On The Radar

1. Non means no

   Montreal transit authority threatens $49,200 fine over new Counter-Strike map

   Two map designers say that the STM cited potential "panic" among its riders.

   by Cyrus Farivar - Feb 20, 9:15 pm UTC

2. Send a carrier pigeon

   Dev site behind Apple, Facebook hacks didn't know it was booby-trapped

   iPhoneDevSDK says it wasn't contacted by the companies or law enforcement.

   by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 20, 7:35 pm UTC

3. Known unknowns

   Windows “Blue” screenshots leak, but it’s still a complete unknown

   Early screenshots leak as Microsoft remains tight-lipped.

   by Peter Bright - Feb 20, 6:55 pm UTC

4. in love with your ghost

   Apple without Jobs is “weird” says chairman, but it’s not in trouble

   Arthur Levinson speaks up about advising the company post-Steve Jobs.

   by Casey Johnston - Feb 20, 6:20 pm UTC

5. Piping hot video action

   Lunchbox schmunchbox? Jony Ive talks product naming at Apple

   Two video clips of Ive on BBC's Blue Peter talking about his work at Apple.

   by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 20, 3:45 pm UTC

6. I fought the law and...

   “Police raided me” says leaker who tried selling next-gen Xbox dev kit (updated)

   Clandestine source tweets about home inspection by FBI agent and "7-8 police."

   by Kyle Orland - Feb 20, 3:15 pm UTC

7. Do these glasses make me look futuristic?

   “Ok, Glass, record a video”: Google provides another glimpse of Glass

   Google also re-opens pre-orders for the futuristic glasses.

   by Jon Brodkin - Feb 20, 3:10 pm UTC

8. Surf's up

   Firefox 19 gets a PDF viewer and a couple of bug fixes

   The Android version of the browser also works on more phones.

   by Megan Geuss - Feb 20, 5:30 am UTC

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

   1. James Thompson Troll Hunter YouTube
   2. The newest overhyped mobile industry buzzword: LTE-Advanced GigaOm
   3. A Chinese Hacker's Identity Unmasked BusinessWeek

10. Back in black

    Magazine article on Chinese online takedown services gets taken down

    Caixin magazine reports on China's multi-million dollar "black PR" industry.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Feb 20, 1:40 am UTC

11. Here there be dragons

    Facebook, Twitter, Apple hack sprung from iPhone developer forum

    The site, iphonedevsdk.com, could still be hosting exploit attacks.

    by Sean Gallagher - Feb 19, 9:52 pm UTC

12. Tightening the Valve?

    EA, Ubisoft agree to share downloadable libraries

    But the move doesn't go far enough to really threaten Steam's dominance.

    by Kyle Orland - Feb 19, 8:05 pm UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. The Pirate Bay: We will sue copycat site for copyright infringement
    2. Why Microsoft’s new Office 2013 license may send users to Google Docs
    3. How we built a DIY book scanner with speeds of 150 pages per minute
    4. Facebook computers compromised by zero-day Java exploit
    5. GameStop: 60% of customers won’t buy console that doesn’t play used games
    6. Does Apple really assign engineers to “fake” projects as a loyalty test?
    7. DC think tank tells Americans that their broadband is really great
    8. The future of mobile CPUs, part 1: Today’s fork in the road
    9. Bigfoot genome paper “conclusively proves” that Sasquatch is real
    10. Sorry to say it, but keyboard and mouse are losing the FPS market

14. Outlook.com actually quite good

    Outlook.com sheds its preview tag, claims 60 million users already

    The Hotmail migration will now begin.

    by Peter Bright - Feb 19, 7:15 pm UTC

15. I'd like to exchange these bugs

    Apple fixes Exchange (but not passcode unlock) bug with iOS 6.1.2

    The update fixes only one of the two high-profile bugs from iOS 6.1.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Feb 19, 7:05 pm UTC

16. Hack attack

    Apple HQ also targeted by hackers, will release tool to protect customers

    "There is no evidence that any data left Apple," the company says.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 19, 6:51 pm UTC

