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Dear ITU, please don't bill Internet use like phone calls
Telcos lobby for drastic change, think content networks getting a free ride.
It's the cheapest Chromebook yet, but is it a piece of junk?
Technique also works for any data entered into a browser's search box.
New services match based on favorite subreddits or taste in humor. Can it work?
Melting polar ice has added 11.1mm (0.43") to global sea levels in two decades.
Ars spends a little QT in a tech-loaded, 2013 LS 600h L hybrid.
We hope big season 3 conflicts find well-positioned stopping points.
A few simple tips to help you keep your PC or Mac protected from ne'er-do-wells.
Now over (for the moment) Syria's blackout was carefully planned, with no leaks.
Lack of peer review makes findings less credible, more awesome.
Is it presumptuous? Or does it make you look professional?
Motorola can't use standard-based patents to enjoin Microsoft's Xbox.
New trapezoidal box is harder to stack but much easier to open.
An op-ed from the Department of Having Your Cake and Eating it Too.
Firm for Sunlust Pictures so sleazy it can't find a lawyer to represent them.
For this model brain, architecture matters more than sheer numbers.
And so do location-based reminders.
Insect mimicry goes back to the Jurassic.
Tight packaging means design changes over previous model.
Ars continues our adventures in Web serving by adding encryption to the mix.
PrivacyChoice hopes to create a "Wikipedia for Privacy Policies."
New Firefox version uses hardware support to avoid patent license fees.
Comparing raw numbers just doesn't work when measuring consoles' relative power.
Samsung, Apple currently dominate—so Ars asked analysts about potential shifts.
Austrian man is latest to be held responsible for traffic passing through Tor.
Polar region holds material left over from the early days of the solar system.
Samsung's allegations of juror misconduct look increasingly weak.
Owners of the 7-year-old hardware are learning patience is a virtue.
We don't think they'll do it.
And we tested out Google fiber in person, too.
Lower court ruled that genes can be patented once isolated from the body.
More than 425,000 purchasers help set a new record pace for the bundle.
But Democratic opposition will almost surely stop the bill in the Senate.
Discovery by ROM manufacturer Macronix could defeat flash's greatest weakness.
Go 1,800 miles on the equivalent of a gallon of gas.
Ending November with a 27" 1080p monitor for a great price, plus other deals.
Solid-fuel rocket is intended for launching satellites and space probes.
A fitting sendoff for a vital, pre-Internet source of gaming info and community.
The Apple Stores that do have iMacs apparently have "more than a few."
Google undercuts Amazon in cloud-y pricing war.
LivingSocial says its customer service staff will move from DC to AZ, too.
Now that supply is meeting demand for its latest smartphone.
Obama opposes GOP proposal to increase skilled immigration, cut unskilled.
Senators pass ECPA reform requiring a warrant for cops to read your e-mail.
Sites in country unreachable from outside world, some cell phone service down.
After a month delay, update offers major overhaul to the overloaded media app.
Better screen, more weight, and half the battery life of its ARM sibling.
Father of the iPod had his own run-ins with Forstall during iPhone development.
Top model starts at $1,999, but those build-to-order options really add up.
Romanian hacking ring busted after ringing up $30 million in fraudulent charges.
CCI official says ISPs want to be sure "I's are dotted and T's crossed."
Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7.8 features for the first time since June.
Popular development tool overwrites user-made assets with a skull and crossbones.
Creators say three-month delay is due to unexpected demand, mass production issues.
Hundreds of lunar samples lurk around the planet; we don't know where most are.
Richard O'Dwyer will travel to US to pay fine, accept "deferred prosecution."
Hackers threatened to expose physicists, others who worked with IAEA.
David Kappos overhauled the USPTO to deal with patent backlog.
And how they nearly got fired for it.
Kansas City (KS and MO) are using gigabit speeds to put their cities on the map.
Although a few projects are going forward, the tech remains stuck in neutral.
Learn a lot by doing it yourself instead of going with a hosting company.