Sorry, future Moon colonists—not much ice at the south pole
New high-res observations show little signs of ice in Shackleton crater.
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Review: Quantum Conundrum builds complex puzzles from simple mechanics
Portal creator's latest lives up to its pedigree.
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2.8 million years of climate data lurking in Russian lake
“Data desert” has a record much older than 800,000 year-old Antartic ice core.
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Quantum fluctuations may uncover a clue to high-temperature superconductivity
Evidence may clarify how iron-based superconductors function.
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Supreme Court cops out, again, on "fleeting expletives"
Narrow ruling leaves broadcasters second-class citizens under First Amendment
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UN doesn't want to take over Internet, does want to help telcos profit
"Total revenues for telecommunications operators are potentially at risk."
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Why Windows Phone 8 means the BlackBerry is doomed
Enterprise features and mobile device management may cut off RIM's air supply.
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Opinion: EFF should call for the elimination of software patents
The group's patent reform ideas are a good start, but don't go far enough.
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Defining Tetris: How courts judge gaming clones
Legal battle lays out when copycats go too far.
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Hands-on: Apple's Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet adapter
Fast and energy efficient, but it may get in the way of your external display.
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Simulations point to a lumpier environment for early star formation
Computer models reveal the environment of early stars and how to observe it.
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Windows NT coming to phones with Windows Phone 8
As expected, Microsoft now has a common kernel between phone, tablet, desktop.
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Windows Phone gets ready for enterprise
The new Windows Phone adds private app deployment and full-device encryption.
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Beyond the kernel: Windows Phone 8's Siri-like speech, VoIP integration, NFC Wallet
Proper turn-by-turn support coming too (thanks to the help of Nokia).
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Windows Phone 8's new, even more personal Start screen
Increased refinement and customization come to both users and developers.
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Liveblog: Microsoft announces future of Windows Phone
Two days after Microsoft's tablet reveal, Windows Phone 8 might be on deck.
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Doubling down: FunnyJunk lawyer to subpoena Ars, Twitter
Charles Carreon's plan to expose a Twitter imposter, and why it matters.
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Gamification helps orphaned intellectual property find a home
British PhDs are trying to reward tech transfer with "marbles." And ownership.
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You are now watching the throne: Samsung Galaxy S III review
A more-than-worthy successor for the Galactic, er, Galaxy Empire.
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Terra-i: the most precise real-time deforestation tracker yet
Deforestation can look innocuous from day to day, but a new system changes that.
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Confirmed: Flame created by US and Israel to slow Iranian nuke program
Flame was developed by the NSA, CIA, and Israeli military, a new report says.
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Kodak says Apple, FlashPoint want to "delay and derail" patent sale
Is Apple trying to make Kodak's bankruptcy proceeding as difficult as possible?
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How Epic Mickey 2 is like Deus Ex
Warren Spector on bringing freedom of choice to the puzzle platformer.
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What the Internet looks like, physically: Tubes reviewed
New book by Andrew Blum illuminates the hidden side of online infrastructure.
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Review: Gods & Kings is an essential Civilization expansion
AI improvements, new gameplay systems round out the base Civ V game.
Feature Story
The Internet's most hated man
Ars goes one-on-one with FunnyJunk’s lawyer, Charles Carreon.
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On The Radar
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We're not paper-free yet
Lantronix makes adding AirPrint compatibility cheaper for the home
$99 xPrintServer makes USB printers work with iPhones, iPads.
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have an upvote
reddit founders made hundreds of fake profiles so site looked popular
In its early days, reddit was built on lies. Sure, lots of code, but some lies.
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waiting is the hardest part
Diablo III digital purchases can be limited for up to 72 hours
Online purchasers must play "Starter Edition" before Blizzard review.
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SAY WHAT?
Google launches Endangered Language Project
Google tries to promote info exchange on the world's 3,000 endangered languages.
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Programmers, start your tablets
Microsoft releases SmartGlass SDK for Xbox 360 developers
Programmers can integrate tablets, phones with console experiences.
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Solid-state discounts
SSDs cost half of what they did in 2011
Fierce competition and lack of differentiation bring prices to new lows.
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Jelly Bean Sighting
Google Play Store says Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is coming "soon"
Leak suggests we could get our a taste of Jelly Bean next week at Google I/O.
