2015 Los Angeles Auto Show tech: Augmented reality manuals and retina-display maps
Consumer technology continues to assimilate the auto industry (and it's a good thing).
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In-Depth Reports
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Ars Cardboard: Best board games to play this Thanksgiving
A selection of our favorite party and "gateway" games.
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Pebble Time Round reviewed: You can judge this book by its cover
Pebble's newest smartwatch is mostly different in design—and that's the point.
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I’m a nuclear armageddon survivor: Ask me anything
Be prepared: A nuclear apocalypse is far more likely than a zombie outbreak.
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Sleeping in on weekends linked to health problems
Shifts in sleep schedule may throw the body’s metabolic clocks out of sync.
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It’s official—NSA did keep its e-mail metadata program after it “ended” in 2011
The New York Times gets a new NSA doc confirming what some had long suspected.
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Appeals court awards Newegg $15k after patent troll’s “frivolous” appeal
AdjustaCam "forgot" to tell appeals judges it dropped its case.
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Which way’s up? Figuring out how our spinal cord ended up on our back
A genome of the acorn worm, a bizarre creature that's a close relative.
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Analysis: Kotaku, blacklisting, and the independence of the gaming press
Actually, it’s about the relationship between the press and the game industry.
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TrueCrypt is safer than previously reported, detailed analysis concludes
Fraunhofer Institute gives clean bill of health to crypto tool used by millions.
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Georgia sent out CDs of data from 6M voters containing SSNs, birth dates [Updated]
Secretary of state attributes the information dump to a “clerical error.”
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French state of emergency allows website blocking, device search powers
Hints it may make it illegal to merely visit sites connected with terrorism.
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Taking an inventory of all the water stored under ground
Most of it's been down there longer than you've been alive.
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The PS4 can now emulate PlayStation 2 games
The results are rather impressive: 4x the resolution, anti-aliasing, and 60fps.
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Mini-review: Asus’ Chromebit is somewhere between a Chromecast and a mini PC
2GB of RAM hurts, but for $90 it's a decent productivity stick.
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Judge: Stingrays are “simply too powerful” without adequate oversight
Federal magistrate imposes new requirements to protect innocent bystanders.
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Hands on with HP’s Elite x2, a Surface clone you can actually open and upgrade
A Core M-powered business convertible that makes some interesting trade-offs.
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Paul Allen’s plan to launch rockets from airplanes may be crashing
Vulcan Aerospace finding tough competition from alternative launchers.
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For a few truly bad DMCA takedowns, YouTube offers to cover legal costs
The company will protect some video makers who lean on fair use.
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Android adware can install itself even when users explicitly reject it
Hard-to-uninstall apps can also hijack Android Accessibility Service.
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Comcast launches streaming TV service that doesn’t count against data caps
Stream TV for Internet-only customers available in Boston and Chicago.
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Android Google Search lets you use an app without installing it
Android app streaming runs off Google's servers, streams interactive video feed.
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Eight years later, you can finally turn off Rock Band’s kick drum pedal
New option is a boon for beginners and disabled gamers.
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Congressman claims NOAA whistleblowers told him climate study was rushed
NOAA denies the study was hurried for political reasons.
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OnePlus X Review: Not bad for $249, assuming you can actually buy one
A lame invite system puts a damper on a low price and great build quality.
Feature Story
Lumia 950 review: Windows Phone finally has a new flagship—will anyone care?
Camera is great and Continuum is cool, but Windows Phone likely blew its last big chance.
On The Radar
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Be the change you want to be
Tesla proactively recalling 90,000 Model S cars because of a single fault
Company asks owners to bring in cars for a quick safety check.
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New deal(s)
Dealmaster: Save 40 percent on Samsung devices with Amazon’s Black Friday sales
Black Friday comes early on Amazon, with new deals every five minutes.
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Not looking up
Jawbone cuts 15 percent of staff in second round of layoffs this year
The company will also shut down its New York City office in efforts to "streamline."
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"Please don't block us"
Report: Google Play’s move into China now scheduled for 2016
Google Play is still headed to China, complete with non-Google Payment systems.
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short on cash
Federal funding drop sending universities scrambling to pay for research
In real-dollar terms, the first three-year decline since we started tracking this.
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Time for a recall...
LG cancels smartwatch after just six days on the market
Android Wear's first LTE device has sales halted due to mysterious "hardware issue."
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Xbox Three Hundred Minus One
PSA: Xbox One drops to $299 w/ a game for Black Friday weekend
Save $50 on all console bundles online or in stores starting Nov. 26.
