Farmer’s Supreme Court fight to limit Monsanto seed patents looks bleak
Can patents on crops and seeds live on through the generations? Seems likely.
Top Story: Finding the Higgs? Good news. Finding its mass? Not so good.
In-Depth Reports
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Liveblogging Sony's “PlayStation 4” reveal, 6PM EST Feb. 20
The console wars start to heat up once again, right here, right now.
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Shuttleworth: Ubuntu tablets won't be as “jarring” to users as Windows 8
In Q&A;, founder says mobile devices may nudge Canonical toward profitability.
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Finding the Higgs? Good news. Finding its mass? Not so good.
"Fireballs of doom" from a quantum phase change would wipe out present Universe.
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Unusually detailed report links Chinese military to hacks against US
Chinese intrusions are increasingly targeting critical industrial systems.
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Hands-on with HTC One, a powerful phone that may not be for power users
The "ultrapixel" camera and BlinkFeed offer a lot of hand-holding.
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Project Grey becomes Tegra 4i, Nvidia's latest play for smartphones
Tegra 4i will take the fight to Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips later this year.
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Ubuntu for tablets arriving on Nexus 7, Nexus 10 this week
Touch-based interface will support tablets from 6" to 20".
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New quad-core HTC One revealed with new Sense UX, 1080p screen
An "ultrapixel" camera and stereo speakers adorn the new phone's sleek body.
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How a “revenge porn” site got built: Fake identities to trade photos
Owner of IsAnybodyDown seems to have impersonated a woman to get nude photos.
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We broke the tomato, and we’re using science to fix it
We've bred tomatoes for high productivity with no regard for their taste.
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Web Served 7: Wiki wiki wiki!
Setting up MediaWiki for your own Wikipedia.
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Envisioning the urban skyscraper of 2050
A high-rise for a warming and overpopulated Earth.
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Sorry to say it, but keyboard and mouse are losing the FPS market
Destiny's console focus reflects an unfortunate business reality.
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Review: WD TV Play is a set-top box made for streaming junkies
It's especially useful if you have a lot of locally stored content.
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What the rumored Apple iWatch might look like, inside and out
We speculate on the properties of a rumored Apple "iWatch."
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Cellular data traffic keeps doubling every year
Smartphones, tablets, and video ensure continued growth in mobile data.
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Sexy scammers entice men into stripping on webcam, then blackmail them
People: don't take your clothes off for strangers on camera, m'kay?
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Climate change can be tracked through “urine layers”
Some rock hyrax colonies have been peeing in the same place for 55,000 years.
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Review: Samsung’s ATIV Odyssey is Windows Phone 8 on a budget
Screen aside, this handset is a good choice for the free-with-contract crowd.
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Why Microsoft’s new Office 2013 license may send users to Google Docs
When your PC dies, so does your Office 2013 license.
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Activision and Bungie’s Destiny reveal: Big on hype, low on details
We're told we'll love the "shared world shooter"... once we get to see it.
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Laser intended for Mars used to detect “honey laundering”
You may be putting counterfeit honey in your tea.
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Public Radio, Basecamp, Kickstarter, Tempo: iOS apps to try this weekend
Three out of four of this week's apps are brand new to the App Store.
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How do I deal with a team member who refuses to make comments in code?
Or are comments even necessary?
Feature Story
100Gbps and beyond: What lies ahead in the world of networking
App-aware firewalls, SAN alternatives, and other trends for the future.
On The Radar
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Back in black
Magazine article on Chinese online takedown services gets taken down
Caixin magazine reports on China's multi-million dollar "black PR" industry.
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Here there be dragons
Facebook, Twitter, Apple hack sprung from iPhone developer forum
The site, iphonedevsdk.com, could still be hosting exploit attacks.
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Tightening the Valve?
EA, Ubisoft agree to share downloadable libraries
But the move doesn't go far enough to really threaten Steam's dominance.
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Outlook.com actually quite good
Outlook.com sheds its preview tag, claims 60 million users already
The Hotmail migration will now begin.
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I'd like to exchange these bugs
Apple fixes Exchange (but not passcode unlock) bug with iOS 6.1.2
The update fixes only one of the two high-profile bugs from iOS 6.1.
