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Asus sets ambitious goals for $200 Eee laptop
The Linux-based Eee PC is scheduled for release later this month, and Asus plans to release a second model in April 2008. The company expects to ship between 3 and 5 million Linux-based Eee PC laptops by 2009.Read More...
First impressions: Opera 9.5 alpha a worthy contender
The latest alpha from Opera is out, and we take it for a spin. The verdict: this is another worthy contender from Opera, loaded with interface enhancements and, amazingly, it's even faster than before.Read More...
Taxpayer bill for failed video game legislation crosses $1 million
The bills keep piling up for US States that push unconstitutional "violent video game" laws, as courts continually reject them. These political failures are costing taxpayers plenty, and the ESA is looking for California to pay up next. Read More...
Microsoft's LucidTouch: a multi-touch display with pseudo-transparency
Multitouch is coming to both sides of the screen. Meet LucidTouch, a prototype multitouch display that lets you interact with on-screen objects from both the front and the back of the screen. After all, you don't want to see your hands and fingers, you want to see the screen.Read More...
Court to consider what happens when copyright and free speech collide
Lawrence Lessig has won a partial victory as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that a 1994 law requiring the synchronization of International copyrights poses thorny First Amendment questions.Read More...
Microsoft releases Windows Live unified installer
Microsoft has announced the immediate release of the Windows Live installer, a tool that brings together many of the Windows Live beta products in a single download.Read More...
Intel launches "Tigerton" quad-core Xeons, new "Caneland" server platform
Intel servers finally leave Netburst behind, as the new Core-based, quad-core "Tigerton" Xeons launch. Also on tap is the new four-socket Caneland platform, but is all well on the eve of rival AMD's Barcelona launch?Read More...
Apple unveils new iPod touch, "fat" iPod nano at special event
Apple used today's special event in San Francisco to announce major revisions to the entire iPod line, including the rumored fat iPod nano. The venerable iPod form factor will stick around in the form of the iPod Classic. And as expected, there's a new touch-screen iPod in town.Read More...
Apple unveils new iPods at special event
Apple kicked off today's special event in San Francisco by announcing 99 ringtones for the iPhone.Read More...
Wireless giants differ on the prospects of 802.11n
Cisco is jumping on the 802.11n bandwagon with some new enterprise-class hardware. At the same time, Broadcom revises its forecast for sales of 802.11n chips downwards. Read More...
Free speech victory for political bloggers: exempt from FEC rules
The Federal Election Commission stands up for political bloggers. In two new rulings, the Commission decided that unless a political campaign is directly funding the blog, writers can say what they want and endorse who they want.Read More...
Live Ars Technica coverage of today's Apple Event
T-Minus just a short while until the 10AM PT, 1PM ET show at San Francisco's Moscone Center. We're already on the scene, so check back with us when the show starts. Read More...
Microsoft releases Silverlight 1.0, announces Linux support
Microsoft has officially released Silverlight 1.0 and announced full support for Silverlight on the Linux platform in collaboration with Novell. Miguel de Icaza, Novell's vice president of developmer platforms, tells Ars more and provides insight into Microsoft's shifting position on open source.Read More...
E-voting reform bill scheduled for House vote this week
The House of Representatives will vote this week on the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007, which aims to mandate a voter-verifiable paper trail for electronic voting machines.Read More...
Frontline Wireless demands the FCC lower its "capricious" reserve prices
Frontline Wireless wants the FCC to lower the reserve prices in the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction. Lower prices would help the FCC complete the auction as scheduled... and they'd also help Frontline.Read More...
Google "Gpay" patent reveals plans for mobile payments
Google's so-called "PayPal killer" is taking shape, according to a new patent that describes a payment system aimed at mobile phones that uses SMS for transactions. Read More...