GizModo: Top Tech News and Reviews [March ‘11 Diet]

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Twitter and Facebook may be the civil uprising tools du jour, but they certainly weren't the first. Imprisoned in a Luminous Glare discusses how photography helped bring Southern brutalities to light and sustained the African American Civil Rights movement.            

Figure i.1. (above) - Firemen blast protestors with high-pressure hoses, corner of Fifth Ave. North and 17th Street, Birmingham, Alabama, May 3, 1963. Photograph by Charles Moore. (Charles Moore/Black Star)

Source: How Photography Shifted the Balance of the Civil Rights Movement [Photography]

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                     Today, Discovery reached for the stars for the last time in history. The launch almost got canceled because of a last-minute range computer system display problem, but the engineers saved the day a couple of seconds before the launch window deadline. Here's the video of the launch.            More »

Source: This Is the Last Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery [Video]

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    Here are the best stories on Gizmodo today. Enjoy them!            More »

Source: Best Stories of Today, February 24, 2011 [Total Recap]

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    You can just imagine how agonizing the wait for cancer scan results must be. Scientists have shortened the time dramatically with this hugely-accurate bedside-scanner, which requires just a needle-full of tissue sample—and an iPhone app to read the results on.            More »

Source: $200 Handheld Scanner Detects Cancer in Just One Hour [Cancer]

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                     Pop some popcorn and zip up your Oscar watchin' pants, because the 83rd Academy Awards are this Sunday. To get us all in the proper cinematic mood, we've rounded up our five favorite tech-heavy Best Picture-winning flicks.            More »

Source: The Five Essential Best Picture Winners for Tech Lovers [Video]

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                     In this week's app roundup: cows, herded (and not abducted); Adult Swim, mobilized; DSLRs, controlled remotely; birds, trained to fly; cocktails, mixed; flights, found; cook books, brought dazzlingly into the future, and more!            More »

Source: This Week's Best Apps [Video]

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    There's no question that the new MacBook Pros are blazingly awesome. The whole line has been rejuvenated with Sandy Bridge processors, better graphics and a lightning fast  Thunderbolt I/O port. But one thing has been bothering us about the update, or rather, lack of update: The 13-inch MacBook Pro still has a lower resolution screen. There's not even an option for a higher-res screen, like the 15-inch Pro.            More »

Source: Why Didn't the New 13-inch MacBook Pro Get a Higher Resolution Screen? [Question]

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    If you don't have the time to research the benchmarks, fear not. Tom's Hardware has come to your aid with a simple list of the best gaming CPUs offered at each and every pricepoint.            More »

Source: The Fastest Gaming Processors For Any Budget [Guts]

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    iPhones! iPads! Android! We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps.            More »

Source: The New Essential Apps February 2011: iPhone, Android and iPad [Apps]