Google has launched a new application known as the Google Media Server, aimed at bringing all of the entertainment from your PC, and showcasing it right on your TV.
The Google Media Server will connect to any device supporting Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP.
Devices which will support the new app include the Sony PS3, Xbox […]
Entries from June 2008
Google Media Server: Changing the way we watch TV
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Sci/Tec · Entertainment
Disney and Pixar’s Wall-E is a must see
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Disney and Pixar’s Wall-E managed to absolutely own the box office this weekend, raking in $62.5 million.
The debut was the second-best ever for a Pixar film.
Wall-E, the animated film about a robot left behind after humans leave Earth, managed to do quite well for Disney and Pixar.
Coming in second was the other big release for […]
Tags: Entertainment
Will Smith looking for box office gold with Hancock
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The latest Will Smith blockbuster is set to hit theaters this Wednesday, as the world prepares for Hancock.
Hancock is set to release in theaters this coming Wednesday, July 2nd.
Will Smith will be looking for another box office hit for the 4th of July weekend, following his past successes with films such as Independence Day, I […]
Tags: Entertainment
Was supermodel Ruslana Korshunova murdered?
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Supermodel Ruslana Korshunova, threw herself from her ninth floor apartment in New York, according to media reports.
The New York Post and Newsday say 20-year-old Ruslana Korshunova died Saturday afternoon in the Financial District.
At this point, there appear to be no signs of foul play, which lead police to suspect suicide.
A close friend of Korshunova told […]
Tags: Entertainment
Twelve New Cases Of E Coli Reported
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Officials In Michigan And Ohio Are Concerned
Columbus, Ohio-There have been 12 more cases of E. Coli illness reported as the officials in both Ohio and Michigan are searching to track down the specific cause.
There are 8 more cases in Michigan, and 4 more cases reported in Ohio as health officials in both states scramble to […]
Tags: Health
Scientists Line Up To Fight Mosquito Battle
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
After Midwest Flood Researchers Prepare To Fight Different Deluge
Missouri-The worst of the flood of the summer of 2008 appears to be over, but as the waters recede, the scientists and officials in the region prepare to fight a different, subtler battle.
With the height of the flood and the amount of land that was swamped, it […]
Salmonella Outbreak Rises To 756
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Illness Strikes Patients In 34 States
Washington, D.C.-The overall outlook for the Salmonella outbreak currently gripping the United States is still very grim.
The numbers of patients that have contracted the Saint Paul version of the Salmonella disease has risen to 756 people, and there have been people struck down in 34 different states since the first […]
Tags: Health
Employers Warned Against Bird Flu
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Washington, D.C.- The maker of the anti influenza drug Tamiflu have made an offer to many larger corporations in the United States.
Pay a set annual fee and reserve enough of the drug for your employees, in case a bird influenza epidemic should strike.
The maker of Tamiflu for two reasons is doing this; first because the […]
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New Child Vaccines Urged For Kids
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Immunization Advisors Strongly Advise New Vaccines For Children
Washington, D.C.-With the different diseases that affect children, two new vaccines have appeared on the immunization horizon that are being urged for parents and caregivers to give to their kids.
The Advisory Committee on Children’s Immunization Practices recommend giving two additional vaccines to children than was previously recommended earlier.
The […]
Tags: Health
Health Care Delayed By Many Americans
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Record Numbers Are Postponing Their Medical Care For Money
Washington, D.C.-More and more of Americans are putting off or delaying their own personal health care according to a new study being published.
The Center for Studying Health System Change is publishing a report that details the decision by many people to put off health care, largely because […]