- OpenGL 4 spec arrives with Direct3D 11 feature parity
- etc: Microsoft has released a hotfix for Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 users experiencing crashes with Office applications after installing a non-security update for Office 2007.
- etc: Windows Azure platform AppFabric will be commercially available on a paid and fully SLA-supported basis starting April 9, 2010. Microsoft will also start charging for AppFabric.
- etc: 5:30am PST is when iPad preorders begin tomorrow, March 12. Early morning chat date, anyone?
- iPhone still second-place US smartphone while Android grows
ScienceNOW Daily News is reporting a new species of reptile that fills an evolutionary gap. The new species is called Darwinopterus in honor of Darwin's 200th birthday and 150th anniversary since the publication of "The Origin of Species." Check it out at: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1014/2