Women survive car cliff plunge

Talk about luck! Four women in the UK drove off a cliff and plummeted 30 metres, but they happened to land in a swimming pool below them. The driver is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol."Four women walked away with minor injuries after their car plunged 30...

Mid-air plane collision kills 5 in California

We'll keep an eye out for more information.  If anyone has anything new to report, please post below in a comment."A mid-air crash between two small planes has killed five people in California, including one on the ground as debris crashed on to a town. Witnesses...

Nevada Car Accidents Cause 3 Deaths Within just a few Hours

"Three deadly crashes occur on Southern Nevada highways By DAVID KIHARA REVIEW-JOURNAL Authorities suspect alcohol or drugs were factors in three fatal Nevada accidents Sunday morning on Southern Nevada highways, the Nevada Highway Patrol said. The first wreck occurred about...

AutoWeek editors honor the Best of the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show

"The 2007 AutoWeek Editors' Choice Award winners for the Best of Tokyo are: BEST IN SHOW: Nissan GT-R- "This is the super car everyone has been waiting for since Nissan officials announced in 2001 that they would re-create the icon," said AutoWeek Editor and Associate...

Los Angeles Auto Show hosts world premieres for manufacturers

New Fall Dates (Nov. 14-25) Continue to Draw Attention From Automakers WorldwideLos Angeles, California (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Opening in less than 90 days, the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show will feature at least a dozen world premieres of production and or concept...

Iphone Hacker trades Iphone for New Nissan 350z and 3 New Iphones and a cushy...

Great article (breaking news) and opinion about George Hotz, the New Jersey kid who hacked and successfully unlocked the Iphone, and his accomplishmets since the news hit.

For Mission-Critical Data, the Thumb Drive That Passed the Road Test

Key-chain thumb drives that pop into a computer’s U.S.B. port, carrying hundreds of documents, songs or pictures, are suddenly everywhere. Their convenience and shrinking price — some sell for less than $10 — have made them standard operating equipment...

From its grey-flannel grave, IBM discovers Second Life, Web 2.0, and virtuosity

This is an extremely interesting article - really, a manifesto calling for an "Open Source Second Life".  Its author, Glynn Moody, includes the musings of I rving Wladawsky-Berger, vice president of technology strategy and innovation at IBM."We see this people-centric...

Car Maintenance Can Be a Pain and a Pocket Sucker

"Just One of My Tips, Secrets and Ideas Might Save You Thousands, Free You of Trouble on The Road and Prepare You To Deal With Merciless Mechanics You might just give up and go with the flow without ever knowing how simple it is to gain the necessary knowledge regarding the...

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Nissan recalls 130,000 SUVs, cars

"Nissan Motor Co. has begun recalling more than 130,000 vehicles globally — including 80,000 in North America — because of an ignition key defect, a company official said Thursday. There have been no reports of injuries related to the defect, the Transport Ministry...