On The Radar

1. The master of unlocking

   Samsung to offer $599 "Developer Edition" Galaxy S III for Verizon

   The phone comes with an unlockable bootloader, but no support from VZW.

   by Andrew Cunningham - Jul 11, 1:57 am UTC

2. GOOGLE PLAYED

   More malware found hosted in Google's official Android market

   The discovery demonstrates limitations in Google Play's antimalware service.

   by Dan Goodin - Jul 11, 12:00 am UTC

3. Less money, less problems?

   PayPal sets down stricter regulations for file-sharing sites

   Payment firm seems to be washing its hands of potentially sketchy sites.

   by Cyrus Farivar - Jul 10, 11:40 pm UTC

4. Casting a wide net

   SOPA-style protests reject Russian bill to blacklist websites

   Child porn, extremist ideas, drug-related content would be considered illegal.

   by Megan Geuss - Jul 10, 11:20 pm UTC

5. And the beat don't stop

   Kim Dotcom offers to come to US rather than be extradited

   Megaupload head wants legal defense, living expenses paid from frozen assets.

   by Cyrus Farivar - Jul 10, 10:30 pm UTC

6. Easy money

   Oh yeah! Ouya receives over $1M in crowdfunding in less than 8 hours

   Hackable, Android-based game console on pace to break Kickstarter records.

   by Kyle Orland - Jul 10, 10:20 pm UTC

7. EPEAT takes a back seat

   San Francisco turns its back on Apple after green registry pull-out

   Several other institutions are reconsidering future Mac purchases as well.

   by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 10, 5:26 pm UTC

8. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXPLOITER

   Web exploit figures out what OS victim is using, customizes payload

   Different versions of trojan infect machines running OS X, Windows, or Linux.

   by Dan Goodin - Jul 10, 3:42 pm UTC

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

   1. We’re getting wildly differing assessments SCOTUSblog
   2. Maple Seed Drones Will Swarm The Future Talking Points Memo
   3. Woman Behind Centipede Mulls Game Icon's Birth Newsfactor

10. Chromed out

    Chrome team to Leopard users: no Chrome 22 for you!

    With Mountain Lion coming out soon, Leopard users might want to upgrade.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 10, 3:32 pm UTC

11. Democracy in action

    Valve to crowdsource distribution choices with Steam Greenlight

    User votes will help determine which titles show up on Steam.

    by Kyle Orland - Jul 10, 3:18 pm UTC

12. overpriced cookies

    Google may pay $22.5 million penalty for ignoring Safari Do Not Track

    The FTC's investigation shows Google misled consumers about their privacy.

    by Casey Johnston - Jul 10, 2:55 pm UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. Divine intervention: Google's Nexus 7 is a fantastic $200 tablet
    2. Carreon claims victory, drops his lawsuit against The Oatmeal et al.
    3. Op-ed: MPAA/RIAA lose big as US backs copyright "limitations"
    4. New record for faking data set by Japanese researcher
    5. The future of flash memory: tiny (and extremely tough to build)
    6. How software-defined radio could revolutionize wireless
    7. Freeing your router from Cisco’s anti-porn, pro-copyright cloud service
    8. Blizzard admits Diablo III is a game that ends
    9. How to move from Windows to Linux?
    10. Steve Jobs on programming, craftsmanship, software, and the Web

14. The candy man can

    Jelly Bean for all: Google publishes Android 4.1 code

    Developers who build custom ROMs can now start incorporating Jelly Bean code.

    by Ryan Paul - Jul 10, 1:58 pm UTC

15. Please say that it's over

    The Oatmeal mails pics of cash, Kodiak bear seduction to lawyer

    This year's most absurd online face-off may—finally—have ended.

    by Nate Anderson - Jul 10, 9:05 am UTC

16. DEEP PACKET SURVEILLANCE

    Deep packet inspection device purged of flaw that threatened TOR users

    Security devices have been updated after warnings they could expose TOR traffic.

    by Dan Goodin - Jul 9, 10:20 pm UTC

17. Do the GM dance

    OS X Mountain Lion reaches golden master status

    Consumer release coming later this month.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Jul 9, 9:41 pm UTC

18. No injunctions here

    Two vendors pay Microsoft for the right to sell cheap Android tablets

    Makers of $80 tablets need not fear patent lawsuits.

    by Jon Brodkin - Jul 9, 8:55 pm UTC

19. MINISTRY OF UNVERIFIED HACKS

    Anonymous takes credit for hack that exposes 2.4 million Syrian e-mails

    Members take responsibility for breach of multiple domains and servers in Syria.

    by Dan Goodin - Jul 9, 8:18 pm UTC

20. quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    ACLU releases Android app that secretly videos police

    Police Tape prevents officers from deleting video shot during police stops.

    by Dan Goodin - Jul 9, 6:54 pm UTC

21. #WINNING

    "Rapeutation": Charles Carreon still not done with The Oatmeal

    Lawyer remains angry about "Distributed Internet Reputation Attack."

    by Nate Anderson - Jul 9, 6:39 pm UTC

22. Go sit at the nerd table

    UK judge: Galaxy Tab not "cool" enough to infringe iPad design

    Thinness and rear panel details belie the "extreme simplicity" of the iPad.

    by Chris Foresman - Jul 9, 5:10 pm UTC

23. Are you a smartphone beta tester?

    Apple reportedly shutting down for-pay iOS beta access

    DMCA notices are being sent to websites selling unused developer test slots.

    by Chris Foresman - Jul 9, 3:58 pm UTC

24. A date for Windows 8

    Windows 8 to RTM in August, go on sale in October, Microsoft confirms

    Intel- and ARM-based devices shown off at Microsoft partner conference.

    by Jon Brodkin - Jul 9, 2:20 pm UTC

25. Reuse, Reduce

    Apple pulls products from green electronics registry

    Its laptops, desktops, and monitors will no longer be certified by EPEAT.

    by Megan Geuss - Jul 7, 9:30 pm UTC

26. OMG! Internet Apocalypse!

    Still infected, 300,000 PCs to lose Internet access July 9

    Eight months after FBI broke up hacker ring, court pulling plug on DNS servers.

    by Sean Gallagher - Jul 7, 3:18 pm UTC

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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