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UAE- Du, Jumeirah Group sign deal Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57PMUAE- Du, Jumeirah Group sign deal
TNT, ESPN Announce NBA TV Schedules Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:44PMThe good news for basketball fans is that TNT and ESPN Tuesday announced its 2011-12 NBA regular season schedule. The bad news is that some of all NBA telecasts may be cancelled due the league's current lockout situation.
Lenovo unveils Android Netflix tablets, plus Win 7 model Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:13PMIt's a tough time to announce new tablet computers, after Apple's phenomenal quarterly report, but Lenovo is unveiling three new models today taking aim at the iPad.
ClearOne Joins AVnu Alliance to Support Audio Video Bridging Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:57PMClearOne , a global communications and entertainment solutions company, today announced its membership to the AVnu Allianceâ¢, the industry forum which promotes IEEE Audio Video Bridging standards. Â ClearOne joins the growing list of industry stakeholders in the Automotive, Professional, and Consumer Electronics industries who promote Audio Video Bridging AVB and its role in delivering the ...
What is the Future of Optical Disc Technology and who will Use It? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:52PMRecently folks from the University of California, Riverside announced that they had made progress in
The Data Explosion (You Can Blame Video) Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:46PMAbout 5 exabytes of unique information were created in 2008. That?s 1 billion DVDs. Fast forwa
Silicon Image Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results Conference Call Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:39PMSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMG), a leading provider of wireless and wired HD connectivity solutions, today announced that it will release its second quarter fiscal 2011 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The company will host an investor conference call and webcast the event at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the same day. To ...
Cantronic to Provide Commercial Building Security System for $4.5 Million Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:26PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 18, 2011) - Cantronic Systems Inc. ("Cantronic" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CTS)(PINK SHEETS:CRIXF) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide video security and protection systems in China's Jiangsu province totalling RMB 30 million (approximately Canadian $4.5 million). The project will begin in September 2011 with duration ...
Odd fish a prize find on scientists' research trip Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:02PMA peculiar batfish has been found lurking on the seabed in waters off New Zealand's north coast.
Sergio Fontana on an Italian Deep Value Gambling Stock: Snai Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:35AMBy Jacob Wolinsky. Sergio Fontana (1975) has an Economic degree at Bocconi University in Milan and University of Vienna. In 1999 he starts working in London in the management of European stocks for Goldman Sachs. In the following 11 years, in the same bank, he diversifies his activities in the stock market for Goldman Sachs' clients and on his own. Read more » »
Flash Player 11, Adobe AIR 3 Betas Released Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:11AMUpdated Flash Player adds 64-bit support for Mac OS X and advanced audio compression codec; AIR 3 technologies support advanced graphics rendering and high-definition video.
Archos' New 8-, 10-inch Tablets Start at $300, Pack up to 250 GB of Media Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:10AMFully loaded 250 GB Archos 101 will cost a mere $470 USD, 250 GB 8-inch model is available for $370
Monday Morning Mobile: From Shopping Carts to Shopping QR’ts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:52AMRISMEDIA, July 18, 2011—This morning my father told me that he was looking to get a new “cell phone” and said he “doesn’t need to have the Internet on his phone,” to which I responded, “You don’t need it, but…
Week in gaming: EVE monocles, board games, Sony HDMI Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:07AMThis week we reviewed Sanctum , a game that mixes first-person shooting with tower defense. We looked a new board game called Chaostle , and enjoyed that as well. We also followed the story of Sony's restriction of high-definition support over component cables in future PlayStation 3s, which the company clarified would only impact Blu-ray movie viewing. We talked about the virtual riots in EVE ...
Upset at Netflix price hike? You have options Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:01PMUpset at Netflix price hike? You have options
What our gambling problem is really costing us Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:15PMThe country's growing dependence on gaming is destroying more lives than ever. And I should know: I'm an addict
Carmageddon: Track the demolition progress in 30-second intervals Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:33PMCarmageddon: Transportation officials are documenting each step of the demolition of the Mulholland bridge over the 405 Freeway in what will become a time-lapse video of a key step in the $1 billion widening of the key artery.
Week in gaming: EVE mon0cles, board games, Sony HDMI Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:07PMThis week we reviewed Sanctum , a game that mixes first-person shooting with tower defense. We looked a new board game called Chaostle , and enjoyed that as well. We also followed the story of Sony's restriction of high-definition support over component cables in future PlayStation 3s, which the company clarified would only impact Blu-ray movie viewing. We talked about the virtual riots in EVE ...
