Intel researchers put WiFi inside—the processor, that is
After a decade of research, Intel shows off Rosepoint CPU with integrated WiFi.
Top Story: Intel researchers put WiFi inside—the processor, that is
In-Depth Reports
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Do Not Track support added to Chrome, arriving by the end of the year
The latest nightly builds now include support for the pro-privacy header.
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"Wasteful" science that wasn't: New prize honors US-funded basic research
The award emphasizes how federal science funding boosts the economy.
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FCC to make spectrum sharing reality, whether carriers want it or not
100MHz will be shared with carriers, devoted to small cell use.
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Ars Technicast, Episode 10: Our most memorable game characters
Gaming Editor Kyle Orland joins us to talk about breathing life into characters.
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A critical take on the EPA’s chemical safety standards
Two experts find room for improvement in setting of health standards.
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Herd immunity: cow virus successfully targeted for extinction
The campaign may have lessons well beyond livestock.
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Everything you need know about the Wii U
Still have questions about the Wii U? Our FAQ will reveal all.
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Still no simultaneous voice and data on the Verizon or Sprint iPhone 5
Unlike Verizon's other LTE handsets, iPhone 5 will drop data to make calls.
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Flying ships and shooting fools with the Wii U GamePad
We test the touchscreen controller on Black Ops 2 and a Metroid mini-game.
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iPhone, iPod touch cameras should appeal to photogs of all types
iPhoneographers rejoice over better low-light shooting, panorama mode.
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What do we know about Apple's new A6 processor?
Apple hasn't said much about its new chip, so we make some educated guesses.
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Atomic force microscope measures strength of chemical bonds
Researchers can detect impact of electrons shared between atoms.
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France convicts first person under anti-piracy law (even though he didn't do it)
His wife pirated Rihanna. So, after a second warning, he took household offline.
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Looking at Wii U's "launch window" game lineup
System will see 50 titles by the end of March 2013, including many ports.
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Wii U coming to America Sunday, November 18
System starts at $299.99, $349.99 for deluxe set including NintendoLand.
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Nintendo's liveblog: the Wii U wait is over
Nintendo gave us the Full Monty on the Wii U at its New York press conference.
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Taking wind power to the (extreme) limit
We could supply all our energy needs without altering the global climate.
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FCC defends its "trojan horse" approach to net neutrality
EFF and Verizon worry about the legality of net neutrality.
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Crack in Internet's foundation of trust allows HTTPS session hijacking
Attack dubbed CRIME breaks crypto used to prevent snooping of sensitive data.
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Wii U hits Japan Dec. 8, starting at about $337
System to be sold in two configurations, come with 2GB of RAM.
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Want global LTE roaming on iPhone 5? Don’t buy it from AT&T;
Only Verizon and Sprint iPhone models support international LTE roaming.
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Is the Wii U worth a second look? Ars readers weigh in
We asked what would get you interested in Nintendo's next. You answered.
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BlackHole 2.0 gives hackers stealthier ways to pwn
The new version of the web exploit kit conceals itself behind shifting web links.
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House approves another five years of warrantless wiretapping
Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act must still be passed by the Senate.
Feature Story
Getting back to the story: Hands-on with Dungeons & Dragons Next
How Mike Mearls' team is returning D&D; to its collaborative storytelling roots.
On The Radar
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Occupy Wall Tweet
Twitter hands over sealed Occupy Wall Street protester's tweets
After a subpoena was upheld in June, the social network had little choice.
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Samsung setbacks
ITC: Apple doesn't infringe Samsung's smartphone patents
Judge notes patented claims aren't practiced in the domestic market, either.
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Red link district
Dutch court rules linking to photos is copyright infringement
Website faces $36,000 fine for linking to nude pictures of reality star.
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Lightning strikes
Apple offers multiple Lightning cables, adapters
At typical Apple prices.
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pre-order-pocalypse
Initial iPhone 5 stock out at Apple, still available from carriers (Updated)
Apple is quoting a 2-3 week wait if you pre-ordered after 3am.
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Best ARM Marketing Ever
Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone
Even as Jelly Bean is ported to Intel's Atom Medfield processor.
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HACKERS R US
Serial iPhone and Mac hacker Charlie Miller takes job at Twitter
The hire signals the microblogging site's growing commitment to security.
