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Geologists Might Be Charged For Not Predicting Quake 375

Posted by timothy from the google-will-no-doubt-be-found-at-fault dept.
mmmscience writes "In 2009, a series of small earthquakes shook the region of L'Aquila, Italy. Seismologists investigated the tremors, but concluded that there was no direct indication of a big quake on the horizon. Less than a month later, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed more than 300 people. Now, the chief prosecutor of L'Aquila is looking to charge the scientists with gross negligent manslaughter for not predicting the quake."

QR Codes - Internet to Cell Phone via Camera 103

Posted by Zonk from the want-to-be-able-to-buy-a-soda-with-my-cell dept.
An anonymous reader writes "From ITWorldCanada comes an article about a technology that might change the way people use their cell phones in North America: 'A Toronto-based software developer wants to bring Quick Response (QR) codes to Canada, and an industry analyst says this may appeal to companies offering products and services to youth.' McDonald's restaurants in Japan having been using the codes for over a year to present nutritional information on the cell phones of their customers. QR codes were originally developed by Tokyo-based Denso Wave Inc. and are common in Japan. When published in print form — on billboards, transit ads, vehicles or other media — consumers can then take pictures of the images and have them converted to links, phone numbers or other advertising messages."
Programming

Submission + - New 64-bit Operating System Released (losethos.com)

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losethos
losethos writes: "LoseThos is a free, open-source 64-bit PC operating system written from a clean slate. It features graphics, links and trees in source code and at the command-line. The command-line feeds into a C compiler line by line so you don't have a crappy shell like linux — you have a real programming language at the command line. See videos for a truely unique interface. Instead of icons, you have unbounded scalable vector graphics which send a macro to the command line. Version 3.13 has been release. It has compiler optimizations and much faster disk access."
Announcements

Submission + - Verizon opens network to other phones

Submitted by SputnikCopilot
SputnikCopilot writes: "Verizon Wireless plans to open its network to devices other than the ones hand-picked by the company. [...] The company will let customers operate other phones on its network only if the devices have passed tests, which their manufacturers will pay for, in a Verizon lab."
Google

Submission + - Google Launches "My Location" in Mobile Ma (google.com)

Submitted by wbates
wbates writes: Google today announced the release of version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile, its innovative and widely used mobile mapping and local search application. New in v2.0 is a beta version of Google's "My Location" technology, which uses cell tower ID information to provide users with their approximate location, helping them determine where they are, what's around them, and how to get there.
Cellphones

Submission + - Orange iPhone unlock starts demise of exclusive ca (itwire.com)

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WirePosted
WirePosted writes: "French mobile carrier Orange has made a mockery of the T-Mobile charge of 600 to unlock an iPhone, which was forced upon it by a Vodafone injunction. Orange has offered to unlock iPhones for much more reasonable prices which will give customers an incentive to choose their own carriers in France."

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