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  • Toyota to roll out safety, driver assist services Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:06PMNEW YORK - Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to roll out new safety and driver-assist programs on certain Toyota and Lexus models beginning late this summer. That marks...
  • Toshiba Brings New Laptops To CES Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:05PMToshiba is using CES to unveil a new line of laptops, as well as refreshing some older ones.
  • The Milky Way: Bigger, Faster, Better Understood Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:01PMA clutch of recent studies reveal more about our home galaxy than scientists previously knew
  • Macrovision to Bring Instant Access to Digital Content Directly to Internet-Connected Televisions Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:01PM LAS VEGAS----Macrovision Solutions Corporation , a digital entertainment technology leader, today demonstrated a new capability that brings the seamless integration and delivery of digital content to Internet-connected televisions through Macrovision’s consumer electronics Interactive Program Guide .
  • Verizon Now Offers 100 or More High-Definition Channels in all FiOS TV Markets Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:01PM and-Sound Quality, More Interactive Features -- Delivered Over the Network
  • Macrovisions New Program Guide Allows CE Manufacturers to Create a Homepage for the Digital Home Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:00PM LAS VEGAS----Today at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show , Macrovision Solutions Corporation , a digital entertainment technology leader, announced its next generation Interactive Program Guide that can help enable access to broadcast, personal and premium content from one screen.
  • Basque Media Group EiTB Selects RocketStream(TM) Data Transfer Acceleration Suite for Its Video Transfer Workflow Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:00PM RocketStream, Inc., a subsidiary of Voyant International Corporation and a developer of technologies and solutions to accelerate digital content delivery over IP networks, announced today that Basque media group EiTB has selected the RocketStream(TM) data transfer acceleration suite to speed and streamline the aggregation of video content for Euskal Telebista.
  • Broadcom Becomes Only Silicon Vendor to Combine Best-in-Class Wi-Fi(R) and Video Platforms to Accelerate the Next ... Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 1:00PM 2009 International CES -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has become the first silicon vendor to integrate market leading Wi-Fi® and video chipset platforms, paving the way for the next generation of connected digital televisions , Blu-ray Disc® players and cable/satellite/IPTV set-top boxes .
  • From 19 to Advanced 55", the 2009 Toshiba LCD TV Line-Up Has It All Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 7:00PM gen Connectivity, Industry Leading Design, and Logical Line Steps Combine to Mark a New Era for Toshiba LCD TV
  • Archive Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 6:53PMShowkat Rashid Wani on the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Science Education.
  • ‘Bullrun’ to Begin Run on Speed Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 6:52PMSpeed has picked up the cross-country racing series “Bullrun,” which follows 12 teams of drivers traveling 3,500 miles across the southwestern United States for a $200,000 prize. Hosted by former professional wrestler and car buff Bill Goldberg, the series originally aired on Spike TV. Speed has licensed 10 new original one-hour episodes of the show. They will anchor Speed’s Thursday night ...
  • Mumbai gunmen were commanded via phone Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:44PMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. Gunshots rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by a round of cheering.
  • Sport Motorcyclist dies in Dakar Rally 07/01 13:11 CET Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:44PMA motorcyclist competing in the Dakar Rally in Argentina has been found dead after disappearing on Sunday. Frenchman Pascal Terry, who was 49, had radioed organisers during the second stage of the event to say he had run out of petrol but had been helped out by another competitor.
  • ADP Sees December US Private Sector Jobs -693,000 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:36PMNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Private sector jobs fell 693,000 in the U.S. in December, according to a revamped national employment report published Wednesday by payroll giant Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) and consultancy Macroeconomic Advisers.
  • HDMI Founders Win EMMY Award for Their Contribution to the Development of the HDMI Specification Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:34PMHDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface™ (HDMI™) specification, today announced that its founders have been named recipients of the Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for their contribution to the development and implementation of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface™ ...
  • Japan: Bar Anti-Whaling Ship From Ports Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:32PMAnti-whaling ship heads to Australia to refuel; Japan says, ban ship from ports.
