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Harmonix's stylish, uneven game should put the nail in the motion sensor's coffin.
Top Post: Microsoft “loves Linux” as it makes Azure bigger, better
In-Depth Reports
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Microsoft “loves Linux” as it makes Azure bigger, better
11 million servers, new giant VMs, and more third party app support.
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Apple: Beginning February 2015, App Store submissions need to be 64-bit
64-bit software gets a performance boost, but many apps still aren't on board.
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Zuckerberg sues lawyers who represented man claiming half of Facebook
The lawyers "knew or should have known that the lawsuit was a fraud."
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People think their opponents are hate-filled—unless you pay them money
Cash for accurate judgments keeps people from thinking the opposition hates them.
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iPads fall for third consecutive quarter, iPhones and Macs boost Apple’s Q4 [Updated]
The Mac brought in more revenue than the iPad for the first time in a while.
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Liveblog: Apple’s Q4 2014 earnings call may feature record sales
Check-in at 2pm PT, signs point to a record-breaking quarter on the back of new iPhones.
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$90 Time Warner Cable bill becomes $190 after two years
Extra fees and expiration of promotional rate double telecom analyst's bill.
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Google rolling out new anti-piracy search algorithm
"We’ve now refined the signal in ways we expect to visibly affect the rankings."
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Ferrari hit with lawsuit for taking over Facebook fan page
With social media mavens, some brands waver between collaboration and conflict.
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Struggling IBM pays $1.5 billion to dump its chipmaking business
IBM offloads unit to GlobalFoundries, but will still design its own chips.
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Natural underground CO2 reservoir reveals clues about storage
CO2 has stayed down there for over a million years, but it dissolves slowly.
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Review: Amazon’s Kindle Voyage e-reader is the king of its niche
At $199, even a great reading experience has limited appeal beyond its core audience.
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Florida court: Come back with a warrant to track suspects via mobile phone
Florida Supreme Court says drug suspect did not "voluntarily" give up location.
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DC police’s “stingray” trackers sat in a vault, unused for 6 years
New docs show Washington, DC, cops finally began using snooping devices in 2009.
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Obama signs “BuySecure” initiative to speed EMV adoption in the US
Home Depot, Target also promised to start using chip-and-pin terminals by Jan 2015.
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From The Wirecutter: the best USB 3.0 hubs
Surprisingly, they aren't all the same—and we'll show you how we made our pick.
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The real space oddity, Chris Hadfield, is down-to-Earth
Ex-NASA man wants to give everyone the chance to know what it’s like in space.
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Gigabit cellular networks could happen with 24GHz spectrum, FCC says
Indoor coverage will be difficult with ultra-high frequencies, however.
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Saving money on roaming is still hard—or, how a new startup failed me
Attaché Arrivals promises easy solutions to service abroad, but it's not foolproof yet.
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Why China’s economic growth hasn’t been getting cleaner
China wants growth less tied to fossil fuels, but economic goals get in the way.
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Graphene-like substance generates electricity when stretched
Researchers find this sheet—a single molecule thick—produces electricity when flexed.
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Kickstarter pulls Anonabox, a Tor-enabled router that raised over $585,000
Fundraiser far exceeded expectations, but raised security questions.
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Icebergs off the Florida coast?
It happened in the past, when glaciers launched icy armadas.
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From The Wirecutter: The best budget laptop you can buy
If you can make a few compromises, the sub-$1,000 space has some great picks.
Feature Story
Harnessing depression: One Ars writer’s journey
In his final piece for Ars, Dave Girard talks about life with depression.
On The Radar
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man bites dog
California woman charged with using spyware to tap a police officer’s phone
Investigators say Kristin Nyunt intercepted sensitive law enforcement information.
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be your own brand
Spotify adds family plans with independent profiles
Spotify aims to solve problems for multiple people sharing one account.
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Search for "Data Breach"
Mac OS X Yosemite sends location, search data to Apple [Updated]
Apple reportedly collects location and search data via Mac's Spotlight feature.
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Password, please
Chinese government launches man-in-middle attack against iCloud
Targeting new iPhone users to capture user credentials, monitors find.
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Wearing flowers in our hair
Liveblog: Microsoft loves Linux, talks Azure cloud in San Francisco
The cloud first, mobile first company tells us more about its cloud plans.
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Block those fast lanes
Comcast’s net neutrality commitments aren’t good enough, senator says
Sen. Leahy asks Comcast to swear off fast lanes even after NBC deal expires.
