O:9:"MagpieRSS":23:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:20:{i:0;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:58:"The Future of Driving, Part I: Robots and Grand Challenges";s:4:"link";s:92:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/eg8FoFu-5PM/future-of-driving-part-1.ars";s:4:"guid";s:68:"http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/future-of-driving-part-1.ars";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:30:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:33:"leex1008@umn.edu (Timothy B. Lee)";s:11:"description";s:1096:"
In recent years, progress toward self-driving cars has proceeded rapidly. In the first part of our three-part series, Ars looks at current technologies: in the lab and in the showroom.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:68:"http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/future-of-driving-part-1.ars";}s:7:"summary";s:1096:"In recent years, progress toward self-driving cars has proceeded rapidly. In the first part of our three-part series, Ars looks at current technologies: in the lab and in the showroom.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222749000;}i:1;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:51:"UK spy agency looking for a few good Facebook users";s:4:"link";s:129:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/K61JwrYHHAk/20080929-uk-spy-agency-looking-for-a-few-good-facebook-users.html";s:4:"guid";s:102:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-uk-spy-agency-looking-for-a-few-good-facebook-users.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:26:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)";s:11:"description";s:1187:"The days of the stuffy job fair are fading as recruiters favor the Internet, where social networking sites are enabling organizations, including government agencies, to target the exact audiences they're looking for when it comes to recruits.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:102:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-uk-spy-agency-looking-for-a-few-good-facebook-users.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1187:"The days of the stuffy job fair are fading as recruiters favor the Internet, where social networking sites are enabling organizations, including government agencies, to target the exact audiences they're looking for when it comes to recruits.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222745160;}i:2;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Microsoft tries to put fear of God into scareware vendors";s:4:"link";s:135:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/ar4sP5LeksY/20080929-microsoft-tries-to-put-fear-of-god-into-scareware-vendors.html";s:4:"guid";s:108:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-microsoft-tries-to-put-fear-of-god-into-scareware-vendors.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:20:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"jhruska@arstechnica.com (Joel Hruska)";s:11:"description";s:1227:"Microsoft and Washington State are teaming up again, this time with an eye on software providers who market unnecessary repair/maintenance products. Such programs, known colloquially as "scareware," cost users significant amounts of money, and provide unnecessary "protection."
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:108:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-microsoft-tries-to-put-fear-of-god-into-scareware-vendors.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1227:"Microsoft and Washington State are teaming up again, this time with an eye on software providers who market unnecessary repair/maintenance products. Such programs, known colloquially as "scareware," cost users significant amounts of money, and provide unnecessary "protection."
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222741200;}i:3;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Australian ISPs offer US advice, smugness, on net neutrality";s:4:"link";s:136:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/v8lENUVl2xI/20080929-australian-isps-offer-us-advice-smugness-on-net-neutrality.html";s:4:"guid";s:109:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-australian-isps-offer-us-advice-smugness-on-net-neutrality.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:15:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"jtimmer@arstechnica.com (John Timmer)";s:11:"description";s:1203:"An interview with three Australian ISPs finds them convinced that their metered service model has lessons for their counterparts in the US, who wouldn't have to worry about net neutrality if they'd simply institute Australian-style usage-based pricing.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:109:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-australian-isps-offer-us-advice-smugness-on-net-neutrality.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1203:"An interview with three Australian ISPs finds them convinced that their metered service model has lessons for their counterparts in the US, who wouldn't have to worry about net neutrality if they'd simply institute Australian-style usage-based pricing.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222737300;}i:4;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:54:"Adobe, Amazon point fingers over video ripping exploit";s:4:"link";s:131:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/piBSdqKgg0w/20080929-adobe-amazon-point-fingers-over-video-ripping-exploit.html";s:4:"guid";s:104:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-adobe-amazon-point-fingers-over-video-ripping-exploit.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:10:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"jhruska@arstechnica.com (Joel Hruska)";s:11:"description";s:1278:"A recently discovered flaw in Amazon's Video on Demand service allows users to rip Flash streams, but it's not clear that Adobe deserves all the blame on this one. Amazon may have made mistakes of its own, in the name of improving user convenience, and the company's online content distribution system could be headed for a revamp.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:104:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-adobe-amazon-point-fingers-over-video-ripping-exploit.