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- Digital conversion coupon program hits snag Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:22PMIt may be a blackout on Feb. 17 for many consumers who have not applied for coupons for the digital conversion boxes.
- Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze: I may have just two years to live Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 8:42PMPatrick Swayze has admitted he may have only two years to live after his 12 month long battle with late stage pancreatic cancer.
- Tech News Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:58PMIt was a good year for computers—if you don’t think of computers as simply a combination of monitor, keyboard, hard drive, CD/DVD burner and some version of Windows or Mac OS X. Many computing advances in 2008 occurred outside traditional desktop and laptop machines.
- High-def TVs to stream Netflix Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 7:56PMNEW YORK - Netflix Inc. has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail.
- Check Out Your Power Usage Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:35PM SCARBOROUGH (NEWS CENTER) -- Ever wonder how much energy that cell phone charger uses? You can find the answer at your local library.
- Season, series premieres between now and April Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:35AMAfter a fall TV season that was both a ratings and creative disappointment, broadcast networks are banking on midseason replacements that roll out between now and April to win back viewers.
- inCode Announces Top 10 Telecom Predictions for 2009 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:26AMinCode, Inc. a trusted, independent advisor to some of the most influential telecommunications companies and leading enterprises in North America, today unveiled its sixth annual Top 10 Telecom Predictions. The 2009 predictions identify emerging economic, technology, and marketing trends affecting consumers and businesses.
- Predictions for 2009 Business Editors/Technology Editors Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:14AM(AP:ATLANTA--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Jan. 06, 2009-- inCode, Inc. a trusted, independent advisor to some of the most influential telecommunications companies and leading enterprises in North America, today unveiled its sixth annual Top 10 Telecom Predictions.
- Netflix to use TVs to stream directly Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:03AMNEW YORK — Netflix Inc. has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail.
- Tech Ticker Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:25PMNetflixMovies direct to TVNetflix has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail.
- TV sets to stream Netflix videos Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:11PMNetflix has come up with another way to get movies to people without sending DVDs in the mail. LG Electronics will start selling high-definition TV sets that stream Netflix videos directly from the Internet, without an additional device. The deal marks the first time Netflix’s streaming service will be embedded in a television. Netflix, still best known for its online DVD rental service, offers ...
- All true Jeremy, but don’t Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:31PM All true Jeremy, but don’t you still secretly hope that somewhere amongst all these ill-informed and newmedia-shy folk someone is writing a fucking great new novel? One that you or I might purchase and enjoy as an object, a talisman of the concepts it contains. At least when I buy a printed book I know it has been through some evaluatory process. Self publication on the web is democratic in ...
- Stay tuned: This new season is supersized Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:51PMAndrew Ryan tallies the potential hits and misses as Canadian networks launch a record volume of new shows
- Big tech shows scale back Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:52PMWith the economy casting a gloomy shadow and industry titans Steve Jobs and Bill Gates stepping away, Macworld Expo in San Francisco and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week are expected to be more low-key affairs. The two shows, normally...
- Best bets: ‘Bachelor,’ ‘Biggest Losers’ return Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:15PM New year, new slew of reality shows. "The Bachelor" and "The Biggest Loser" return, plus the CW finds frights with "13 — Fear is Real."
- Tourism, off beaten path Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:12AMHummer tour of movie and TV sets at Kualoa Ranch. A surf school run by off-duty firefighters. An eco-friendly boat tour business that specializes in whale, dolphin and turtle spotting and snorkeling with care.
- Best sellers list Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:30AMTHE NEW YORK TIMES Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended Dec. 20, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general-interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount ...
- NYT Best Sellers Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:15AMFiction
- Answers to bowl issues best found at home Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:33AMCollege football’s bowl system is broken. When the most anticipated sporting event on New Year’s Day is a hockey game played in a baseball park, it’s time for some tweaking.
- Mini reviews of movies currently in theaters Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:44PMNow showing Here are selected minireviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
- Biwis no. 1 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:47PMBehind every successful man is a woman, they say – now, a new TV show gives you a sneak peek into the lives of these women, the power wives of some of India’s most successful men.
- Movie capsules Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:22AMRatings are based on the opinions of Gannett News Service, Associated Press and Courier-Post reviewers. ****: Excellent; ***: Good; **: Fair; *: Poor.
- Nightlife, January 2 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:10AMAMERICAN LEGION POST 202: Veterans’ lounge with pool, darts and jukebox. Service members, veterans welcome, along with their guests. Membership available by calling the post. 1101 E. Scott. 10 a.m.-midnight Monday through Friday, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, noon-midnight Sunday. (940) 322-8600.
- Nothing uncertain about first brave steps into 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:10AMThrough sparkling day and starry, starry night, more than a million Sydneysiders yesterday partied like there was no tomorrow. Or, at least, like there was nothing much to fear entering the new year. ...
- Strip mauled Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:46AMMariachi bands. Roller derbies. Wigs. Hookahs. Gay cowboys. Japanese karaoke singers. Golf clubs. S&M harnesses. Thai food. Salvadoran food. Live sex clubs. Pentecostal churches. Diamonds. Kimchee. Elegant past, eccentric present and redeveloped future. All this and more can be found in Commercial Center, the sprawling foursquare strip mall between the Strip and downtown.
