Betty White turns 90 on January 17 – NBC to air Birthday Tribute TV Special Tonight
Digital News Report – Betty White has remained is the spotlight as a popular actress even well past her days when she played the role of Rose Nylund on “The Golden Girls” TV series back in the 1980’s. NBC will be paying tribute to Betty White tonight to celebrate her turning 90 years old [...]
Lenova Yoga Laptop converts into Tablet – Features and Overview
Digital News Report – There is a lot of buzz on ultrabook laptops at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that was held this week in Las Vegas. Lenova introduced their IdeaPad Yoga laptop tablet device that is planned to be available when Microsoft Windows 8 is released in the second half of [...]
Copper Wire Stolen from Light Poles in Sunnyvale
SUNNYVALE Calif. (DNR) – There have been several copper wire thefts from light poles recently in Sunnyvale.
City officials are calling it a “rash” of wire thefts since November 1 2011. Thieves have stolen more than 16,000 feet of wire, valued at more than $21,000.
Besides the monetary loss, the thefts have created a [...]
Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Cold Treatments discussed on the ‘Dr Oz Show’
Digital News Report – On today’s ‘Dr. Oz Show’ there was an indepth discussion on B12 deficiency symptoms and causes. Later on, there was a discussion of ways to reduce the duration of the common cold and what over-the-counter medicines to take for common cold symptoms.
B12 Deficiency Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
Dr. Oz said that [...]
IBM has earned over 6,000 US Patents in 2011
Digital News Report – IBM ranked number one for 6,180 US patents the company earned in 2011. Following behind in patents filed in 2011, was Samsung with 4,894 inventions registered. After that, the patent filings for 2011 dropped down to 2,821 patents registered by Canon.
IBM attributes their voluminous patent filings to over [...]
AT&T unveils new 4G LTE Smartphones and Tablet
Digital News Report – AT&T announced five new 4G LTE smartphones and a new tablet that are planned to roll out in the early part of 2012. The company will display the new products at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Smartphone will have a [...]
Chris Powell shares Metabolism Boosting Plan on ‘Dr Oz’ TV show
Digital News Report – ABC’s ‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition’ trainer, Chris Powell, returned to the ‘Dr. Oz Show’ today to share his miracle plan to boost metabolism. Last time, he discussed about the benefits of eating carbohydrates to promote weight loss. However, this time he discussed ways to boost the metabolism. [...]
Weight Loss Diet – Extra Calories equals extra Body Fat
Digital News Report – Weight loss is one of the top New Year’s Resolutions and there are so many diets available, it is difficult to know where to get started. A recent study published in the January issue of JAMA found that protein can help preserve muscle mass, but if you overeat you will [...]
Stomach Cancer Symptoms and Prevention discussed on the ‘Dr Oz Show’
Digital News Report – On today’s ‘Dr. Oz Show,’ medical experts shared about symptoms and risks associated with gastric or stomach cancer. Later on, experts discussed foods and supplements that could help prevent cancer.
Since the 1960’s the rates were dropping for stomach cancer, but in 1993, the rate in women has been on the [...]
Special Foster Care Meeting this Friday
SAN JOSE Calif. (DNR) – The county of Santa Clara, along with the City of San Jose and other government entities, will be holding a special conference this Friday to discuss the disproportionate number of Latinos in the foster care system.
Assemblymember Jim Beall, chairman of the Select Committee on Foster Care, will take [...]