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1278:"A recently discovered flaw in Amazon's Video on Demand service allows users to rip Flash streams, but it's not clear that Adobe deserves all the blame on this one. Amazon may have made mistakes of its own, in the name of improving user convenience, and the company's online content distribution system could be headed for a revamp.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222733400;}i:5;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:43:"Hands on: Nero's LiquidTV, TiVo for your PC";s:4:"link";s:118:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/CcJiCTrauDs/20080929-hands-on-neros-liquidtv-tivo-for-your-pc.html";s:4:"guid";s:91:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-hands-on-neros-liquidtv-tivo-for-your-pc.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:05:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:38:"david@arstechnica.com (David Chartier)";s:11:"description";s:1213:"Nero announced LiquidTV today, a combination software and hardware product that brings TiVo and much of its glory to Windows PCs, complete with that great remote. Ars Technica spoke with Nero and went hands on to see how well TiVo software performs outside of its natural habitat.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:91:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-hands-on-neros-liquidtv-tivo-for-your-pc.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1213:"Nero announced LiquidTV today, a combination software and hardware product that brings TiVo and much of its glory to Windows PCs, complete with that great remote. Ars Technica spoke with Nero and went hands on to see how well TiVo software performs outside of its natural habitat.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222725900;}i:6;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:54:"Congress finally passes broadband data collection bill";s:4:"link";s:132:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/oyMXUICzB-k/20080929-congress-finally-passes-broadband-data-collection-bill.html";s:4:"guid";s:105:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-congress-finally-passes-broadband-data-collection-bill.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:04:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:36:"nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)";s:11:"description";s:1207:"Days before recessing for the year, the Senate has at last passed the Broadband Data Improvement Act. It directs the FCC to gather far more detailed (and useful) information about the US broadband market, including better deployment maps and price information.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:105:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-congress-finally-passes-broadband-data-collection-bill.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1207:"Days before recessing for the year, the Senate has at last passed the Broadband Data Improvement Act. It directs the FCC to gather far more detailed (and useful) information about the US broadband market, including better deployment maps and price information.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222711440;}i:7;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:51:"Norway gives Apple deadline to open up FairPlay DRM";s:4:"link";s:129:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/8Jtx5DT99RI/20080929-norway-gives-apple-deadline-to-open-up-fairplay-drm.html";s:4:"guid";s:102:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-norway-gives-apple-deadline-to-open-up-fairplay-drm.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:27:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:38:"ars@chrisforesman.com (Chris Foresman)";s:11:"description";s:1203:"Nobody likes DRM, especially not the Norwegian Consumer Council. Consumer Ombudsman Bjørn Erik Thon is, after two years of requests and meetings, giving Apple until November to make FairPlay-protected content compatible with competing portable music players.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:102:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-norway-gives-apple-deadline-to-open-up-fairplay-drm.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1203:"Nobody likes DRM, especially not the Norwegian Consumer Council. Consumer Ombudsman Bjørn Erik Thon is, after two years of requests and meetings, giving Apple until November to make FairPlay-protected content compatible with competing portable music players.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222709220;}i:8;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:54:"Survey: companies should give a Tweet, join social web";s:4:"link";s:130:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/K21TalwVsLw/20080929-survey-companies-should-give-a-tweet-join-social-web.html";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-survey-companies-should-give-a-tweet-join-social-web.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:55:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng)";s:11:"description";s:1207:"Americans not only expect companies to have a presence on various social media sites, according to a new report by Cone, they also expect those companies to interact with customers, help troubleshoot problems, and even solicit feedback on products and services.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:103:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-survey-companies-should-give-a-tweet-join-social-web.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1207:"Americans not only expect companies to have a presence on various social media sites, according to a new report by Cone, they also expect those companies to interact with customers, help troubleshoot problems, and even solicit feedback on products and services.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222707300;}i:9;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Sprint flips the switch on Xohm: WiMAX now live in Baltimore";s:4:"link";s:137:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/sz6-lnuZvVo/20080929-sprint-flips-the-switch-on-xohm-wimax-now-live-in-baltimore.html";s:4:"guid";s:110:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-sprint-flips-the-switch-on-xohm-wimax-now-live-in-baltimore.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:48:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:36:"nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)";s:11:"description";s:1135:"Sprint's new WiMAX data network, XOHM, launches today in Baltimore with no contracts and no restrictions. It also promises 2-4Mbps download speeds and ushers in the "4G wireless era."
