Some fingerprint evidence OK, Mass. court says

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The process used to identify partial fingerprints is sufficiently reliable to allow courts to admit expert testimony regarding the matching of a partial (or “latent”) impression with a full fingerprint, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today. Because the process — known as ACE-V (analysis, comparison, evaluation and verification) — is generally accepted by the…

New mapping tool offers ‘bird’s-eye’ view

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Microsoft Corp. last week unveiled a beta version of Windows Live Local, a mapping tool with an array of useful features — plus an almost frightening ability to zoom in for a “bird’s-eye view” of certain locations. While other mapping tools such as Google maps offer straight-down aerial imagery, this new bird’s-eye view is…