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First look: Firefox 3.1 alpha 2 officially released (85)
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Mozilla has officially released Firefox 3.1 alpha 2. This version adds support for the HTML 5 "video" element, better tab dragging, and other new features.Read More...Shared by Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (52) adam (972) Ahsan Navid Hussain (51) Alexander13 (467) ameo (201) Andrew (5) Andrew Schott (73) Antonio (47) arshad (36) AshTR (17) Atilano (38) Backhandzeus (9) Ben Adderson (8) bittin (194) Colide81 (36) damned viper (156) deusdiabolus (93) dobata (366) Dylan Thomas (48) Edouard (28) Eric (44) Eric Chen (114) Erwin Tang Yew Hon (42) Etienne Tremblay (2) Felix (12) Gabriel (9) harry07 (30) Hoder Jensen (6) Hunkie Chan (5) Jacob Share (111) James Fuller (20) Javed (119) Jen (31) Jeremy (100) Jimmy Buck (17) Joe (102) Johan (7) Johnny Software (66) Jojo (47) Jose Marques (10) Joshua Peek (7) justin tevya finkelstein (18) Kabren Levinson (24) Krazy (146) Kyle Callahan (4) Lee (40) Lucas Boyles (23) Luciano (14) Mao Yu (28) Matt Lopez (90) mattlopez (79) mhking (57) Michael Mior (62) Mike (6) najee (302) Patrick (120) Patty (264) Paul (8) Paul Edwards (30) Paul Spoerry (68) Peter (8) Piedro Molinero (293) prattmic (15) Rafael Capanema (17) Rafael Teixeira (10) Ricardo Giesta (15) Ryan Brodkin (24) ryan.capote (83) SDMDPM14X (13) Shaun Coates (8) stefano (13) Steven (8) Terrance D. Kennedy (25) tharik (36) Tim (8) Toby (29) Tyson Williams (58) ultraviolet (58) Vincent Ballut (66) Vish (13) w0lfh0und (697) Wallace (10) wcaw (74) Zak M. (575) Zenith (27)Contribute comment -
The CPUs of the future? Alleged Intel roadmaps leaked (10)
onUnofficial roadmaps are always fun, especially when the company is Intel, and the roadmaps in question cover quite a bit of ground. Educated guesses inside, for your Friday reading pleasure.Read More...Shared by Alex Dumitru (290) Benjamin (1009) Cai Chen (995) guy (624) Leena (1060) Piedro Molinero (293) Rami Taibah (422) Selwin (22) Tal Siach (472) ultraviolet (58)Contribute comment
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Consumers dig mobile broadband: 3G device ownership up 80% (5)
onAdoption of 3G in the US has surged in the past year. Thanks to more and cheaper devices, the US now has more 3G customers than Western Europe.Read More...Contribute comment
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Michael Moore skips box office, film heads straight to 'Net (51)
onFilmmaker Michael Moore plans to bypass movie theaters with the debut of his new film, Slacker Uprising. The movie will instead be offered online as a free thank-you to his fans, after which it will be sold on DVD. With more filmmakers experimenting with online distribution lately, major studios may be tempted to try it out too. Read More...Shared by adam (972) Albie (19) Alex (24) Alfredo (29) Allan Haggett (18) Andrew (5) Auggie (15) bittin (194) Cavorter (25) Chad (171) Courtney (23) Cyril Doussin (28) Dan (25) furqan (1) happy_soil (21) Humberto Gonzalez (43) James McQuillan (10) Jamie Diamond (4) Javed (119) Jeff Chan (15) Jeremy (100) Jordan M (1) Kevin Bondelli (68) Krazy (146) liamvictor (131) Lucas Boyles (23) Lucas Wales (16) Matt Lopez (90) Matt Mueller (22) mattlopez (79) Michael Monello (1) Mike (6) Mike Abundo (8) Mike D (61) Mitch Romig (18) Neil (5) Patrick (120) Paul Edwards (30) Peety (139) Pengas (20) ProfVegas (167) Rami Taibah (422) Ryan Parker (25) Sarah Snoddon (103) SomeRandomNerd (5) StreetForce1 (84) Tamer Rashdan (5) TJ Lauerman (12) Tom Reynolds (9) Trevor Shafer (29) Zachary Howe (11)Contribute comment
