The New iPad – 11 Awesome Things You Need To Know – Apple finally announced the release of its latest tablet device at an event in San Francisco, yesterday.While the device doesn’t look too different from its predecessor on the outside, like the iPhone 4S before it, the differences are mainly internal. [huffpo]

The iPad Rumour Scorecard – Who Got It Right? – Speculation about what the latest iPad would feature has run rampant since late last year. How would it be shaped? What sort of hardware updates will it have? What would it be called? Now that it’s been shown, we take a look back: Who was right? Who was wrong? Who was way, way off? [wired]

Two Murdoch Journalists Attempt Suicide – Two senior journalists at Britain’s The Sun newspaper have reportedly tried to take their own lives following their arrests as part of police investigations into bribery of public officials. The man and the woman, who were reportedly involved in separate incidents, were both rescued in time. [stuff]

Solar flare Races Towards Earth, Expected To Cause Disruptions To Earth’s Magnetic Field – After hurtling through space for a day and a half, a massive cloud of charged particles is due to arrive early Thursday and could disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services, especially in northern areas. [csmon]

Jake White Interested In England Job – South Africa’s Rugby World Cup-winning coach Jake White has been approached for the England job and is interested in taking on the role, his team the Brumbies said on Thursday. [sport24]

Romney Scores On Biggest Day In Republican Presidential Race – Mitt Romney won at least three primaries as he reached for a decisive advantage in the Republican presidential race on Super Tuesday, the busiest day of the chaotic campaign to choose a rival to President Barack Obama. [newser]

Whitney Leaves A Fortune To Her Daughter – Whitney Houston left everything to her 19-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. The pop superstar’s will doesn’t mention specific assets, but leaves all of her furnishings, clothing, personal effects, jewelry and cars to her surviving children. Bobbi Kristina was her only child. [associated]

Poms Freaking Out About Shaking Hands During Olympics – The English are generally known for their good manners and class — at least when they’re not rioting — but yesterday, the British Olympic Association’s doctor recommended that British athletes not shake hands during the Summer Games in London. [thedaily]

Prince Harry Labeled ‘Slave Master’ By Protesters – Prince Harry was labelled a “slave master” as he faced a small protest on his tour of Jamaica. Harry was met with demonstrators as he arrived at the William Knibb Baptist church in Falmouth, Jamaica to pay tribute to Knibb, who campaigned against slavery. [ramk]

Anonymous Takes Down Vatican Website – The activist hacking group Anonymous, responsible for numerous high-profile attacks on corporations and government bodies, has now targeted the Holy See, taking down www.vatican.va and is warning of a “coming storm”. Hackers from the Italian branch of the group attacked the Vatican’s website in protest against Roman Catholic Church’s scandals, liturgies, conservative doctrines and controversial history. [rt]

Jessica Simpson Poses Nude On ELLE Cover – Now heavily pregnant, she’s gone and done a Demi Moore, like so many before her. The 31-year-old reality TV star and fashion mogul has stripped off for Elle magazine and can be seen on the cover cradling her bump while covering her modesty. [herald]

Paedophiles Will Be Castrated In Moldova – Moldova’s parliament has voted to make chemical castration compulsory for those convicted of violently abusing children under 15. The new law states that both Moldovans and foreigners convicted of violent paedophile offences will be chemically castrated. [bbc]

Neo-Nazi Shop Named After Norway Killer – In an act of provocation that is creating outrage in Germany and Norway, the Thor Steinar clothing company, associated with the neo-Nazi scene, has opened a store in eastern Germany with a name almost identical to that of Norwegian right-wing extremist killer Anders Behring Breivik. [spiegel]

JK Rowling fortune under vanishing spell – JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has dropped out of the world’s exclusive billionaires’ club as a result of Britain’s high tax regime, the Forbes magazine rich list disclosed on Wednesday. [telegraph]

The New Lamborghini Aventador – The new Lamborghini Aventador J Roadster, recently revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, is not just a concept car but now a real one-off production vehicle. The Aventador J doesn’t have a roof, not even the retractable kind. Nor does it have a windscreen. [luxuo]

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