Archive for March, 2008

Google Docs Goes Offline, Ready For Office Battle

Google Docs Goes Offline, Ready For Office Battle

0 / March 31, 2008 8:41 pm

Boston (dbTechno) – Google made the announcement on Monday that they are bringing their highly-popular Google Docs web office suite offline. The new offline support will allow users to edit files without internet access, putting it in direct competition with [...]

DVD Review: Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

DVD Review: Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

0 / March 31, 2008 3:16 pm

Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street DVD Review Paramount Home Entertainment Release: April 1, 2008 I will say this right from the get-go, I am a fan of musicals, and I am a fan of Johnny Depp. [...]

Lilly Readies IDENTITY Trial To Treat Alzheimer’s

Lilly Readies IDENTITY Trial To Treat Alzheimer’s

2 / March 31, 2008 2:38 pm

Boston (dbTechno) – Eli Lilly and Co. made the announcement on Monday that they are starting a Phase III clinical trial for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Eli Lilly and Co. will be testing and studying LY450139 to see if it [...]

Blu-ray Review: Unbreakable

Blu-ray Review: Unbreakable

0 / March 31, 2008 2:21 pm

Unbreakable Blu-ray Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Release: April 1, 2008 MSRP: $29.99 Unbreakable comes from the brilliant mind of M. Knight Shyamalan. He was the writer, producer, and director of this film. This was his second major hit [...]

Blu-ray Review: Hidalgo

Blu-ray Review: Hidalgo

0 / March 31, 2008 2:17 pm

Hidalgo Blu-ray Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Release: April 1, 2008 MSRP: $29.99 Hidalgo is an action-adventure film from director Joe Johnston, starring Viggo Mortensen. The film is based, albeit a bit loosely, on the true story of Frank [...]

Sony Confirms Revamp Of PS3 PlayStation Store

Sony Confirms Revamp Of PS3 PlayStation Store

1 / March 31, 2008 1:01 pm

Washington (dbTechno) – Sony Computer Entertainment America made the announcement on Monday that they will be doing a total revamp of the PS3 PlayStation Store. Starting April 3, there will be no new downloadable content going up until the revamp [...]

Study Shows Merck Obesity Drug Taranabant Helps Weight Loss

Study Shows Merck Obesity Drug Taranabant Helps Weight Loss

0 / March 31, 2008 11:48 am

Boston (dbTechno) – Merck & Co. has come out on Monday and stated that their experimental obesity drug taranabant helped patients lose a significant amount of weight when combined with diet and exercise. Merck & Co. revealed some results from [...]

FDA Reviewing HIV Drugs For Heart Attack Risk

FDA Reviewing HIV Drugs For Heart Attack Risk

0 / March 31, 2008 10:45 am

Boston (dbTechno) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has come out and stated that they will be reviewing two HIV drugs, Ziagen and Videx. The drugs are manufactured by GlaxoSmithKilne and Bristol. They are being reviewed due to links [...]

Hollywood Working On Original Content For Xbox Live

Hollywood Working On Original Content For Xbox Live

0 / March 31, 2008 10:32 am

Boston (dbTechno) – Hollywood movie producer and talent agent Peter Safran has signed a deal with Microsoft to bring original content to the Xbox Live Marketplace. This content will be in the form of original shows and will be sold [...]

Prolonged Cell Phone Use More Than Doubles Brain Cancer Risk

Prolonged Cell Phone Use More Than Doubles Brain Cancer Risk

7 / March 31, 2008 8:19 am

Boston (dbTechno) – According to a new study, prolonged cell phone use has been linked to brain cancer as well as tissue damage. The study stated that exposure to mobile phone radiation causes the risk to greatly increase over time. [...]