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Report: Mercedes-Benz SLC to arrive mid-2015

July 30, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

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Although we’re still not entirely sure what Mercedes is planning to call its new sub-SLS coupe, more potential information about the car is starting to come to light. After Mercedes released official “spy shots” (shown above) back in June, Auto Express is saying that we might have to wait until 2015 to see this production version on the road.

Potential names for the car include SLC and the return of the SLR name, but regardless of what it will be called, this car is aimed squarely at the Porsche 911. Previously, we heard the new Mercedes could start under $100,000, but this report says that the new coupe will carry a base price of around $122,000, while a Black Series model could go for around $180,000 (both prices converted from British pounds). In any case, seems it’ll be a few more years before we actually know for sure.

Mercedes-Benz SLC to arrive mid-2015 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hackers turn a Canon EOS camera into a remote surveillance tool

April 10, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

The high-end Canon EOS-1D X camera can be hacked for use as a remote surveillance tool, with images remotely downloaded, erased and uploaded, a researcher said during the Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

The digital SLR camera has a Ethernet port and also supports wireless connection via a WLAN adapter. That connectivity is particularly useful for photojournalists who can quickly upload the photos to a FTP server or a tablet, according to German security researcher Daniel Mende of ERNW.

However, the camera’s connectivity was not designed with security in mind, said Mende. “If a photographer uses an insecure network like a hotel Wi-Fi network or a Starbucks network, than almost anybody with a little bit of knowledge is able to download images from the camera,” he said.

The camera can be accessed by attackers in a number of ways, Mende said. Because FTP upload mode sends information in clear text, credentials and the complete data transmission can be sniffed, so uploaded pictures can be extracted from the network traffic, Mende said.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at PCWorld

Computers

Canon to launch 'world's smallest' digital SLR camera

March 21, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Canon will soon launch what it is calling the world’s smallest digital single-lens camera, with a body that weighs just over 370 grams and featuring an 18-megapixel image sensor. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Computerworld Latest

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Solitario Signs Letter of Intent with Hochschild Mining on Its Pachuca Norte Silver-Gold Project, Me

March 7, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

Filed under: Investing

Solitario Signs Letter of Intent with Hochschild Mining on Its Pachuca Norte Silver-Gold Project, Mexico

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (“Solitario;” NYSE MKT: XPL;TSX: SLR) is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Letter of Intent (“LOI“) with Minera Hochschild México S.A. de C.V., a 100%-owned subsidiary of Hochschild Mining plc (LSE: HOCM.L / HOC LN) (“Hochschild”), on Solitario’s Pachuca Norte silver-gold project in central Mexico. Solitario’s 100%-owned Pachuca Norte project (formerly called “Pachuca Real”), encompasses approximately 19,000 hectares of mineral rights in and around the famed Pachuca silver-gold mining district. Historic production from the Pachuca district totals approximately 1.4 billion ounces of silver and over 7.0 million ounces of gold, making it one of the largest silver-gold districts in the world. A map of the project area can be viewed on Solitario’s website at http://www.solitarioxr.com/art/PachucaNorte.pdf.

Terms of the Venture Agreement

Per the terms of the binding LOI, Hochschild can earn a 51% interest in the project by spending a total $10.0 million on exploration over a five-year period. The initial 12-month work program of $1.5 million is a firm commitment. The following table presents the entire five-year work commitment schedule:

Automobiles

Report: New details emerge on forthcoming Mercedes-Benz SLC

February 2, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

By Jeffrey N. Ross

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz

Last we heard, the Mercedes-Benz SLC had been put on indefinite hold, but now Car Magazine is reporting that the Porsche 911-fighting “Baby SLS” coupe could be on sale by 2015. Riding on a modified SLS AMG chassis, the smaller and lighter SLC could be priced in the sub-$100,000 price bracket.

We’d already heard that the new car would feature conventional doors (instead of SLS-like gullwing doors), but this report focuses on some of the possible powertrains Mercedes-Benz is likely to use. At launch, the SLC could offer a pair of V8-powered models – a 485-horsepower SLC and a 585-hp SLC S – both being powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8. About a year after launch, a new V6 model could emerge giving the SLC an estimated 333 horsepower and its lowest price point.

It also sounds like the car’s name hasn’t been completely finalized as some people within Mercedes are favoring a return of the SLR name.

New details emerge on forthcoming Mercedes-Benz SLC originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.