Owner researching origins of 111-year-old car By John Maslin | Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:24
Daily Archives: January 28, 2012
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Exhibition explores Charles Dickens’ links with County Durham
An exhibition has opened exploring the links between Charles Dickens and County Durham. The display of documents, photographs and press cuttings looks into Dickens connections with the Barnard Castle which he visited in February 1838 when he was researching Nicholas Nickleby. The exhibition at Durham County Record Office coincides with the 200th anniversary of his birth on 7 February. Dawn Layland, Durham County Record Office education archivist, said: A lot of people dont realise that Dickens had any connection to [...]
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Microsoft to become a gaming powerhouse
Once praised for their ability to innovate in all spheres of technology, Microsoft seems to be unwittingly steering towards a stronger future in hardcore gaming. That’s not such a bad thing however.
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HTC Partners With IBM in Enterprise Initiative
ORLANDO, Fla.–HTC, a maker of smartphones and tablets, hopes its new partnership with IBM, coupled with the mobility hardware maker?s success in the consumer space will help launch strong sales into the enterprise market. The company only recently began targeting enterprises, said David Jaeger, executive director Global Enterprise and Services at HTC, in an interview with eWEEK during IBM Lotusphere and Connect.During the general session that kicked-off Lotusphere, IBM executives demonstrated their smart business solutions running on HTC smartphones and [...]
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Queen of Daytime Soap Operas Susan Lucci Joins Investigation Discovery’s …
via press release: SUSAN LUCCI, EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS AND QUEEN OF DAYTIME SOAP OPERAS, JOINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY’S PRIMETIME LINE-UP – Lucci to host and narrate the ‘real-life soap’ DEADLY AFFAIRS – (Pasadena, Calif.)–The incomparable Susan Lucci, best known for her portrayal of the deliciously devious Erica Kane on ABC’s All My Children, is bringing her cunning craft to cable as host and narrator of Investigation Discovery’s world premiere original series DEADLY AFFAIRS. With filming scheduled to begin in March, the [...]