Additional TechRepublic resources | | Game of Thrones: New HBO series is a feast for geeks The 10-episode HBO series of the Game of Thrones kicks off on April 17. See why it could be a big success, check out our quick guide to the main characters, and watch a 15-minute sneak preview. Read more | Interview with Cocktail Party Physics blogger Jennifer Ouellette Science writer Jennifer Ouellette has covered fractal patterns in Pollock paintings, traffic physics, the physics of the curve ball, and much more. Read our interview with the author of The Calculus Diaries. Read more | Geeks, functional deviant behavior, and evolution TR member dcolbert looks at the stereotypes between deviant behavior and antisocial nerds. He thinks it's possible that functional deviant behavior may even give some people an advantage by being more effective at their jobs. Do you agree? Read more | Skywatchers spot the mysterious X-37B orbital test vehicle Satellite watchers report seeing the the X-37B space plane, an unmanned vehicle operated by the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft's mission is a secret. Read more | Guns, babes, and rootkits: A Windows guru writes a thriller Microsoft's Mark Russinovich released his first novel, a thriller based on a zero-day attack. Mark Underwood reviews the novel and the security tech featured in it. Read more | 10 arguments for and against WikiLeaks Is WikiLeaks a whistleblower or a spy? Is transparency more important than privacy? Jaime Henriquez looks at both sides of the issues that have emerged in the wake of WikiLeaks' actions and provides a poll for you to share your opinions. Read more | Netbook mod performance with Joli OS TR member dcolbert talks about his experience with Jolicloud's Joli OS mobile platform. Find out where he thinks Joli OS succeeds and where it fails. Read more | Featured multimedia
| | Yuri Gagarin's historic space flight (photos) On April 12, 1961, an unknown Soviet flight major became the first man into space. The rest is history. View on site |  | Celebrating Yuri's spirit of exploration (photos) At Yuri's Night Education Day, NASA opens the hangar doors to the spirit of enthusiastic education. View on site |  | Hands-on look: BlackBerry PlayBook tablet RIM held a special media-only event in New York City on Thursday showing off the new BlackBerry PlayBook. Here's a hands-on look. View on site |  | Motorola Atrix photos: The docking smartphone The Motorola Atrix is one of the most innovative smartphones of 2011. It broke new ground with a dual core processor and 1.0GB of RAM, but it's best known feature is its ability to dock and turn into a desktop or laptop PC. Here is the unboxing of the Atrix as well as full photos of its docking accessories. View on site |  | $180 RAMOS MID W9 Android Tablet teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the $180 RAMOS MID W9 Android Tablet. This low-price tablet has chips from Samsung, Hynix, Rockchip, and Analogix. View on site |  | Six egg-cellent Easter apps for iOS (screenshots) Listen up, peeps! Ready to get your Easter on? These iOS apps offer coloring for kids, egg decorating for Martha Stewart wannabes, games galore, and more. View on site |  | Crave-worthy DIY projects galore (photos) ReadyMade, a great DIY resource, has compiled a new downloadable book detailing 100 DIY projects to make our lives better. Here, some of our faves. View on site |  | Strangest locations for datacenters (photos) You can find datacenters in all corners of the globe, well beneath the Earth's surface, and even in churches, according to Silicon.com's Nick Heath. View on site |  | |  |  | |
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