dunk with Easy Pool software Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST
Two guys who love basketball get a slam-dunk idea: Create a computer program that makes it easier to run the office NCAA basketball tournament pool.

Rancho Cordova's Health Net division may see layoffs Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST
Health Net is in talks to outsource its in-house information technology division, according to a company spokesman, and hundreds of workers in that unit work in the insurer's Rancho Cordova facilities.

Plugged In: Aggregator Newsflashr.com is a zippy route to headlines worldwide Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST
Accessing news on the Web just keeps getting easier. Newsflashr.com, the latest entrant among news aggregators, went live this week, based on new technologies that give users ways to get to the world's headlines quickly and easily.

Jonas Salk Thu, 08 Mar 2008 20:30:00 PST

Need to Know: Updating Your Computer Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:27:11 -0800

Machine vendor miscalibrated vote scanners, county officials say Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Improper maintenance of some of Sacramento County's voting machines – and the tint of the Feb. 5 ballots – were to blame for malfunctions that sidelined vote-counting scanners and delayed results of last month's presidential primary, according to the county's top election official.

Writing for Peanuts and Loving It Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:22:36 GMT
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 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:47:09 GMT
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....

Security Lapse Exposes Facebook Photos Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:07:45 GMT
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....

Western Kentucky a pressing problem Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:38:56 PDT
Western Kentucky presses teams in hopes of forcing an up-tempo game and shoots plenty of 3-pointers.

Frank Burlison: 49ers' season only getting tougher Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:38:00 PDT
Earlier this month, a few weeks before his team's March 15 match with then top-ranked Penn State in the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach State men's volleyball coach Alan Knipe got a telephone call from a reporter for the Penn State student newspaper.

Streak Buster Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:35:59 PDT
DORAL, Fla. - Even someone like former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy can acknowledge being a bit mesmerized by seeing Tiger Woods win tournament after tournament after tournament.

Athletes of the Week Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:35:34 PDT
BOYS: Millikan baseball team. GIRLS: Erin Reid, Poly

Prep Notes: Jaguars' early spark fizzles against Rams Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:32:51 PDT
Cabrillo High jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings of its Moore League baseball game against Millikan on Friday at Blair Field.

Injury sidelines Saito once again Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:32:13 PDT
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Dodgers closer Takashi Saito was scratched from Monday night's game with Kansas City because of tightness in his left buttocks.

Dirtbags off to best start since '94 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:28:37 PDT
LONG BEACH - Long Beach State's game against Ivy League blueblood Harvard tonight at Blair Field can be called the end of the beginning.

Committee right about Tar Heels Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:21:33 PDT
Coach Roy Williams' North Carolina team was the No. 1 overall seed when the field for the NCAA Tournament was unveiled March 16.

Bob Keisser: Bengson powering way to top Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:19:40 PDT
It should surprise no one that a tennis player nicknamed "Banger" is powering her way up her school's all-time win lists.

Curry shoots down Hoyas Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:18:06 PDT
MIDWEST: Davidson guard scores 25 of his 30 in the second half to upset Georgetown. By Mike Cranston The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.

Tibet violence concerns IOC Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:06:13 PDT
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - International Olympic Committee president Jacque Rogge expressed his concern over the violence in Tibet, and said Sunday that the 2008 Beijing Games will help China change for the better.

Dirtbags school Harvard, 15-0 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:08:50 PDT
LONG BEACH - No one would have begrudged Harvard's baseball team if it left Blair Field humming the Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays."

Lakers hit overdrive Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:23:09 PDT
OAKLAND - Different night, different city, same frenzied pace.

USC's QB derby may be top battle of spring Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:39:44 PDT
It's the biggest quarterback competition at USC in at least five years, but if there is actually going to be a controversy, highly touted transfer Mitch Mustain needs to make up some ground on front-runner Mark Sanchez.

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)

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