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NYC judge rejects Google settlement with authors, publishers over firm's huge digital library  22 Mar 2011
NEW YORK - Saying Google Inc. had overstretched, a federal judge on Tuesday rejected a deal between the giant search engine and lawyers for authors and publishers that would have let the company make money presiding over the world's largest digital library.

AT&T buying T-Mobile: A disconnect for consumers  22 Mar 2011
Your choice for wireless service would get smaller should AT&T carry out its plan to buy T-Mobile USA.

Consumer advocates: FCC should require more disclosure on political ads  22 Mar 2011
The Federal Communications Commission should require sponsors of political advertising to disclose their biggest financial backers to the public, according to a petition filed Tuesday by a public-interest law firm.

AT&T, T-Mobile merger blasted  22 Mar 2011
A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted the deal.

iPods in one hand, vinyl records in the other, Digital Generation includes some old souls  21 Mar 2011
Sarah McCarthy has a peculiar passion for a 16-year-old: She's a vinyl junkie.

GAO rules against homeland security contract  21 Mar 2011
The decision could be significant for agencies reevaluating their IT programs in the wake of Office of Management and Budget reviews launched last year.

Value Added: Creating a conveyor belt for renovation  21 Mar 2011
Anthony Lanier built an assembly line of engineers, architects, historical preservation specialists, zoning lawyers and construction firms who could pump out renovated buildings one after another.

AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA  21 Mar 2011
AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.

AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA  21 Mar 2011
AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.

Escaping your digital past  21 Mar 2011
Last summer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt declared that in the future people would need to change their names to escape their digital pasts. Now a few new commercial Web sites are luring users with the promise of anonymity.

Google blames China for disrupting email services in latest spat  21 Mar 2011
Google said Monday the Chinese government is interfering with its email services in China, making it difficult for users to gain access to its Gmail program.

The ever-changing scene of hotel room amenities  20 Mar 2011
As travelers' needs change, hotels adapt by altering the amenities they provide in their rooms, eliminating some (sewing kits, shower caps) and adapting (minibars) or introducing (iPads, docking stations). Here's a look at the latest stage in the evolution of hotel rooms and the treats they dangle b

Satellite firms pitch the government on off-the-shelf commercial products  20 Mar 2011
The offers follow the release of an Obama administration policy urging agencies to avoid building satellites from scratch.

Washington area business events for the week of March 21  20 Mar 2011
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, combining No. 2 and 4 US cellphone companies  20 Mar 2011
The deal between the country's second- and fourth-largest wireless carriers costs $39 billion.

AT&T to acquire Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion  20 Mar 2011
AT&T Inc. said it entered a definitive agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG to acquire T- Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $39 billion.

Escaping your digital past  19 Mar 2011
Last summer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt declared that in the future people would need to change their names to escape their digital pasts. Now a few new commercial Web sites are luring users with the promise of anonymity.

Young House Love bloggers their DIY hobby into a full-time job  18 Mar 2011
The writers behind the Richmond-based home improvement blog younghouselove.com. How do they fix up their home, blog about it and get paid?

Coming soon to a computer near you: Dot-XXX  18 Mar 2011
After 10 years of debate, the Calif. nonprofit that oversees Internet addresses gave the green light to the virtual red light district..

SEC accuses IBM of misconduct in providing gifts to Korean, Chinese officials  18 Mar 2011
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused IBM on Friday of bribing government officials in South Korea with cash payments and free computers.

Japan's 'black swan': Scientists ponder the unparalleled dangers of unlikely disasters  18 Mar 2011
Mega-quakes. Supervolcanoes.Crippling solar flares. Events that sounds like paranoia are actively researched by mainstream scientists and government officials.

Obama administration seeks more U.N. authority to intervene in Libya  18 Mar 2011
The Obama administration pressed Thursday for greater United Nations authority to confront Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's forces by land, air and sea, while insisting that Arab governments play a central role in any possible military action.

Demystifying Virginia's redistricting  18 Mar 2011
Virginia lawmakers tasked with drawing new boundaries for all state legislative and congressional districts have a vested interest in preserving the status quo. But new open-source software is demystifing and democratizing the process, with poli-sci professors and students claiming that they've got

Daniel R. Bannister former president of DynCorp, dies at 80  16 Mar 2011
Daniel R. Bannister was president and chief executive of DynCorp from 1985 to 1997.

Despite incentives, doctors are wary about switching to electronic health records  16 Mar 2011
Under a plan to modernize health care, federal officials would provide up to $27 billion over 10 years to encourage hospitals to go electronic.

Fairfax County crime report  15 Mar 2011
The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department.

Group: Colleges requiring Google apps violate rights of the blind as Gmail isn't accessible  15 Mar 2011
WASHINGTON - An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the federal government accusing New York University and Northwestern University of discriminating against the blind by adopting Google's e-mail program.

Sorry, older folks, but by some business strategies, you're obsolete  15 Mar 2011
The end of the D.C. telephone weather line is just another example of the contempt the young show for the old.

One doctor's digital journey  15 Mar 2011
Rockville obstetrician Carolynn Young relied on paper charts for years, but when she opened her own practice last summer, she chose to go paperless.

Hewlett-Packard's new CEO emphasizes "cloud" strategy, tech company hikes dividend  14 Mar 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to raise its dividend for the first time in over a decade and one day soon sell "cloud computing" services to the public.

Texas Instruments expects revenue hit from earthquake damage to Japanese manufacturing plant  14 Mar 2011
DALLAS - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that "substantial" damage to one of its major manufacturing plants near Tokyo in last week's earthquake will result in extra costs and lost revenue in the first half of this year.

Time Warner Cable launches iPad application that shows live TV in the home  14 Mar 2011
NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so.

Business Highlights  14 Mar 2011
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