  • Microsemi Introduces New Line of High Reliability Microwave Switch Drivers Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:30PM IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2009 -- Microsemi Corporation announced today that it has launched a new series of PIN diode microwave switch drivers having state-of-the-art switching speeds of less than 10 nanoseconds, designed for defense and other high reliability applications.
  • TiVo Transforms the TV World Once Again by Offering a New Way to Search & Discover Content Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:30PM TiVo Inc. , the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders , today showed the future of television, unveiling a redesigned TiVo Search feature that offers improved search results with a completely new High Definition design, all at no additional charge.
  • Feds start wait list for DTV converter box coupons Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:04AMWASHINGTON -- Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month’s transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list and may not receive their vouchers before the switchover, the Commerce Department said Monday.
  • Feds start wait list for DTV converter box coupons Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:04AMWASHINGTON -- Consumers who apply for federal coupons to pay for converter boxes ahead of next month’s transition to digital television broadcasts are being placed on a waiting list and may not receive their vouchers before the switchover, the Commerce Department said Monday.
  • US-Pakistan military cooperation on the increase: WSJ report Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:57AMWASHINGTON, Jan 5: Military cooperation between Pakistan and the United States has increased recently as both try to eliminate militants destabilising the region, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
  • US-Pakistan military cooperation on the increase: WSJ report Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:57AMWASHINGTON, Jan 5: Military cooperation between Pakistan and the United States has increased recently as both try to eliminate militants destabilising the region, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
  • India hands over Mumbai ‘evidence’ to Pakistan Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:54AMNEW DELHI, Jan 5: India on Monday handed over a dossier to Pakistan, claming it incriminates “elements” from across the border with the Mumbai terror attacks and said Islamabad should extradite those involved to face Indian justice.
  • India hands over Mumbai ‘evidence’ to Pakistan Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:54AMNEW DELHI, Jan 5: India on Monday handed over a dossier to Pakistan, claming it incriminates “elements” from across the border with the Mumbai terror attacks and said Islamabad should extradite those involved to face Indian justice.
  • Rola Saed’s TV program off the air Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:38AM“Al Hayah” satellite channel had stopped airing the television program “Al Hayah Helwah” (Life Is Great), presented by the Lebanese artist Rola Saed. Rumors claim the program was taken off the air because it did not have many viewers and it did not draw media attention.
  • Rola Saed’s TV program off the air Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:38AM“Al Hayah” satellite channel had stopped airing the television program “Al Hayah Helwah” (Life Is Great), presented by the Lebanese artist Rola Saed. Rumors claim the program was taken off the air because it did not have many viewers and it did not draw media attention.
  • LG Blu-ray box to offer CinemaNow, YouTube videos Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:35AMLG Electronics will add video streaming features from CinemaNow and YouTube to its 2009 line-up of networked Blu-ray players, the company said on Tuesday.
  • LG Blu-ray box to offer CinemaNow, YouTube videos Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:35AMLG Electronics will add video streaming features from CinemaNow and YouTube to its 2009 line-up of networked Blu-ray players, the company said on Tuesday.
  • Hong Kong Treasury Markets Assoc USD/HKD Fixing 7.7540 Vs 7.7512 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:35AMThe Dow Jones content is the property of Dow Jones or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
  • Hong Kong Treasury Markets Assoc USD/HKD Fixing 7.7540 Vs 7.7512 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:35AMThe Dow Jones content is the property of Dow Jones or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
  • Former banker has sentence reduced in cattle scam Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:32AMA federal judge has ordered a reduction in the prison sentence of a former bank president involved in a Greenbrier County banking and cattle scandal because he assisted the United States with evidence against other individuals.
  • Former banker has sentence reduced in cattle scam Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:32AMA federal judge has ordered a reduction in the prison sentence of a former bank president involved in a Greenbrier County banking and cattle scandal because he assisted the United States with evidence against other individuals.
  • Harmonic Announces Audio Webcast Presentation at Needham & Companys 11th Annual Growth Stock Conference Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:00PM SUNNYVALE, Calif.----Harmonic Inc. today announced that Patrick Harshman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robin Dickson, Chief Financial Officer, will make a presentation at Needham and Company’s 11th Annual Growth Stock Conference on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at 10:00 A.M. .
