A day of snowboarding on Whistler Mountain has ended in death. RCMP say two boarders, a woman and a 24-year-old Australian man, found themselves on steeper terrain than they could handle yesterday, and tried to walk down the hill. But the man slipped, fell and hit his head among some trees. He was flown by helicopter to the Whistler Health Care … [Read more...]
Driver flees after hitting Pedestrian in Burnaby
November 5, 2012 by
A pedestrian suffered a broken leg and ribs after being hit by a car in Burnaby Sunday evening. RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve Crawford says the driver took off. "We certainly ask the driver now they've had a chance to catch their breath to contact the Burnaby RCMP so we can get this matter dealt with." Crawford is asking anyone with information to call … [Read more...]
Trial starts Monday for man accused of hitting a road construction flagger
October 15, 2012 by
The trial of a man charged in connection with the 2010 death of a flagger will be underway Monday. Thor Shay is facing a charge of driving without due care and attention. Flagger and father of two, Don Cain was working on Lougheed Highway in Mission on July 15th, 2010 when he was hit and dragged. “Well, we're going to go and support Deborah … [Read more...]
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) now hitting all Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ devices
July 10, 2012 by
The Galaxy Nexus we reviewed back at Google I/O was gifted with Android 4.1 from the start, but alas, Google wouldn't say when exactly it'd be rolling out to the masses. How's about... now? Just days after the Samsung-built superphone went back on sale at the Play Store, Google has officially announced that Jelly Bean's rollout to Galaxy Nexus … [Read more...]
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) now hitting unlocked Galaxy S II in America
April 21, 2012 by
See that? That's the sign that awoke yours truly this morning. And that just happens to be confirmation that the long-awaited Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update is finally coming to unlocked (read: global, non-carrier branded) Galaxy S II smartphones situated in the United States. If you'll recall, said update started flowing to units in South … [Read more...]
Some Big 2012 Trailers Hitting Shortly
December 8, 2011 by
The first trailers for Ridley Scott's "Prometheus", the action sequel "G.I. Joe: The Retaliation", the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy "The Dictator" and the Jeremy Renner-led "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" should be hitting either cinema screens or online imminently. While the MPAA doesn't make ratings classifications for trailers available freely … [Read more...]
Iomega’s TV with Boxee (Box) hitting Europe by ‘by mid-October,’ or so it says
September 19, 2011 by
Forgive our skepticism, but when your product has missed its original ship date by over half a year, we aren't believing anything until we see it. Or, should we say, our colleagues in Europe see it. Iomega's Olivier D'Eternod -- Head of Product Marketing for EMEA -- was recently on-hand at IBC in Amsterdam, and he was quoted over at Intel's blog as … [Read more...]
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play 4G hitting AT&T on September 18th for $50 on contract
September 8, 2011 by
We knew good and well it was coming, and come it has. Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play has made the natural GSM shift in the States in order to grace Ma Bell's airwaves, and despite the "4G" naming convention, this fellow will be topping out at HSPA+. In other words, LTE lovers will need to look elsewhere. This marks the first launch of a … [Read more...]
