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New Website Tells You Whether You've Been 'Pwned'

November 04, 2011, Matt Liebowitz, SecurityNewsDaily Staff Writer

Have you been "pwned?" Handy website lets you know if your accounts are safe.

Einstein’s Trick: Quasar Details Now Seen with Gravitational Lenses

November 04, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Using the Universe's built-in magnifying glasses, phenomena called gravitational macro-lens and micro-lensing, astrophysics can precisely assess the size, shape and color profile of a quasar.

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Close Shave Asteroid 2005 YU55 Bombarded by Radio Waves

November 04, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

The huge Goldstone and Arecibo radio telescopes will scan Asteroid 2005 YU55 as it passes Earth on November 8th, 2011, delivering tantalizing imagery of the flying space mountain.

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Armor Your iPhone Like a Tank

November 04, 2011, Jesse Emspak, TechNewsDaily Contributor

The CaseMate is more than an iPhone case -- it's military-grade armor for your gadget.

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Mars500 Crew Emerges from 520 Day Simulation

November 04, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

The multinational crew of the simulated trip to Mars and back complete their long mission. They spent a year and a half in hermetically sealed interconnected habitat modules conducting experiments an…

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Einstein’s Trick: Quasar Details Now Seen with Gravitational Lenses

November 03, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Using the Universe's built-in magnifying glasses, phenomena called gravitational macro-lens and micro-lensing, astrophysics can precisely assess the size, shape and color profile of a quasar.

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Top Sneak Peek Shots for 'Taxi of Tomorrow'

November 03, 2011, Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer

Take a look at Nissan's winning design for the "Taxi of Tomorrow" that is scheduled to replace all New York City cabs starting in 2013.

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Tiny Rescue Robot Earns its Wings

November 03, 2011, Charles Q. Choi, InnovationNewsDaily Contributor

DASH+Wings could help solve the mystery of how birds first took to the air.

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Po The Panda Turns 1

November 03, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Po the panda, the only giant panda cub born in 2010, turned 1-year-old today (Nov. 3). To celebrate, Zoo Atlanta threw a birthday, and OurAmazingPlanet was invited.

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Anonymous Shifts Battlefield in Mexican Drug Cartel Fight

November 03, 2011, Matt Liebowitz, SecurityNewsDaily Staff Writer

OpCartel is still on, but Anonymous is taking steps to protect members engaged in the dangerous fight.

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Young and Powerful Pulsar Discovered By Gamma-Ray Scope

November 03, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

All the pulsars – with the exception of one found by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope – are a billion years old or more. A recent discovery has found one that is only 25 million years old and is still p…

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How To Use 'Trusted Friends' To Recover Your Facebook Account

November 03, 2011, Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily Senior Writer

Facebook provides new feature in worst case scenario: no access to Facebook account, linked email or mobile phone.

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Kindle Owners Get Netflix-for-Books Lending Library

November 03, 2011, by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily Senior Writer

No due dates, no limits as to how many customers can check out a title at one time, but there are limits to Amazon’s first lending library.

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Nine Pulsars Revealed By New Technique

November 03, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Data sets derived from the Fermi Large Area Telescope that include sky position, pulse period and pulse rate decay over time are being used to pinpoint the location of gamma-ray pulsars. the lighthou…

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Lost Data Worth More Than Vacations, Alcohol or Cell Phones

November 03, 2011, Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor

Yet millions never back up their computers

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Jawbone's Wristband Will Analyze You, Wake You and Keep You Moving

November 03, 2011, Samantha Murphy, TechNewsDaily Senior Writer

A new high-tech wristband helps you eat, sleep and exercise better.

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China, Russia Hire Hackers to Steal US Secrets, Government Report Says

November 03, 2011, Matt Liebowitz, SecurityNewsDaily Staff Writer

Candid report says China and Russia's governments hire independent hackers to steal sensitive information from the U.S.

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Japanese "Tourist Camera" In Space Snaps Lightning & Auroras

November 03, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Japan Space Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa recorded lightning, auroras and the islands of Japan at night during more than 30 hours of Earth observation through windows of the International Space Station.

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Near-Miss Asteroid, Up Close Study - Trajectory Revealed

November 03, 2011, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Asteroid 2005 YU55 will fly an estimated 201,700 miles from Earth at its closest point (Nov. 8th & 9th). Radio antennas pointed towards the 1300-foot-wide space rock will provide scientists with …

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