How fast does “virtual reality” have to be to look like “actual reality”?
Low latency is important to an effective VR display but might not be everything.
Low latency is important to an effective VR display but might not be everything.
System lets researchers target changes to specific sites in the genome.
After tangling with The Oatmeal, a lawyer complains about Internet pile-ons.
Block is enabled by default—French tech news sites are très unhappy.
Race Capture Pro delivers race data faster—all in an open-source setup.
Google can't seek injunctions on patents, or scrape rivals' data.
Megaupload says it kept infringing files—only because US ordered it to do so.
Bubbles' electrons move at 1,000km a second, cover 1/4 of Milky Way's diameter.
New patent filing describes using RFID chips to tie games to a single user.
Bug pops up as Apple advertises DND feature in new ads.
New evidence suggests that pain and itching are distinct sensations.
Disk defies easy explanation, but may be aligned with Milky Way.
Firefox held on to the number two spot after a strong challenge from Chrome.
It will be the best phone for newbies and the most powerful phone for geeks.
Effects of drug on memory are real, but we don't know the mechanism.
After firing contractor, VA woman left scathing review—he sued for defamation.
Prenda Law says the judge is biased against copyright trolls.
A quantum eraser works instantly over 144km.
Seeking OEMs: Who will build Ubuntu phones?
We pick 5 companies that are at risk and ask for your personal predictions.
Dialing up San Jose over satellite connections from 500m over the Antarctic.
We listed our favorites, then you gave us 120+ of yours.
On the list: Java, Apple Maps, iPad mini, Scott Forstall, and Macs in the USA.
Can be run forward or in reverse, depending on where electrons are injected.
A beginner's guide to outfitting a new Android tablet.
An alphabet soup of patent trolls is threatening end users with lawsuits.
Gingerbread finally accounts for less than 50 percent of Android devices.
Service and handsets are pricier than other services that use Sprint's network.
The group, called IMAGiNE, used FM, IR kit to make their pirated recordings.
Ashes of Iomega transformed into SMB-focused "LenovoEMC Ltd."
Polycarbonate shells feel nice, but the chunkiness is holding Nokia back.
Low-power CPUs will bridge the gap between current and future Intel chips.
Fake John McCain may be worried parody accounts won't be protected.
The diminutive desktop PC is different on the outside, identical on the inside.
Portion of AMD's driver code needs love to perform optimally.
Samsung will have to reveal raw sales figures but can appeal other data.
Rumors suggest talks are early, but Apple might pay as much as $500 million.
Apple pushes ahead with quixotic quest to ban Amazon's use of "Appstore."
The action bests last year's record week by more than half a billion downloads.
The feature stopped working on New Year's Day.
The $79 GameStick draws power and sends data through a TV's HDMI port.
Cupertino is already testing apps on what appears to be next-gen hardware.
Only half of what Facebook paid for Instragram.
Save your memories with a Sony Alpha Nex-F3K camera kit!
Attack on users who visited the Council of Foreign Relations website discovered.
Following an October preliminary finding, judge also approves design tweaks for Samsung.
This week Ars built and deconstructed things, with some good will in between.
To compete with the Nexus 4 and Droid DNA, Sony needs to move quickly.
Secret surveillance courts will live on in 2013, and beyond.
Frog Design founder discusses the creative process that came to define Apple.
The 13-year-old game console will no longer be shipping in Japan.
Powerline networking and disk drives and laptops oh my!
Security firm also says mobile malware will be the new urban alley mugging.
Making social media integration for Netflix legal is a costly endeavor.
Other OEMs in China are taking note of improvements at Foxconn facilities.
Led push to enforce the Clean Air Act by dropping carbon emissions.
Dotcom comes with drama, but he helped expose political scandal in the country.
A post-Christmas tip for installing apps like YouTube, Gmail, and Currents.
Computer programming is all about solving problems.
From indie to AAA, iOS to high-end PC, 2012 was a great year for games.
Everyone into the time machine for a tour of Apple's "big cat" releases.
Arcade cabinets, robots, wearable computers and more built by Pi hobbyists.