Amazon says it had a record holiday shopping weekend for sales of its devices. While the company didn’t reveal any hard numbers, it says it sold “millions of devices” and 3x over last year. The top-selling products across all of…
Amazon Just Unveiled A Bunch Of New Fire Devices
Amazon has been making headlines over the failure of its Fire Phone, but its Fire tablets and Fire TV devices live on with new models just being unveiled in time for the holiday shopping season. The company announced a new…
Jessica Chambers: Police Looking For Answers
Mississippi teenager Jessica Chambers was inexplicably set on fire Saturday evening, and authorities have been trying to piece together the final 24 hours of her life. Chambers, 19, went out at roughly 6:30 p.m. to get gas and something to…
Amazon Fire Phone Fails To Impress Reviewers
Amazon’s Fire Phone is now officially available to consumers in the United States through AT&T. It’s time to see how much interest people really have in an Amazon phone. The device has been rumored for years, and the day has…
North Dakota Oil Fire Extinguished
A large fire that broke out at an oil supply and logistics company in Williston, North Dakota has been extinguished. The blaze, which ignited in an oil patch hub in the western part of the state, grew so hot that…
Amazon Officially Releases SDKs For Dynamic Perspective, Firefly
Amazon unveiled the Fire Phone on Wednesday, and two of the most talked-about features are Dynamic Perspective and Firefly. The former enables the device to track where your head is with a system of cameras and sensors so your perspective…
Is The Amazon Fire Phone A Game Changer For E-Commerce?
Leave it to the world’s leader in e-commerce to develop a mobile device that you can simply point at an object and push a button to buy it. Do you expect the Amazon Fire to have a significant impact on…
Tennis Star Fire: Family Of Four Killed At Home Of James Blake
A Florida mansion belonging to ex-tennis star James Blake was set on fire and killed a family on four, police reported on Wednesday. Spokeswoman for Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department, Debbie Carter, said that the house was intentionally set on fire.…
California Bridge Fire Backs Up Traffic From California To Nevada
An accidental fire destroyed the incomplete bridge from California to Nevada on Monday afternoon. One of the bridge’s construction workers was using a blowtorch when strong winds fanned the flames, starting the massive fire. The $32 million bridge burned through…
I-15 Bridge Collapse: Bridge Closed Due To Fire
Who would have thought one construction worker’s careless mistake could lead to a bridge collapse and major traffic jams? On Monday a fire was ignited on Interstate 15 in Hesperia, Calif. by one of the workers at a bridge construction…
I-15 Bridge Collapse Caused by Fire
The Ranchero Interchange section of Interstate 15 near Hesperia, California is closed following a fire on a bridge section of the roadway. I-15 is a major U.S. highway that connects Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Both lanes of traffic on…
Chile Wildfire Kills 16, Burns 500 Homes
A major wildfire is sweeping through the Pacific coastal city of Valparaiso, Chile which has so far left 16 dead and has consumed at least 500 homes. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said early Sunday that over 1,200 firefighters are at…
Chile Forest Fire: 4 Dead and 500 Homes Destroyed
A forest fire is raging in the port city of Valparaiso, Chile and firefighters are unable to get it under control. The topography of the city, built around steep hills, is blamed for the difficulty of fighting the blaze. The…
McFlurry Argument Ends with Torched Car
Dateline Jacksonville, Florida. WFTV reports that a woman and a man were heard arguing in the line at an area McDonald’s. Witnesses say that the woman kept insisting that the man buy her a McFlurry – the ice cream treats…
San Francisco Fire: Blaze Quelled By Firefighters
It took 150 firefighters and 90 firetrucks, but a “five-alarm fire” that is burning in San Francisco, Calif. has been successfully brought under control. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the fire, said to be the largest seen in several…
New Jersey Explosion Leaves One Dead, 55 Homes Damaged
On Tuesday, an explosion in a New Jersey condominium development left one person dead and seven workers injured. According to local authorities, the blast occurred at the Ewing Township “after a gas line was damaged by contractors who were digging in the area.” A…
Cooking Class Explosion Caused By Heating Hot Cocoa
A small fire erupted inside a biology lab at Northside College Prep High School while students were participating in a class activity. The project involved heating hot chocolate on a single-burner stove under the supervision of an instructor. The gas…
Tyler Doohan Honored By Firefighters At Funeral
On the early morning of Monday, January 20, 9-year-old Tyler Doohan noticed his grandfather’s home in Penfield, New York was on fire. Tyler woke up when his 4-year-old cousin’s blanket caught fire. He then woke up four adults and two…
Laerdal Norway: Fire Immerses the Historical Wooden Village
A large fire has destroyed at least 30 buildings in a historical village of Laerdal, Norway. The Laerdalsoyri village is home to at least 1,150 people. Sixteen residential homes were said to be some of the buildings ruined by the…
Tesla Stock Rockets Despite Hazardous Adapter Recall
The fourth quarter was a definite success for Tesla Motors Inc. The electric car maker indicated yesterday that its Model S sedan deliveries surpassed original predictions by 20 percent. As Tesla delivered about 6,900 sedans during the quarter, shares shot…