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:110:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-sprint-flips-the-switch-on-xohm-wimax-now-live-in-baltimore.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1135:"Sprint's new WiMAX data network, XOHM, launches today in Baltimore with no contracts and no restrictions. It also promises 2-4Mbps download speeds and ushers in the "4G wireless era."
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222703280;}i:10;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:53:"Report: new DS hardware coming; will the DS go iPod? ";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/On99fM_XW7c/20080929-report-new-ds-hardware-coming-will-the-ds-go-ipod.html";s:4:"guid";s:100:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-report-new-ds-hardware-coming-will-the-ds-go-ipod.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:17:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:38:"bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera)";s:11:"description";s:1141:"A report in a Japanese business publication may have broken the news of a new DS with built-in camera and music playback. If true, Nintendo may be eying the personal media player market in a big way.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:100:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-report-new-ds-hardware-coming-will-the-ds-go-ipod.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1141:"A report in a Japanese business publication may have broken the news of a new DS with built-in camera and music playback. If true, Nintendo may be eying the personal media player market in a big way.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222701420;}i:11;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:52:"Bill would force satellite radio units to go digital";s:4:"link";s:130:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/wRVtPo_0pCU/20080929-bill-would-force-satellite-radio-units-to-go-digital.html";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-bill-would-force-satellite-radio-units-to-go-digital.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:15:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:34:"ml@lasarletter.net (Matthew Lasar)";s:11:"description";s:1080:"A new bill would mandate HD radio in all satellite radio tuners. But participants in the FCC's proceeding on the matter hate the idea.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:103:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-bill-would-force-satellite-radio-units-to-go-digital.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1080:"A new bill would mandate HD radio in all satellite radio tuners. But participants in the FCC's proceeding on the matter hate the idea.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222697700;}i:12;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Classmate PC gets a boost with million-unit Venezuelan order";s:4:"link";s:138:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/RHv8my5vXaU/20080929-classmate-pc-gets-a-boost-with-million-unit-venezuelan-order.html";s:4:"guid";s:111:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-classmate-pc-gets-a-boost-with-million-unit-venezuelan-order.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:42:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"segphault@arstechnica.com (Ryan Paul)";s:11:"description";s:1085:"The government of Venezuela has ordered one million low-cost Classmate PC laptops to be shipped to students with Linux preinstalled.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:111:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-classmate-pc-gets-a-boost-with-million-unit-venezuelan-order.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1085:"The government of Venezuela has ordered one million low-cost Classmate PC laptops to be shipped to students with Linux preinstalled.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222695720;}i:13;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:53:"EFF to court: Tread carefully when ruling on LimeWire";s:4:"link";s:130:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/eEva5iITTcY/20080929-eff-to-court-tread-carefully-when-ruling-on-limewire.html";s:4:"guid";s:103:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-eff-to-court-tread-carefully-when-ruling-on-limewire.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:45:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:38:"david@arstechnica.com (David Chartier)";s:11:"description";s:1214:"Are technology manufacturers liable if customers use their products for piracy? The EFF, CDT and other digital rights groups submitted an amicus brief in the Arista v. LimeWire case asking the court to take care in weighing these issues, or innovation could be at risk.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:103:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-eff-to-court-tread-carefully-when-ruling-on-limewire.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1214:"Are technology manufacturers liable if customers use their products for piracy? The EFF, CDT and other digital rights groups submitted an amicus brief in the Arista v. LimeWire case asking the court to take care in weighing these issues, or innovation could be at risk.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222692300;}i:14;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:46:"Windows 7 to finally go public in late October";s:4:"link";s:124:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/P89sVnGc8wI/20080929-windows-7-to-finally-go-public-in-late-october.html";s:4:"guid";s:97:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-windows-7-to-finally-go-public-in-late-october.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:35:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:15:" (Peter Bright)";s:11:"description";s:1256:"Developers attending Microsoft's PDC event next month will be among the first to get their hands on a public beta of Windows 7. PDC is sure to cast light on Windows 7's uncharacteristically secretive development process, but some mysteries are sure to remain, including the all-important question of the release date.