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Innovating problems: why DJ Hero flopped
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The NPD Groups sales information for October has been released, and DJ Hero is nowhere to be found on the top ten list. According to Gamespot , the game sold 122,300 copies. That may not sound like a flop, but keep in mind that this number is spread across four platforms . The sales breakdown is depressing: it ...10 hours ago -
Week in gaming: Modern Warfare 2 review, Assassin’s Creed
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Did you hear about Modern Warfare 2? You might have missed it; the game needed a little more buzz to get the word out. We take on the PC version to see just how bad the lack of dedicated servers and basic PC amenities hurt the game. What did we find? Youre just going to have to read the review. We also explored ...1 day ago -
Week in Apple: Software updates, jailbroken iPhone worms, and VESA
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Mac users got some love from Apple this week in the form of an update to Snow Leopard, as well as one for Safari. But its not all good news for Apple fans--hackers are out to get jailbroken iPhone users and those running Atom-based hackintoshes will be stuck on Mac OS X 10.6.1. Read on to get the low-down. Mac OS ...1 day ago -
Week in Microsoft: pirates tackle COFEE, Windows 7 again
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Lets look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories: Pirates navigate around Windows 7 activation again : Pirates have put together tools to remove and disable Windows Activation Technologies (WAT) in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and also take care of all the side effects. ...1 day ago -
Week in tech: Google Go(es) and AMD gets rejuvenated
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If its Saturday, then it must be time to look back at the weeks top stories on Ars. And so we shall. Go is a new programming language from Google that aims for performance that is nearly comparable to C, but with more expressive syntax and faster compilation. What it wont do, however, is liberate the coding masses ...1 day ago -
Ars Technica on Modern Warfare 2 for PC: Just Say NO!
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In their exceptional review of Modern Warfare 2 Ars Technica has weighed in on the PC version of the 4.7 million blockbuster. In summary, PC Multiplayer = EPIC FAIL. They liked Spec Ops mode and were so-so on the short single player campaign, but when it came to the game’s multiplayer they say it will be ...2 days ago -
Premier Chat 002 Wrapup: EFF transcript plus extra questions answered
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This past Wednesday, November 11, we hosted our third Ars Premier Chat. Wed like to thank again all those who participated and submitted questions. We asked our own Senior Editor, Nate Anderson to put together four questions for Fred to tackle which youll find immediately below. If youre simply interested in ...2 days ago -
Swiss privacy commissioner miffed, taking Google to court
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Swiss privacy commissioner miffed, taking Google to court : Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica . Loved by many, Googles Street View feature remains controversial among users and consumer groups who are concerned about privacy. The latest uproar comes from Switzerlands Federal Data Protection and ...2 days ago -
Verizon to forward RIAA warning letters (but that’s all)
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If youre a copyright owner who has gone to the trouble and expense of tracking down online copyright infringers, dont send warning letters to Verizon without striking a deal first; Verizon simply chucks them in the bin. Do a deal with the "big V" and Verizon is willing to forward warning letters on to its ...2 days ago -
Swiss privacy commissioner miffed, taking Google to court
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Loved by many, Googles Street View feature remains controversial among users and consumer groups who are concerned about privacy. The latest uproar comes from Switzerlands Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), which claims Google hasnt taken sufficient measures to protect citizens privacy and ...2 days ago -
NASA sees “significant quantities” of water on the moon
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Shortly after NASAs LCROSS probe slammed into a crater in the polar region of the Moon, the Agency held a press conference to announce that it had obtained significant amounts of data from the collision. Unfortunately, to the frustration of many present, it wasnt ready to interpret that data. That reticence ended ...2 days ago -
Video game sales woes continue; PS3 outsells Xbox 360 again
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The video game industry is still in something of a slump, although the NPD Groups sales information for October show some interesting trends. "The video games industry suffered another decline this month as compared to last October," NPD analyst Anita Frazier wrote on the report, although its not all bad news. "This ...2 days ago -
AMD avoiding Larrabee route on road to CPU/GPU “Fusion”
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At a financial analyst day on Wednesday, AMD gave out a little more detail on its "Fusion" plans, making the word "Fusion" the centerpiece of its marketing push for the post-honeymoon, post-GlobalFoundries, AMD/ATI relationship. The first product to feature both a CPU core and a GPU core on the same die is codenamed ...2 days ago -
FTC: BlueHippo pocketed $15 million, only shipped one PC
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How sleazy could any company be with an adorable blue hippo for a mascot? Baltimore-based BlueHippo provides the answer: really, really sleazy. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has had it with the company, which offers computers on layaway to those too poor to buy one outright. Buyers put up $99 to $124 in down ...2 days ago -
Qualcomm hopes Snapdragon smartbooks take bite out of Atom
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Qualcomms Snapdragon processor is finally coming to little laptops. The chip company has confirmed that its speedy ARM offering has been adopted by Lenovo for a new product with a netbook form-factor. The device will be available from AT&T, presumably offered with some kind of contract subsidy. Despite being ...3 days ago -
A single smartphone can DoS federal wiretaps
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As the telecommunications world went wireless and digital, the tried-and-true method law enforcement agencies used for wiretaps—splicing into the local loop—was in danger of becoming an anachronism. In 1994, Congress passed the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act , which required telecommunications ...3 days ago -
Nintendo to be Bested by Apple in Handheld Gaming Space? - DailyGame
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Ars Technica Nintendo to be Bested by Apple in Handheld Gaming Space? DailyGame Nintendo may not see itself as a competitor to Apple, and Steve Jobs may not exactly be shaking in his boots when it comes to sales of the Nintendo Wii , ... Despite Nintendos claims, Apple is a competitor ...3 days ago -
Test, package .NET apps for Linux with Visual Studio add-in
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Linux vendor Novell is offering a new commercial add-in for Visual Studio that will allow software developers to test and package .NET applications for Linux without having to leave their Windows development environment. The new tools could potentially help boost the availability of third-party software for Linux. ...4 days ago -
Yes Men punk US Chamber of Commerce on climate change, sued
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In late October, a troupe of comedic pranksters called the Yes Men took on the United States Chamber of Commerce over its stance on climate change via a parody that was hard to distinguish from the real deal: a fake press conference, press releases, and a modified version of the Chambers own website, hosted at a ...4 days ago -
Premier Chat 002: Fred von Lohmann of the EFF
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Recently, we launched Ars Premier 2.0 , our new and improved subscriber program that offers some fantastic new benefits for subscribers. Tonight sees our third insider-only feature: a live, moderated webchat with Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In his role as senior ...4 days ago