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Crunch time
Europe officially runs out of IPv4 addresses
RIPE NCC now allocating IPv4 address space from the last /8 netblock
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Ars Editor’s Picks The web worth reading.
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Cloudy with a chance of helium
Helium-filled hard disks will lead to higher capacities
Western Digital's disks to be targeted at cloud storage solutions.
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Touch unfriendly
Office 2013 arriving in November, at least for some
Windows RT's Office preview will be updated shortly after release.
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A Tangled Web
Eolas strikes again: sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, and Disney over UC patents
University of California and Eolas said its patents are being used unlicensed.
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Ask and ye shall recieve
Self-proclaimed Anonymous spokesperson under arrest after anti-FBI video
Barrett Brown, who some Anon members have dismissed, now held in federal prison.
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Do no evil
Report: Google threatened Acer, forced it to dump rival OS
Google allegedly told Acer to drop a rival phone, or lose Android partnership.
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Pre-pwned PCs
Microsoft zaps botnet found pre-installed with counterfeit Windows
Nitol's command & control—plus 70,000 other malware sites—were run on seized domain.
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Taking printing for a spin
DIY lab equipment, courtesy of 3D printing
Open-source hardware and software could allow in-house design and fabrication
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Put your money where your mouth is
Apple wins German ban against Motorola, can pay €25M to enforce it
Motorola phones and tablets violated Apple rubber band patent, court rules.
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240 degrees of separation
iOS 6 Panorama feature compatible with dual-core iPhones
Complex image processing and 28MP images require dual-core silicon.
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UNDERSTANDING ANIMALS
Birds of a feather flock together, even in death
Scrub jays gather at the bodies of their peers and make a racket.
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Saving FaceTime
Verizon will enable iPhone's FaceTime on all data plans, unlike AT&T;
Sprint also declines to impose limits on FaceTime use.
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Wii Shoot U
Black Ops 2 confirmed for Wii U
System launches five days after game hits other consoles.
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Say goodnight, kitten!
Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts working on new space combat game
The man who built the genre is coming back home.
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Ping Me no more
Apple will shutter Ping on September 30
After two years of giving it a go, Apple decides to move on.
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Forefront forgotten
Microsoft killing off most of its Forefront range
The company will re-brand its online protection service as well.
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File not found
Cell phone evidence in fatal incident allegedly erased by Texas police
Cops in Dallas suburb of Mesquite confiscate phone, delete photos and videos.
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Playing hardball
Police accused of harassing man who objected to cell video deletion
Asking ex-wife, employers about past drug use called an intimidation tactic.
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A build-your-own cloud
An Amazon cloud rival lets users spec out their own servers
With ProfitBricks, customers choose any combination of CPU, RAM, and storage.
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Super Bramble
University builds cheap supercomputer with Raspberry Pi and Legos
University of Southampton team, 6-year old Lego specialist build an HPC for $4k
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Amazon everywhere
Amazon targets one-day deliveries to make up for lost tax advantage
Bezos seeks next-day delivery with big expansion of distribution warehouses.
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Green means go
Half-Life mod Black Mesa among first wave of "Greenlit" Steam games
Ten indie titles get full distribution deals on Valve's digital service.
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No one's lulzing
In wake of anti-Islam video, Afghanistan blocks film's YouTube page
After an offensive video gains traction in Middle East, Kabul seems cautious.
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Retro on the cheap(er)
Portable Neo Geo X available for $130 without accessories
Cheaper system loses the joystick, TV docking station of original $200 bundle.
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Blazing Browsers
Mozilla beefing up JavaScript performance with new JIT compiler
IonMonkey JavaScript will debut with Firefox 18 in early 2013.
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Feature Story (3 pages)
A server for the rest of us: hands-on with Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Media streaming, cloud backup, and remote access make small networks look big.
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Feature Story (4 pages)
Blocks with friends: How to run your own Minecraft server
Minecraft, Yourcraft, Ourcraft—building is more fun with your buddies.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
Pregnant males and pseudopenises: complex sex in the animal kingdom
Think sex and gender are simple? Nature says otherwise.
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Feature Story (4 pages)
50 years to orbit: Dream Chaser's crazy Cold War backstory
The reusable mini-spaceplane is back from the dead—again—and prepping for space.
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