$2,999 Mac Pro to go on sale in December in all its Dalek-resembling glory
Made in the USA: Mac Pro overhaul finally ready for an eager legion of buyers.
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At long last, Instagram coming to Windows Phone
Vine videos on the way, too.
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Privacy up yourself
Don’t trust VPNs? Create your own with a friend and a browser extension
Google-funded P2P tech creates secure path to 'Net through a friend's network.
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Linux is king *nix of the data center—but Unix may live on forever
Unix servers hit lowest market share ever, but they still have a long future.
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CryptoSeal VPN shuts down rather than risk NSA demands for crypto keys
Complying with US law while protecting user privacy a tough task, company says.
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Obama administration launches “tech surge” to improve HealthCare.gov
Changes were being made to required feature list less than a month before launch.
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Windows 8.1 Music and Video: More playing music, less hard selling
But they're still not complete media solutions.
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Are there reasons for returning exception objects instead of throwing them?
There are a few situations where not throwing an exception is appropriate.
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Whoops!
Windows RT 8.1 update temporarily pulled due to a “situation”
Some devices left unbootable after installing the update.
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Snowden’s NSA post in Hawaii failed to install “anti-leak” software
Insider threat management package went uninstalled because of low net bandwidth.
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The Navy’s newest warship is powered by Linux
The USS Zumwalt will be a floating data center—armed with missiles and robot guns.
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You’re infected—if you want to see your data again, pay us $300 in Bitcoins
Ransomware comes of age with unbreakable crypto, anonymous payments.
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Review: In Windows 8.1, Mail is finally usable on tablets and desktops
Windows Mail is awful no more. Skype, Calendar, and People aren't bad either.
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Windows 8.1 includes seamless, automatic disk encryption—if your PC supports it
A handy feature, but stringent hardware requirements limit it to newer systems.
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From Germany with Love
Thanks to NSA, German e-mail providers see flood of new customers
But remember, they may not be as safe as you think.
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Pirate Radio
Avast! New hacks could steer ships into pirates’ grasp
An international maritime communication system is vulnerable to spoofs.
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Upgrade your PCs, servers, and phones: Ubuntu 13.10 lands tomorrow
First stable release of Ubuntu for phones is ready.
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You got served
Google Fiber now explicitly permits home servers
Commercial servers still off limits, but a business product is in the works.
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Trying to crush a bloated inbox with Mailstrom
The "zero inbox" tool takes on the ultimate challenge: my infinite mailbox.
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Arduino creator explains why open source matters in hardware, too
Ars conducts a Q&A; with Massimo Banzi as Arduino's rise continues.
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Third Windows Phone update supports 1080p screens, quad-core CPUs
Microsoft shows off third Windows Phone update, gives devs early access.
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Who you gonna call? GHOST BLOGGERS!
Node.js-based Ghost blogging platform opens to the public
Anyone can now download and go; hosted options are coming soon.
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More like n'obamacare, amirite?
Obamacare website fixes could take two weeks—or up to two months
Government IT at its finest: Each time one problem is fixed, another pops up.
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review
No longer an apex predator, OS X takes some time for introspection.
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Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary
Android is open—except for all the good parts.
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