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This is war: insider describes how devs punish game journos (14)
onIt's not rare to hear talk about the pressure developers put on game writers for favorable coverage. What is unusual is hearing someone from the other side describe how he or she can break game writers... and why they think it's perfectly ok to do so. Read More...Shared by Adam Maldonado (155) Ahsan Navid Hussain (51) Alex (51) Alfredo (29) arkiver (20) Bill (4) Chris (20) Daniel (120) Eugene (26) Jamie McGibbon (85) Jay (60) Matthew Turnbull (18) Rami Taibah (422) Thinh (187)Contribute comment
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Book Review: Jonathan Zittrain's The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It" (2)
onWhy does Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain want to "stop" the future of the Internet? Our review and in-depth author interview inside.Read More...Shared by Aashish (3) Randy (15)Contribute comment
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Study: heavy mental effort leads to much bigger meals (11)
onResearchers find that subjecting student volunteers to mentally challenging tasks causes them to eat significantly more food, even though the energy difference between thinking and relaxation is minimal.Read More...Shared by acacio (22) bkim (27) C.K. (134) Dudu P (21) FelipeC (19) Kai (429) Kathy (330) Stephen (1) Toby (159) tom (5) ultraviolet (58)Contribute comment
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Michigan law passed requiring MediaSentry to have PI license (36)
onMediaSentry is the hired gun that hunts down filesharers for the RIAA, and the company's activities have raised the question as to whether it should be licensed as a private investigator in some states where it operates. Michigan was one such state, and has now enacted a law that clearly indicates MediaSentry needs a license.Read More...Shared by Adrian (19) Ahac Sedušak (7) Alex Robar (16) Andrew (44) Andrew Schott (73) Auggie (15) Avi (598) Casper (71) Chad (171) Chris Lee (4) Creeva (41) Dave (8) David Fiedler (6) deusdiabolus (93) Eric Marden (26) GerardM (25) Guy (702) Jim (20) Jordan (396) Lane Montgomery (11) Lisa Hosey (60) Matt Lopez (90) Matthew (35) mattlopez (79) Mike Perkins (88) Neil Koivu (17) Rami Taibah (422) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (221) Sarah Snoddon (103) schauba (29) Sean M (21) ShuTian (78) Terry M. Powell (4) Tidus (12) Troy McClure SF (9) Tyson Williams (58)Contribute comment
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Whistleblower prompts review of German data protection laws (13)
onGermany's Interior Minister has pledged to reform the country's data protection laws in the wake of scandal. The sale of personal data on 6 million people for a paltry €850 has raised concerns over how closely guarded Read More...Shared by Adam Maldonado (155) Cai Chen (995) Chad (151) Derek Edmond (88) Eugene (26) J.D. Rucker (477) Leena (1060) Nick Cobb (474) nikan (41) pearl (82) pericles (700) Rami Taibah (422) Ritu (630)Contribute comment
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Report: inside the network architecture of SPAM and malware (3)
onTwo new reports investigate the flood of malware the Internet carries on a daily basis, but instead of focusing on security vendors, they focus on ISPs, registrars, and domain hosts themselves. ICANN does virtually nothing to police such entities, and this contributes substantially to the current state of malware today.Read More...Contribute comment
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Comcast sues FCC, wants P2P throttling order overturned (29)
