Ars does Soylent, Day 4: The Soylent-powered man
We find ourselves living the Soylent life as our experiment nears its conclusion.
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In-Depth Reports
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Report: After patent loss, Apple tweaks FaceTime—and logs 500,000 complaints
Apple is doing a "design around" in a case where it already lost $368 million.
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Feds plow $10 billion into “groundbreaking” crypto-cracking program
Consolidated Cryptologic Program has 35,000 employees working to defeat enemy crypto.
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Godus preview: Ambitious, expansive, and “absolutely crazy”
Peter Molyneux's effort to revive the god game makes some bold gameplay choices.
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Mega-canyon discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet
The formation has been hidden under ice for more than four million years.
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Partner of NSA leaks reporter carried paper with password, says UK
Multiple passwords protected documents, keeping them safe, Greenwald says.
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Ars does Soylent, Day 3: Moderation leads to actual, for-real enjoyment
By only actually eating when I'm hungry, Soylent becomes pretty awesome.
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In three-hour hearing, Prenda attacks its former lawyer
Phone calls said to be Steele, lying about his identity, are played in court.
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Parallels puts Start menu back in Windows 8 virtual machines and Mac dock
Parallels Desktop 9 comes out ahead of OS X Mavericks.
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How App Store grifters clone an overnight success to make a quick buck
The iOS app A Beautiful Mess suffered a true attack of the clones.
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Sysadmin security fail: NSA finds Snowden hijacked officials’ logins
Snowden reportedly used high-ranking official's profiles to troll NSA's intranet.
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Medical lab allegedly exposed customer info on P2P, claims it was the victim
Billing info was exposed on a P2P network because of poor security, FTC says.
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Rendering bug crashes OS X, iOS apps with string of Arabic characters (Updated)
CoreText bug crashes any iOS 6 and OS X programs that use the API.
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Your tax dollars at work: Inside the United States’ $52.6B “black budget”
The Washington Post reports NSA spends $48.6M to cope with "info overload."
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The Milky Way’s black hole, like Cookie Monster, loses more than it eats
X-ray observations show why Sagittarius A* is fainter than many galactic nuclei
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Ocean acidification could affect rising temperatures
New research shows the two aren’t entirely separate.
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How “cell tower dumps” caught the High Country Bandits—and why it matters
Fishing expeditions can pay dividends—but do they need a warrant?
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Ars does Soylent, Day 2: My God, what have I gotten myself into
I no longer want to put any substances of any kind into my mouth ever again.
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How the 2DS could have been Nintendo’s first true portable tablet
One small design change could have revolutionized the portable gaming market.
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Unpatched Mac bug gives attackers “super user” status by going back in time
Exploiting the five-month-old "sudo" flaw in OS X just got easier.
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Parallels offers awkward access to Windows apps on iPad for $80 a year
Cheaper app killed in favor of ungainly, absurdly expensive "Parallels Access."
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NASA test-fires 3D printed rocket parts: low cost, high power innovation
Propulsion engineers focus on R&D; and pushing new tech into private industry.
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Stem cells used to create mini-brains in the lab
"Organoids" undergo some of the steps involved in producing a mature brain.
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Recent slowdown in atmospheric warming thanks to La Niña
Models match global temps by letting Pacific run the show.
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No joke: New Nintendo 2DS plays your 3DS games… in 2D
Cheaper, slate-like addition to the 3DS family coming October 12 for $130.
Feature Story
Forget “post-PC”—pervasive computing and cloud will change the nature of IT
In the next five years, mobile tech and analytics will change how we work.
On The Radar
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Remind me to try this
Check out Google’s new “Remind Me” feature for TV shows, authors, and more
Easily follow your favorite media properties in Google Now.
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Watch Wars
Surprise! It looks like Google’s been planning a smartwatch for quite a while
Google quietly bought WIMM Labs, an Android smartwatch company, a year ago.
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Secrecy about secrets
US won’t let Microsoft, Google reveal more data on FISA orders
Tech rivals vow to press forward with litigation after talks with DOJ fail.
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P(a)wned!
Don’t pawn your work laptop (or the US Marshals will hunt you down)
West Virginia is serious about laptop recovery.
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Strings attached
You must buy a new iPhone to use Apple’s now-confirmed trade-in program
You can't leave the the store without a new phone in hand.
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DDR4 U
Samsung mass produces DDR4—which still has nowhere to go
Fast 16GB and 32GB modules coming, but memory controllers won't follow until 2014.
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but we're not psychic
Texting drivers in NJ? You might be liable for their car crash
A girl who texted her boyfriend while he drove was slapped with a lawsuit.
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systems and methods
Anti-patent-troll ads launch on radio and in print in 15 states
Tech companies join retailers, restaurants, and grocers to get Congress' attention.
