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How software-defined radio could revolutionize wireless
The Phi hopes to do for radio what Apple I did for computing—spark innovation.
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How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters
Why spy or steal when Western companies will sell you the tech you need?
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Tech remorse: worst gadgets we ever bought
Close encounters with technological abominations.
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"Who needs an app store?" Five years of iPhone
The iPhone has evolved—and altered the course of the smartphone industry.
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Automated robbery: how card skimmers (still) steal millions from banks
Skimming costs less than ever, but a new generation of credit cards might stop it.
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Securing supercomputer networks (without disrupting 60Gbps data flows)
Scientists experience life outside the firewall with "Science DMZs."
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How SSDs conquered mobile devices and modern OSes
With flash ascendant, OS vendors have disabled defragging and supported TRIM.
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Winamp's woes: how the greatest MP3 player undid itself
15 years on, Winamp still lives—but mismanagement blunted its llama-whipping.
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Pixelpalooza: 15" Retina MacBook Pro reviewed
Apple replaces ports & spinning drives with Thunderbolt and 5.1 million pixels.
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The Internet's most hated man
Ars goes one-on-one with FunnyJunk’s lawyer, Charles Carreon.
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Review: The 2012 MacBook Air soars with Ivy Bridge
New Air may look the same, but performance has surged ahead in just one year.
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How to blow $6 billion on a tech project
Military's 15-year quest for the perfect radio is a blueprint for failing big.
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The highly productive habits of Alan Turing
On the week of his 100th birthday, we celebrate the mathematician's life.
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Die, contracts! Prepaid mobile phone use surges
The American market doesn't look like Europe or Asia, but it's inching closer.
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App Store enigma: the patent holder, the developer, and the voiceless child
Apple's "benign dictatorship" of the App Store leaves users, devs in the dark.
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The technologist's guide to troubleshooting hardware
Avoid vendor support hell with these tips for PC, Mac, smartphone, and tablet.
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How Africa is embracing "the cloud" on its own terms
Mix mobile phones and power outages, and cloud-based services prove crucial.
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$422,000 to stream a movie? The continued "success" of phone cramming
The feds crack down—yet again—on those mystery phone bill charges.
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What should the long-awaited Mac Pro update look like?
We should see dual-socket Sandy Bridge Xeons and a redesigned case, at least.
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How Google and Microsoft taught search to "understand" the Web
Inside the architecture of Google's Knowledge Graph and Microsoft's Satori.
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Solid-state revolution: in-depth on how SSDs really work
SSDs use a huge grab bag of techniques to make a computer feel "snappy."
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Review: Adobe Photoshop CS6 and the “Creative Cloud”
Facing low-cost rivals, Photoshop CS6 adds new features and the ability to rent.
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Blowing away bloatware: a guide to reinstalling Windows on a new PC
Hate all that crapware on a new PC? Learn how to get rid of it yourself.
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25 years of HyperCard—the missing link to the Web
Before the World Wide Web did anything, HyperCard did everything.
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X-rays and iPads: The network healthcare evolution
Network technology is changing the nature of healthcare—slowly.