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New Creed
Assassin’s Creed co-creator Jade Raymond leaves Ubisoft
Ten-year tenure included leadership credits on Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell games.
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This won't break my phone, right?
Apple releases iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, Continuity features
iOS 8 now works more closely with OS X Yosemite.
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Ars Editor’s Picks The web worth reading.
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Comics Gone Bad
UK convicts man over manga sex images of children
Sex imagery of children can be illegal even if it's a drawing.
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even mo' money, even mo' problems
“Under internal review,” NSA CTO works part-time for agency’s former chief
It's the second possible conflict of interest involving former NSA head Keith Alexander.
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To Pluto and beyond!
New destinations past Pluto for New Horizons
A scan with the Hubble locates some Kuiper Belt Objects for it to visit.
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Flappy Sweet? Lolly Bird?
Android 5.0 dev preview updated, includes hidden Flappy Bird clone
Lollipop-themed Easter egg hidden in menus, unlocking fully fledged (and tough) game.
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Halt!
After biosafety lapses, US halts funding for work modifying virus targets
Helping a bird flu virus infect mammals is off the table pending review.
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meet the new boss
Ex-Google lawyer nominated as patent office director
In her time at Google, Michelle Lee spoke out about "non-practicing entities."
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Cybercrime Costs Rise
Report: Cybercrime costs US $12.7M a year
The cost of attacks on large companies is up by 10 percent.
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Tell me another
Whisper CTO says tracking “anonymous” users not a big deal, really
Says Guardian article was “laughable,” then gets schooled by Moxie Marlinspike.
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keep it sim-ple
New iPads come with special, multi-carrier “Apple SIM”
Supports every major US carrier but Verizon, with more to follow.
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the empire strikes back
In tit-for-tat patent spat, Comcast slaps Sprint with $7.5M verdict
Lesson: If you're not a troll and file a patent suit, you might get hit back.
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MKV killed the MP4 star
Latest Xbox One update adds MKV support, quicker voiceless commands
Includes updates to OneGuide, "snapped" app designs, and ways to find lost pads.
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Start your engines
Microsoft mashes all its IT conferences into one event—Ignite
First event in Chicago next May.
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No way, no how
Los Angeles court got license plate reader ruling totally wrong, groups say
In appeal, ACLU and EFF say court has "fundamental misunderstanding" of LPRs.
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a new mini
Mac mini gets a refresh with Haswell processors, $100 price drop
The mini gets its first refresh in two years.
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249 are you outta your mind?
Apple drops old iPad Mini to $249, iPad Mini 2 to $299
"Our lineup has the lowest price point ever for iPad."
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OS X 10.10
Apple releasing OS X Yosemite to the public today for free
Any Mac that can run Mavericks is compatible with the redesigned OS.
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It's 0.1 more
Apple announces iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library
This will reportedly be the first of at least three major updates to iOS 8.
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Deals Deals Deals!
Thursday Dealmaster has a 24“ Dell monitor for $279.99
A 1920x1200 IP monitor for $120 off—and lots of other deals.
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how much glass is too much glass
Too much Google Glass lands one man treatment for Internet addiction
Wearing Google Glass for work turned into never taking them off.
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sticks and stones
Parents face defamation trial over fake Facebook page their kid made
Page included graphic sexual content, was allowed to remain up for a year.
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Good for shareholders, bad for customers
Verizon Wireless to charge more for early phone upgrades
You'll have to wait 18 months and/or pay off 75 percent of a device's cost.
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5.0 for all
All current Nexuses, including Nexus 4 and 2012 Nexus 7, will get Lollipop
Unlike last year, everyone is invited to the Android 5.0 party.
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infection
Second Texas health worker has Ebola, flew day before symptoms [Updated]
Second individual also treated the first patient diagnosed in the US.
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welp
Apple accidentally outs “iPad Mini 3” and “iPad Air 2” in user guide
TouchID buttons for the new tablets are confirmed, though not much else.
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Feature Story (25 pages)
OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review
For the first time in forever, the Mac could be noticed by someone.
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Feature Story (3 pages)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review: small tweaks to a big device
It's a little faster, but this is largely the same phablet.
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Lovely grub—are insects the future of food?
Eating locusts, beetles, mealworms, and more may be key to feeding more humans.
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The Scablands: A scarred landscape as strange as fiction
One man, 40 years of naysayers, and enough floodwater for half of Lake Michigan
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