Q: I’m considering Windows 8 but don’t know if my current computer is capable of the upgrade. Any quick way to figure out if I need a new computer or not? — Donald

If you are currently out of the work force or looking for a new job, there are hundreds of employers looking for workers in the Valley. We found these 10 companies and more on Indeed.com , simplyhired.com and jobing.com.

The outlook for the U.S. economy brightened a little Thursday after new data pointed to improvement in hiring and greater exports, according to the Associated Press.

Apparently, Cassie Gannis loves proving people wrong.

Based on macro trends seen today, the career categories listed below should be in relatively high demand throughout the next 10 years.

PHILADELPHIA — For far too long, cable customers fumed as they waited in vain for the cable guy to show up. When he did come, sometimes it took multiple visits to fix outages. Some customers grappled with billing mistakes that took months to resolve. And cable prices went up every year.

Intel Corp. is going to spend $3 billion in the next two years revamping its Ocotillo manufacturing complex in south Chandler to make the next generation of computer chips.

Part I - The mortgage crisis is emptying out East Sierrita Road. Families are leaving the homogeneous neighborhood south of Queen Creek by desperation or by force. Such departures across the country have built the financial catastrophe that has Wall Street roaring.

DETROIT - One measure of how tough times are in the Motor City: Some of the offenders in jail don’t want to be released; some who do get out promptly re-offend to head back where there’s heat, health care and three meals a day.

A new East Valley-based technology company spun off in June from Freescale Semiconductor is introducing its first line of new products that it hopes will revolutionize the market for memory chips.

WASHINGTON - Patrick Campbell worries Barack Obama will raise his taxes but thinks John McCain will send people off to war. He says that leaves him leaning toward Obama ... maybe.

TUCSON - The quivering images and militant writings are frightening: an exploding Humvee blankets passing cars with dust; a lab technician makes explosives, step by step; hatred oozes from “A guide to kill Americans in Saudi Arabia.”

PHOENIX - A man on trial in a pair of sexual assaults linked to the so-called Baseline Killer is 360 trillion times more likely to match DNA collected from the crime scene than any other man, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.

Almost immediately, Joe Thomas was proclaimed the great hope for an offensive tackle-starved team in the 2007 NFL draft. He was, along with Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson, one of the only sure things.

WASHINGTON - North Korea appears to have started complying with a recent nuclear disarmament agreement, but U.S. intelligence officials are telling skeptical lawmakers they will continue to watch the country's actions closely.

The glory of Mesa’s historic Lehi area is forgotten by many. Since the 1970s, when Mesa expanded to meet the farming community and surround it, a steadily shrinking Lehi could be considered just as much a state of mind as anything else.

When Apache Junction Police Chief Glenn Walp stepped into office nearly one year ago, he began a campaign of announcing his goals. Walp spoke with foresight about crime patrols, knockand-listen programs and drunken-driving enforcement.

The race in District 20 between Republican Sen. John Huppenthal and challenger Donna Gratehouse pits a 14-year legislative veteran against a political newcomer.

The race in District 20 between Republican Sen. John Huppenthal and challenger Donna Gratehouse pits a 14-year legislative veteran against a political newcomer.

Bruce Dressel, Steven Ramsey and Dan Edwards do their jobs by the numbers. The numbers they crunch translate into a faster drive time for Scottsdale motorists every morning on the way to work and on the way home at the end of the day.

Bruce Dressel, Steven Ramsey and Dan Edwards do their jobs by the numbers. The numbers they crunch translate into a faster drive time for Scottsdale motorists every morning on the way to work and on the way home at the end of the day.

When Apple Computer opened its newest store Friday on the same New York shopping strip as Prada, Tiffany & Co. and Saks Fifth Avenue, it marked five years of a distinctive retail style that both reinforces the company’s brand cachet and pays off handsomely.

When Apple Computer opened its newest store Friday on the same New York shopping strip as Prada, Tiffany & Co. and Saks Fifth Avenue, it marked five years of a distinctive retail style that both reinforces the company’s brand cachet and pays off handsomely.

It’s the luck of the roll, the socialization and the food. For the 12 women who unofficially call themselves the Bunco Babes, their monthly gatherings have kept them friends for more than a decade.