Police dogs detected the smell of human remains on 2 cars at the home of a missing North Carolina girl who has bone cancer and a prosthetic leg, a search warrant said Monday. (Oct. 11)
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SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – They’ll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest, twisting in a steel cage that proved itself with four flawless test runs deep into the earth. The dramatic endgame hastened Monday for the 33 Chilean miners who have braved two months underground, with rescuers reinforcing the escape shaft and the 13-foot-tall rescue chamber sliding, as planned, nearly all the way to the trapped men. “It didn’t even raise any dust,” Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said. If all goes well, everything will be in place late Tuesday to begin pulling the men out, officials said. The lead psychologist for the…
Continue reading …NVIDIA launches sub-$80 GeForce GT 430 for single-slot cooler enthusiasts
October 12, 2010 No Comment
The graphics card that doesn’t require a fridge-sized cooler is turning into something of a rarity nowadays, but we doubt the market for quiet, efficient, and halfway-decent GPUs is ever going to disappear completely. NVIDIA is fleshing out its Fermi family today with a creature that aspires to such epithets, the 96 CUDA core-equipped GT 430. It’s a patently humble GPU, as indicated by its $79.99 typical price, 49W TDP, 5.7-inch board length, and single-slot cooler design. Mind you, while those are typically considered positives, they do limit gaming performance quite significantly, with the GT 430 getting roundly beaten by ATI’s ( sob! ) AMD’s similarly priced Radeon HD 5670 . So what niche is left for this card? Well, it’s an upgrade over integrated graphics and it gets you on the 3D bandwagon, but on the whole we’re left scratching our voluminous craniums as to why anyone would dodge AMD’s more accomplished hardware for NVIDIA’s latest. Hit up the reviews below and form your own opinion, if our one doesn’t suit your outfit today. Read – HardOCP Read – AnandTech Read – PC Perspective Read – Hot Hardware Read – Legit Reviews Read – Hexus Gallery: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 partner boards NVIDIA launches sub-$80 GeForce GT 430 for single-slot cooler enthusiasts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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NYC police have arrested the ninth and final suspect in the brutal attacks on four people touched off because gang members thought one of their recruits was gay. Ruddy Vargas-Perez, 22, was arrested by members of the Bronx violent felony squad. (Oct. 11)
Continue reading …Updated Yahoo Messenger app now live in App Store, 3G video calling bonanza awaits you
October 12, 2010 No Comment
Not stoked on Skype or FaceTime ? Looks like you’ve got another option, bub. That overhauled Yahoo Messenger app we told you about 48 hours ago is now live in the App Store, offering multitasking on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, 3G / WiFi video calling (iOS to iOS, iOS to Android or iOS to PC) and instant notifications. Users interested in making voice calls can also tap into their bucket of Yahoo Voice Phone Out minutes, but it’ll only work in America, France, Germany, Spain and Singapore at the moment. Hit that source link to get your download on, cool? Updated Yahoo Messenger app now live in App Store, 3G video calling bonanza awaits you originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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New York City police say a caretaker who was working at a historic cemetery dug up a garbage bag containing military-grade explosives last fall and left it at the site, where it remained until a volunteer told authorities about it Monday. (Oct. 11)
Continue reading …Palestinian officials have rejected an offer by the Israeli government to halt settlement construction if they recognise Israel as a “Jewish state”. The…
Continue reading …Shear feedback GPS navigation tells your fingers where to go, you just have to follow (video)
October 11, 2010 No Comment
Keeping your eyes on the road gets ever more difficult with ever-bigger, ever-brighter GPS navigation units hitting retail. This product of University of Utah research could obsolete them entirely by tickling your fingers. It’s called “shear feedback,” effectively stretching the skin on your fingertip to tell you which way to go, achieved via a pair of old Thinkpad trackpoints, which were always too coarse a grit for our delicate tastes. The nub moves left or right to tell you where to go, and in a test distracted drivers were 24 percent more likely to follow directions through their digits than when told by cold, uncaring GPS lady. It’s demonstrated after the break and looks like it would be perfect if we always drove at ten and two — and wanted to get our fingerprints sandpapered off on every trip to the mall. Continue reading Shear feedback GPS navigation tells your fingers where to go, you just have to follow (video) Shear feedback GPS navigation tells your fingers where to go, you just have to follow (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …From Don Surber : If you’re a Democrat and your state does not have a coast, you might consider finding a new career after November 2. Flyover country will be looking mighty red after Nov. 2.
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Photos: AP Would he have been arrested in the US? Last week in Hungary, toxic sludge burst out of its containment reservoir and into three nearby villages, killing 8 people and forcing hundreds to abandon their homes. The red mud was a byproduct of the aluminum-making process employed by MAL Zrt, the Hungarian Aluminum Production and Trade Company. The head of the company has just been arrested for criminal negligence, and faces 10 years in prison if convicted. The state temporarily wr… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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