May
10
2011
10
2011
Video Ask Ars: Why should I get a battery backup, and how do I pick one?
In 1998, Ask Ars was an early feature of the newly launched Ars Technica. Now, as then, it's all about your questions and ...
May
10
2011
10
2011
Juicy "Mango"could be great leap forward for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft showed off a number of new features planned for Windows Phone "Mango," the major update for the smartphone platform ...
May
09
2011
09
2011
NVIDIA snaps up software baseband maker Icera
NVIDIA has acquired its own baseband technology in the form of UK-based Icera Semiconductor. NVIDIA announced on Monday that it agreed to buy the ...
May
06
2011
06
2011
(Another) Super Terrific Japanese Thing: Necomimi
I was planning on saving this for next week, but this Super Terrific Japanese Thing is so terrific you'll almost certainly have seen it elsewhere by then. So behold the Necomimi Neurowear, the cat ears you can wear that move ...
May
06
2011
06
2011
Comcast’s new mobile 3G/4G hotspot: cheaper, but capped
Comcast is extending its broadband reach with the announcement of a new 3G/4G mobile hotspot. The Xfinity MiFI lets up to five users connect ...
May
05
2011
05
2011
AT&T launching slim, 4.5″ screen Samsung Infuse “4G”
AT&T is launching what is being called "thinnest 4G smartphone" that also happens to have one of the largest screens, ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
Microsoft tries luring iOS devs as Windows Phone 7 dev interest falters
In an effort to drum up support for its smartphone platform among existing smartphone developers, Microsoft has released a raft of information to help ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
Newest iMacs have removable GPU, ambient light sensor
DIY repair site iFixit has pulled apart the new 21.5" iMac that Apple began shipping yesterday. While the exterior and ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
iOS 4.3.3 is out with location tracking fixes for iPhone, iPad
Apple has released an expected iOS update that addresses a number of issues related to the iPhone location tracking controversy. ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
Look out Apple: Spotify is coming after iTunes users
Music streaming service Spotify has a major announcement... and it's not the date of its US launch. The company announced ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
Feature: How-to: replace your MacBook Air SSD with OWC’s Aura Pro Express
Apple launched updated MacBook Air models in October of 2010, featuring new, compact, and (originally) proprietary form-factor solid state drives (SSDs). The SSDs have ...
May
04
2011
04
2011
Windows Phone 7 security update released—for most
Even as the Windows Phone 7 copy-and-paste update codenamed "NoDo" is being rolled out, Microsoft has started shipping a security update for its smartphone ...
May
03
2011
03
2011
Apple adds Thunderbolt, faster processors to iMac line
Apple introduced updated iMacs Tuesday morning, complete with Thunderbolt compatibility and FaceTime HD, just as
May
03
2011
03
2011
Carriers crack down on wireless tethering app for Android
US carriers have started blocking an app that allows Android smartphone users free wireless tethering for other Web-ready devices.
The application, ...
May
02
2011
02
2011
RIM unveils shiny new BlackBerry 7 OS, only for shiny new BlackBerrys
Research In Motion today announced a pair of new smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930, and a new operating ...
May
02
2011
02
2011
Long-running TiVo patent battle settled for $500 million
TiVo has settled its patent infringement lawsuit with the Dish Network and EchoStar, with the companies agreeing to pay TiVo a total of $500 ...
May
02
2011
02
2011
Feature: How to build your own computer: Ask Ars DIY Series, Part III—cases
In 1998, Ask Ars was an early feature of the newly launched Ars Technica. Now, as then, it's all about your questions and our ...
May
02
2011
02
2011
Windows Phone NoDo updates held up yet again?
The hits keep on coming. Just as it looked like Microsoft had finally got to grips with the rollout of its copy-and-paste update, codenamed ...
Apr
28
2011
28
2011
Three Foxconn workers arrested for leaking iPad 2 design
Details of the iPad 2's design leaked out as early as December 2010, nearly three months before Apple officially unveiled the updated device in ...
Apr
28
2011
28
2011
Windows Phone NoDo rollout nears completion, Telefonica, Telstra still testing
Universal availability of the copy-and-paste update to Windows Phone 7, codenamed NoDo, is almost here, according to Microsoft's latest schedule update. The final unpatched ...
Apr
27
2011
27
2011
Apple comments on iPhone location storm, software update soon
Apple has finally commented on the iPhone and iPad location logging controversy that erupted last week, saying that a software update would be available ...
Apr
27
2011
27
2011
Finally: white iPhone 4 arrives April 28 on AT&T and Verizon
Behold: the white iPhone 4. Apple has finally announced that the long-overdue device will be available on Thursday, April 28 ...
Apr
25
2011
25
2011
Apple, Google summoned to Senate hearing on mobile device privacy
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has called upon Apple and Google to participate in a hearing with the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the ...
Apr
25
2011
25
2011
Nook Color gets Froyo, Flash, Facebook, and Angry Birds
Barnes & Noble announced that it has released the long-awaited Nook Color 1.2 software update on Wednesday. The update brings Android 2.2 "Froyo" and ...
Apr
22
2011
22
2011
Android phones keep location cache, too, but it’s harder to access
After this week's disturbing revelation that iPhones and 3G iPads keep a log of location data based on cell tower and WiFi base station ...
Apr
22
2011
22
2011
US Army picks Android to power its first smartphone
For the Army, Droid does, all right.
The Army wants every soldier to carry a smartphone to stay networked. It doesn’t yet have a program ...
Apr
21
2011
21
2011
Verizon to launch $300 LTE Samsung Droid Charge on April 28
The unnamed Samsung LTE handset the Verizon showed off at CES in January has been formally introduced as the Droid ...
Apr
21
2011
21
2011
Verizon, AT&T sold less than 30% of iPhones shipped in 1Q 2011
Both AT&T and Verizon have announced their financial results for the first quarter of 2011, and both carriers had a few interesting data points ...
Apr
21
2011
21
2011
Microsoft-Nokia pact signed, success by no means assured
Announced back in February, the Microsoft-Nokia agreement that will result in Nokia using Windows Phone for its high-end smartphones has finally been formalized.
In announcing ...
Apr
21
2011
21
2011
Mobile phone users wary about privacy, says Nielsen
The majority of mobile app users—those who use mobile devices and have used an app in the last 30 days—are ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
iPod touch is one-third of iPod, iOS sales to date
Apple has never broken out numbers for individual iPod models when it reports quarterly sales results, making it difficult to determine just how may ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
How Apple tracks your location without consent, and why it matters
If you haven't yet enabled encrypted backups for your iPhone or iPad, now's definitely the time to start. Two security researchers have discovered a ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
Security researchers find iPhones, 3G iPads track user location
Two security researchers have discovered that iPhones and 3G-equipped iPads regularly record and store location information to a hidden file that is backed up ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
Latest buzz: September launch for iPhone 5
Recent rumors have pointed to the next-generation iPhone hardware launching in the fall instead of the usual summer timeframe. Now, new sources with "direct ...
Apr
20
2011
20
2011
Out of the box: first look at the BlackBerry Playbook
RIM launches its new BlackBerry Playbook tablet this week. The 7-inch device runs the QNX operating system and is designed ...
The Protomen - Rock Music and Mega Man Combined.
An Irrelevant Take on the Zombie Goodness of the Walking Dead
Halloween Fear Fest - Mega Shark VS Giant Octopus
Amnesia: The Dark Descent will induce heart problems.
Redline - 7 Years in the making and damn, it looks good.