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Green light for Blu-ray

2008-02-19

Toshiba to concede defeat in DVD-format wars Province Blu-ray discs, now considered the winner in high-definition-format war for next-generation DVDs, are prominently displayed in a Taipei video shop yesterday. Photograph by : Reuters TOKYO…

Consumers winners in HD wars

2008-02-19

Format war was confusing; vendors can now focus on Blu-ray Jennifer Tan Sun A shopper walks past a Blu-ray Disc logo at an electronic shop in Tokyo. An impending end to a format war over next-generation DVDs boosted shares in both victoriou…

Study your strata insurance ASAP

2008-02-17

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation was built in 2007 and our owners have just held their first AGM. Several questions came up about insurance at the meeting. The developer has prepaid for insurance for a one-ye…

Heading for Los Cabos?

2008-02-17

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Study your strata insurance ASAP

2008-02-17

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata corporation was built in 2007 and our owners have just held their first AGM. Several questions came up about insurance at the meeting. The developer has prepaid for insurance for a one-ye…

Sony Ericsson device has iPhone-like features

2008-02-16

Sun XPERIA X1, SONY ERICSSON LG-KF510 DURABLE EXPLORER 370, PLANTRONICS XPERIA X1, SONY ERICSSON If you're still waiting for that elusive day when Apple decides to make its iPhones available in Canada, forget that and check out Sony Ericsso…

Concord Pacific's Spectrum named highrise of the year

2008-02-16

Company's Kings Landing won last year Sun The highrise development of the year in the annual Georgies competition, Concord Pacific’s Spectrum, is an exemplary demonstration of the opportunity to work where you live and play where you …

Heritage, new the opportunity in False Creek apartments

2008-02-16

Not Yaletown lofts, broker says of developer's intentions for telephone-exchange building Sun The Exchange kitchens will be integrated and imported, from Italy. PCI selected AEG for the cooktop and wall oven. A Vancouver original for a Vanc…

Gov't buys 5 of 6 hotels from 1 developer

2008-02-15

Robert Wilson makes $10m profit on sales in less than two years Susan Lazaruk Province Premier Gordon Campbell (centre), along with the minister responsible for housing, Rich Coleman, Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan (right) and Vancouver Polic…

U.S. commercial real-estate loan crisis coming

2008-02-15

Province TORONTO -- Executives at Toronto-Dominion Bank have accepted plaudits for avoiding the sort of subprime -related write-downs that have beset rival banks. But if pride comes before a fall, TD's senior management will likely be growi…

Democrats offer housing rescue plan

2008-02-15

Sun WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate offered a housing market rescue plan Thursday in a legislative effort to jolt the slumping economy. Addressing a mortgage crisis that threatens to tip the economy into recession, lawma…

Is the tug of war over high-def DVD format over?

2008-02-15

David Lieberman USA Today Store manager Christopher Borghese arranges Blu-Ray selections at a Blockbuster in Gahanna, Ohio, last year. HD DVD remains popular, too. NEW YORK — Peace may be at hand in the nearly three-year battle to pro…

La Paz is being transformed to a destination Resort - good time to buy

2008-02-15

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US Sub-Prime Mortgage Market & Its effect on Mortgage financing in Cabo

2008-02-15

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The devil's fruit takes root

2008-02-14

And there's one hostess who went beyond the call of duty Mark Laba Province Chef James Campbell (at right) and Christian Gaudreault, owner of the Tomato Fresh Food Cafe, with rigatoni with oven roast tomatoes, artichokes and chorizo sausage…

A humane plan to reclaim the asylum

2008-02-14

Miro Cernetig Sun Riverview mental hospital's buildings are massive examples of faux-Victorian institutionalism that dominate the grounds. Photograph by : Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun A walk through the lush, rolling grounds of the Riverview …

Riverview revamp grows in scope

2008-02-14

Proposal calls for towers ringing new and old psychiatric facilities Darah Hansen Sun The B.C. government is planning a multibillion-dollar development with dozens of residential towers on the historic Riverview lands in Coquitlam. Photogra…

High-tech fabric can generate electricity

2008-02-14

Microfibre produces enough power to run cellphone Sun Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology holds up a microfibre nanogenerator. Photograph by : Gary Meek, Reuters CHICAGO -- U.S. scientists have developed a microfibre fabri…

Buying a Home - Protect yourself with a team of real estate professionals.

2008-02-14

Sun Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make. So when it comes time to signing on the dotted line, make sure you don't make that decision alone. To help you put together the right team of professionals, Canada Mortgage…

Posh puts sukiyaki back on the dining table

2008-02-14

Organic and local foods are used as much as possible at all locations but the clincher is the price -- $13.88 for all you can eat Mia Stainsby Sun Diners cooking their meal at their table at Posh on West Broadway. Photograph by : Steve Bosc…

Priest pinches perogies for church

2008-02-14

A line snaking down the block is testament to the tasty meals Mia Stainsby Sun Ukrainian dinner at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church is served on the first Friday of each month. Rev. Father Roman Tsaplan (right) -- with his family …

Home sales fall in 45 states in Q4; prices tumble

2008-02-14

Alan Zibel USA Today A sign advertises a home for sale is shown in San Carlos, Calif. WASHINGTON — Sales of existing homes fell in 45 states during the October-December quarter, with the price of an existing single-family home in 150 …

Ivanhoe, Bayer & Rio Tinto Mongolian Copper Mine "Oyu Tolgoi" waits for Mongolian government decision

2008-02-13

Derrick Penner Sun Ivanhoe waits for Mongolian decision Company a buy but valuation cut, analyst says For Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and Mongolian Prime Minister Sanjaa Bayar , it is not a question of if, but rather a question of when the Mongolian…

Mortgage help extended to all kinds of borrowers

2008-02-12

Marcy Gordon USA Today A foreclosure sign tops a sale sign outside an existing home on the market in northwest Denver. A new plan backed by the Treasury Department and HUD would pause foreclosure proceedings for borrowers who are more than …