Google's offline P2P: helping scientific progress 1 terabyte at a time

Google's motto may mention not being evil, but that doesn't stop them from actively trying to do some good by helping the scientific community share oversized data sets.

March 13, 2007 - 12:19PM CT - by John Timmer

Scientists read intentions in the brain; thought police still a ways off

Scientists are improving their abilities to identify the intended actions of test subjects before they are performed. But does that mean our private thoughts are becoming public?

March 08, 2007 - 01:09PM CT - by John Timmer

Forrester to government research plans: You're wasting your money

An evaluation of innovation in 26 countries by Forrester Research suggests that government-funded research fails to transform economies in part because nationalism intrudes.

March 07, 2007 - 01:15PM CT - by John Timmer

Simultaneous movie release creates headaches, but can maximize studio profits

Simultaneous release of a movie in theaters, on DVDs, and via on-demand services makes for complex economics, but may maximize studio profits in some contexts.

March 06, 2007 - 04:48PM CT - by John Timmer

Internet radio may face crippling fees. Should XM Radio and Sirius be alarmed?

The royalties that Internet radio broadcasters pay for playing music may be about to double, with the changed fee structure applied retroactively. Have XM and Sirius killed off a rival as they were using it to justify their merger?

March 05, 2007 - 01:02PM CT - by John Timmer

HIV's trip to the immune system can be complex

HIV infections need to cross the skin to infect the immune system. But some routes are more hospitable than others.

March 04, 2007 - 04:29PM CT - by John Timmer

Tor hack reports downplayed by developers

Security researchers in Colorado discovered a way to break the anonymity of the Tor system, but neither they nor the developers of the software were prepared for the "blogstorms" that followed the news.

March 02, 2007 - 10:51AM CT - by Nate Anderson

Microsoft stays on top of Daylight Saving

Microsoft has pushed through a Windows Update that will correctly start Daylight Saving Time in its new month.

March 01, 2007 - 09:26PM CT - by Jeremy Reimer

Microsoft to support Vista consumer editions until 2012

Is five years a long enough support lifecycle for the consumer editions of Windows Vista? Microsoft thinks so, or at least right now it does.

March 01, 2007 - 08:46PM CT - by Matt Mondok

Visual Studio Express web site targets new developers

Microsoft has launched a new web site dedicated to the blossoming programmer. With labs, videos, and tutorials, will this site appeal to those just getting their feet wet with code?

March 01, 2007 - 08:16PM CT - by Matt Mondok

"Get a Mac" ads generating mixed reactions in Japan as well

We know that the "Get a Mac" ads are off to a rocky start in the UK, but what about other overseas markets? Such as, say, Japan?

March 01, 2007 - 04:15PM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

AMD demos Barcelona, claims 42% floating-point edge vs. Xeon

AMD/ATI talk up the R600 and their forthcoming quad-core Barcelona processor.

March 01, 2007 - 02:46PM CT - by Jon Stokes

Lenovo issues laptop battery recall

Lenovo has recalled over 200,000 ThinkPad laptop batteries due to overheating concerns.

March 01, 2007 - 01:16PM CT - by Eric Bangeman

New fossil unites three branches of life in the Cambrian

A fossil dating from the "Cambrian Explosion" shares features with three major groups of animals alive today, suggesting common ancestry for these groups.

March 01, 2007 - 12:56PM CT - by John Timmer

Size does matter (if you're a rat)

A post in which I get to both report on a phylogenetic study of selective pressures and quote a scientist using the phrase "hung like a..."

March 01, 2007 - 10:29AM CT - by John Timmer

TextMate book hits the shelves

The popular Mac-based text and code editor, TextMate, now has a book to go along with it to help users along with editing, automation, and more.

March 01, 2007 - 08:41AM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

Publishers try to stave off Google, Amazon with book search

Random House and HarperCollins have released widgets that allow anyone to embed sections of a book on web pages. It's a marketing move, but might also be an attempt to keep Google and Amazon from getting too powerful.

February 28, 2007 - 10:48PM CT - by Nate Anderson

RIAA slams FAIR USE Act

Any hopes that Big Content would look favorably upon the FAIR USE Act are dashed, as the RIAA issued a statement excoriating the bill.

February 28, 2007 - 04:14PM CT - by Eric Bangeman

Early sex correlates with delinquency

A new study shows that teens who engage in sexual intercourse long before their peers exhibit higher rates of delinquency in subsequent years.

February 28, 2007 - 03:51PM CT - by Matt Ford

Welcome Infinite Loop's new writers!

The Ars staff has finally finished sifting through all of the applications for Infinite Loop and are ready to welcome not one, not two, but three new writers.

February 21, 2007 - 01:48PM CT - by Jacqui Cheng