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Hack attack
Apple HQ also targeted by hackers, will release tool to protect customers
"There is no evidence that any data left Apple," the company says.
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Arrivederci
Italian file-sharing site owner hit with record $8.5M fine
"Please explain where is the difference between sites like Google [and ItalianShare]."
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Veni, Vidi, Emi
The Dealmaster will bend over backwards to get you a new laptop
Lenovo's flexible IdeaPad Yoga 11 leads off today's deals.
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Ars Editor’s Picks The web worth reading.
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I fought the law and...
“Police raided me” says leaker who tried selling next-gen Xbox dev kit
Clandestine source tweets about home inspection by FBI agent and "7-8 police."
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Auf wiedersehen
Apple stops selling Mac Pro in EU ahead of March 1 deadline
EU safety regulation goes into effect in 10 days, but Apple's ahead of schedule.
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New pheatures phor your phablet
Samsung’s first phablet gets a Note-worthy software update
Galaxy Note's Jelly Bean update backports some of the Note II's best features.
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Money! That's what I want
Office 2011 for Mac: same product, now $20 more
The prices match the equivalent Office 2013 packages for Windows.
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The fat lady sings
Opera’s WebKit switch saw it lose 90 employees, many developers
Not all developers of the Presto engine have found new roles in the company.
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Four eyes
Google gives coders a peek at Glass at secret “Glass Foundry” events
Hackathons in NYC and SF produce apps, win developer free Glasses.
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Less sells more?
Sony finally drops the PlayStation Vita's price... in Japan
Powerful portable needs a shot in the arm to turn around dismal worldwide sales.
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Information wants to be regulated
European regulators prepare to take Google to task over data-sharing
Search giant is under pressure in EU over its privacy practices.
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project meatspace
Google retail stores will prove it’s a hardware company, too
There are too many Android devices; does Google need a store for its stuff?
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Pirates have rights too
Pirate Bay says it filed police report alleging copyright infringement
Group that targeted 9-year-old downloader created Pirate Bay parody site.
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big eye for the Dell guy
Dell’s Linux Ultrabook gets more pixels, European availability
New 1080p screen addresses the biggest problem Ars readers had with the device.
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From our Chief McRib Correspondent
Burger King’s Twitter account Hamburgled, announces sale to McDonald’s
BK's official Twitter account hacked by apparent fans of its arch-rival.
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Not related to Optimus Prime
Optimus G Pro will have 1080p 5.5-inch display, hit US in spring
LG's first full HD smartphone will feature more battery life, new camera modes.
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Your driving is bad + you should feel bad
Cell phone tracking system reveals how traffic jams start
Drivers tracked (anonymously) in bid to analyze citywide traffic patterns.
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Mega money
Kim Dotcom will sell you a Mega membership for just half a bitcoin
Mega storage service just began accepting payment in the digital currency.
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Arrested development
Intel’s Itanium server CPUs shuffle one step closer to the grave
Intel is quietly scaling back the roadmap for its ill-fated 64-bit CPUs.
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Week in Review
On used games and meteor explosions: 13 articles you may have missed
Catch the best of Ars Technica in this handy list.
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keeping things separate
Keep Megaupload out of our server seizure case, US lawyers say
They don't want Megaupload to "pre-litigate" its criminal case via Kyle Goodwin.
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Who needs patches anyway?
Microsoft warns of Windows 7 RTM’s imminent loss of support
Service Pack 1 will soon be mandatory if you want security fixes.
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oh, look at the time
Saddle up, Apple: Samsung has a rumored smart watch, too
Samsung may be branching out from (or forking) Android to make a new accessory.
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Artist formerly known as RIM
BlackBerry's high unit sales in UK and Canada may be overestimated
The Z10 handset is selling, but how many is still unclear.
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Wii are a bit worried
Wii U has historically bad January, sells about 50,000 units in US
Sales numbers reveal worst performance for a console since at least 2005.
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In the Talkies
MPAA says Chinese box office receipts reached new record: $2.75B in 2012
Despite massive piracy, China builds theaters like crazy: 10 new screens daily.
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Ubuntu calling
Ubuntu Phone developer preview will arrive on February 21st
Developers (and enthusiasts) can load it on Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 4 handsets.
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