Jun
02
2011
02
2011
Lewd "prank" on Congressman’s Twitter account might be yFrog’s fault
Did Congressman Anthony Weiner really tweet a photo of his, well, wiener? It's possible, but he also might have been "hacked" via an image ...
Jun
01
2011
01
2011
Google: Chinese attackers monitoring Gmail of activists, journalists, officials
Scammers based out of China have been hijacking the personal Gmail accounts of "hundreds of users," Google revealed on Wednesday. The company wrote in ...
Jun
01
2011
01
2011
Hulu bringing Miramax films to free and paid subscribers
Hulu fans will soon be able to watch a plethora of films from Miramax, but most will only be accessible to
Jun
01
2011
01
2011
Google’s Eric Schmidt says he "screwed up" on social networking
Google chairman Eric Schmidt took responsibility for the search titan’s failure to counter Facebook’s explosive growth, saying he saw the threat coming but failed ...
May
27
2011
27
2011
Patent troll Lodsys also threatening Android devs
Two weeks ago, IP holding company Lodsys made waves by targeting small, independent iOS developers in a campaign to claim patent licensing fees for ...
May
27
2011
27
2011
Google Wallet spurs trade-secrets lawsuit from PayPal
PayPal has filed a lawsuit against Google following the announcement of Google's new Wallet and Offers features, claiming that the company stole PayPal's "trade ...
May
26
2011
26
2011
Amazon takes on Mac App Store with "Mac Downloads Store"
Amazon quietly launched an extension to its software download store, adding a range of just over 250 software and game ...
May
26
2011
26
2011
YouTube 3D vids viewable via Firefox, NVIDIA 3D Vision hardware
The movie industry has embraced stereoscopic 3D, making it an increasingly common part of the theater experience. As Sony said during its CES press ...
May
26
2011
26
2011
Periodic Table of Videos takes home the AAAS SPORE Prize
The journal Science is produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an organization that takes its role in promoting science education ...
May
26
2011
26
2011
Get discounts, pay with your phone with Google Wallet, Offers
Just as expected, Google unveiled its wireless payment system and its new Groupon-like deals site at a press event in ...
May
25
2011
25
2011
In honor of Geek Pride Day, Ars Technica presents Ars Staff: Origins
Today, May 25, is Geek Pride Day, so it's only fitting to look back on our pasts and reflect upon the experiences that turned ...
May
23
2011
23
2011
Google blocks Android movie rentals from rooted devices, blames DRM
Google, which often touts the "openness" of its Android mobile operating system as one of its primary benefits, is blocking access to its new ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Twitter asked to stop users from gossiping, then gets sued
If you're not based in the UK, you may have no idea what a "super-injunction" is. But if you're a Brit, they're apparently an ...
May
20
2011
20
2011
Senator to Apple, Google: why are DUI checkpoint apps still available?
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) took his allotted five minutes during Thursday's US Senate hearing on mobile privacy to lambaste Apple and Google for not ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
RIAA v. the cloud: Box.net faces subpoena over prerelease music
Watch out, Box.net users—if the RIAA suspects you of mixing in music files with those boring Word and Excel documents that you use for ...
May
19
2011
19
2011
Apple, Google, Facebook get more Senate scrutiny over mobile privacy
Representatives from Facebook, Apple, Google, and the Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday before the Senate's Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee concerning ...
May
11
2011
11
2011
More Chromebooks from Google; Chrome OS, Web Store updates too
Google has decided to beef up the Chrome Web Store in hopes of making it more competitive against "traditional" app stores like Apple's. Google ...
May
10
2011
10
2011
YouTube boosts movie rentals with over 3,000 Hollywood titles
YouTube's low-key movie rental service got a shot in the arm from major Hollywood studios on Monday. YouTube announced that ...
May
06
2011
06
2011
Google to beef up Places, Street View with interior business photos
Google Maps and Street View have become so useful that it's hard to imagine living without the services sometimes. Street View is especially useful ...
May
03
2011
03
2011
Web browser market share: upgrade analysis
April was the first time that Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 were available for the full month, making it the first chance to ...
Apr
27
2011
27
2011
FBI: businesses lost $11M over 12 months to China-based phishers
US businesses have been taken for at least $11 million over the last year thanks to unauthorized wire transfers to China. The situation is ...
Apr
26
2011
26
2011
Crowdsourcing a clinical trial to treat ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a pretty grim disease. Victims experience progressive muscle weakness, leading to death; patients survive a median of only ...
Apr
26
2011
26
2011
Deals on Facebook arrives, ready to take on Groupon
Not sure you need yet another deal site in your life? Too bad, because if you have a Facebook account, ...
Apr
19
2011
19
2011
Hive mind can now contribute to Google Maps in the US
Have you ever been looking for something on Google Maps, only to find your favorite restaurant mislabeled, or an excellent ...
Apr
19
2011
19
2011
Judge: was WiFi packet sniffing by Google Street View spying?
The question of whether Google is liable for damages for secretly intercepting data on open WiFi routers across the United States is boiling down ...
Apr
18
2011
18
2011
Streaming growing, but consumers still love DVDs
Online and digital video options continue to grow in popularity, but people still love their "old fashioned" physical discs. According to new data from ...
Apr
16
2011
16
2011
Week in tech: senatorial censorship crusaders, copyright troll smackdown
Meet the senator blocking Big Content's Web censorship plan: Senator Ron Wyden is on the warpath against Web censorship. "The content industry is trying ...
Apr
15
2011
15
2011
FBI: online poker sites "bet the house" on money laundering, fraud
Federal prosecutors have charged some of the biggest names in online poker with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling, the US Justice Department ...
Apr
15
2011
15
2011
No more addresses: Asia-Pacific region IPv4 well runs dry
The Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), which is the organization responsible for distributing IP addresses in most of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific, announced ...
Apr
15
2011
15
2011
Microsoft’s raw deal for Vista users: IE10 for Windows 7 only
One of the minor "features" Microsoft included in the Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview released earlier this week was reduced operating system support; it ...
Apr
14
2011
14
2011
European ad industry pushes new tracking, transparency rules
European advertisers have begun hopping on board with a new set of guidelines (PDF) that will allow users to block cookie tracking. The rules, ...
Apr
14
2011
14
2011
YouTube sending repeat infringers to copyright school
Those of you who have checkered driving records are familiar with the concept of traffic school. Google has decided to take that ...
Apr
14
2011
14
2011
Safari to join "Do Not Track" crowd, leaving Google behind
Apple is officially hopping on the "Do Not Track" train, adding support for special opt-out headers in the version of its Safari Web browser ...
Apr
14
2011
14
2011
Pressure from big labels seen driving Spotify free music cutbacks
Spotify has slashed the benefits of its free music service just ahead of its highly anticipated US launch. The company announced Thursday that it ...
The Protomen - Rock Music and Mega Man Combined.
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