A quadriplegic English man has been left brain damaged after a nurse accidentally switched off his ventilator – an act caught on a camera the patient had reportedly installed because he was concerned about the quality of his care. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …
Associated Press Pro Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney breaks down the NBA’s Eastern Conference and says Miami is the team to beat, but adds you can’t count out the Celtics and Magic. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …iOS 4.1 glitch lets you bypass lock screen to access Phone app, photo album (video)
October 26, 2010 No Comment
Your iPhone’s passcode entry can’t block everything, it seems — at least not with iOS 4.1 . We’re hearing various reports that simply inputting a random number in the emergency call field and then promptly hitting the hardware lock button will take you to the Phone app, thereby granting you access to the call history, voicemail, and address book. We’ve tried this with iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4, all with the same result. We can’t get out of the field without trying to place a call, and after that we’re still stuck back at the passcode screen. Additionally, selecting “share contact” and then the camera icon will give you access to the photo album. Pay mind that your particularly paranoid pals could probably use this to see if you really did stop calling your ex and delete all his or her pictures. We won’t judge, but they will. Video proof of concept after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading iOS 4.1 glitch lets you bypass lock screen to access Phone app, photo album (video) iOS 4.1 glitch lets you bypass lock screen to access Phone app, photo album (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
Sudan’s UN ambassador has warned that conducting a January 9 referendum in Abyei without settling voting rights for competing tribes, as well as
Continue reading …
An investigation has determined it was a high-alcohol caffeinated drink called Four Loko, not date-rape drugs, that sickened Central Washington University students at a party on Oct. 8. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …
She became known for a non-stop case of the hiccups, but now, Jennifer Mee is in some serious trouble. The 19-year-old is charged along with two others with first-degree murder in Florida. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …Chris Matthews Lets Jimmy Carter Blame Loss to Reagan on Third Party Candidate
October 26, 2010 No Comment
Chris Matthews on Monday participated in a little bit of revisionist history for the benefit of his former employer Jimmy Carter. As the “Hardball” host brought up the possibility of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg running as a third party candidate in 2012, the former President actually said that this was why he lost to Ronald Reagan in 1980 (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
Continue reading …
The president of FINA said Sunday that ‘overexertion’ led to the death of US national team swimmer Fran Crippen at a race in the United Arab Emirates and that swimming’s governing body has launched an investigation into the tragedy. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …
How do you give out an Oscar to someone who doesn’t want to come and get it? That’s the quandary the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is facing, as Jean-Luc Godard, French New Wave auteur and one of this year’s honorary Academy Award recipients … (continued) Related Entries October 24, 2010 Strikes Trash Sarkozy’s Popularity October 21, 2010 The French Sure Know How to Strike
Continue reading …
The death rate appeared to be slowing, but fears of a cholera epidemic still gripped Haiti yesterday as health officials stressed that it was far too early to establish whether the recent outbreak of the disease had been properly contained. Only a handful of new cases were reported as a massive aid effort swung into action to provide extra supplies of clean water to the refugee camps where roughly 1.5 million people are still living after being left homeless by January’s earthquake. In Port-au-Prince, hospitals stayed open round the clock to new patients suspected of having contracted the disease, which causes severe diarrhoea and rapid dehydration, and if undiagnosed can kill victims within…
Continue reading …