Sorry, future Moon colonists—not much ice at the south pole
New high-res observations show little signs of ice in Shackleton crater.
New high-res observations show little signs of ice in Shackleton crater.
Portal creator's latest lives up to its pedigree.
“Data desert” has a record much older than 800,000 year-old Antartic ice core.
Evidence may clarify how iron-based superconductors function.
Narrow ruling leaves broadcasters second-class citizens under First Amendment
"Total revenues for telecommunications operators are potentially at risk."
Enterprise features and mobile device management may cut off RIM's air supply.
The group's patent reform ideas are a good start, but don't go far enough.
Legal battle lays out when copycats go too far.
Fast and energy efficient, but it may get in the way of your external display.
Computer models reveal the environment of early stars and how to observe it.
As expected, Microsoft now has a common kernel between phone, tablet, desktop.
The new Windows Phone adds private app deployment and full-device encryption.
Proper turn-by-turn support coming too (thanks to the help of Nokia).
Increased refinement and customization come to both users and developers.
Two days after Microsoft's tablet reveal, Windows Phone 8 might be on deck.
Charles Carreon's plan to expose a Twitter imposter, and why it matters.
British PhDs are trying to reward tech transfer with "marbles." And ownership.
A more-than-worthy successor for the Galactic, er, Galaxy Empire.
Deforestation can look innocuous from day to day, but a new system changes that.
Flame was developed by the NSA, CIA, and Israeli military, a new report says.
Is Apple trying to make Kodak's bankruptcy proceeding as difficult as possible?
Warren Spector on bringing freedom of choice to the puzzle platformer.
New book by Andrew Blum illuminates the hidden side of online infrastructure.
AI improvements, new gameplay systems round out the base Civ V game.
Ars goes one-on-one with FunnyJunk’s lawyer, Charles Carreon.
$99 xPrintServer makes USB printers work with iPhones, iPads.
In its early days, reddit was built on lies. Sure, lots of code, but some lies.
Online purchasers must play "Starter Edition" before Blizzard review.
Google tries to promote info exchange on the world's 3,000 endangered languages.
Programmers can integrate tablets, phones with console experiences.
Fierce competition and lack of differentiation bring prices to new lows.
Leak suggests we could get our a taste of Jelly Bean next week at Google I/O.
A Fortune 500 co.—It's "as if it was opening the .exe, printing garbage text."
EFF prepares for hearing on request for customer access to seized data June 29.
Contest seeks defenses designed to make software better withstand ROP attacks.
Judge Posner says an injunction against Motorola would be "catastrophic."
The full European Parliament is now expected to reject the treaty next month.
Motorola faces an import ban this July if it doesn't resolve issues.
2012 Air supports two external displays; the Retina MacBook Pro supports three.
After losing Java copying claims, Oracle wants to get the case over with.
Op-ed: Is it OK to reuse old work? That's a loaded question with many variables.
Opt out of carrier "support" and keep your phone current.
They'll get a smaller 7.8 update instead—including new Start screen at least.
In new teardown rankings: non-retina MacBook Pro > its high-res sibling.
Attack exploited an unpatched Windows vulnerability, allowed code execution.
Backdoor posted in a Diablo III Web forum was disguised as a cheat.
A Mozilla developer published a Firefox build that shows the new tab style.
It took Apple less than a week to post its WWDC 2012 session videos.
A Harvard team finds that China's Internet policy allows more than most realize.
The Wikileaks founder interviewed the country's president just last month.
Phishing sites that are active for only an hour? Welcome to the new scam world.
Legal experts argue restrictions on recording cops violate due process clause.
YouTube owner reportedly sends letter, threatening to sue.
Swedish online music startup makes a direct play for US iPhone, iPad users.
Ultimate thinness comes at a price.
"Sunbathing in your backyard shouldn't be a public event," says Senator Schumer.
Linux kernel creator: NVIDIA the "worst company" he's worked with.
New Air may look the same, but performance has surged ahead in just one year.
Military's 15-year quest for the perfect radio is a blueprint for failing big.
On the week of his 100th birthday, we celebrate the mathematician's life.
The American market doesn't look like Europe or Asia, but it's inching closer.