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Equal parts Sprite and Tequila: a review of Stranglehold
John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat tackle the video game medium with Stranglehold, the follow-up to the hit action movie Hard Boiled. Ars digs in to see if it fares better than Woo's often-mediocre American fare.Read More...

RFID implants linked to cancer: the lowdown
A new report says that RFID implants have been linked to cancers in animals, raising the question of RFID safety. We takes a look at the biology at the center of the concerns.Read More...

Germany, UK also investigating government PC espionage by China
Germany's Federal Office for Information has identified malicious trojan-based attacks on government computers, attacks which some members of the German government say appear to originate from within the Chinese Army.Read More...

Intel and AMD gearing up for battle over the OLPC's CPU slot
Once opposed but now smitten, Intel wants inside the OLPC and has confirmed it's in talks with OLPC about providing CPUs for the project. But AMD tells us that it isn't going to relinquish its spot without a fight.Read More...

DivX sues Universal over DMCA takedowns, Universal says: stop ripping us
DivX has taken Universal Music to court to remove a "cloud of uncertainty over DivX" after receiving threatening letters from the music label. In an update, Universal responds to DivX's claims of unfair treatment.Read More...

Universal files suit against Veoh for mass copyright violations
Universal Music Group has had it with video sharing service Veoh. The record label has filed suit against the company, saying that Veoh provided the public with tools that make infringement "free, easy, and profitable."Read More...