17. Arrivederci

    Italian file-sharing site owner hit with record $8.5M fine

    "Please explain where is the difference between sites like Google [and ItalianShare]."

    by Cyrus Farivar - Feb 19, 6:45 pm UTC

18. Veni, Vidi, Emi

    The Dealmaster will bend over backwards to get you a new laptop

    Lenovo's flexible IdeaPad Yoga 11 leads off today's deals.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Feb 19, 5:13 pm UTC

19. Auf wiedersehen

    Apple stops selling Mac Pro in EU ahead of March 1 deadline

    EU safety regulation goes into effect in 10 days, but Apple's ahead of schedule.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 19, 3:48 pm UTC

20. New pheatures phor your phablet

    Samsung’s first phablet gets a Note-worthy software update

    Galaxy Note's Jelly Bean update backports some of the Note II's best features.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Feb 19, 1:10 am UTC

21. Money! That's what I want

    Office 2011 for Mac: same product, now $20 more

    The prices match the equivalent Office 2013 packages for Windows.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 19, 12:10 am UTC

22. The fat lady sings

    Opera’s WebKit switch saw it lose 90 employees, many developers

    Not all developers of the Presto engine have found new roles in the company.

    by Peter Bright - Feb 18, 11:40 pm UTC

23. Four eyes

    Google gives coders a peek at Glass at secret “Glass Foundry” events

    Hackathons in NYC and SF produce apps, win developer free Glasses.

    by Sean Gallagher - Feb 18, 11:19 pm UTC

24. Less sells more?

    Sony finally drops the PlayStation Vita's price... in Japan

    Powerful portable needs a shot in the arm to turn around dismal worldwide sales.

    by Kyle Orland - Feb 18, 10:30 pm UTC

25. Information wants to be regulated

    European regulators prepare to take Google to task over data-sharing

    Search giant is under pressure in EU over its privacy practices.

    by Timothy B. Lee - Feb 18, 9:25 pm UTC

26. project meatspace

    Google retail stores will prove it’s a hardware company, too

    There are too many Android devices; does Google need a store for its stuff?

    by Casey Johnston - Feb 18, 8:10 pm UTC

27. Pirates have rights too

    Pirate Bay says it filed police report alleging copyright infringement

    Group that targeted 9-year-old downloader created Pirate Bay parody site.

    by Jon Brodkin - Feb 18, 7:35 pm UTC

28. big eye for the Dell guy

    Dell’s Linux Ultrabook gets more pixels, European availability

    New 1080p screen addresses the biggest problem Ars readers had with the device.

    by Lee Hutchinson - Feb 18, 7:25 pm UTC

29. From our Chief McRib Correspondent

    Burger King’s Twitter account Hamburgled, announces sale to McDonald’s

    BK's official Twitter account hacked by apparent fans of its arch-rival.

    by Peter Bright - Feb 18, 5:58 pm UTC

30. Not related to Optimus Prime

    Optimus G Pro will have 1080p 5.5-inch display, hit US in spring

    LG's first full HD smartphone will feature more battery life, new camera modes.

    by Florence Ion - Feb 18, 2:20 pm UTC

31. Your driving is bad + you should feel bad

    Cell phone tracking system reveals how traffic jams start

    Drivers tracked (anonymously) in bid to analyze citywide traffic patterns.

    by Jon Brodkin - Feb 17, 10:20 pm UTC

32. Mega money

    Kim Dotcom will sell you a Mega membership for just half a bitcoin

    Mega storage service just began accepting payment in the digital currency.

    by Jon Brodkin - Feb 17, 8:11 pm UTC

33. Arrested development

    Intel’s Itanium server CPUs shuffle one step closer to the grave

    Intel is quietly scaling back the roadmap for its ill-fated 64-bit CPUs.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Feb 17, 5:58 pm UTC

34. Week in Review

    On used games and meteor explosions: 13 articles you may have missed

    Catch the best of Ars Technica in this handy list.

    by Ars Staff - Feb 16, 2:00 pm UTC