Tweeter chain to close after 36 years
CANTON, Mass. – Ailing home and auto electronics specialist Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc. plans a “permanent entire-company closing,” the company said in a...
FCC scrutinizing cable-TV pricing
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have launched a probe into allegations that cable companies are using broadcast television’s upcoming digital changeover as an opportunity to...
Sprint to launch WiMax in Providence in ’09
PROVIDENCE – Sprint Nextel Corp. plans to launch Xohm, its new WiMax mobile Internet service, in Providence next year.
John Polivka, a Sprint spokesman, said...
GreenBytes moves to new office in Ashaway
ASHAWAY – GreenBytes, a startup company that has developed energy-efficient data storage technology, has relocated to new offices in the Hopkinton Industrial Park in...
Five Questions With: Patrick Odess
With state officials warning cities and towns to prepare for budget cuts, municipal governments are searching for ways to reduce costs and streamline their...
Study: Americans’ cyber security awareness uneven
A new study has found good news and bad news when it comes to how well Americans understand the ins and outs of cyber...
LIN TV tests Web bookmarks – for TV
PROVIDENCE – Select viewers of two television stations owned by Providence-based LIN TV Corp. are testing out a new technology this month that lets...
No R.I., Mass. Circuit City stores<br> among those slated to close
RICHMOND, Va. – Ailing electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. (NYSE: CC) today announced plans to close 155 of its 712 U.S. stores, laying...
Miriam gala raises $1.37M for infectious-disease program
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital raised a “record-breaking” $1.37 million at a gala Oct. 25 that recognized Dr. Charles C.J. Carpenter, a pioneer in...
Women & Infants gets $4.5M to study Down syndrome test
PROVIDENCE – Researchers at Women & Infants Hospital have received a $4.5 million industry grant to participate in an international study of a new...