Ars Technica articles

Some of my old Ars Technica articles

• Amazon e-book reader prototype appears, disappears
• Samsung achieves 4G wireless target
• New Browzar browser treads lightly on the web
• Japan jumps into recall party, orders Apple report
• NYT censors itself in Britain
• FCC spectrum auction moves to higher gear
• AOL tries its hand in the music world
• Online “banker” runs off with cash, avatars cry foul
• Employers may face liability for connectivity addiction
• Microsoft says young hires want ‘Net access
• Microsoft goes after cybersquatters
• Boeing drops its Connexion
• Is there a safety issue with Li-ion batteries?
• AOL goes for the gold
• Google offers coupons, no scissors needed
• Segway goes into the woods
• Baseball regroups, shifts tactics in fantasy league case
• Dell laptops with AMD processors due in October
• Sprint gets pole position in 4G race
• Holographic storage a reality before the end of the year
• Archaic phone tax makes quiet exit
• Film-to-digital transition carries unexpected benefits
• DoJ asks court to put brakes on spying case
• Networks contest results of DVR viewership study
• The Cuban challenge: get folks back in theaters
• Intel moves one step closer to WiMAX
• MyGig turns drivers on to hard drive capacity
• Dell laptop overheating problems may have been downplayed
• Warner China tries to beat pirates to the punch
• Net neutrality debate highlights need for thoughtful action
• Stealth rootkit makes its debut in the real world
• IBM accused of hacking, asks judge to toss case
• Brain control gives hope to the paralyzed
• State Department computers suffer widespread attacks
• Technology forces Chicago radio station to confront change
• Text messaging censorship: PITA, BFD, or BTHOM?
• Leaky nanotubes for greater hard drive storage
• Is that other driver on the phone, or merely drunk?
• Phone a friend, call a game: what’s okay and what’s not?
• Patriot Act smackdown: Librarians 1, FBI 0
• Concerns arise over voter database security
• Researchers develop software to map ‘Net connections
• Kent State bans student athletes from Facebook
• NHL and game companies put exclusive contracts on ice
• AOL diggs revamped Netscape site
• Blockbuster fires back at Netflix with suit of its own
• Another online music service steps into the on-deck circle
• Wind blowing in from Washington, forecast calls for spam
• Lowly battery technology due for a recharge
• Broadband panelists square off on economic development, and each other
• UMPC aside, tiny Haiku device still on Microsoft’s radar
• LCD sales set to exceed CRT sales, but when?
• Content industry continues to push aggressive copyright laws
• Adobe eyes Microsoft, considers antitrust suit
• Gaming League head grabs controllers, aims at Olympics
• Mobile phone survey shows ease-of-use up, prices down
• China takes steps to protect intellectual property
• US Government hangs up on Spanish-American War
• Canon looks beyond the film era
• Lead plaintiff in Nano class action wants out
• TV networks look to encourage ad-viewing
• Fantasy baseball case may have First Amendment implications
• Streaming ABC shows popular, but popular enough to stick?
• UK wants power to demand ecryption keys
• Microsoft supplies mobile DRM in Japan, eyes everywhere else
• eBay prepares to lead the pack in TV ad auctions
• Russian legislators say “nyet” to foreign software
• Hacker faces wrath after pointing out security flaw
• Report: Europe loses billions to mobile piracy
• Microsoft see, Microsoft do… at least when it comes to search
• Warner Music sued 14 times over download prices
• CBS jumps with both feet into online broadcasting
• Wal-Mart goes into custom computer biz
• Microsoft goes back to the storyboard
• PDA eye strain leads to rise in optician awareness
• Wireless manufacturers go ga-ga over 802.11n
• Government report takes other nations to task on piracy
• Television reshapes its economy as technology advances
• Intel follows Centrino and Viiv with business platform
• Bush administration hires civil-liberties officer for intelligence agency
• Philips files for patent to force ad viewing
• Seagate’s new perpendicular drive
• Video games on your TV?
• EFF reports on the DMCA’s unintended consequences
• Sprint wants to help you track your kids
• Microsoft rolls out academic search tool
• IBM announces CPU-level security architecture
• Concerns arise over Google user tracking in SF
• PayPal Mobile goes live
• Podcast study shows current and future trends
• Yet another video game statute falls in court
• Latest thing in OLED displays: transparency
• Theater chain head discusses DVD release windows
• Russian download site introduces iTunes-style software
• Bluetooth chooses its ultrawideband future
• EU fires preemptive shot at Microsoft over Vista
• eBay patent case arrives at Supreme Court
• IBM offers instant messaging profile to standards committee
• Two new Internet phone services step up to the plate
• A tale of two Apples…and three lawsuits
• Google tries auctioning print ads, burns up on reentry
• Office ship date slips to meet Vista
• iRex releases details on eBook reader
• DRM, among other things, affects battery life
• Google moves to claim toehold in retail
• Consumer advocate argues for fair allocation of spectrum
• Your next computer may fit on your wrist…or not
• ESA goes on anti-legislation offense
• Movielink announces deal for UMPC exposure
• China reinvigorates WAPI push
• It’s semi-official: Mozilla makes money
• Politician wants to end Internet forum anonymity
• Microsoft claims OpenOffice.org lagging behind
• Napster boss blames Microsoft for woes
• MPAA speaker finds “choir” unreceptive
• Google to get into social bookmarking?
• Malware moves up, goes commercial
• New complaints filed against Microsoft in Europe
• EU prepares plan for new top-level institute
• Lenovo moves to stake its claim in the American market
• Broadcast Treaty has potential to grant unwarranted “protections”
• Microsoft taken to court: will their turmoils never end?
• World Series of Video Games coming to a city near you… maybe
• Google responds to government, stakes go up
• NBC orders removal of video from download site
• The next step in trusted computing makes its debut
• Telecom industry report displays growth, optimism
• Congress grills tech firms over China dealings
• EFF says Clear Channel patent doesn’t sound right
• Cell phone coalition proudly announces new feature: text
• Verisign announces two-factor authentication system
• Court rejects family’s suit in German Wikipedia case
• Microsoft site clues Vista date?
• Rollable OLED color display unveiled
• Internet job hunt may have just gotten harder
• Librarians air concerns about DRM
• EFF sues AT&T to stop NSA spying
• Michigan child porn case might have wider reach
• Warner embraces P2P distribution in Europe
• Google releases beta of Toolbar 4
• UN joins partnership to produce $100 laptop
• BBC lets the public interview music execs
• Best Buy begins rebate elimination program
• Government report concludes that some Internet taxes may be allowed
• Apple called out on iPhoto’s RSS incompatibility
• DMCA review sparks some well-written comments from the public
• Google stonewalls the government on privacy case
• Carriers push for tiers, Google isn’t buying
• Pixar, ILM animators go to school together… as teachers
• US Government begins testing e-Passports
• Windows Metafile: the sequel
• Microsoft closes Metafile hole with early patch
• Portable OpenOffice 2.01 released
• DOJ posts social security numbers on web site
• Commodore sets up for a comeback
• Diebold voting machines hacked in Florida
• Virgin Galactic announces New Mexico spaceport
• IBM streamlines patent licensing for startups
• ID theft blown out of proportion?
• Internet Explorer 7 to see early 2006 public beta