All Stories from January 12, 2013 (Change date)
-
Cuba to free doctors from onerous travel rulesJan 12, 2013 6:22 am - HAVANA — Cuba is eliminating longstanding restrictions on health care professionals’ overseas travel as part of a broader migration reform that takes effect this week. ...
-
Analysts predicting slow start for ‘ultra-HD’ TVsJan 12, 2013 6:21 am - LAS VEGAS — “Ultra-HD” TVs were the talk of International CES the gadget show, but the televisions aren’t likely to account for much of the market even four years down t...
-
Google to offer public Wi-Fi in New York City neighborhoodJan 12, 2013 6:16 am - NEW YORK — Google said Tuesday it is teaming up with a New York City neighborhood business group to provide the company’s first urban Wi-Fi network. The network will be ...
-
Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsoleteJan 12, 2013 6:08 am - JERUSALEM — When Margaux Stelman began modeling a few months ago, she always had her sister Simone in mind. Simone was an ex-model who died three years ago after a long...
-
Smart TVs get smarter, by just a little bitJan 12, 2013 6:02 am - LAS VEGAS — In the not-so-distant future, couch potatoes will be waving, pointing, swiping and tapping to make their TVs react, kind of like what Tom Cruise did in the 2...
-
Big TVs with 'ultra-high definition' latest rageJan 12, 2013 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves f...
-
New Qualcomm chips promise phone video in Ultra HDJan 12, 2013 5:59 am - LAS VEGAS — TV makers trotted out sets with “Ultra HD” resolution at the International CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas. Few video cameras record at that resolut...
-
Swimmer Lochte diving into reality TV with showJan 12, 2013 5:42 am - LOS ANGELES — Olympic champion swimmer Ryan Lochte is diving into the world of reality television with a six-episode series debuting in April. Airing on E!, “What Would ...
-
Sony uses movie studio to press ultra-HD advantageJan 12, 2013 5:42 am - LAS VEGAS — Sony Corp. is finally pressing its advantage as a conglomerate that owns both high-tech gadgets and the content that plays on them by being the only electron...
-
Weekend picks: Get travel ideas at All-Canada ShowJan 12, 2013 5:00 am - Canuck corral Get tips on the best Canadian hunting and fishing spots at the All-Canada Show, which returns to the Pheasant Run Mega Center, 4051 E. Main St., St. C...