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Land-line losses, competition hurt Qwest's bottom line

Qwest Communications revenues declined by 2.3 percent in the second quarter to $3.38 billion, and the Denver telco lowered its financial forecast for the year. The company on Wednesday said it now expects total revenues to decline as much as 2.5 percent this year, from $13.8 billion in 2007. Operating earnings are projected to drop 1 to 2 percent.

Indictments in hacking bring muted reaction

Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur.

Qwest adds millions to settle old lawsuit

Qwest Communications has agreed to pay an additional $40 million to settle a lingering, 7-year-old class-action securities fraud lawsuit, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.

Dish Network loses customers

Douglas County-based Dish Network Corp. lost subscribers in the second quarter, believed to be the first time in its 28-year history.

Dish loses subscribers, but revenue up

Douglas County-based Dish Network Corp., the country’s second largest satellite TV services provider, posted a net loss of 25,000 subscribers in its second quarter, as it continued to suffer from the weak economy.
Scrabulous scrambles to stay in the game

Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but now it has a new name, new rules and circular tiles that could help its makers skirt legal claims from the owners of Scrabble.

Mossberg mailbox: Some Dell models let you forgo software

Does any PC manufacturer offer an option to order a Windows PC without any extra software preinstalled?

Project would rebuild Internet from scratch

A massive project to redesign and rebuild the Internet from scratch is inching along with $12 million in government funding and donations of network capacity by two major research organizations.

Insurance companies roll out plans for driving-habit monitors

A high- tech monitoring device makes it possible to reduce insurance premiums for drivers who avoid jackrabbit starts and slam-on-the- brakes stops, an insurance company says.

Viruses, spyware gain on legitimate Web sites

ICyber criminals are increasingly spreading viruses and spyware through legitimate Web sites, including social-networking and search services, a survey by a security-software maker found.

Nokia to double fund, target China, India

Nokia Corp. is more than doubling the size of its direct venture investment fund with an injection of $150 million, with a view to putting some of the money to use in India and China.

Ailing executive finds help, starts Web site to help others

Two decades ago, Sonja Torres was sick. She was sick from the allergies that had plagued her since she was a child, and she was sick of doctors telling her they were just chronic conditions that she would just have to live with and medicate for the rest of her life.

They're way too bright, some say of gadget LEDs

Twinkle, twinkle, little Internet router. And cell phone. And digital video recorder. And cable modem. And game console. And power strip. And TV - even though it's turned off.

Liberty Media's Malone: 'We are a nation of whiners'

What's on John Malone's mind these days? The U.S. economy - the worst he's seen. The country's flawed energy policy. America losing its leadership position in science and engineering.

DirecTV, Dish fire high-def salvos

Dish Network and DirecTV are waging a new war of words over high-definition programming.

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