Well, so much for that. Samsung's Executive Vice President of Product Strategy -- Won-Pyo Hong -- didn't say a whole heck of a lot on stage here at AsiaD, but he did clarify one thing near the end of his interview: he has 'no idea' where those earlier rumors came from. With "those rumors" regarding the matter of designing the Galaxy Nexus … [Read more...]
Samsung’s Won-Pyo Hong: Galaxy Nexus wasn’t designed just to skirt Apple patents
October 20, 2011 by
Riot crowd was just too big: VPD chief
September 7, 2011 by
Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu is again saying there was no pre-game intelligence indicating a riot could happen the night of game seven of the Stanley Cup.Chu also says the crowd was just too big to deal with. He says, "when a large group of people want to do something, then the police can't prevent it. We have to move into the mode that we … [Read more...]
5 sent to hospital after pleasurecraft crashes just off of Mitchell Island
August 14, 2011 by
An officer with the Vancouver Coast Guard says 5 people were taken to hospital including at least one who was badly injured when a 21 foot pleasureboat crashed into something in the Fraser River off ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Hazmat scare was just a scare
August 14, 2011 by
8/13/2011 The parking lot underneath the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Vancouver has reopened and hazmat crews have left, after a scare this evening. Deputy Fire Chief of Emergency Operations ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Save when visiting Chicago’s Wrigley Field by parking in the neighborhoods just to the west
August 6, 2011 by
No summertime trip to Chicago would be complete without a trip to the nation’s second-oldest major league ballpark. Parking near the ivy-covered home of the Chicago Cubs can be pretty pricey. Save your money for peanuts and Cracker Jacks by parking in the neighborhoods west of the field for free and hoofing it to the game. Fodor's Travel … [Read more...]
Orphiro’s electric motorcycle: like a Harley, just not obnoxiously loud
July 17, 2011 by
It's certainly not the first electric motorcycle to (quietly) crisscross our desks, but the self-titled Orphiro is surely one of the classiest. Designed over in Holland as a wide-body alternative to petrol-guzzling hawgs, this eco-friendly two-wheeler relies on Li-ion batteries and a motor that pushes a grand total of 72 volts. The top speed of 75 … [Read more...]
