(Translated by https://www.hiragana.jp/)
Ars Technica
The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20111119150020/http://arstechnica.com:80/

Fast neutrinos, C-P violations, and the shrinking space for the Higgs

Fast neutrinos, C-P violations, and the shrinking space for the Higgs
Published November 18, 2011 2:55 PM - by | Posted in: Nobel Intent

It's been a busy week in physics, as there have been updates on the hunt for the Higgs, faster than light neutrinos, and some new data about the decay of particles containing charm quarks.

Read More
Comment (44)

Don't hand it to Junior just yet: Kindle Fire lacks key purchase controls

Published November 18, 2011 2:00 PM - by | Posted in: Gear & Gadgets

At the moment, there's precious little you can do to stop whoever's using your Kindle Fire from buying everything in sight... except remove your credit cards from Amazon altogether.

Read More
Comment (39)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin donates $500,000 toward Wikipedia's $28M budget

Published November 18, 2011 1:20 PM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

With the annual Wikipedia fundraiser underway, the foundation created by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki has given a $500,000 grant to help Wikipedia meet its $28.3 million annual budget.

Read More
Comment (69)

Why Apple rejected AMD's Llano in the MacBook Air

Why Apple rejected AMD's Llano in the MacBook Air
Published November 18, 2011 1:15 PM - by | Posted in: Infinite Loop

Apple may have considered AMD's Fusion platform for the MacBook Air before settling on Intel. Aside from production issues with limited available quantities, there are important performance reasons for Apple to keep using Intel processors.

Read More
Comment (70)

Rayman Origins—the best 2D platformer no one's talking about

<em>Rayman Origins</em>&mdash;the best 2D platformer no one's talking about
Published November 18, 2011 12:10 PM - by | Posted in: Opposable Thumbs

Rayman Origins features above-average platforming and some inventive touches, but the real star is the detail and care put into the game's world and characters. This is a game that's nearly as much fun to watch as it is to play.

Read More
Comment (43)

New, recyclable plastic lets you weld pieces together with a hairdryer

New, recyclable plastic lets you weld pieces together with a hairdryer
Published November 18, 2011 11:33 AM - by | Posted in: Nobel Intent

A new polymer can dynamically rearrange its chemical bonds at high temperatures, making it easy to recycle, remold, and even weld separate pieces together.

Read More
Comment (20)

Kindle Fire dragged into Apple's "app store" suit against Amazon

Published November 18, 2011 10:21 AM - by | Posted in: Infinite Loop

Amazon began dropping "for Android" from its "Amazon Appstore for Android" marketing when it first introduced the Kindle Fire. Apple argues that Amazon is now doing even more harm to its own "App Store" trademark.

Read More
Comment (120)

"Occupy Flash" campaign urges users to uninstall Adobe Flash plugin

Published November 18, 2011 10:00 AM - by | Posted in: Uptime

A small group of anonymous Web developers have launched a campaign to uninstall Adobe's Flash player from browsers, part of an effort to get Web developers to adopt HTML5.

Read More
Comment (137)

Torchlight 2 delayed until 2012, and that's great news

Published November 18, 2011 8:57 AM - by | Posted in: Opposable Thumbs

Torchlight 2 has been delayed until 2012 in order to give the game an extra layer of polish.

Read More
Comment (83)

Anonymous "dimnet" tries to create hedge against DNS censorship

Anonymous "dimnet" tries to create hedge against DNS censorship
Published November 17, 2011 7:00 PM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

The Dot-BIT project is building a virtual top-level domain based on the same technology used to create Bitcoin digital currency. Its aim is to preserve anonymity, keep laws from censoring the Internet, and make a more resilient DNS.

Read More
Comment (30)

Strange bedfellows: Nancy Pelosi, Ron Paul join SOPA opposition

Strange bedfellows: Nancy Pelosi, Ron Paul join SOPA opposition
Published November 17, 2011 5:15 PM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-TX) don't agree on much, but both members of the House of Representatives have announced their opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Read More
Comment (112)

The Great Dying: first it warmed, then it burned

The Great Dying: first it warmed, then it burned
Published November 17, 2011 4:31 PM - by | Posted in: Nobel Intent

A precise date on the start of the mass extinction known as the Great Dying provides a clearer picture of how a changing climate set the backdrop for a sudden die-off.

Read More
Comment (45)

Microsoft's table-sized tablet Surfaces for pre-order

Microsoft's table-sized tablet Surfaces for pre-order
Published November 17, 2011 2:30 PM - by | Posted in: Gear & Gadgets

The next-generation version of Microsoft Surface, the giant, table-sized tablet aimed at business customers, can now be pre-ordered through Samsung.

