On The Radar

1. the host with the most (protection)

   The Pirate Bay leaves Sweden for friendlier waters

   TPB decamps for Spain and Norway after Swedish Pirate Party is threatened.

   by Joe Mullin - Feb 26, 12:20 am UTC

2. Knock-knock, nook

   Largest shareholder offers to buy Barnes & Noble, minus Nook division

   B&N; could yield a private bookstore chain and publicly-traded e-book firm.

   by Cyrus Farivar - Feb 26, 12:00 am UTC

3. jailbreak goes directly to jail

   Apple will give popular jailbreak tool the banhammer with next iOS update

   The evasi0n jailbreak uses exploits that will disappear in iOS 6.1.3.

   by Casey Johnston - Feb 25, 11:20 pm UTC

4. behind the scenes

   Prosecutors' deal for Swartz: Felony plea and three months in jail

   Prosecutors say Swartz's manifesto showed "malicious intent."

   by Joe Mullin - Feb 25, 10:45 pm UTC

5. We're too busy coding to put anybody down

   Ruby 2.0 arrives with refined monkey patching, faster Rails startup

   Monkeying around isn't such a bad thing.

   by Jon Brodkin - Feb 25, 10:35 pm UTC

6. Three region monte

   Sony: PlayStation 4 will hit “at least” one region in 2013

   Worldwide launch is not guaranteed before the end of the year.

   by Kyle Orland - Feb 25, 8:20 pm UTC

7. Electric boogaloo

   Tesla says it lost “hundreds” of orders after New York Times controversy

   CEO Elon Musk: "I would rather tell the truth and suffer the consequences."

   by Cyrus Farivar - Feb 25, 7:55 pm UTC

8. Long live webOS

   WebOS is alive and it’s coming to a television near you—thanks to LG

   LG becomes the third major company to own webOS, will use it in Smart TVs.

   by Florence Ion - Feb 25, 7:25 pm UTC

9. Ars Editor’s Picks The web worth reading.

   1. Alan F. Westin, Who Transformed Privacy Debate Before the Web Era, Dies at 83 The New York Times
   2. How H-1B Visas Are Screwing Tech Workers Mother Jones
   3. Chinese government officials are constantly wiretapping and spying on one another The Washington Post

10. The legend, the legacy

    Samsung sends cryptic invite for Galaxy S IV announcement on March 14

    In roughly two weeks, we'll see if Samsung can continue its success.

    by Casey Johnston - Feb 25, 7:10 pm UTC

11. Timed tactics

    Sony patent application measures load times to detect pirated games

    A hard drive full of Blu-Ray disc images wouldn't work under the new method.

    by Kyle Orland - Feb 25, 6:40 pm UTC

12. a copyright conflict on auto-pilot

    TV networks won’t run Hopper DVR ads, so Dish gets a racecar

    Car no. 95 will be the "getaway car" for a "nation of outlaws," says Dish CEO.

    by Joe Mullin - Feb 25, 6:25 pm UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. Germans can’t see meteorite YouTube videos due to copyright dispute
    2. Dwarf Fortress: Ten hours with the most inscrutable video game of all time
    3. FBI employees, entrusted with stopping computer crimes, commit them too
    4. Inside the PlayStation 4: A balanced approach to building a game console
    5. Sony reveals the PlayStation 4 ahead of holiday 2013 launch (updated)
    6. Future of mobile CPUs, part 2: What’s ahead for the major players?
    7. 100Gbps and beyond: What lies ahead in the world of networking
    8. FCC orders 2M people to power down cell phone signal boosters (Updated)
    9. Xamarin 2.0 reviewed: iOS development comes to Visual Studio

14. alea iacta est

    The Dealmaster crisps up your images with a monitor and 4K TV

    Don't cut yourself—these HD and Ultra-HD displays are sharp.

    by Casey Johnston - Feb 25, 5:45 pm UTC

15. Hand over the USB cable

    Researchers find yet another way to get around iOS 6.1 passcode

    It turns out there are two versions of this vulnerability in iOS 6.1.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 25, 5:33 pm UTC

