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A medical examiner in Minnesota has ruled the death of New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to
mixing alcohol and oxycodone.

Firefox: LessChrome HD is a Firefox extension made by the folks at Mozilla that hides Firefox’s address bar by default, decluttering your browsing experience. When you want to see the address bar, either hover your mous over a tab or hit your address bar shortcut of choice. More »

Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will be going up 25 cents this summer.

According to a new book, the Roswell incident of 1947 wasn’t a crashed flying saucer, it was an elaborate Soviet plot to cause mass panic in the U.S.

The lawyer for Kim Walker, the Yorkton, Sask., man on trial for killing his daughter’s boyfriend, is arguing the father acted in self-defence.

For anyone who's well-versed in the history of the tech landscape—particularly the 1990s—this is stunning news: IBM is officially worth more than Microsoft. The House that Gates Built is now third in the list of highest market caps in the industry—right behind Big Blue, who's in second. [SAI] More »

The Atlanta Thrashers’ move to Winnipeg may be nearing completion, but it appears not be signed and sealed just yet.

Teachers across the province will be on strike for two days next week.

The mobile browser version Google Maps got a makeover on Android and iOS devices, which makes it alot more like the desktop and native app versions of the service. More »

Here’s an amazing story to end your week on a high note: a 25-year-old paraplegic is now walking again, thanks to a groundbreaking procedure developed by neuroscientists at the University of Louisville, UCLA and Cal Tech. The Oregon man, Rob Summers, was paralyzed below the chest in 2006, after getting hit by a speeding car. This week, however, doctors announced that Summers can now stand up on his own and remain standing for up to four minutes. With the help of a special harness, he can even take steps on a treadmill and can move his lower extremities for the first time in years. It was all made possible by a spinal implant that emits small pulses of electricity, designed to replicate signals that the brain usually sends to coordinate movement. Prior to receiving the implant in 2009, Summers underwent two years of training on a treadmill, with a harness supporting his weight and researchers moving his legs. This week’s breakthrough comes after 30 years of research, though scientists acknowledge that this brand of epidural stimulation still needs to be tested on a broader sample of subjects before any definitive conclusions can be drawn. Summers, meanwhile, seems understandably elated. “This procedure has completely changed my life,” the former baseball player said. “To be able to pick up my foot and step down again was unbelievable, but beyond all of that my sense of well-being has changed.” We can only imagine.

Paralyzed man can stand and walk again, thanks to spinal implant originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 08:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The 16GB-equipped, 7-inch Flyer from HTC is making its way west this week. Best Buy, which gets the honor of exclusively launching the WiFi-only Android tablet in the US, has revealed Sunday as the official first day of availability for the Flyer, at a price of $500. As you’ll recall, the stylus that ships in the retail box just about everywhere else will be markedly missing from the Best Buy bundle, costing an extra $80 to those who simply must have it. You’ll be able to purchase your Flyer online and at all brick-and-mortar Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores, but if mobile connectivity is more important to you, we’d advise holding out a little while longer for the 3G- and 4G-capable Evo View variety on Sprint.

HTC Flyer lands at Best Buy on May 22nd for $500, Magic Pen sold separately originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 May 2011 02:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PlayBoy Magazine might not have had the HP TouchPad’s price dead to rights, but it also might not have been far off the mark — if this allegedly leaked Walmart database entry is correct, the 32GB version of the webOS slate will cost $599. PreCentral nabbed the above image, as well as supplementary documentation suggesting an $80 sticker price for the Touchstone Dock, $50 for a first-party case, $30 for a spare AC adapter and $70 for the official Bluetooth keyboard. Of course, that $599 price tag puts the 9.7-inch tablet squarely in the sights of Apple’s 32GB iPad 2. We can’t wait to see if it’s worth the cash to pick up this underdog.

Walmart prices HP TouchPad 32GB at $599? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 May 2011 22:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delayed his Hollywood comeback Thursday as he braced for what could be a costly divorce prompted by revelations that he had an affair and child with a housekeeper who worked for his family for 20 years.

As flood waters continue to recede around Saskatchewan, seeding is way behind schedule.

There was talk a few months back of a compact mode in Chrome that would turn the URL bar into a contextual element. Now it’s seeping into early builds of Chrome 13. Here’s how it works: More »