- Demand for converter coupons begins to soar Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:13PMOnly two months before television stations go digita
- Live! On Sunset: Retailing as Celebrity TV Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:10PM
- Live! On Sunset: Retailing as Celebrity TV Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:25PMHow denim impresario Gerard Guez hopes to build a brand by using his new Sunset Strip store as a set for celebrity appearances
- Playoffs new ballgame Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:38PMContrary to local evidence, the NFL has seen fit to allow teams to compete in an elaborate playoff structure. The theory behind these games appears easy to understand, but there are obviously elaborate shenanigans involved if the 11-5 Patriots are home watching games involving the 10-6 Vikings, 9-6-1 Eagles, 9-7 Cardinals and even the 8-8 Chargers.
- VBL Re-aligns for 2009 season Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:22PMThe Valley Baseball League will have a new look for the 2009 season. With the addition of the league’s 12th team, the Rockbridge Rapids, the league will move away from its unbalanced two-division format to a new three-division alignment. The measure passed by an 11-1 vote among league owners.
- Fishburne Sets Eyes on TV Production Deal Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 3:25PMActor and new addition to the "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" cast Laurence Fishburne, is broadening his horizons by delving more into TV production.
- TV Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:00PM11 a.m.-2 a.m. Tuesday. Discovery Channel. Find a comfy spot on the couch and get your fill of this hit documentary series.
- Tough choices Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:56AMThis is torture time. Choosing my Top 10 has been a challenge because 2008 emerged as a sterling year for DVD.
- Premier League as it happened Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:49AMLiverpool take a three-point lead in the Premier League after they thrash Newcastle and Chelsea are held by Fulham, while Robinho earns Man City a dramatic draw at Blackburn.
- Electronics show turns down volume Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 4:26AMThe annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - known in years past for its outsized booths, wall-to-wall crowds, and lobster dinners - is going to be a lot tamer next month.
- The year in television 2008: politics and betrayal Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 11:09PMTwo-word titles and names capture the essence of what made television great in 2008. These titles and names made us laugh while forcing us to think, and they forced us to think while making us cry.
- How Big East array of games is shaping up Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 9:37PMPROVIDENCE — After a summer and fall spent creating new, lofty levels of hyperbole concerning its super-power depth and strength, the Big East basketball season is finally at hand. Let reality begin.
- Lucinda Breeding: Arts scene gained renown in ’08 Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 9:04PMDenton’s music scene attracted curious scribes from far away places. First came a Sunday write-up in The New York Times . The article lost points for regional accuracy when it mentioned peanut fields, which haven’t had much commercial or agricultural heft in a generation or two.
- Finding the Present in the Movies of the Past Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:52PMTo the Editor:.
- State encourages e-cycling Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:51PM It’s expected that many older televisions may be discarded to make way for digital sets. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is advising consumers about safe and legal disposal methods for old electronics this holiday season.
- Letters to the Editor Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:09AM Dec. 24 and#8212; To the Editor:I would like to acknowledge some very important and thoughtful people with whom I came in contact due to a fire at my home.
- Sale-savvy shoppers: Consumers, businesses pin hopes on after-holiday deals Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:09AMKarty Halldorson, left, and his mother Carol took advantage of the after-Christmas sales at Southgate Mall on Friday, along with a legion of Missoula shoppers hoping to save money on markdowns.
- What you need to know about the switch to digital TV Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 8:13PMIf you are still watching local network television programing through an antenna, you might want to consider getting a new television before February.
- Bunfight on Boxing Day: Stores turn the holiday into another retail binge Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:41PM Hundreds of stores will open on Boxing Day for the first time today as retailers try desperately to boost their end-of-year sales figures. They will slash prices by up to 90 per cent to entice families on to the High Street
- Best of TV 2008 Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:25AMIt’s that time of year again ... time to break out the end of year lists! Click here to read morehttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Richmondcom-Home/~4/494929532
- Movie openings and capsule reviews Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:06AMMovie openings and capsule reviews
- NewTek TriCaster Selected by SportsLink to Produce and Live Stream Coverage of U.S. Army All-American Bowl Week Events Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 9:15AMDMN Newswire--2008-12-23--NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that SportsLink, a leading sports-marketing and management company, selected TriCaster portable live production system to produce and stream extended live coverage of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Week events from Wednesday, December 31 through Sunday, January 4, 2009 on ...
- Students at Immaculate Conception Learn Health Options Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 2:23AMSchools everywhere are learning that healthy and physically active students perform better in the classroom. As a result of the new fitness phenomenon, and to curtail childhood obesity, many schools have instituted programs that provide their student body with healthy alternatives, such as exercise programs, educational seminars and smart food substitutes.
- Samsung bets big on the great outdoors Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 7:50AMAs anyone who has walked into Best Buy lately knows, the prices of high-definition TVs are in a precipitous freefall.
- For Fresno State football, New Mexico Bowl forgettable Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 7:29AMThe unusual name "Gartrell" was the idea of a woman who died in 1977, and no matter what you might be thinking today, it does not mean, "He who kicks Bulldogs."