This Day in History – March 23
Today is the 82nd day of 2011. There are 283 days left in the year. 1956: Pakistan becomes an independent republic within the British Commonwealth. 1743: George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah has its London premiere.
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Frankenstein crimeware registry comes online
A new crimeware registry including more than 4,000 entries has been compiled for use by students of the EC Council, a private firm that performs ethical hacker training.
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Hacked iPad 2 smart cover fits first iPad
If there was one thing that made me jealous when watching Apple’s iPad 2 unveiling event last month, it was the really sweet Smart Cover. Not only because it is essentially a spacesuit for the iPad 2, but the cool use of the magnets to turn the tablet on and it’s useful flexibility (though not so much the luminous colors). Imagine my disgust then when I discovered it was only for the new slimmer …
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‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone try ‘something really different’ on Broadway
NEW YORK – For years, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have lampooned everything, from Scientology to Tiger Woods, Prius drivers to Islam, Brittney Spears to the great state of New Jersey.
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