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• Site-loading speed battle 2: Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad 2 - CNET
• 'Card' Trick: Netflix Buys New TV Drama - Mediapost.com
• First Look: Apple's iPad 2 - Apple Insider
• 10 Surprising Facts About NASA's Mercury Probe - Space.com
• Apple Toned Battery to Create Slimmer iPad 2 - PC Magazine
• Google expands social collaboration features in Docs - BetaNews
• High school math wiz wins Intel Talent Search - CNET
• T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket, MetroPCS Also Offering Free Calls to Japan - eWeek

Site-loading speed battle 2: Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad 2 - CNET Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:14 PM PDT Moneycontrol.com Site-loading speed battle 2: Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad 2 CNET A couple of weeks back we put the original iPad up against the Xoom in a site-loading speed battle. While most of the feedback was positive, a few commenters expressed their disappointment that we used the original iPad instead of the ... Motorola Mobility Unveils WiFi Xoom TabletWall Street Journal Report: iPad 2 Will Steer Clear of Competition in 2011TechNewsDaily Cheaper Motorola XOOM -- that's 600 bucks to you, bud -- coming March 27BetaNews International Business Times -Wireless and Mobile News -Top Buzz News all 464 news articles »

'Card' Trick: Netflix Buys New TV Drama - Mediapost.com Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:41 PM PDT MTV.com (blog) 'Card' Trick: Netflix Buys New TV Drama Mediapost.com Shocking many in the TV industry, Netflix is now moving its streaming movie and TV business into the original content arena, reportedly buying a big new TV drama. With reports that Netflix outbid HBO and AMC for a big ... Go Big or Go Home - Netflix Courts Fincher's New SeriesEscapist Magazine Netflix in talks to offer original TV seriesFox News Netflix Vs. HBO Era May Be HereInvestor's Business Daily Entertainment Weekly -NewsFactor Network -The Week Magazine all 565 news articles »

First Look: Apple's iPad 2 - Apple Insider Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:26 PM PDT CNET (blog) First Look: Apple's iPad 2 Apple Insider For its second generation iPad, Apple created a thinner, lighter device with faster processing and graphics, more wireless options, and both front and rear facing cameras. Identified simply as "iPad" on the box, the new version is ... Study: iPad 2 Screen Is as Good as iPhone's, Despite Lower SpecsWired News Wi-Fi Only iPad 2 Can Use iPhone's GPS When TetheredTouch Reviews Should Apple rethink iPad 2 distribution system?CNET (blog) PCWorld -Houston Chronicle -Beatweek Magazine all 58 news articles »

10 Surprising Facts About NASA's Mercury Probe - Space.com Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:16 PM PDT Space.com 10 Surprising Facts About NASA's Mercury Probe Space.com NASA's Messenger probe is set to make history tomorrow night (March 17), when — if all goes well — it will become the first spacecraft ever to enter into orbit around the planet Mercury. ... Miles O'Brien on Mercury, Microscopic Martians and Hi-Tech Oven MittsNewsHour Finally, a look at enduring mysteries of Mercurymsnbc.com The Incredible Shrunken MercuryDiscovery News San Jose Mercury News -The Guardian -3News NZ all 129 news articles »

Apple Toned Battery to Create Slimmer iPad 2 - PC Magazine Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PDT CNET Apple Toned Battery to Create Slimmer iPad 2 PC Magazine So how did Apple make the iPad 2 smaller than the first iteration? It's the battery, stupid. Or, put another way - the size of it. In a followup to its previous teardown analysis of the iPad 2, IHS iSuppli said Wednesday that Apple had ... iPad 2's weight loss secrets baredCNET Several Key Components Trimmed For Apple's IPad 2 -IHS ISuppliWall Street Journal How the iPad 2 Got Slimmer & TrimmerLight Reading The Mac Observer -New York Times (blog) -Apple Bitch (blog) all 16 news articles »

Google expands social collaboration features in Docs - BetaNews Posted: 16 Mar 2011 02:59 PM PDT CNET (blog) Google expands social collaboration features in Docs BetaNews Expanding on moves first made last April to make Google Docs more collaborative, Google on Wednesday further expanded on social aspects of the online document service. Comments are now "seamless," the ... Google Docs Comments Gets Social With Profile PicseWeek Google Docs Get 'Wave'-Like CommentsPC Magazine Google Docs Adds DiscussionsInformationWeek Computerworld -VentureBeat -CRN all 48 news articles »

High school math wiz wins Intel Talent Search - CNET Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PDT CNET High school math wiz wins Intel Talent Search CNET The three top award winners in the Intel Science Talent Search from left to right--Matthew Miller, Michelle Hackman, and Evan O'Dorney. Honoring some of the nation's brightest high school seniors for achievements in math and science, ... 17-Year-Old Wins Intel's $100K Science PrizePC Magazine Great Neck Teen Wins Second at Intel Science Talent SearchLong Island Press Blind LI Girl Nabs 2nd Place At Intel Science Talent SearchGothamist San Jose Mercury News -Sacramento Bee -San Francisco Chronicle all 60 news articles »

T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket, MetroPCS Also Offering Free Calls to Japan - eWeek Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:53 AM PDT Digitaltrends.com T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket, MetroPCS Also Offering Free Calls to Japan eWeek T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket and MetroPCS have adjusted their policies, following AT&T and then Verizon's lead. Subscribers can now call and text to Japan for free. Following AT&T and Verizon Wireless' lead, T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS ... Wireless Providers Offer Free Calls, Texts to JapanFox News Sprint, T-Mobile launch free calling to JapanDigitaltrends.com Free Phone Calls, Free Classes, Free Fun!WTVR Techzone360 -OCRegister -FierceMobileIT all 39 news articles »

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