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Faces of the recession

December 2nd, 2008 How the recession is impacting the companies and workers of the technology industry.

IBM to start-up: Industry vet responds to recession

December 2nd, 2008 LogLogic's Patricia Sueltz heard a clear message about the economy from investors. But she already knows a thing or two about navigating through tough times.

Obama’s attorney general pick: Good on privacy?

December 2nd, 2008 Eric Holder, the deputy attorney general under President Clinton, has criticized the warrantless wiretapping program. But he wanted to limit encryption use, and his views on other online policies may not be that far from the Bush administration's.

Text messages to tackle Africa’s HIV crisis

December 2nd, 2008 One million free text messages will be sent every day for 12 months from Monday in South Africa in a bid to raise HIV awareness and encourage testing for the disease.

Exaflood still MIA according to latest Internet traffic data

December 2nd, 2008

The Internet continues to grow, but it's in no imminent danger of severe congestion, the backbone is fine, and we have the tech to make even last-mile links future proof. The real question is: when will we deploy it?

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Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs

December 2nd, 2008 Users of Apple computers are being urged to install anti-virus software to ensure they do not fall victim to web-borne threats.

Hitachi to enter memory-based drive business with Intel

December 2nd, 2008 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics conglomerate Hitachi Ltd said it and U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp would jointly develop solid state drive (SSD) memory devices, which are seen as a promising alternative to hard disk drives.

YouTube seeks classical musicians

December 2nd, 2008 Video-sharing site YouTube launches a classical challenge to find unknown musical talent, billed an online orchestra.

Server Revenues Down In Tough Economy

December 2nd, 2008 The sales drop in expensive servers was particularly felt by vendors of RISC-Itanium Unix servers.

Equal annoyance

December 2nd, 2008 Noise device no longer only targets the young

In Deal With Hitachi, Intel Will Expand Its Flash Memory Business

December 1st, 2008 Intel will announce a deal to become the sole supplier of flash memory for a coming Hitachi line of computer drives.

Window Pong turns your browser into a game

December 1st, 2008 Your browser's pop-up blocker is great when it does what it's supposed to, but it was never programmed to let you play this 1970s arcade classic with your browser windows. Turn it off to get your game on.

Intel, Hitachi to develop solid-state drives

December 1st, 2008 Intel and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announce plans to jointly develop and deliver solid-state drives for servers, workstations, and storage systems.

Ars Ultimate Home Theater PC Guide: 1080p HDMI Edition

December 1st, 2008

If you're building a home theater PC (HTPC) this Christmas, and you won't settle for anything less than high definition, then Ars has you covered. The Ars Ultimate Home Theater PC Guide gives you the knowledge you need to build multiple configs of a stacked HTPC with support for HDMI and 1080p video playback.

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First Light-Driven Nanomachine

December 1st, 2008 A silicon nanobeam uses optical force to do mechanical work in an electrical circuit.