On The Radar

1. Week in Review

   Tech remorse, the Higgs boson, and Carreon vs. The Oatmeal

   We share ten (ok, eleven) great stories from this week.

   by Megan Geuss - Jul 7, 2:00 pm UTC

2. Facts 'n Figures

   Google submits $4 million bill for costs in Oracle lawsuit

   Transcripts and copies make up the bulk of the bill.

   by Joe Mullin - Jul 6, 9:45 pm UTC

3. Dot denial dotcom

   MPAA, US Attorney say White House not involved in Megaupload takedown

   And FBI offers 40-page summary of 22 million emails worth of evidence to Dotcom.

   by Megan Geuss - Jul 6, 9:25 pm UTC

4. Psych!

   This is your brain on poker

   Researchers got subjects to bet against computers while inside an MRI tube.

   by John Timmer - Jul 6, 8:00 pm UTC

5. Passing the peace pipe

   Facebook, Yahoo will end litigation in "patent peace deal"

   Cross-licensing of patents, expansion of partnership reportedly approved.

   by Jon Brodkin - Jul 6, 5:20 pm UTC

6. Server Error

   HP says Itanium, HP-UX not dead yet

   While exec says x86, Linux are future, company insists Itanium is part of plan.

   by Sean Gallagher - Jul 6, 5:10 pm UTC

7. Who needs data?

   New record for faking data set by Japanese researcher

   Anesthesiologists published 212 papers; only 3 clearly fraud-free.

   by John Timmer - Jul 6, 4:13 pm UTC

8. Crisis averted

   Apple fixes App Store DRM error, crash-free downloads resume

   Apple is also lending a hand to developers who suffered from 1-star reviews.

   by Chris Foresman - Jul 6, 3:35 pm UTC

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

   1. Woman Behind Centipede Mulls Game Icon's Birth Newsfactor
   2. Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Executive E-mails and Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Tech Giant Vanity Fair
   3. ‘Energy’: a black spot on the heart of contemporary game design? HookShot Inc.

10. A Kindle phone?

    Amazon reportedly looking to enter the smartphone game

    Amazon is said to be acquiring wireless phone patents to avoid lawsuits as well.

    by Jon Brodkin - Jul 6, 2:50 pm UTC

11. Lone dwarf spotted

    Newborn brown dwarf formed the same way as stars

    New result helps cement brown dwarfs' "failed star" status.

    by Matthew Francis - Jul 5, 9:15 pm UTC

12. A Galaxy far, far away

    Samsung Galaxy Nexus pulled from Google Play over patent litigation

    Phone should return next week, running Jelly Bean.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Jul 5, 8:55 pm UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. Tech remorse: worst gadgets we ever bought
    2. Carreon claims victory, drops his lawsuit against The Oatmeal et al.
    3. Stephen Hawking on time travel, M-theory, and extra terrestrial life
    4. The Oatmeal fights back, snaps photo of cash, sends money to charity
    5. How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters
    6. Insert coin: a look back at our favorite classic arcade games
    7. Freeing your router from Cisco’s anti-porn, pro-copyright cloud service
    8. How software-defined radio could revolutionize wireless
    9. Blizzard admits Diablo III is a game that ends
    10. Passport to hell: why thin client desktops must die

14. Sanctions? What sanctions?

    UN defies own sanctions against Iran by sending computer gear

    The US is now investigating this possible WIPO headscratcher.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Jul 5, 4:05 pm UTC

15. Freedom isn't free

    Recent iOS, Mac app crashes linked to botched FairPlay DRM

    Independence Day brought app crashes galore, and problems are still ongoing.

    by Chris Foresman - Jul 5, 3:45 pm UTC

16. WHO NEEDS PATENTS?

    Judge who threw out Apple/Moto case calls patent litigants "animals"

    According to judge Richard Posner, most industries don't need patents at all.

    by Jon Brodkin - Jul 5, 3:35 pm UTC

17. Is the iPad shuffle next?

    Smaller-screened, non-retina "iPad mini" expected before end of 2012

    A 7-8 inch screen may be gracing Apple's tablet line by October.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 5, 3:05 pm UTC

18. Made on planet Earth

    Parts in Google's "made-in-the-USA" Nexus Q mostly from Asia

    Creating every component in the US would have been near impossible.

    by Jon Brodkin - Jul 5, 2:25 pm UTC

19. Secret Sources

    Kim Dotcom says Megaupload shutdown was Joe Biden's idea

    Dotcom says he has insider information to prove it.

    by Megan Geuss - Jul 4, 12:05 am UTC

20. Caveat emptor

    Italy threatens Apple with potential ban over warranty dispute

    Italians have a right to a 2-year warranty, and Apple isn't bringing it.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 3, 9:50 pm UTC

21. Prying eyes

    Jury: forgetting to log off gives "tacit authorization" for snooping

    New Jersey court lets man off without penalty for spying on private e-mail.

    by Timothy B. Lee - Jul 3, 9:25 pm UTC

22. Bad Robot

    Researchers create "clickjack rootkit" for Android that hijacks apps

    Code exploits Android's framework to swap real apps for evil ones.

    by Sean Gallagher - Jul 3, 6:47 pm UTC

23. Whining about wine-ing?

    Linux players complain of illegitimate Diablo III bans (updated)

    Blizzard says bans are only for those caught cheating.

    by Kyle Orland - Jul 3, 2:35 pm UTC

24. For a limited time only...

    Windows 8 upgrades to be cheaper than ever

    Just $39.99 to replace Windows XP, Vista, or 7 with Windows 8 Pro.

    by Peter Bright - Jul 2, 10:40 pm UTC

25. I can haz Tweetz?

    Twitter releases "transparency tool" to reveal government requests

    Report from 2012 so far shows US leads world in both Google, Twitter requests.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Jul 2, 10:25 pm UTC

26. Goodwill gone bad

    Microsoft writes off $6.2 billion spent on aQuantive

    Redmond paid $6.3 billion for the advertising firm in 2007.

    by Peter Bright - Jul 2, 10:00 pm UTC

27. #handsoff

    NY judge compels Twitter to reveal user's data

    Company had previously moved to quash subpoena from NY district attorney.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Jul 2, 9:45 pm UTC

28. drama@facebook.com

    @facebook.com e-mail plague chokes phone address books

    Facebook sync may have changed phone contacts to @facebook.com e-mail address.

    by Casey Johnston - Jul 2, 8:25 pm UTC

29. Discs' dying days

    EA preparing to become "100 percent digital company"

    In a recent interview, exec says death of retail model is "inevitable."

    by Kyle Orland - Jul 2, 8:07 pm UTC

30. Try, try again

    Illinois Supreme Court nixes latest porn trolling scheme

    Court not impressed by claims of 6,600-person conspiracy to hack a porn site.

    by Timothy B. Lee - Jul 2, 6:15 pm UTC

31. Back dat disk up

    MobileMe officially shut down; iWork.com is next

    iCloud uber alles: iWork.com will go dark on July 31.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 2, 4:53 pm UTC

32. Secret Sneakernet

    Chinese hackers steal Indian Navy secrets with thumbdrive virus

    Attack was similar to 2008 attack on US military networks that led to a USB ban.

    by Sean Gallagher - Jul 2, 4:07 pm UTC

33. When in China...

    Apple shells out $60 million settlement for iPad trademark in China

    Apple claims it owned the trademark all along, but Proview wanted more.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 2, 2:56 pm UTC

34. 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