onComcast has done the utterly expected: asked the DC Court of Appeals to review the recent FCC decision against its P2P traffic-shaping solution.Read More...Shared by adam (972) alphakamp (30) André R. Hood (28) Brandon (24) Corbin (16) Dave Keffler (67) Dean Clark (134) Elsie H Martinez (13) Eric (44) Eric Chen (114) Eric Daams (292) Jeff (57) Jim (20) Jonathan Bailey (10) Ken (5) Marc Beharry (41) metaeuphoria (20) Mr. BabyMan (309) neal (469) Nick Cobb (474) Paul Fischer (51) ProfVegas (167) raytibbitts (12) Tommy Inglis (93) TroubledWine (10) Tyson Williams (58) webtime (476) Zachary Howe (11) zer0ck (91)Contribute comment
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First look: Raptr, a gamer's Facebook with some rough edges (15)
onArs gets a first look at a new social service called "Raptr," now in public beta, which lets gamers connect with their peers through shared titles and aggregate data from the most popular gaming services around. Read More...Shared by adam (972) Benjamin (1009) Cai Chen (995) Ch (111) Derek Edmond (88) Doug (61) Guy (702) hank (20) Kevin Cheng (20) Leena (1060) looprock (15) mokshjuneja (172) ultraviolet (58) Wally (13) webtime (476)Contribute comment
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EU report: women objectified in games; Ars: and other media (4)
onA new report by Women's Rights Committee of the European Parliament asks hard questions about the use of women in advertising, but its comments on the depiction of women in gaming appear to be slightly misguided. Read More...Contribute comment
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Selfish Driving Causes Everyone to pay the Price of Anarchy (11)
onNext time you're stuck in traffic, it may be because you're paying the Price of Anarchy. Researchers discover that one way to avoid paying that price is to give drivers fewer options by closing some roads during heaviest travel conditions.Read More...Shared by Alex (1) Alexandar (8) Andreas Moor (1) arkiver (20) Benjamin (19) Curtis Doty (14) Dennis Hostetler (21) domes (6) mac (28) tom (24) w0lfh0und (697)
- mac said: If only we could get our civic leaders, nay, _populace_ to read this and realize more roads isn't the solution.
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Survey: DVRs more important than dishwashers, iPods (12)
onFor some of us, the DVR has become a household staple that we can't live without. New survey results seem to confirm this, with users ranking it higher than most other household appliances and gadgets. The DVR is even credited with saving people's relationships. Read More...Shared by Adam Maldonado (155) Alexander13 (467) arkiver (20) guy (624) k00pa (41) lewis (5) Mani Karthik (125) mr_gadget (152) Ryan Lewis (65) Steve Nimmons (74) Steven (111) Zak M. (575)Contribute comment
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Ars Technica goes inside the gamer's 'Burning Man' (12)
onArs Technica sends its gaming writers into the fray to the try to find out what, exactly, PAX truly is. It's not just a trade show or a fan event; indeed, there is only one way to describe it: awesome.Read More...Shared by Ananya Walia (769) Benjamin (1009) chris (406) Clint Ecker (15) Dominic Foster (297) Eugene (26) Frank (5) Jason Nazar (106) Muhammad Saleem (246) Ryan Lewis (65) webtime (476) Zak M. (575)Contribute comment
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Microsoft makes play for second place, 360 price cut to $199 (8)
onMicrosoft has finally made it official: the family of Xbox 360 systems is seeing a price cut of up to $80, making the 360 Arcade model even cheaper than the Nintendo Wii. Read More...Shared by Aaron M. (12) Adam (7) Chris (67) Chung (111) David (58) div_conspiracy (6) Nirav (28) Pengas (20)Contribute comment
