The US has more than 120,000 schools, hospitals, and libraries, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes that they can all have fiber optic Internet for $5 billion-$10 billion.

Malware can lead to botnets, and botnets can lead to clogged Internet traffic, among a multitude of other undesirable things. That's why Comcast has begun testing a new system that will warn users when the ISP thinks they might be infected.

Early this morning, NASA's LCROSS mission sent hardware crashing into a crater on the Moon's south pole in the hope that the debris plume would carry signs of water. So far, it looks like the probe landed on a big comfy pillow given the lack of a big plume of debris, but NASA's confident that it has lots of quality data to sift through.

After years of criticism, the FCC is finally getting around to investigating the state of expensive "special access" lines that are crucial for Internet connectivity to rural ISPs and national wireless operators. Why does Sprint pay more for a line to its towers than you do for a (much faster) home Internet connection?

Ads in video games is a controversial subject, but JJ Richards, the GM of Massive Incorporated, breaks it down: if you manage the ads and use them well, gamers will actually enjoy their presence. We're through the looking glass here, people.

European Commissioner Viviane Reding took a clear stand for network neutrality this week, saying that Europe's "pro-competition" regulation did a better job of protecting Internet users than the "deregulatory" approach of the US. Still, when problems arise, Reding will tackle them personally.

NVIDIA dropped a bombshell today with an announcement that it is freezing development work on future PC chipsets. The GPU maker is blaming this dramatic move on an ongoing legal spat with Intel, but the market realities are there for all to see.

It's no longer uncommon for a phone to be able to sync data wirelessly so that you're never without your contacts, images, and e-mails. We took a look at four different syncing services to compare what they have to offer.

The file-hosting site MediaFire has asked Mozilla to remove its link to a Firefox plugin that automates the process of downloading files from it and other sites—and in the process allowing users to skip blissfully past ads.

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega took his turn in front of the CTIA conference to argue that the wireless industry doesn't need any net neutrality regulation. He also suggested that AT&T would be doing something about its heaviest data-using wireless customers.

An Australian man has created a way for P2P downloaders to "give something back" to creators. Problem is, neither the downloaders nor the creators are inclined to participate.

Ars got a chance to check out some of Sony's biggest upcoming games. And while the PSP was nowhere to be seen, the list of games on display was still impressive.

Gunnar Optiks wants to sell you a pair of $100+ glasses specifically for gaming, or even long-term computer use. The marketing claims seem far-fetched, so we check in with an optometrist and give a sample a test-run. Our findings were somewhat surprising.

A new wave of super-small NAS devices comes with more features than one person could ever possibly use. But until certain OS vendors step up with real, client-level support for home NAS, devicemakers will keep piling on features in an effort grow the market.

Ars takes a quick look at Synology's DS409slim, a full featured NAS device that packs four laptop hard drives into a svelte package. There are some tradeoffs in slimming down, but they're not quite what you may think.