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Dec 12th 5:00pm by emil.protalinski@arstechnica.com (Emil Protalinski)
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Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories: Microsoft finally open sources Windows 7 tool: Microsoft has finally open sourced its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, which it pulled from its servers over reports that...
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Dec 11th 10:08pm by bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera)
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Everyone wants a deal. Games cost $50 to $60 new, and if you look at games that come with peripherals, the sky is the limit. Industry sales are lagging compared to last year and we're all squeezing pennies, but no one wants to stop playing games....
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Dec 11th 7:11pm by segphault@arstechnica.com (Ryan Paul)
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The Moblin project was launched by Intel in 2007 with the goal of building a Linux-based platform for small form-factor mobile devices. Although the underlying technology is compelling and exhibits considerable potential, Intel's surprising degree of...
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Dec 11th 7:11pm by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
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"I started panicking about a month ago," says Jason Rosenfeld, the founder of Scenic Labs. The company makes Blu-ray 1080p "ambient discs" that include titles like "The Classic Fireplace," "Coral Reef Aquarium," and "Journey Through Space," and Rosenfeld...
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Dec 11th 5:30pm by ars@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)
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One night in 1959, radio DJ Bruce Morrow was broadcasting from the studios of WINS-AM in New York City when an elderly African American woman walked into the room. The lady asked if she could sit down in the studio and rest for a while, and Morrow said...
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Dec 11th 3:52pm by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
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Pirates aren't generally known for taking inspiration from America's Founding Fathers, but the lone Pirate Party member in the European Parliament is calling for an Internet "Bill of Rights." Two weeks ago, MEP Christian Engström announced that he was...
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Dec 11th 2:19pm by jtimmer@arstechnica.com (John Timmer)
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With the advent of commercial satellite imaging, it has become possible to track developments that were once exclusively the domain of space and spy agencies. Groups like the Federation of American Scientists and the American Association for the...
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Dec 11th 5:49am by emil.protalinski@arstechnica.com (Emil Protalinski)
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Asa Dotzler, Mozilla's director of community development, used his personal blog to urge Firefox users away from Google and to use Microsoft's search engine Bing, instead. Dotzler cited privacy concerns, specifically pointing to comments recently made by...
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Dec 11th 5:26am by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
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A new government study on wireless phones (PDF) concludes—people actually love their cell phone providers, but early termination fees keep those who are dissatisfied from switching. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked by Rep. Ed...
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Dec 11th 3:29am by mike.thompson@arstechnica.com (Michael Thompson)
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There aren't many games like Pandemic Studios' The Saboteur. As opposed to other games set during World War II, it isn't a first-person shooter that has players mowing down endless waves of Nazi troopers. Instead, it's a third-person adventure that...
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Dec 10th 10:37pm by emil.protalinski@arstechnica.com (Emil Protalinski)
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Neowin has leaked screenshots of two updated client applications from the upcoming Windows Live Wave 4 release: Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Writer. Windows Live Messenger is said to be at version 2010, though the exact build numbers of the...
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Dec 10th 7:50pm by andrew.webster@arstechnica.com (Andrew Webster)
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If the retro styling of Mega Man 9 wasn't enough for you, Capcom has announced that it will be following up last year's downloadable hit with yet another 8-bit styled game. Mega Man 10 will be coming to Nintendo's WiiWare download service and will bring...
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Dec 10th 2:46pm by chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)
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Today, Ustream Live Broadcaster is now available from the App Store, and it enables live video broadcasting from an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G over either WiFi or 3G cell network to unlimited desktop and mobile clients. While the app's approval seems to...
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Dec 10th 7:35am by daveg@arstechnica.com (Dave Girard)
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For anyone who does 3D graphics, the high-end NVIDIA Quadro cards are the shiniest of red bicycles. At the top-end, they’ve got more memory than most gaming cards, but they've got a price to match their premium features. At $1799 retail, the Quadro...
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Dec 10th 3:35am by ars@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)
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Speaking before the Media Institute in Virginia on Tuesday, the leading voice of the cable industry challenged the idea that net neutrality regulations enhance free speech. Quite the contrary, warned Kyle McSlarrow, CEO of the National Cable &...