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Test drive: Picasa 3 gets off-, online photo sharing right (42)
onGoogle issued major upgrades to both Picasa 3, its photo management software, and Picasa Web Albums, its online sharing competitor to Flickr. Ars Technica takes the two new products for a spin around the studio.Read More...Shared by acacio (22) adam (972) Adam McDonald (28) Alex France (139) Alexander13 (467) Athar (7) Benjamin (1009) Chad (151) Chad Spacey (5) Chris (17) Chung (111) Daniel Backhaus (5) Darren Isbrecht (77) David Chartier (12) Doug Adams (118) Dragos Pirvu (638) Emmett (16) Gil (158) H. Duthel (105) Jake (10) Jason Joo (69) Javed (119) Jimmy Buck (17) Joe (102) Jordan (396) k00pa (41) LUCCHINA (442) Marten (23) Matt (8) Michael Liu (12) Michael Mior (62) Michael Schultz (7) Mikey (51) moogaman (19) mr_gadget (152) Omar Abid (178) Rantan (28) Rich (37) Sharjeel (34) ShuTian (78) stantont (26) Tyson Williams (58)
- Chung said: don't let Google Chrome overshadow this awesome Picasa launch
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Google on Chrome EULA controversy: our bad, we'll change it (106)
onThe end user license agreement for Google's new browser, Chrome, apparently gives the company the right to all data "submitted" or "displayed" by the browser. But the company now tells Ars it's all a big mistake and that the offending passages are being pulled.Read More...Shared by acacio (22) adam (972) Adam Dempsey (13) Adam R. (17) Alain Edouard (2) Alex (24) alphakamp (30) Amit Chowdhry (74) Andrew Rodrigues (10) Andrew Terry (30) Antonio Ortiz (37) Antti Lindström (7) Ben van de Sande (9) Billy Adams (23) blindsurf3r (8) Brian Auer (30) btvillarin (13) Cavorter (25) Cesar (4) Chantal (53) Charli Wag (29) Chris Greenough (4) Dan Smiley (6) Dave (25) Dave (36) Dave Koss (42) David F. Bills (9) David.R.Gilson (12) DavidS (23) Denny (15) Derek van Vliet (8) digits12 (709) Dissolvism (14) Doug Funny (68) Eric Chen (114) Gaurav Kanoongo (9) Greg Rosen (12) Hasan Saleem (95) Hoder Jensen (6) HUNG (53) Istvan Hoka (3) ivanoats (23) Jack (9) jalbert (96) James Stanley (3) Jamie Wallis (25) JDevL (15) Jennifer Kyrnin (1) Jeremy (100) Joe (102) Joe D'Andrea (20) Justin Laramée (4) Justin Yost (81) keith (57) Ken Krista (5) Krazy (146) Kristen (218) KRZ (18) lauren pressley (13) Mani Karthik (125) MarcBerry (7) Mark Dorgan (39) Mathew (30) Matt (8) Matt (5) Matt Hutka (15) Matthew Daly (45) mavrevMatt (26) melmyfinger (15) Michael (5) Miguel Caetano (44) mike (18) Mike (15) Mike Abundo (8) Mike McCarron (25) Mike Nayyar (178) Mike Perkins (88) Nate (32) nervioso (72) Nick (18) Patricia F. Anderson (36) Peety (139) Phuller10 (34) raddevon (17) Ram (91) Rami Taibah (422) Randy (40) Richard Rosenstein (5) Ritu (630) Scotty (21) Shannon (15) Somazx (5) Stephen H. Gerstacker (2) Stuart (35) Syam (26) TechTalk (12) th13rteen (148) Toby (29) Tom (24) Trevor Wermund (130) Vasileios Pasparas (37) wcaw (74) webtime (476) will (48) will killian (12) ZayneHumphrey (14)Contribute comment
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Arctic ice shelf splits; ice loss 10x expected this summer (19)
onThe Markham Ice Shelf off Ellesmere Island lost 55 square kilometers last month, shocking scientists and quickening the pace of ice loss near the North Pole.Read More...Shared by acacio (22) alphakamp (30) elroy (14) fei (25) Freddy Torres (4) Jason (80) Jonjon (16) Leo Romanovsky (15) looprock (15) melcorind (8) Michael Karagines (21) Morgan (1) Pengas (20) Ritu (630) Ryan Lewis (65) Somazx (5) Steve (24) Steven (111) Toby (29)
- Toby said: In case anyone still think global warming isn't happening...
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