On The Radar

1. Leap second: 1. Internet: 0.

   One day later: the leap second v. the Internet scorecard

   Infrequent time adjustment causes website outages and Australian flight delays.

   by Nathan Mattise - Jul 2, 2:30 am UTC

2. Shutter Speed

   Kodak Gallery goes dark tomorrow, Shutterfly works a massive data transfer

   Kodak will also hear if it can later auction 1,100 patents—$2.6 billion worth.

   by Megan Geuss - Jul 1, 7:30 pm UTC

3. Strong ARM'ed

   HP bails on plans for Windows RT consumer tablet

   The next Windows HP tablet with be optimized for x86, but no ARM in sight.

   by Megan Geuss - Jul 1, 1:45 am UTC

4. Link Me

   Saturday Apple links: six stories we liked this week

   Android apps on OS X and 5 other stories we didn't get to at Infinite Loop.

   by Jacqui Cheng - Jun 30, 6:45 pm UTC

5. Staff Blog

   

   Passport to hell: why thin client desktops must die

   Op-ed: HP's new Passport "Internet Monitor" triggers pent-up thin client rage.

   by Sean Gallagher - Jun 30, 3:20 pm UTC

6. Sentinel

   First private deep space mission will search for Earth-destroying asteroids

   Funding raised by the B612 Foundation will send a telescope far into space.

   by Dave Klingler - Jun 30, 2:15 am UTC

7. Reply Hazy, Try again

   ITC defers ruling on Motorola's Xbox ban

   The commission asked the judge that recommended the ban to reconsider.

   by Megan Geuss - Jun 30, 1:35 am UTC

8. Injunction Junction

   Breaking: Judge grants Apple an injunction against the Galaxy Nexus

   Apple alleged that the phone violated 4 of its software patents.

   by Megan Geuss - Jun 29, 10:45 pm UTC

9. Ars Editor’s Picks The web worth reading.

   1. Extraordinary Microscope Photographs The Big Picture
   2. Digital Diary: Talking About Death Online Bits
   3. Your E-Book Is Reading You Wall Street Journal

10. The Waiting is the hardest part

    Judge appears skeptical towards government position on Megaupload data

    Whether the DOJ can prosecute Hong-Kong based Megaupload is also up in the air.

    by Megan Geuss - Jun 29, 9:44 pm UTC

11. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXPLOITER

    New espionage malware campaign targets users of Windows and Macs

    The growing popularity of Macs isn't lost on those developing malware.

    by Dan Goodin - Jun 29, 7:00 pm UTC

12. Passing gas

    Royal Society: fracking is safe, as along as it's regulated

    "Extremely unlikely" groundwater could be contaminated by the process.

    by Mark Brown, Wired UK - Jun 29, 3:42 pm UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. FunnyJunk lawyer's wife wades into fray, calls critics "nazi scumbags"
    2. SWAT team throws flashbangs, raids wrong home due to open WiFi network
    3. Facebook forces all users over to @facebook.com e-mail addresses
    4. How SSDs conquered mobile devices and modern OSes
    5. How "The Angel" helped 15,000 people steal broadband
    6. Scientists crack RSA SecurID 800 tokens, steal cryptographic keys
    7. FunnyJunk attorney ropes California Attorney General into The Oatmeal lawsuit
    8. Mega-victory: Kim Dotcom search warrants "invalid," mansion raid "illegal"
    9. "Who needs an app store?" Five years of iPhone
    10. Insert coin: a look back at our favorite classic arcade games

14. Chrome + Air = Crash

    Google confirms Chrome bug is causing crashes on latest MacBook Air

    A minor update disables GPU acceleration while Google and Apple find a fix.

    by Chris Foresman - Jun 29, 3:32 pm UTC

15. Gone with a flash

    No Flash for Android 4.1, no new installs after August 15

    Installing Flash in Jelly Bean is possible for now, but unsupported.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Jun 29, 2:50 pm UTC

