Gears of War isn’t getting critical acclaim because it’s unique or revolutionary. The game will be recognizable to anyone who’s picked up a game controller in the past 10 years. What’s the big deal, then? Epic Games set out to make Gears of War as the gaming equivalent of a top-notch popcorn movie, and they succeeded…
So you’ve just started a new business, and have a million things to worry about; computer security is the last thing on your mind. But it shouldn’t be–malware and other threats have the power to bring a small business to its knees. Here is a guide to the most common network security threats and how to prevent them.
An improvement under development is the ability to support power-hungry graphics cards. And a feature called Input-Output Virtualization is designed to make it easier for multiple virtual machines, each with its own operating system, to share PCI devices such as network cards.
Flickr album of really cool crafts done using only plastic beads with characters such as Quickman, Yoshi, Shyguy, Link, and more. A must see.
Getting your story on the front page of digg is a great accomplishment. But it’s not everything in the world. This article discusses about a website that has survived a digg, and is now preparing for it’s future. It’s important to take care of your website after you’re popular. Read on to learn more.
* Firefox stole features from Opera.
* Opera stole features from Firefox.
* Opera is a better embedded browser (congratulations on Wii).
* Both are fantastic browsers.
* Asa is a troll
We had the chance to talk to Bram Cohen, the inventor of BitTorrent and the co-founder if BitTorrent Inc. He goes into detail about the recent the acquisition of uTorrent, how to deal with encrypting ISPs, a streamable version of BitTorrent, BitTorrent
Ars Technica takes a look at the upsides and downsides of games on bluray. The results might surprise you.
Apple shipped 1,606,000 Macintosh computers and 21,066,000 iPods during its december quarter, representing 28 percent growth in Macs and 50 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter. The Company posted record revenue of $7.1 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, or $1.14 per diluted share.
Two 15 year olds in Germany have been arrested for kidnap and murder, and have publicly used the aliases of ‘Sepheroth’ and ‘Reno’ instead of their real names. Once the public figured out where the names came from, the media has begun calling Final Fantasy VII ‘Killerspiele’ - which translates to ‘killer game’ in German. Cosplays just got creepier.
Are you looking to get rid of those extra pounds you packed on over the holiday season? Ars is here to help with your New Year’s resolutions with this guide to gaming that weight away.
The latest update in the campaign to free you from the shackles of your Verizon contract (especially if you want to switch to Cingular and get one of the purty iPhones in June)