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Bring money.
Samsung Galaxy NX Android camera gets official prices and specs
Mirrorless Instagram machine will run you $1,600-$1,700.
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Mon dieu!
French judiciary opens “preliminary investigation” of NSA spying
Two French human rights groups filed a legal complaint last month.
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Tor! Tor! Tor!
Tor usage doubles in under a week, and no one knows why
"And it's not just a fluke in the metrics data," Tor's project director writes.
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Pure genius
Cold call victim forces telemarketers to pay him by using premium number
"I want cold calls," says man previously annoyed by telemarketers.
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Prepare your wallets
Mark your calendars: Apple’s next iPhone(s) may be here on September 20
A number of rumors (and Apple's past behavior) all point to the same date.
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Too hot to handle
Hotfile loses federal copyright case, MPAA says
Case dating back to 2011 closes, but the cyberlocker site remains open for now.
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#gameover
In historic vote, New Zealand bans software patents
Patent claims can't cover computer programs "as such."
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Complete with Android 4.2!
Kobo’s new tablets compete with Google’s Nexuses on price, specs
Kobo also unveiled a new, confusingly expensive e-reader.
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Backdoors R Us
Hacker pleads guilty to charges he sold “magic passwords” to sensitive networks
University, telecom, and possibly government super computers affected.
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Blue light special
Nintendo lowering price of 32GB Deluxe Wii U to $299 on September 20
$50 price drop comes after phase out of existing $299 "Basic" system.
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audi sursum
Midweek Dealmaster wants you to pump up the jam
We're leading off with a couple of deals on Jawbone JAMBOX speakers.
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See every imperfection
Google Hangouts upgrading to HD video chat, switching to VP8 and WebRTC
A switch to open standards and eventually a plug-in free video chat service.
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Gaming & Entertainment
Microsoft refutes conspiracies about Xbox One DRM bait-and-switch
Any potential future changes won't be retroactive for earlier games.
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A price cut so deep, you'll need stitches
Nexus 4 gets $100 price cut, now starts at just $199 unlocked
Google's latest developer phone gets a steep price cut to go with Android 4.3.
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A Sea change
New York Times, Twitter hacked as domain records altered
Syrian Electornic Army claims responsibility, group previously targeted AP, NPR.
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If you love something, let it go
BlackBerry considers spinning off Messenger as separate business
With BBM due to appear on iOS and Android, service may fare better on its own.
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A Hamilton and a Lincoln
Facebook users in Sponsored Stories can get $15 each, court rules
Three claimants could pool their money and almost buy one Ars subscription.
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tick tock
Report: Samsung’s smartwatch coming Sept. 4th, won’t have a flexible screen
The Galaxy Gear will be announced along with the Note III at Samsung's event.
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We're number one
US leads the world in government requests of Facebook user data
Facebook's Global Government Requests Report brings a little more transparency.
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don't cross the streams
Chromecast setup app arrives on the App Store one month after launch
iOS users can finally set up or manage a Chromecast the way Google intended.
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Gaming & Entertainment
Bethesda “pushing” against Xbox Live Gold fee for Elder Scrolls Online
Microsoft isn't budging on standard online game requirement, though.
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You'll just have to wait
Windows 8.1 officially finished; nobody to get it until launch day
MSDN, TechNet, and volume license customers will all have to wait.
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Show me the money
Chip veterans form new startup, will sell high-end Bitcoin miner for $14,000
CoinTerra says that its TerraMiner IV will reach two terahashes per second.
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Pawn stars
Apple Stores reportedly pilot iPhone trade-in program, may expand in September
It's convenient, but you can get more for your phone elsewhere.
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Feature Story (3 pages)
Home 3D printers take us on a maddening journey into another dimension
Testing a Printrbot and a Makerbot leads to heartache, annoyance, and problems.
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Feature Story (3 pages)
Download me II—Removing the remnants of the Web’s most dangerous search terms
Who knew that "free" could lead to a PUP? (Sadly, not the cute and cuddly kind.)
Ars SmartStream
Exploring the smarter Internet
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IBM | 08/29/13
Technology gives tennis fans a front-row seat at the US Open
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IBM | 08/13/13
Kill cloud zombies before it’s too late
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The Patriot News | 08/09/13
Beyond counting cars: Transportation planners embrace big data
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Bloomberg Businessweek | 08/06/13
In China, Big Data Is Becoming Big Business
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Ars Technica | 08/02/13
Crypto experts issue a call to arms to avert the cryptopocalypse
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Lobbying and new spectrum: One last shot for LightSquared
The embattled company's plan B to revive dreams of shaking up wireless industry.
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Five things radically changing what “enterprise” means
Clouds and virtualization, sure, but what about shadow IT groups?
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