Archive - Oct 9, 2009

For those who have been wondering why exactly is Katie Holmes keeping such a low profile in terms of acting, the November 2009 issue of Elle magazine, the Women in Hollywood edition, may offer an answer. It's not because movie studios no longer want to have to deal with her because she fails to sell at the box-office, as some have speculated, but because staying somewhat away from the spotlight is a choice Katie herself made when she became a mother.

Real-time biomedical studies of factors leading to vision impairment are now possible through the world's largest ocular research center at Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research. As the first research center in the world to be directly combined with an eye bank, the Ocular Research Center provides a repository of healthy and diseased ocular tissue for researchers from academic institutions, government organizations and the pharmaceutical industry.

There is a chance that the second installment of the recently released "Star Trek" will be developed using 3-D technology. Talking to a group of journalists on Thursday, October 8, at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, director/producer J.J. Abrams shared that he is open to the idea of shooting the untitled Star Trek sequel in 3-D.

Sony announced the new VAIO CW Series notebook featuring Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of a new line of Windows phones around the world that are available in a broad range of styles and prices. With a Windows phone, people can navigate their phone easily with the touch of a finger1 and browse the Internet on a great mobile browser.