Read More
Comment (141)

More iTunes Match answers: DJ sets, how to replace music, and more

More iTunes Match answers: DJ sets, how to replace music, and more
Published November 17, 2011 1:20 PM - by | Posted in: Infinite Loop

Earlier this week, we answered some of the most common questions about how iTunes Match works. Readers have sent in more ever since! Here are a new set of answers to your Match questions.

Read More
Comment (70)

Don't call it a tablet: the Kindle Fire reviewed

Don't call it a tablet: the Kindle Fire reviewed
Published November 17, 2011 12:30 PM - by | Posted in: Gear & Gadgets
feature

The Kindle Fire has landed, and several of Amazon's promises have gone unfulfilled. But it's not bad so long as you keep repeating this mantra: the Kindle Fire is not a tablet.

Read More (3 pages)
Comment (144)

Leaping lizards: openSUSE 12.1 officially released

Leaping lizards: openSUSE 12.1 officially released
Published November 17, 2011 10:45 AM - by | Posted in: Uptime

openSUSE 12.1 has been released with KDE 4.7, GNOME 3.2, and version 3.1 of the Linux kernel.

Read More
Comment (42)

Android malware infections skyrocket, says Juniper

Android malware infections skyrocket, says Juniper
Published November 17, 2011 10:28 AM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

For several years, Juniper Networks has been monitoring mobile malware infections on its customers' networks. The firm says infection rates have quadrupled in the last six weeks.

Read More
Comment (63)

Security researcher gets root on Windows 8 with bootkit

Published November 17, 2011 10:00 AM - by | Posted in: Uptime

"Stoned Lite," a boot virus developed by Austrian security researcher Peter Kleissner, can allegedly get past Windows 8's secure boot and achieve root-level access to the system.

Read More
Comment (88)

Yes, that's a button! The Kindle Touch reviewed

Yes, that's a button! The Kindle Touch reviewed
Published November 17, 2011 9:41 AM - by | Posted in: Gear & Gadgets

The Kindle Touch gets rid of most of the buttons and, in the process, gains the most usable keyboard of any of Amazon's e-Ink readers.

Read More
Comment (78)

Google opens music download store, welcomes artists to upload directly

Google opens music download store, welcomes artists to upload directly
Published November 16, 2011 5:43 PM - by | Posted in: Gear & Gadgets

Google Music is now open to the public and its streaming features will remain free. But that's not all: Google has also decided to begin selling music downloads directly to customers, and will even let artists upload their own content, bypassing music labels.

Read More
Comment (136)

Are SOPA sponsors about to make themselves felons? Probably not

Are SOPA sponsors about to make themselves felons? Probably not
Published November 16, 2011 4:56 PM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

reddit readers noticed that sponsors of the Stop Online Piracy Act have copyrighted news clips on their websites. Would SOPA's streaming provisions make them felons? We talked to a law professor who poured cold water on the theory.

Read More
Comment (44)

Sweet sanity: 75% of Americans say infringement fines should be under $100

Sweet sanity: 75% of Americans say infringement fines should be under $100
Published November 16, 2011 4:48 PM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

Current US law allows for up to $150,000 damage awards for each online infringement. $100 should be the max, say 75% of those surveyed.

Read More
Comment (122)

Rambus loses $4 billion antitrust suit filed against memory chip makers

Published November 16, 2011 4:41 PM - by | Posted in: Law & Disorder

Rambus has lost a long-running antitrust case against Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor, with a jury rejecting claims that the defendants fixed the prices of memory chips to drive Rambus out of the market.

Read More
Comment (38)

Nokia Windows 8 tablet coming in June 2012?

Nokia Windows 8 tablet coming in June 2012?
Published November 16, 2011 4:37 PM - by | Posted in: Gear & Gadgets

The head of Nokia France has said that the Finnish company plans to sell a Windows 8 tablet, possibly as early as June 2012. The tablet itself makes sense, given past statements by Nokia and its partnership with Microsoft. The timing, however, is a surprise.

Read More
Comment (50)

Skyrim sells a reported 3.5 million units in 2 days, shows demand for single-player gaming

<em>Skyrim</em> sells a reported 3.5 million units in 2 days, shows demand for single-player gaming
Published November 16, 2011 4:12 PM - by | Posted in: Opposable Thumbs

Skyrim isn't just a critical hit, as the game's publisher estimates around 3.5 million copies of the game have been sold in two days. Gamers are happy to support big budget, lengthy single-player games.

Read More
Comment (127)