16. Stop us if you're heard this one

    Java’s latest security problems: New flaw identified, old one attacked

    Flaw in latest Java version allows bypass of Java security sandbox.

    by Jon Brodkin - Feb 25, 4:45 pm UTC

17. rise up

    A dark horse looks to conquer the West with “world’s fastest smartphone”

    Huawei wants the globe's eyes on its impressive new device.

    by Casey Johnston - Feb 25, 4:37 pm UTC

18. pushing all the limits

    Sony unveils thinnest 10.1-inch tablet ever—the Xperia Tablet Z

    The Android 4.1 device is also waterproof and can act as a TV remote control.

    by Casey Johnston - Feb 25, 8:00 am UTC

19. HP + Android = Tablet

    HP’s first Android tablet is $169 and will be at Mobile World Congress

    And this tablet is reportedly the first of many.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Feb 24, 6:20 pm UTC

20. Barcelona calling

    AT&T-Mozilla “WebPhone” gives a glimpse of the dumb pipe future

    Using WebRTC to deliver calls, texts, and video messaging through a browser.

    by Peter Bright - Feb 24, 11:00 am UTC

21. cyber stalker

    Firefox 22 will block third-party cookies

    Cookies from sites you visit? Good. Everything else? Blocked by default.

    by Megan Geuss - Feb 24, 3:00 am UTC

22. Demilitarized Web

    North Korea to allow mobile Internet for foreigners

    The looser rules are likely a simple ploy to make money.

    by Philippa warr, Wired.co.uk - Feb 23, 6:31 pm UTC

23. Week in Review

    Sony PS4 rumors confirmed and 11 other posts you may have missed this week

    Ars also wrote about a national push to study the brain, and setting up your own wiki.

    by Ars Staff - Feb 23, 2:30 pm UTC

24. Touchwiz Khalifa

    This is what Android 4.2 might look like on the Samsung Galaxy S III

    Leaked firmware shows what happens when you mix Touchwiz with Android.

    by Florence Ion - Feb 23, 12:50 am UTC

25. HELP DESK HACK

    Server hack prompts call for cPanel customers to take “immediate action”

    Change root and account passwords and rotate SSH keys, company advises.

    by Dan Goodin - Feb 23, 12:25 am UTC

26. And then there were four

    Microsoft joins Apple, Facebook, and Twitter; comes out as hack victim

    Machines in the Mac Business Unit were compromised.

    by Peter Bright - Feb 22, 11:51 pm UTC

27. Now he knows

    Man in blue underwear shines laser at police ’copter “just to see how far it would go”

    Now faces up to five years in jail, $250,000 fine.

    by Nate Anderson - Feb 22, 11:42 pm UTC

28. Fly by night

    New troll scam: Pay us $495 or face felony charges and jail time

    In reality, private organizations in the US can't charge anyone with felonies.

    by Timothy B. Lee - Feb 22, 10:50 pm UTC

29. Stocks and such

    Judge blocks Apple’s proxy vote over preferred stock

    Judge Sullivan said Apple is acting "impermissibly" with its proposal.

    by Jacqui Cheng - Feb 22, 9:55 pm UTC

30. see the science

    Obama Administration backs open access to all federal research

    Papers available one year after publication, data behind them preserved.

    by John Timmer - Feb 22, 9:03 pm UTC

31. downsize this lawsuit, please

    Judge tells Apple and Samsung to narrow their new patent case

    "I don't want a lot of sausage filler," says Judge Koh.

    by Joe Mullin - Feb 22, 7:45 pm UTC

32. Tick tock

    Reports: Microsoft planning to unveil Xbox successor at April event

    Company might not be willing to wait for the E3 expo in June.

    by Kyle Orland - Feb 22, 6:33 pm UTC

33. Take it out of the kid's college fund

    Google Glass to cost only slightly more than a Chromebook Pixel

    Futuristic product will hit retail this year for "less than $1,500."

    by Jon Brodkin - Feb 22, 6:14 pm UTC

34. WTF, HTC?

    HTC “failed to employ reasonable security” on Android, says FTC

    The millions of HTC tablets and phones affected must be patched within 30 days.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Feb 22, 5:59 pm UTC