16. Musical Chairs

    Apple: goodbye hardware engineering head Bob Mansfield, hello Dan Riccio

    Riccio has been at Apple since 1998 and comes from iPad Hardware Engineering.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jun 28, 10:40 pm UTC

17. Outlook not so good

    Now officially on our death watch: RIM

    Millions in losses and an update pushed back a year can only mean one thing.

    by Megan Geuss - Jun 28, 9:45 pm UTC

18. DROBO ARIGATO

    First look: Drobo's new Thunderbolt-equipped Drobo Mini and Drobo 5D

    Faster ports and new SSD-friendly features speed up the storage arrays.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Jun 28, 8:00 pm UTC

19. Terminal velocity

    The trick to Google Glass skydive broadcast: amplifying dishes

    Extra equipment was needed on the ground to pump up the signal.

    by Casey Johnston - Jun 28, 6:51 pm UTC

20. 600,000 processor cores at your command

    Google introduces Compute Engine, Google-scale Linux virtualization

    New infrastructure-as-a-service joins the App Engine PaaS offering.

    by Peter Bright - Jun 28, 6:02 pm UTC

21. Choice is good

    Chrome comes to iPhone, iPad

    A long-awaited alternative to Safari is now available.

    by Peter Bright - Jun 28, 5:34 pm UTC

22. Tune into change

    iTunes expected to get much-needed makeover by end of 2012

    New music-sharing features and iCloud integration may be in the cards.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jun 28, 4:23 pm UTC

23. infinity eyes

    Google Glass: coming to your face by 2014

    Wants "broad consumer offering" after getting developer feedback.

    by Casey Johnston - Jun 28, 3:06 pm UTC

24. Networking made touchy-feely

    Securifi's Almond brings touchscreens to routers

    New router forgoes cutting-edge features in favor of ease-of-use.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Jun 28, 12:55 am UTC

25. Aiming for the cheap seats

    First look at the $99 Matrix One Android tablet

    We've been burned before, but this low-cost tablet at least looks like it works.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Jun 28, 12:05 am UTC

26. OFF THE GRID (TEMPORARILY)

    Today, Google Maps doesn't need your stinking Internet

    Live now, new update to Maps allows limited offline map use for Android users.

    by Nathan Mattise - Jun 27, 9:37 pm UTC

27. team fortress: the movie

    Free Source Filmmaker brings Valve's 3D animation tools to the public

    Beta signups open today through Steam.

    by Casey Johnston - Jun 27, 8:45 pm UTC

28. now you feel bad

    One reason for Nexus Q's high price: "Manufactured in USA"

    The media player is an attempt to eschew overseas manufacturing.

    by Casey Johnston - Jun 27, 7:35 pm UTC

29. Rentals, Schmentals

    Google Play gets TV, movie, and magazine purchases for Nexus 7

    Rentals-only is no more—Google offers content from NBC, ABC, Sony, etc. today.

    by Nathan Mattise - Jun 27, 5:29 pm UTC

30. A trustworthy decision

    Microsoft's hefty antitrust fine upheld by European court

    Fine lowered by 4.5 percent, but Microsoft still has to pay.

    by Jon Brodkin - Jun 27, 2:25 pm UTC

31. If that is your real name

    In Rhode Island, lying online is no longer a crime

    The state repealed an obscure 1989 law forbidding fudging facts online.

    by Megan Geuss - Jun 27, 3:55 am UTC

32. Operation High Roller

    Sophisticated bank fraud attempted to steal at least $78 million

    Security firm McAfee said server-side attacks made transfers as high as $130,000.

    by Megan Geuss - Jun 27, 12:10 am UTC

33. Honeypot

    FBI hauls in 24 credit card hackers in online sting

    Agents stopped exposure of 400,000 credit cards using a fake "carding" forum.

    by Sean Gallagher - Jun 26, 10:10 pm UTC

34. Google TV got game

    Vizio's Co-Star: $99 Google TV box with OnLive gaming support

    New box undercuts Sony on price while bringing new features.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Jun 26, 3:32 pm UTC