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PAX Technica: looking back at Penny Arcade Expo 2007
A gaming show that's open to everyone and features some of the best upcoming games and a wide array of events, the Penny Arcade Expo turns Seattle into a three-day long island of misfit toys. Ars Technica looks back at the best and worst of PAX 2007.Read More...

"But her profile said she was 18" == jail cell, judge rules
One man, one woman 14-year-old girl, and a sex search web site led to the man's downfall, and a judge doesn't care what her profile claimed. Read More...

Nokia announces four new phones, music and gaming services
At the Nokia:Go Play conference in London today, Nokia revealed four new phones and a new platform to provide music, gaming, and other features.Read More...

Microsoft issues significant fix for Vista graphics memory overflows
Microsoft has issued a hotfix of utmost interest to gamers and 3D artists. The fix stops certain games from getting Out of Memory errors when run under Windows Vista. However, the fix is only a temporary solution to a larger problem: 32-bit doesn't cut it anymore.Read More...

YouTube accused of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda
YouTube has been accused of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda by German advocacy groups, but YouTube says it has a tight rope to walk when it comes to balancing free speech with myriad "local laws" across the globe. Read More...

Chicago's decision to drop muni WiFi symptomatic of a troubled sector
The Windy City says no to a municipal WiFi network, thanks to the worsening economics of citywide networks. The early optimism about the viability of such networks is being replaced by grim assessments, but there's still hope.Read More...

Linux Foundation: Just say "no" to OOXML
The Linux Foundation has issued a call to all nations asking them to just say "no" to Microsoft's bid to make OOXML a standard. The plea comes amid accusations that Microsoft isn't playing fair.Read More...

Report: 802.11n good enough to chase Ethernet from the enterprise
A new report suggests that the we're at the "beginning of the end" for wired Ethernet networks due to the promise of 802.11n and its faster speeds.Read More...

EFF report slams RIAA lawsuit campaign, calls for flat-fee, unlimited P2P
A new 22-page report on the RIAA's four-year campaign against file-sharing argues that "suing music fans is no answer" and calls on the industry to embrace P2P and file-sharing for the benefit of all parties.Read More...

"Printing" replacement body parts using inkjet printers, stem cells as ink
Stem cells can now be used to produce the building blocks of adult organs, and a number of scientists are looking into how to fashion this starting material into useful tissue. The solution may lie in a heavily modified inkjet printer that prints specialized cells.Read More...

New DVD-sized disc to hold 1 to 5 Terabytes of data
Mempile claims to be close to releasing a new type of optical media that can store up to 1 terabyte of data on a single disc, and will reach up to 5TB in later generations using blue lasers.Read More...

Patent troll sues Google, nine others over e-mail filtering and autoresponders
Patent troll Polaris IP has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Google, Amazon, Yahoo, and seven other companies for using e-mail autoresponders, which it claims to have "invented" in 1998.Read More...

Vista Service Pack 1 details announced: timing, beta, more
After months of online speculation and rumor, and complete silence from Microsoft, the company is finally talking publicly about when we can expect Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, and what it will contain.Read More...

WGA failure: 12,000 systems affected, caused by "human error"
Human error caused the recent WGA failure that falsely tagged 12,000 users as running pirated software. Microsoft disputes calling it an outage, however.Read More...

700MHz lobbying: Google good, wireless operators better, Frontline best
The 700MHz auction inspired a frenzy of lobbying at the FCC this year: Google held its own, but the wireless carriers secured plenty more meetings. All were bested by Frontline Wireless, a group with two former FCC chairmen on board.Read More...