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:97:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-windows-7-to-finally-go-public-in-late-october.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1256:"Developers attending Microsoft's PDC event next month will be among the first to get their hands on a public beta of Windows 7. PDC is sure to cast light on Windows 7's uncharacteristically secretive development process, but some mysteries are sure to remain, including the all-important question of the release date.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222688100;}i:15;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Overturning Copernicus, eliminating dark energy";s:4:"link";s:124:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/7e99ZIhfklY/20080929-overturning-copernicus-may-resolve-dark-energy.html";s:4:"guid";s:97:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-overturning-copernicus-may-resolve-dark-energy.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:30:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:30:"zeotherm@gmail.com (Matt Ford)";s:11:"description";s:1220:"A paper set to be published in an upcoming edition of Physical Review Letters postulates that dark energy may not exist. In order to explain this, however, researchers reject the longstanding Copernican principle which says that Earth does not exist in a "special" location.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:97:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080929-overturning-copernicus-may-resolve-dark-energy.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1220:"A paper set to be published in an upcoming edition of Physical Review Letters postulates that dark energy may not exist. In order to explain this, however, researchers reject the longstanding Copernican principle which says that Earth does not exist in a "special" location.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222684200;}i:16;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Alcatel's $1.5 billion MP3 patent payout denied on appeal";s:4:"link";s:158:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/hTYMe6JNTLA/20080928-court-denies-alcatels-appeal-to-reinstate-1-5-billion-judgment-against-microsoft.html";s:4:"guid";s:131:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080928-court-denies-alcatels-appeal-to-reinstate-1-5-billion-judgment-against-microsoft.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:55:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"jhruska@arstechnica.com (Joel Hruska)";s:11:"description";s:1246:"Alcatel-Lucent's struggle to receive the $1.52 billion it was once "rightfully" awarded in an MP3 patent infringement case against Microsoft may have been dealt a fatal blow on Friday, after the federal court of appeals upheld an earlier decision throwing out the damages.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:131:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080928-court-denies-alcatels-appeal-to-reinstate-1-5-billion-judgment-against-microsoft.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1246:"Alcatel-Lucent's struggle to receive the $1.52 billion it was once "rightfully" awarded in an MP3 patent infringement case against Microsoft may have been dealt a fatal blow on Friday, after the federal court of appeals upheld an earlier decision throwing out the damages.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222664100;}i:17;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:52:"Web 2.Rockstar: The robotic tale of Jonathan Coulton";s:4:"link";s:94:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/GVEEX_fBOWY/jonathan-coulton-interview.ars";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/jonathan-coulton-interview.ars";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:30:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:38:"bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera)";s:11:"description";s:1210:"The music industry may be adrift, but there are still careers to be had if you don't mind being a little adventurous. Jonathan Coulton has ridden geeky songs and the creative commons license to fame, and he makes a decent living doing it. Our interview with the master of robots and squids inside.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:70:"http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/jonathan-coulton-interview.ars";}s:7:"summary";s:1210:"The music industry may be adrift, but there are still careers to be had if you don't mind being a little adventurous. Jonathan Coulton has ridden geeky songs and the creative commons license to fame, and he makes a decent living doing it. Our interview with the master of robots and squids inside.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222662600;}i:18;a:9:{s:5:"title";s:56:"Hands on: SkyFire browser brings Gecko to Windows Mobile";s:4:"link";s:133:"http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/3xENadEEk2U/20080928-hands-on-skyfire-browser-brings-gecko-on-windows-mobile.html";s:4:"guid";s:106:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080928-hands-on-skyfire-browser-brings-gecko-on-windows-mobile.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT";s:6:"author";s:37:"segphault@arstechnica.com (Ryan Paul)";s:11:"description";s:1226:"The new SkyFire web browser uses server-side prerendering with Firefox's Gecko engine to bring a desktop-like web experience to mobile devices. Ars puts SkyFire to the test and discusses some of the underlying technology with the company's senior director of product management.
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";s:10:"feedburner";a:1:{s:8:"origlink";s:106:"http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080928-hands-on-skyfire-browser-brings-gecko-on-windows-mobile.html";}s:7:"summary";s:1226:"The new SkyFire web browser uses server-side prerendering with Firefox's Gecko engine to bring a desktop-like web experience to mobile devices. Ars puts SkyFire to the test and discusses some of the underlying technology with the company's senior director of product management.
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