Surveillance cameras go up in Fruitvale district Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:30AMOfficials install security cameras to help curb crime near businesses.
What to do about video game violence Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:35PMAs the author of one video game law passed unanimously and signed into law in Louisiana and another in Utah, passed by 95 percent of its legislators, only to be vetoed by then-Gov. Jon Huntsman, I had more than a casual interest in the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling holding that video game retailers have a “First Amendment right” to sell adult-rated hyper-violent murder simulation “games” to ...
Joel Shatzky: A Tale of Two Nations Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:13PMWe are, indeed, turning into two nations: a small but steadily growing proportion of the population acquiring greater wealth and a much larger number moving into poverty.
To Deleverage or Default? That is the Question Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:10PMMore money printing may be on the way - a doomed policy as far as economics goes. More debt is not going to provide more growth. It might merely delay the collapse for a while. Economists thought they could manage economic growth by meddling with interest rates. Wrong.
Ethiopia: UN Rights Body Grills Over Over Media Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:15PMThis week, the Human Rights Committee of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights reviewed Ethiopia's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including its press freedom record.
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:31PMThe Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s business laptop is slim, sleek, and loaded with good hardware, but its overall performance is good rather than great.
Helen LaFave, Michele Bachmann's Openly Gay Stepsister, Attended Obama's Inauguration (VIDEO) Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:13AMJulie Philips , the videographer, asks LaFave what it means to her to be at the inauguration. “It’s very important to me to be here just because it’s starting something new," LeFave says in the video . "Just the movement throughout the country it seems like a reawakening of the country, and to be part of that and to see the first African American president take office is very meaningful."
Courtyard Hotel in Clearwater, Florida Completes Major Lobby Renovation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:08AMNew design features high tech GoBoard®, flexible work and social spaces, and a 24/7 food and beverage market. (PRWeb July 15, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Courtyard-Clearwater/Hotel-Lobby-Renovation/prweb8640615.htm
Palm Spring Hotel Completes Major Lobby and Restaurant Renovation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:08AMThe Courtyard Palm Springs Hotel’s new design features high tech GoBoard®, flexible work and social spaces, and 24/7 food and beverage market. (PRWeb July 15, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Courtyard-Palm-Springs/Hotel-Lobby-Renovation/prweb8640140.htm
The Morning Line, 7/15 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:01AMThanks to James Harrison and Roger Clemens for trying. But this has to be the dullest week of the sports year. February comes close, but Feb. is dull by definition. July has no excuse. The Reds start the 2nd half tonight. Is anyone enthused, excited, even somewhat hopeful? D. Baker provided another dose of “we’re [...]
Commonwealth Stadium scoreboard work begins Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:55AMWork began Monday on removal of the two scoreboards behind each end zone at Commonwealth Stadium to make way for the new Daktronics HD-X scoreboards that will be installed in August.
Magma Announces Plans for Thunderbolt™ Expansion Solutions — First Products to Target Multi-slot Video Production and ... Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:36AMMagma, an innovative and visionary developer of PCI Express expansion and connectivity products, announced plans to support the all-new Thunderbolt™ technology , developed by Intel® and brought to market in collaboration with Apple®. Magma’s Thunderbolt expansion offerings will provide a migration path to Thunderbolt, while protecting customers’ investment in specialized PCI and PCI Express ...
Going up: ULM video board being installed Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:26AMThe ULM athletic department began installing the new state-of-the-art high-definition video scoreboard on the football field Tuesday, giving Warhawk fans the chance to experience the game in a whole new way this season.
James Murdoch's role as BSkyB chairman raises investors' concerns Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:57AMUnease over whether Murdoch's position is tenable while the News International phone hacking investigations take place Concerns are surfacing in the City about James Murdoch's role as chairman of BSkyB, as investors consider the implications of the phone hacking scandal on his position at the satellite broadcaster. Informal conversations are understood to have taken place among institutional ...
Asia to lead set-top box growth in the next 5 years Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:22PMThe Asia-Pacific region will lead set-top box growth for the next five years, with shipments approaching 50% of the set-top boxes sold worldwide in 2013-2015 before falling off slightly.
Asia-Pacific leads set-top box growth Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:46PMABI Research has forecasted that the Asia-Pacific region will lead the growth for set-top box shipments for the next five years. According to the market research firm, shipments for the region will approach 50 percent of the set-top boxes sold worldwide in 2013 through 2015.
