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Mar 6th 10:39pm by jtimmer@arstechnica.com (John Timmer)
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Those of you who are regular readers of Ars' science content are probably aware of our use of Digital Object Identifiers, or DOIs, which act as online reference information, taking readers directly to the papers being discussed. Readers almost never...
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Mar 6th 7:11pm by caesar@arstechnica.com (Ken Fisher)
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Did you know that blocking ads truly hurts the websites you visit? We recently learned that many of our readers did not know this, so I'm going to explain why. There is an oft-stated misconception that if a user never clicks on ads, then blocking them...
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Mar 6th 7:00pm by eric@arstechnica.com (Eric Bangeman)
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Canonical has revealed the style of the new default theme that will be used in Ubuntu 10.04. In a significant departure from tradition, Ubuntu is shedding its signature brown color scheme and is adopting a new look with a palette that includes orange and...
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Mar 6th 5:00pm by p_emil@hotmail.com (Emil Protalinski)
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Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories: Coding error leads to uneven EU browser ballot distribution: The distribution of browser choices on the EU browser ballot released this month to Windows users is uneven....
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Mar 5th 11:50pm by jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)
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Google has acquired a company that allows Microsoft Office users to edit their documents collaboratively on the Web. The acquisition of DocVerse will undoubtedly allow users who are married to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to edit their documents through...
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Mar 5th 11:00pm by jtimmer@arstechnica.com (John Timmer)
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Those of you who are regular readers of Ars' science content are probably aware of our use of Digital Object Identifiers, or DOIs, which act as online reference information, taking readers directly to the papers being discussed. Readers almost never...
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Mar 5th 10:25pm by bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera)
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Microsoft hasn't been the most progressive company when it comes to dealing with gay and lesbian issues on Xbox Live, but the company has just announced a small but important change to its Code of Conduct for the service. You can now describe your...
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Mar 5th 9:30pm by andrew.webster@arstechnica.com (Andrew Webster)
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God of War III is coming, and it's huge—even in comparison to the previous games in the series, which were pretty epic in size and scope themselves. So how do you top them? Ars sat down with John Palamarchuk, the lead cinematic artist on the game,...
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Mar 5th 8:55pm by chris.foresman@arstechnica.com (Chris Foresman)
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Apple has announced that it is scrapping its old developer programs, which included multiple tiers that cost thousands at the top end, for one modeled on its wildly successful iPhone Developer Program. Simply called the Mac Developer Program, it will...
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Mar 5th 8:08pm by andrew.webster@arstechnica.com (Andrew Webster)
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Valve has been teasing something Portal-related all week, starting with some mysterious updates followed by a brand new ending for the game. And if all of this led you to believe that the puzzle-based shooter would be getting a sequel, well, you'd be...
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Mar 5th 8:00pm by segphault@arstechnica.com (Ryan Paul)
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Canonical is updating Ubuntu's look and feel with a new style that departs from the popular Linux distribution's traditional brown theming. The new theme, which was announced yesterday as part of an initiative to overhaul Ubuntu's branding and visual...
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Mar 5th 7:15pm by p_emil@hotmail.com (Emil Protalinski)
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Microsoft has unveiled some important elements for the Windows Phone 7 Series development platform. Most importantly, the software giant has confirmed what we've been expecting the company to announce for a while now. "For Microsoft, the cost of going...
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Mar 5th 6:20pm by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
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When Public Radio Exchange (PRX) developed the free Public Radio Player for the iPhone, the nonprofit hoped for 500,000 downloads. It now has 2.5 million. "I'm very happy with that number," says PRX executive director Jake Shapiro. He should be. The...
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Mar 5th 5:30pm by casey.l.johnston@gmail.com (Casey Johnston)
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Detecting the presence of dark matter in space is rather easy, but that doesn't tell us what dark matter actually is. Scientists may have had better luck in a Minnesota mine: projects occupying the mine are using ultracold pucks of material to detect...
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Mar 5th 5:00pm by ars@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)
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Did you know that while decent, law-abiding citizens are minding their own business and making perfectly respectable phone calls to each other, a growing number of schemers are engaged in a sordid, porno-packed activity known as "traffic pumping"? Well,...