Windows 8 sales are good, if not great, at 40 million copies in the first month
Upgrade sales outpacing those of Windows 7 at the same point in its lifecycle.
Upgrade sales outpacing those of Windows 7 at the same point in its lifecycle.
MATE desktop promised by Fedora Project held up by bugs but is nearly ready.
Some plankton caught in Southern Ocean show signs of dissolution.
Backdoor added after hacker exploited vulnerability in mystery WordPress plugin.
GigaPan provides nutritious eye candy for the classroom and the curious.
Toy-like, red-and-black redesign is missing Internet, GameCube support.
64-bit browsers are more stable and more secure; Mozilla should build one.
Facebook's democratic process was an empty gesture that made all of us look bad.
Broadband stimulus money enriches consultants; Mountain State stays unwired.
For months, Charles Carreon has delayed case brought by "Satirical Charles."
Salty, ice covered lake may help us model life elsewhere in the Solar System.
Did Google buy ICOA? No. Did media outlets run with the story anyway? Yes.
Undead Labs' open world game is more alive thanks to being "over-engineered."
Tracking the evolution of galaxy clusters to pin down dark energy.
GM rushed work on a new API to get a popular Volt owner site back on road.
Author David Goodman talks to Ars about writing history for an entire galaxy.
Not the only gene that separates us from other apes, but an interesting one.
As a programmer, you want control. Or do you?
Two Ars staffers discuss how much Facebook they can tolerate in their music.
The cost: a lingering, symptomless viral infection.
At high enough temperatures, the oxides form a metal-like liquid, too.
The trick is that you don't even have to leave the couch.
Why isn't Origin of Species more widely read?
It's definitely portable, but it falls short in the battery life department.
We look back at 12 years of iTunes releases.
Learn a lot by doing it yourself instead of going with a hosting company.
David Kappos overhauled the USPTO to deal with patent backlog.
Samsung post-trial motion is a longshot in any case.
Cross-licensing agreement expires; Samsung says new rates are "extreme."
Richard Williamson is gone, now SVP Eddy Cue looks for replacement to fix its flaws.
Rollout begins with Nexus 4 handsets and Nexus 10 tablets.
Chevy beats BMW, Mercedes to the punch on promised "Siri button."
If you want to post an Android app review, you'll need a public Google+ account.
27-inch models can be ordered, but they won't ship until some time in December.
Verizon has objected to subpoenas in dozens of copyright-trolling porn cases.
Nassau Co. says it is investigating how personal details of cops became public.
Buffalo man arrested for selling counterfeit Microsoft software on Craigslist.
Reggie Fils-Aime: units "selling out immediately" once they hit store shelves.
Inclusion of LTE chip is really just a two-for-one deal.
Attacks affected some 4 million locks; company wants customers to cover repair costs.
Illinois law banning recording of police officers violates First Amendment.
A labor watch group found seven workers under age 16.
Despite there being more Android users than iOs users.
Big TVs, big chairs, big savings, big deal!
"Minecraft: Pi Edition" coming soon, will be a free download.
Ars reviews the Wii U and other gadgets before the holiday season starts.
Samsung's lawyers will get to see, but no one else.
The real Oatmeal: an innocent rabbit, whose legacy must be defended.
Sophomore is suing, claiming badges violate her religious freedom.
Black Friday is here. Is the best way to win not to play?
We've got desktops, laptops, and some office furniture on which to set them.
LTE can be enabled using a hidden settings menu, but is very limited.
Apparently, .wtf has an “overly negative or critical connotation.”
L'Express says members of Sarkozy's staff were targeted over Facebook.
Most likely the work of a less-skilled Russian hacker.
Google has largely escaped prosecution for Wi-Fi data collection.
It's a "very, very happy settlement," says HTC CEO Peter Chou.
Rest assured: thieves won't get your texts—as long as you updated.
Autonomous flying vehicles don't need people to tell them what to do.
Or, how a DIY newbie and an engineer went on a nerdy romp with an Electric Imp.
Deciding sex in the animal kingdom isn't always straightforward.
Perhaps the biggest surprise? It makes a useful, miniature all-in-one.