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PAPER SALESMAN'S DREAM
Printer bomb malware wastes reams of paper, sparks pandemonium
A Fortune 500 co.—It's "as if it was opening the .exe, printing garbage text."
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Mega Preposterous
Updated: Kim Dotcom meets with Woz, restarts launch of MegaBox music sharing
EFF prepares for hearing on request for customer access to seized data June 29.
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ON A SHORT ROP
Microsoft contest finalists tackle potent security exploit technique
Contest seeks defenses designed to make software better withstand ROP attacks.
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These are the days of our lives
Apple, Motorola should just play nice and pay royalties, suggests judge
Judge Posner says an injunction against Motorola would be "catastrophic."
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No means no
ACTA on life support as key EU committee rejects it
The full European Parliament is now expected to reject the treaty next month.
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Play Nice
Motorola proposes way to end patent war with Microsoft
Motorola faces an import ban this July if it doesn't resolve issues.
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Multi-monitor madness
New MacBooks can manage many, many monitors
2012 Air supports two external displays; the Retina MacBook Pro supports three.
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No money, no problems
Oracle accepts $0 in damages from Google, moves toward appeal
After losing Java copying claims, Oracle wants to get the case over with.
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A NEURO NO-NO?
The ethics of recycling content: Jonah Lehrer accused of self-plagiarism
Op-ed: Is it OK to reuse old work? That's a loaded question with many variables.
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Better updates than Android, at last
Windows Phone 8 to provide an escape from carrier update tyranny
Opt out of carrier "support" and keep your phone current.
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An unfortunate inevitability
No Windows Phone 8 upgrade for current phones
They'll get a smaller 7.8 update instead—including new Start screen at least.
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Retina Repairs
Like tinkering with your MacBook Pro? Non-retina may be where it's at
In new teardown rankings: non-retina MacBook Pro > its high-res sibling.
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HACK ATTACK
Windows driveby attack on aeronautical website may be state sponsored
Attack exploited an unpatched Windows vulnerability, allowed code execution.
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Adventures in Malware
Hacker uses malware built-in chat to toy with researchers
Backdoor posted in a Diablo III Web forum was disguised as a cheat.
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Glass and chrome
First look at the curved tabs in Firefox's new Australis design
A Mozilla developer published a Firefox build that shows the new tab style.
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Video Phone
WWDC 2012 videos now available for free for OS X, iOS developers
It took Apple less than a week to post its WWDC 2012 session videos.
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The Great Firewall in action
Chinese online censorship targets "collective action" posts
A Harvard team finds that China's Internet policy allows more than most realize.
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Oh, you silver-haired devil!
Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador
The Wikileaks founder interviewed the country's president just last month.
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ATTACK OF THE ZOMBIES
Google bots detect 9,500 new malicious websites every day
Phishing sites that are active for only an hour? Welcome to the new scam world.
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Wearing a wire
Analysis: you can record cops, even in private
Legal experts argue restrictions on recording cops violate due process clause.
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Musically challenged
Google threatens site that rips YouTube music videos into MP3s
YouTube owner reportedly sends letter, threatening to sue.
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Summer jam time!
Spotify to be free for iOS users in US, Android likely to follow
Swedish online music startup makes a direct play for US iPhone, iPad users.
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Thin is in
Retina MacBook Pro display teardown reveals maximum compaction
Ultimate thinness comes at a price.
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"Siri, find me a power plant"
Apple, Google using "military-grade spy planes" to make new maps, says senator
"Sunbathing in your backyard shouldn't be a public event," says Senator Schumer.
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One finger salute
Linus Torvalds says "f--k you" to NVIDIA
Linux kernel creator: NVIDIA the "worst company" he's worked with.
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Feature Story (4 pages)
Review: The 2012 MacBook Air soars with Ivy Bridge
New Air may look the same, but performance has surged ahead in just one year.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
How to blow $6 billion on a tech project
Military's 15-year quest for the perfect radio is a blueprint for failing big.
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The highly productive habits of Alan Turing
On the week of his 100th birthday, we celebrate the mathematician's life.
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Die, contracts! Prepaid mobile phone use surges
The American market doesn't look like Europe or Asia, but it's inching closer.
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