Friday, March 18, 2011

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Sci/Tech News


Super full moon to shine on Saturday - The Associated Press

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:00 PM PDT


National Geographic

Super full moon to shine on Saturday
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's a full moon Saturday, but it won't be just any old full moon. It'll be bigger and brighter. It will appear larger as it makes its closest approach to Earth in 18 years. Scientists estimate the "supermoon" rising in the east ...
'Supermoon' Lunacy: Does the Moon Make Us Crazy?LiveScience.com
Super Moon to rise Saturday nightUSA Today
Enjoy Saturday's extreme Super Worm moonSan Francisco Bay Guardian
ABC7Chicago.com -Houston Chronicle -Northwest Cable News
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RSA SecurID Customers Fear Fallout From Targeted Attack On Security Firm - InformationWeek

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:19 PM PDT


ZDNet UK

RSA SecurID Customers Fear Fallout From Targeted Attack On Security Firm
InformationWeek
RSA SecurID customers are bracing for the worst in the wake of the revelation by RSA late yesterday that information related to its SecurID two-factor authentication products had been stolen a major cyberespionage attack. ...
RSA SecurID Customers Need to Boost Vigilance, Other Network DefenseseWeek
RSA says hack won't allow "direct attack" on SecureID tokensArs Technica
RSA Breach: An Attack That Used a Social Media Booby Trap?ReadWriteWeb
New York Times (blog) -TechNewsWorld -PCWorld
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Mercury mission already has stamp of approval - msnbc.com

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:17 PM PDT


Globe and Mail

Mercury mission already has stamp of approval
msnbc.com
The US Postal Service on May 4 will release a stamp to celebrate the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. The stamp shows the orbit as envisioned by science fiction artist Donato Giancola. By Robert Pearlman collectSpace.com editor NASA's Messenger probe ...
Hotshot Maneuver Propels Messenger Into Mercury's OrbitTechNewsWorld
New Yorkers Look to Mercury: Messenger Probe Awes PublicSpace.com
Messenger spacecraft snaps into Mercury's orbitFlorida Today
Catholic Online -ConceivablyTech -Computerworld
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ICANN approves .XXX red-light district for the Internet - Ars Technica

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:01 PM PDT


TG Daily

ICANN approves .XXX red-light district for the Internet
Ars Technica
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has given the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) its final seal of approval. The TLD is meant to give pornographic websites a clearly marked ...
Porn-friendly .xxx domains are a goCNET
Green light for xxx domainPolitico
ICANN Approves .XXX DomainPC Magazine
DVICE -Washington Post -AFP
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Nintendo 3DS (Cosmo Black) - CNET

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:02 PM PDT


CTV.ca

Nintendo 3DS (Cosmo Black)
CNET
The good: The Nintendo 3DS provides an impressive 3D gaming experience without the need for special glasses. There's a 3D effect slider, it shoots and displays 3D photographs with its dual back-facing cameras, and it has a single front-facing camera. ...
Nintendo 3DS: The UnboxingPC Magazine
Nintendogs + CatsComputerandvideogames.com
Why the Nintendo 3DS' 3-D Slider Is the Best Thing EverWired News (blog)
TechRadar UK -CNN -Destructoid
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Apple Getting Serious About the Cloud with Free MobileMe in April? - GigaOm

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:58 PM PDT


AllNewsMac (press release)

Apple Getting Serious About the Cloud with Free MobileMe in April?
GigaOm
Earlier this month, Macerkopf.de claimed a "trustworthy" source had revealed plans by Apple for a software-only event during the first or second week of April. The event would be to preview iOS 5 and ...
Rumors of new, free MobileMe service from Apple next month gain steamApple Insider
More rumblings point to free MobileMe in AprilCNET (blog)
Report: Apple To Relaunch MobileMe Next MonthCult of Mac
Macgasm -iOSnoops -The Atlantic (blog)
all 11 news articles »

Judge Orders Letter Unsealed in H-P Hurd Case - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:10 AM PDT


Reuters

Judge Orders Letter Unsealed in H-P Hurd Case
Wall Street Journal
A Delaware judge late Thursday ordered that the letter that led to Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd's August resignation be unsealed. A lawyer for Mr. Hurd, Amy Wintersheimer, said in a statement that she planned to appeal ...
Judge Orders Hurd Letter UnsealedPCWorld
Mark Hurd letter to be unsealedSan Jose Business Journal
Letter tied to Hurd's HP ouster to be unsealedReuters
San Jose Mercury News -San Francisco Chronicle -ITworld.com
all 63 news articles »

NFC: The Apple rumor that just won't quit - CNET

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:50 AM PDT


CNET

NFC: The Apple rumor that just won't quit
CNET
What a confusing week it's been for iPhone rumors. On Monday, a report by The Independent said that Apple was holding off on bringing near-field communication (NFC) technology to the next version of the iPhone, and then a story posted ...
Fresh Rumors: iPhone 5 To Have Metal Back, NFC?Mashable
Report: Actually, iPhone 5 Will Have NFCPC Magazine
iPhone 5 May Allow Near Field Communication PaymentsNewsFactor Network
Apple Insider -Cult of Mac -iSmashPhone
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