Ada Opens Online Registration For 149Th Annual Dental Meeting In San Antonio
- May
- 15
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Registration is now open for the American Dental Association’s (ADA) 149th Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition in San Antonio, offering unique learning opportunities, cutting-edge technology and a “Distinguished Speaker Series” that attracts history-making leaders from around the world.
This year’s event will be held Oct. 16-19 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The convention [...]
Will a PS3 Download Service Starve Blu-ray?
- April
- 25
Two Strikes …
A PS3 movie download system would mark Sony’s third attempt to create a video service. The first two include Movielink, purchased by Blockbuster in 2007, and Sony Connect, which came to an end in March.
In moving the PS3 into the download market, Sony enters a realm currently ruled by rival Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) [...]
Director of “The English Patient” dies
- March
- 19
LONDON Anthony Minghella, a screenwriter, opera director and the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “The English Patient,” died of a hemorrhage Tuesday. He was 54.
Minghella’s death came five days before the British TV premiere of his final film, “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” Spokesman Jonathan Rutter said Minghella died early Tuesday at London’s Charing Cross [...]
Movie Theaters to Step Up to 3-D in $700M AccessIT Deal
- March
- 18
Demand for 3-D
The announcement came during the kickoff of ShoWest, a conference in Las Vegas where studios unveil clips and other details about upcoming movie lineups.
Hollywood is anxious to convert as many theaters as possible to the digital format, which provides sharper images while eliminating the need for expensive celluloid film. It also allows theater [...]
My name? Princess legend
- March
- 18
Extras: Commentary by director Joe Wright, deleted scenes and two documentaries — “Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement” and “From Novel to Screen: Adapting a Classic.” *Enchanted (PG): This modern-day fairy tale from Disney blends live-action footage with animation as a storybook princess named Giselle from mythical [...]
Big Brother to sever ties with Sony Entertainment
- March
- 14
MUMBAI: The Rahul Roy, Rakhi
Sawant and Carol Gracias-starrer Big Boss on Sony Entertainment Television,
which managed to become a talking point for the Hindi speaking audiences last
year, is now on the verge of a legal storm.
Format owner Endemol
International, which owns the internationally-renowned format Big Brother, which
was adapted for the Indian audiences as Big Boss, [...]
Nutty for peanut butter
- March
- 6
Deciding which variety of PB lands on your PB%26J used to be as simple as sorting out creamy versus chunky. But in an era when grocery aisles are a blur of choices, that decision seems downright analog.
Today, your crunchy peanut butter can come light- or dark-roasted. Creamy can be infused with chocolate (dark [...]
Residential Rental Buyers Adapt to Todays Market
- March
- 6
As the second month of 2008 comes to an end, members of the real estate community are beginning to accept the fact that the market has seen a price correction. Purchasers of residential rental property in New York City have had to adopt a whole new terminology, with phrases like “all-cash purchaser,” “seller financing,” “full [...]
Banks: Where Nobody Knows Your Name?
- February
- 29
Clueless About Customers
The survey described the challenges many banks face in utilizing technology to improve customer communication. Many banks simply do not have an understanding of how various communication channels can affect customers’ perceptions of them.
Due to resource constraints, banks have difficulty capturing vital customer data, as well as properly segmenting customers. As a result, [...]
Gaming on a Mac: Technically Speaking
- February
- 23
Surging Macs
In 2006, Intel’s x86 processor replaced the PowerPC chip used in Mac computers since 1994. Since the switch, Apple’s share of the market has grown from just under 3 percent in 2004 to just over 6 percent in December 2006, according to Gartner (NYSE: IT) . Mac sales from 2005 to 2006 increased by [...]
