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We’re all still waiting for the Palm Pre to make its appearance, most likely this month. But Engadget has a peek at what it calls the second phone that will run Palm’s new WebOS operating system. That phone, the Palm Eos, is reportedly headed to AT&T and will serve as a follow-up to Pre, just as the Palm Centro, a lighter, cheaper, smaller model, did to Palm’s earlier flagship devices. Check out Engadget for a full list of specs. ImagesView ...
A teenager whose infant son was killed by a puppy has made minimal efforts to meet her probation requirements, a court document shows. Linzy Earles was found delinquent on a second-degree manslaughter charge in February after her 2-month-old baby died from extensive dog bites. The charge involves an accusation of ‘culpable negligence’ — an omission to do something that a reasonably careful person would do or failure to use ordinary care and caution. A juvenile judge required that she take ...
NEW YORK — Elizabeth Edwards writes in a new memoir to be published in May that news of her husband’s affair made her vomit in a bathroom. “I cried and screamed, I went to the bathroom and threw up,” Edwards, 59, writes in her book, “Resilience.” Edwards, who is terminally ill with cancer, said her husband, John, admitted to the betrayal just days after declaring his run for president in 2006. She said she wanted him to drop out of ...
SALEM, Ore. – Utility workers suspect an osprey made a mess of its breakfast by dropping a fish on a power line, turning out the lights for folks trying to find their own way to start the day. Salem Electric workers called to an outage on the west side of the state capital Wednesday found a burned 14-inch fish beneath the line. The workers speculated it was a carp. At nearby Hanard Machine Inc., maintenance supervisor and fisherman Rich Samsom ...
This week, the rumor mill was busy with speculation about Microsoft and Verizon Wireless developing a smartphone to compete with Apple’s iPhone. Now, citing unnamed sources, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the software giant and the mobile-phone carrier are in talks to develop a multimedia touchscreen phone, code-named Pink. The device is expected to be available next year. Jeffrey Nelson from Verizon Wireless, however, declined to confirm any of the reports, saying, “We’re not commenting on this sort ...
Two years ago, Pure Digital revolutionized the capture and redistribution of digital video with the release of its Flip Ultra camcorder. The small, simple video cameras were designed to do just one thing: Take good-quality digital video that users could then post to YouTube and other video-sharing sites. The Flip Ultra quickly became the leading camcorder sold on Amazon and currently holds a 13 percent market share. Now the company is touting the release of the second generation, called the ...
A novel by Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes is one of eight titles on Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan’s influential Summer Read list. Fellowes, 59, makes the shortlist with Past Imperfect, the story of a wealthy man searching for a living heir. Other writers on the list include the Northern Irish novelist Colin Bateman and the American author Sue Miller. Being on Richard and Judy’s Summer Read list, now in its sixth year, can have a huge impact on a writer’s ...
Mayor Kathy Taylor on Thursday unveiled to the City Council her nearly $578 million proposed budget, which includes unpaid furloughs, abolishment of positions and utility rate hikes. The operating budget is a little more than $528 million, an increase of 0.9 percent from last year, while the capital budget is about $50 million, or a decrease of 20 percent. The budget, which must be approved by the council before the next fiscal year begins July 1, includes four days of ...
PEORIA, Ill. — A 43-year-old man who was locked up without charge for years by the Bush administration pleaded guilty Thursday to training in al-Qaida camps and coming to the United States on a mission for the terrorist group the day before the Sept. 11 attacks. Ali al-Marri, a married father of five from Qatar who was attending college in this central Illinois city when he was arrested, admitted to one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources ...
A man who eluded police for almost four years after a deadly drive-by shooting was captured and brought back to Tulsa this week. Martin Sanchez is charged in the April 2, 2005, slaying of Manuel Paredez, who was gunned down while working on a car at Tamarack Place Apartments, police said. Sanchez, 39, apparently fled the city after the attack. He was charged with first-degree murder on May 25, 2006. Tulsa County sheriff’s deputies recently went to Illinois, where Sanchez ...