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Space Bling
NASA unveils shiny new coat for its Orion spacecraft
Metallic coating will help keep Orion at a more constant temperature in space.
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PRIMATE GOLDEN YEARS
NIH ends support of chimp research, retires last animals
The remaining 50 reserve animals will go to a sanctuary with other lab chimps.
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Free 2-day plot generation?
Free Amazon scriptwriting app lets scribes pitch directly to Amazon Studios
Amazon Storywriter replaces former Storyteller app, can work in offline Chrome form.
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The Hydrogen Army
GM and the US Army team up to test a fuel cell pickup truck
Quiet vehicles that generate clean water as exhaust have some military appeal.
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Binge On
T-Mobile’s data cap exemption for video gets FCC chairman’s approval
Wheeler: T-Mobile zero-rating is "pro-competition" and "pro-innovation."
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Caveat droner
Man whose drone got too close to LAPD helicopter given three years’ probation
During that period, man will be banned from even owning a drone.
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He did It!
Autodesk competitor that stole AutoCAD source code blames rogue engineer
In a rare move, China-based ZWSoft publicly apologizes for its thievery.
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Splashy approval
FDA approves first GM food animal—Atlantic salmon
The genetically engineered fish grow twice as fast, must be kept in inland tanks
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Tap, pay, go
LG joins Apple, Google, and Samsung, launches own mobile payment service
The company is the latest to try to turn your smartphone into a digital wallet.
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The force is strong with this one
Star Wars Battlefront suffers immortal player glitch
After seemingly smooth launch, EA and DICE have another game-breaking bug to fix.
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Pests who swat
Interstate Swatting Hoax Act introduced in Congress to close legal loopholes
Current rules only prohibit bomb, terrorist threats; new bill would punish swatters.
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sexts on instagram
San Jose teen cited for child porn after posting classmates’ nudes on Instagram
17-year-old allegedly got photos from underage teens and gave them hateful captions.
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Broadcast jammed
Telegram encrypted messaging service cracks down on ISIS broadcasts
78 "ISIS-related channels" in 12 languages blocked after Paris attack.
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call back later
Uber can’t appeal class action yet, set to face a jury trial next year
The employee v. contractor issue could be in front of a jury by June.
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Speed Freaks
Chicago issued $2.4 million in bogus traffic tickets from speed cameras
City tickets "without the legally required evidence of a schoolchild in sight."
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Hard Time
US piracy cyberlocker operator gets 3 years in prison, must pay $100k
Files would be replaced with "different links to the very same infringing files."
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So much for opsec
Paris police find phone with unencrypted SMS saying “Let’s go, we’re starting”
Phone likely led authorities to Saint-Denis, where clash left suspected "guru" dead.
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What the doctor didn't order
Doctors want ban on prescription drug, device advertisements
Medical association says direct-to-consumer ads inflate demand and costs.
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all's fair
iFixit gives modular Fairphone 2 a rare 10 out of 10 for repairability [Updated]
It's bulky and its specs are almost two years old, but it's easy to pop open.
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What the f.lux?
Drift box reduces blue light emitted by your TV, might help you sleep better
It's like F.lux but for TVs, reducing the amount of blue light emitted before bed time.
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Get jacked for some federal charges
Feds crack down on supplement industry, go after deceptive products
DOJ pursuing criminal and civil cases against more than 100 makers and marketers.
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blame game
Cab medallion owners sue NYC, blame Uber for ruining business
The value of NYC cab "medallions" has tanked, and drivers are fleeing.
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pretty colors
DisplayMate: iPad Pro has a great screen, but the iPad Mini 4 edges it out
DisplayMate runs Apple's new tablet through its punishing display quality tests.
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Now please come back
Google+ gets a “mobile first” redesign, focuses on “interests”
Google+ new design seems focused more on Reddit and less on Facebook.
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Making progress
Updated Windows privacy policy a little more reassuring
Encryption keys are safer, and the things Microsoft uses data for are a little clearer.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
Ubuntu 15.10 review: Wily Werewolf leaves scary experimentation for next year
Fall is usually Canonical's time for change, but 15.10 is merely the calm before Unity 8.
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Attempt no landing there? Yeah right—we’re going to Europa
Ars learns some exclusive details about a daring lander for Jupiter’s icy moon.
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Sprawling? Pssht—no one streamlines everything from books to bots like Amazon
When the scale of your company is like few others, you need efficiency.
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The direction of computing is only going in one way—to the cloud
After a rocky start, open-source and hybrid cloud initiatives have righted the ship.
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