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Science gets its YouTube on with SciVee
Science may be ready for the YouTube era thanks to the arrival of SciVee, which lets researchers synchronize a video discussion of their publications with highlighting of the actual text. Ars talks with SciVee's founder to find out where the service is headed.Read More...

The iPod gets a makeover: a review of the iPod nano and iPod classic
There are new iPods in town, and Ars puts the new iPod nano and iPod classic through their paces to see if the new design for the nano and the UI enhancements come at a cost.Read More...

Porn industry hard up for solutions to piracy problem
The porn industry has quietly coexisted with P2P services for many years, but some have decided that enough is enough. A group of industry members held a roundtable discussion on how to address piracy last week, with ideas ranging from posting screenshots of pirated content to adapting their business models to be more aggressive in the digital marketplace.Read More...

Cellular freedom: bill would cut early termination fees, hidden charges
Introduced late last week to the US Senate, the Cell Phone Empowerment Act of 2007 would force cellular carriers to provide detailed coverage data while making it easier for consumers to opt out of their cellular contracts.Read More...

Do we really need another HD format? HD VMD to challenge HD DVD, Blu-ray
Can a third HD disc format and player make a dent in the US market? New Medium Enterprises will find out in October when it launches its red-laser HD VMD players here.Read More...

With trial date looming, RIAA tries to avoid facing a jury
A file-sharing case is set for trial in three weeks, but the RIAA is maneuvering to keep the jury trial from ever taking place, asking a judge to rule that the material facts of the case are not in dispute.Read More...

Security expert used Tor to collect government e-mail passwords
A security expert who exposed the passwords and login information for a number of embassies and foreign government organizations revealed today that the information was acquired by operating a Tor node.Read More...

Google goes to court in Australia over sponsored links
Google appeared in court today to defend its sponsored link program in Australia. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said that the sponsored links have been misleading and deceptive, and wants Google to make some substantial changes.Read More...

The latest bad idea from the RIAA: "ringle" to combine CD singles, ringtones
The recording business hopes to boost waning sales by launching the "ringle" in select offline stores like Wal-Mart and Target. Get ready to pony up $6 for three songs, a cardboard sleeve, and a ringtone download code. In other news, the EFF is outraged.Read More...

Industry players working on standard for VMs
Major players in the virtualization industry including Microsoft, Xen, and VMware, are working on a new format that will ensure compatibility between VMs.Read More...

Indian government forcing cybercafes to install keyloggers
Police in Mumbai, India have mandated that every single one of the city's cybercafes install software that will monitor the Internet activities of their customers and report back to a central server. The police say that this is to keep an eye out for terrorist activities, but privacy advocates aren't so sure.Read More...

Barcelona's out, and the "reviews" are... out
Today is the official birthday of AMD's quad-core Barcelona processor. Hardware sites got systems from AMD on Friday, so here's a look at what the initial benchmarks indicate about AMD's latest.Read More...

PTC forgets about DVRs, trashes trashy TV fare
The Parents Television Council wants you to know just how filthy the so-called "family hour" has become. Good thing the DVR has freed so many people from the shackles of scheduling.Read More...

SCO to face judge, not jury, in Novell trial
A federal court judge has determined that SCO isn't entitled to a jury trial in a dispute regarding the portion of SCO's licensing royalties that are owed to Novell.Read More...

Judge deals blow to RIAA's boilerplate copyright infringement complaints
Drawing on a recent Supreme Court decision, a federal judge tells the RIAA that the record labels' boilerplate copyright infringement complaints aren't enough to win even a default judgment.Read More...