In true CSI fashion, RCMP have generated a 3-D facial reconstruction of a man found murdered on a beach near the University of B.C. in the hope that it will solve a six-year-old mystery. The man’s decomposing body was discovered on Oct. 6, 2006, in a sleeping bag on the shore of Tower Beach in the UBC Endowment Lands. In an “out-of-the-ordinary” … [Read more...]
Tesla loses two Model S executives, Elon Musk says it’s no big deal
January 13, 2012 by
A pair of bigwigs over at electric vehicle maker Tesla have drawn their final checks, with Peter Rawlinson and Nick Sampson calling it quits. The former was the automaker's vice president and chief engineer, while the latter "supervising vehicle and chassis engineering." Ricardo Reyes, a company spokesman, emailed the following: "Having completed … [Read more...]
Mystery BlackBerry smartphone pops up at FCC, teases us with REA71UW model number
November 14, 2011 by
REA71UW. Mean anything to you? Us either. What we do know, however, is that this is indeed a RIM-made BlackBerry smartphone, and so far as we can tell, it'll ship with BlackBerry 7 OS onboard. It's also clear that this guy's rocking the requisite bands for use on AT&T's 3G network (850 / 1900), but outside of that, most everything else remains … [Read more...]
Woman shot dead was actress, model
September 28, 2011 by
SURREY, B.C. - An actress who had a small role in the movie Diary of Wimpy Kid was shot to death at a university parking lot early Wednesday morning.The body of 19-year-old Maple Batalia was found at about 1 a.m. in the parkade near an entrance to the Surrey Central City campus of Simon Fraser University, where she was a student.Her father, … [Read more...]
ASUS Eee Slider update: 16GB gone, 32GB model in September, 3G edition in 2012
August 1, 2011 by
You know, it wouldn't even bother us if it didn't look so amazing. But alas, the Eee Slider from ASUS is easily one of the most anticipated Honeycomb tablets around, and our unending love for the since-departed HTC Advantage ensures that the flame for this guy will keep burning, too. Just a few weeks after hearing from ASUS' UK branch that the … [Read more...]
HP TouchPad goes on sale in the UK, starts at £399 for 16GB WiFi model
July 16, 2011 by
Here's an interesting titbit: HP's TouchPad has already begun to ship to speciality shops in the land of untamed energy usage and a holier-than-thou attitude, but for the pernickety among us, you may know that the company's first webOS slate hasn't actually hit the streets of Londontown. Until now, ole chap. The 16GB WiFi model is going for … [Read more...]
