As part of efforts to replace Barak, trade minister asks former party head to run once again for party chairmanship. ‘I’ll step aside if you agree,’ Ben-Eliezer tells Mitzna
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The ex-convict who calmly held a school board at gunpoint and then began randomly firing had circled the date on a calendar found in his mobile home, evidence he had been planning the attack for some time, police said. (Dec. 15)
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Flo Rida has sold millions of singles, but he hasn’t had the same luck with album sales. The rapper talks music sales, his new CD ‘Only Flo (Part 1)’ and his female rapper protege, 18-year-old Brianna. (Dec. 15)
Continue reading …Nikon Coolpix P7000 v1.1 firmware released, improves RAW processing and focusing reliability
December 15, 2010 No Comment
Nikon’s taken criticism of its enthusiast-friendly P7000 compact to heart and has today announced a fresh firmware for that shooter. Overall NRW (Nikon’s own RAW format) processing times are said to have been reduced, while lens control has been optimized to reduce the occurrence of focusing errors. A couple of other tweaks have also been thrown in: one to overcome a rare issue that would block the zoom from operating, and another causing blown highlights on the camera’s LCD when Active D-Lighting is enabled and the shutter is half-pressed. That’s your lot; if you’ve got the camera already, it’s a no-brainer, and if you don’t, it might cast a happier new light on the P7000′s earlier reviews . Nikon Coolpix P7000 v1.1 firmware released, improves RAW processing and focusing reliability originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Warning that the prescription cough medicine benzonatate has a “candy-like appearance” that may attract children, the FDA says it is stiffening the drug’s warning label to prevent accidental ingestion, which can and has caused death.
Continue reading …Windows Phone 7 said to be getting major ‘Mango’ update in August or September
December 15, 2010 No Comment
We’d already heard that Windows Phone 7 is set to get an update of some sort early next year — possibly coinciding with Mobile World Congress in February — but ZD Net’s Mary Jo Foley is now reporting that an even bigger update could be following in August or September. According to her sources, the update is codenamed “Mango,” and it will effectively amount to Windows Phone 7.5, which she says might even be the actual name when it’s released. That update will apparently bring Silverlight runtime and HTML5 support to the OS, along with Far Eastern language support, and some other unspecified features and functionality. It will also presumably be the most significant update until Windows Phone 8, which Foley says is codenamed “Apollo,” and is on track for a release in late 2012. [Thanks, John] Windows Phone 7 said to be getting major ‘Mango’ update in August or September originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Experts answer questions about salvia, an herb that some teens use for its hallucinogenic properties.
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Photo: Inhabitat Clean coal is friendlier-sounding euphemism for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), the technological conceit of snagging emissions belched out by coal plants and storing them under ground in order to keep them from entering the atmosphere. CCS has long been touted as a clean energy solution, and a political means of reassuring coal states that their lifeblood isn’t too dirty to burn after all. Of course, there are plenty of problems with CCS — the latest … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Whistleblowers from within Boeing have told Al Jazeera that the aircraft manufacturer has been knowingly building planes with ill-fitting, illegal and dangerous parts. Al Jazeera’s People
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Army official claims two Israeli long range spy cameras spotted in hills overlooking Beirut; says information received by Hezbollah
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