Sprint to launch Motorola's Photon 4G smartphone July 31 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:39PMSprint is offering the Motorola Photon 4G, its latest Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" phone, for $200. Available July 21, the Photon 4G is equipped with a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, offers a 4.3-inch qHD display, and has an optional, Atrix-like "HD Station" dock -- without the earlier laptop-like format -- to expand the display.
Fairmont's East-West Stadium Getting HD Digital Scoreboard Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:58PMEleven businesses are sponsoring the $200,000 project.
Chorus drops fibre pricing, reveals more Crown Fibre deal details Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:13PMAdmittedly it's being bankrolled by a $1 billion taxpayer injection, but Telecom's soon-to-be spun off Chorus division has cut the price of its existing business fibre service - and is promising some tantalising Crown Fibre deals ahead. read more
Why the Netflix Price Hike Doesn't Bother Me Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:12PMWhy the Netflix Price Hike Doesn't Bother Me
University of Western States replaces a decrepit facility with a $3.6 million anatomy building Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:03PM"It has better lighting, better ventilation and it's a much quieter environment so we can do better teaching," said David Wickes, executive vice president of the university.
Motorola's Next Tablet Might Look More Like an iPad Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:20PMMotorola's next tablet, according to one rumor, will use the same 4:3 aspect ratio as Apple's iPad, signaling that Motorola has soured on widescreen tablets. The Motorola Xoom, like most other 10-inch Android Honeycomb tablets currently on the market, uses a 1280-by-800 resolution display. The iPad's display resolution is 1024-by-768, making it shorter and fatter [...]
Marshall Electronics to Use Shopatron for Retail-Integrated eCommerce Website Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:18PMSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Marshall Electronics has signed an agreement with retail-integrated eCommerce provider, Shopatron, to add online shopping capabilities to their branded website. Well-known throughout the film and broadcast media industry, Marshall Electronics plans to promote its new consumer-targeted line of camera top monitors, MXL microphones for consumer ...
PS3 to require HDMI for HD movies, games? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:02PMGameStop memo indicates new models of console will require cable format; Sony clarifies HDMI just for high-def movies as part of DRM compliance.
Ultra-fast broadband launched in Hamilton Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:42PMFibre-optic cable has been deployed to the first Hamilton business today as part of the Government's ultra-fast broadband (UFB) Initiative.
Obama campaign taps wealthy for big bucks Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:11PMTimothy P. Carney Senior Political Columnist Follow Him @TPCarney "We did this from the bottom up," Barack Obama's campaign manager, Jim Messina, said in a new video touting the President's fundraising success. Messina and other Democrats are peddling the line that Obama's massive $86 million haul last quarter resulted from mobs of regular Americans cutting small checks. In truth ...
Soccer study shows women don't fake it like men Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:09PMWomen aren’t as good as men at faking it.
Motorola's Photon 4G ships to Sprint on July 31st: $200 on contract Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:14PMToo often, "expected summer launches" translate into "the very last day possible," so we were happy to learn that Sprint's latest collaboration with Motorola, the Photon 4G , will be available July 31st for the usual $200 on contract. To say the upcoming Android device will come loaded is an understatement: it'll ship with Gingerbread, a Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz CPU, one full GB of RAM, a 4.3-inch ...
New PlayStation 3 Model Limits HD Video Output Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:03PMAn update to Sony's PlayStation 3 hardware is quietly phasing out a feature that will leave some users unable to watch high-definition Blu-ray video. In addition to the new CECH-3000 series' lighter weight and lower output that we previously reported, the new models also limits the video output for Blu-ray discs by now requiring an HDMI cable for high-definition output. In previous models, Blu ...
Microsoft and Facebook: Holy alliance or hard-up hookup? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:56AMA close partnership between Microsoft and Facebook may just be the unholy alliance required to thwart Google and their plans for world domination.
Molecules 'light up' Alzheimer's roots Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:45AM( Rice University ) A breakthrough in sensing at Rice University could make finding signs of Alzheimer's disease nearly as simple as switching on a light. The technique reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society should help researchers design better medications to treat the devastating disease.
New PS3 model drops HD Blu-ray display over component Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:35AMThe PS3 has gradually shed features over its lifespan -- like PS2 backwards compatibility and OtherOS. That's happening again with the latest revision of the PS3 hardware, but it's not entirely Sony's fault this time. Kotaku obtained an internal GameStop communication detailing the new "K" model of PS3 hardware, which states that an HDMI cable will now be required to display high-definition, and ...