• Engineers sentenced to 1 year for espionage case
  (AP)
  

AP - Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley employers and trying to smuggle the secrets to their homeland to launch a government-backed startup there.

• Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub
  (AP)
  

AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff’s deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.




• Web sites offer real estate agent rankings
  (AP)
  

AP - Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there are several Web sites that tout a more scientific approach: ranking agents based on criteria such as years of experience, how many sales they’ve closed, and the number of positive testimonials from past clients.

• Pentagon bans computer flash drives
  (AP)
  

AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.

• Customers line up for new BlackBerry Storm
  (CNET)
  

CNET - Hundreds of people lined up outside some Verizon Wireless stores to buy the new BlackBerry Storm on Friday, but many walked away empty handed.