Publishers try to railroad Open Access research
As Congress considers this year's version of a bill designed to ensure public access to publications derived from federally funded research, the publishing industry is digging in for some hardball lobbying.Read More...
Test drive: ajaxWindows leaves nasty streaks
Former Linspire CEO Michael Robertson has released a new web-based "operating system" that attempts to simulate the entire desktop computing experience in a web browser. We'll review the application and see if it foretells a shift in how people interact with computers.Read More...
TrustPlus wants you to build your rep, take it anywhere online
A new online feedback service has made its public (beta) debut and vows to become the centralized location for building a reputation online. The tricky part, however, will be building an audience.Read More...
Sun to sell Windows Server boxes
In a stunning move, Sun has announced that it is becoming a Microsoft OEM and will begin selling Sun servers bundled with Microsoft Windows Server 2003.Read More...
Report: MMORPGs revenues to explode over next few years
A new report estimates that MMORPGs will account for $11.5 billion in revenues by 2011. Ars looks at industry estimates for the overall global market to see how big a slice of the gaming pie that will be.Read More...
Great Firewall of China more like chain-link fence
Researchers from UC Davis and the University of New Mexico have done some digging into the inner workings of China's keyword filtering, and found that the system isn't quite as sophisticated as it's cracked up to be. It does a pretty good job at showing citizens what to avoid, however.Read More...
Appeals Court: Hacking your DirecTV not the same as commercial piracy
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling stating that the full penalties for manufacturing satellite piracy devices cannot be imposed on those who merely activate hacked satellite TV access cards.Read More...
Spammers launch denial of service attacks against antispam sites
Antispam sites that fight back against phishing scams have been attacked with denial of service attacks launched by spam botnets. Antispam vigilantes believe that the Storm worm is behind the onslaught.Read More...