  • MD Goes HD: Phoenix Doctor Is First to Use New High-Definition Television Production Vehicle to Help Educate and Teach ... Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:59PM VAS Communications, a multi-media marketing and video production company co-owned by Dr. Edward B. Diethrich, Founder and Medical Director of Arizona Heart Institute and Arizona Heart Hospital, has recently custom built a High-Definition Satellite uplink production vehicle, the first vehicle with High-Definition capabilities in Arizona.
  • India Gives Pakistan Mumbai Attacks Evidence Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:55PMIndia handed over to Pakistan on Monday key findings from its investigations into the deadly November attacks in Mumbai and said it expected credible action against those named in the report "as quickly as possible."
  • Notice to All Investors Who Dealt With David Olson, Edward Allen, A&O Companies and World Group Securities, Inc. Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:52PM CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 5, 2009 -- The securities law firms Blum & Silver, LLP and Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP announce that they have teamed up to represent investors who suffered losses in investments including real estate and promissory notes solicited by David L.
  • RCN Continues To Grow Their Global Passport Tier By Launching The Second Phase of International Programming Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:46PMCompany Adds GMA Pinoy, GMA Life, tvK24, MYX, C1R, Bollywood Hits ON DEMAND and Filipino ON DEMAND to its Inter...
  • No fire found after report in Satellite Beach Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:51AMEmergency personnel responded about 6:15 a.m. today to a report of smoke on Bomarc Lane in north Satellite Beach.
  • Nigeria: Sanitation - Court Convicts 2,000 Persons Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:51AMOwerri — The Clean and Green crusade being championed in Imo State by Governor Ikedi Ohakim administration has convicted about 2,000 persons for sanitation offences.
  • Nigeria: FG Moves to Save Local Travel Agency Business Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:45AMThe federal government has announced that it would commence the shutting down of all ticket sales offices of all operating foreign airlines in the country this new year to save the travel agency business in the country.
  • LG Adds a Direct Internet Link to a Line of HDTVs Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:44AMA partnership with Netflix will bring access to the 12,000 films and shows in its Watch Instantly library.
  • GREECE POLICE reports: Money missing Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:44AMHere are some of the most recent items from police records in Greece. Reports are updated on Mondays or as they become available.
  • India gives Pakistan evidence over Mumbai attacks Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:43AMIndia handed evidence Monday to Pakistan that it says links the deadly Mumbai attacks to Pakistani "elements" and called on authorities across the border to investigate further and help bring...
  • India gives Pakistan evidence over Mumbai attacks Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:42AMIndia gave Pakistan the most detailed evidence yet that it says ties the militants who attacked Mumbai to “elements” in Pakistan - responding Monday to weeks of demands from Islamabad for proof that the siege was launched from across the border.
  • US to take Mumbai probe to conclusion: Mulford Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:41AMNEW DELHI: The US on Monday said it has consistently supported India over bringing the attackers of Mumbai to justice and underlined that it will pursue to its logical conclusion the investigations into the terror strike, which also killed six Americans.
  • $50,000 at stake in Las Vegas beer pong tourney Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:08AMThe smell of Pabst Blue Ribbon filled the air the past two days at the Flamingo as mostly college-age competitors whittled their challengers down in the opening rounds of the fourth-annual World Series of Beer Pong.
  • Another dimension — Brighton Cinema takes BCS title game 3-D Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:06AMBRIGHTON — Fifty years ago, 3-D movies gave moviegoers the experience of being in the middle of the action.
  • Counties must step up enforcement on orders of protection Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:05AMGENEVA -- With the start of a new year, county probation offices across Illinois must begin tighter surveillance over orders of protection.
  • US envoy meets Chidambaram Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:01AMUS Ambassador David C Mulford today met Home Minister P Chidambaram here in the backdrop of Washington’s offer to collaborate with New Delhi following the Mumbai terror attacks.
  • Cigar Box opens second location Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:55AMThink Vegas, the Rat Pack and relaxing with your friends. Just north of Bass Pro Shops, couples Russell and Kim Hurt, and Robert and Tami Foust have opened the second location of The Cigar Box, a cigar bar and retail store.