Using the Wrong Wallpaper Can Crash an Android Phone Modern smartphones are incredibly complex, with the ability to display a huge range of content and to navigate a complex set of color gamuts, file formats, and media types. Occasionally, however, some of those capabilities interact with each other in unanticipated …
Read More »Deets founders killed in crash
NORFOLK, Neb. — The founders of what is now Deets Homestore here died following a Dec. 21 traffic accident, according to local reports. Martin Deets, 92, and Norma Deets, 82, were on U.S. Highway 81, when the Chrysler Martin Deets was driving turned into the northbound lane of traffic and …
Read More »Plane in Colombia crash was running out of fuel
The plane that crashed in Colombia virtually wiping out an entire Brazilian soccer team was running out of fuel, had no electrical power, and was preparing for an emergency landing, according to the pilot’s final words. Only six on board the LAMIA Bolivia charter flight survived, including three of the …
Read More »New HiRISE Image Shows Schiaparelli Crash Site in Color
The latest image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows parts of ESA’s ExoMars Schiaparelli lander and its crash site in color. On November 1, HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observed the impact site of Schiaparelli lander, gaining the first …
Read More »Schiaparelli Crash Caused by Sensor Malfunction, ESA Experts Say
The crash of the ExoMars Schiaparelli test lander, also known as Entry, descent, and landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), last month was caused by a sensor malfunction, experts at the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday. Artist’s impression of the Schiaparelli lander after the parachute has been deployed. Image credit: ESA …
Read More »Bath tipper truck ‘drove well’ before crash, mechanic tells court
Image copyright PA Image caption Workers remove debris at the crash site on Lansdown Lane, Bath A mechanic who carried out safety checks on a truck that crashed and killed four people has said he had no concern about the vehicle. Peter Wood told Bristol Crown Court he drove and …
Read More »Brisbane shop crash witness: ‘I was in me jocks’
An Australian man has been telling how – dressed only in his underwear – he chased a driver who crashed into a neighbouring shop. Daniel McConnell from Brisbane told how he leapt from his bed after the smash in the early hours of Thursday morning. His interviews with Australian media …
Read More »Chapecoense plane crash: Fans attend football team memorial
Football fans stood united as the bodies of Monday’s plane crash victims arrived at Brazil’s Chapecoense stadium for a memorial service. The BBC’s Julia Carneiro was at the stadium where one fan spoke of “immeasurable” loss.
Read More »Colombia plane crash: Second Bolivian suspect charged
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Gustavo Vargas Villegas worked for the Bolivian aviation authority The Bolivian authorities have detained a second suspect over the air crash that killed most of Brazil’s Chapacoense football team last month. Prosecutors said Gustavo Vargas Villegas, a former aviation authority official, is being held on …
Read More »Bath tipper truck death crash: Owner ‘partly to blame’
Image copyright Photoshot Image caption Grittenham Haulage owner Matthew Gordon is defending himself at Bristol Crown Court The owner of a lorry that crashed on a hill in Bath, killing four people, has admitted he was “partly to blame”. Matthew Gordon was asked by Bristol Crown Court prosecutors if he …
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