(By "Ryan Paul")
Mozilla announced today the availability of the first Firefox 3.6 release candidate, signifying that the new version of the program is feature-complete and almost ready for official release.
Firefox 3.6 is an incremental update with a handful of minor features and improved support for emerging Web standards. The most significant user-visible enhancement is the integration of Personas, a lightweight theming system that was originally developed by Mozilla Labs.
On the Web standards front, Firefox 3.6 delivers a major advancement for Internet typography by including the new Web Open Font Format (WOFF). JavaScript development also gets a boost thanks to new APIs for client-side file processing, support for the HTML5 asynchronous script attribute, and APIs for getting accelerometer data …
Microsoft aims for vinyl-LP-collector vibe with Game Room
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(By "Chris Foresman")
Nothing is abating the stream of tablet-related rumors as we await a supposed reveal later this month. In yet another round-up of Apple tablet rumors, we look at a "confirmation" of the upcoming tablet by a top France Télécom executive, word of a mobile version of iWork controlled with gestures, case materials that suggest possibly two different models, and the impressions of an "industry source" who claims to have seen the tablet's OS in person.
In an interview with a reporter Monday morning, the number-two executive at France Télécom, Stéphane Richard, reportedly "confirmed" that Orange customers would be getting access to the rumored device. The reporter asked Richard about the rumored impending release, which he acknowledged. When asked if Orange customers (Orange is owned by …
LED flash, better graphics, multitasking: 4G iPhone rumors
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(By "Chris Foresman")
Though most rumors as of late concern an Apple-designed tablet to be revealed later this month, the next version of the iPhone is getting its share of buzz as well. On top of a rumored CDMA version popping up on the Verizon network, here are additional details that we have caught up with recently.We have already seen some evidence that Apple might bump the iPhone's camera up to five megapixels, but there is also evidence to suggest the company may add an LED "flash" to improve its low-light picture-taking abilities. Sources for AppleInsider suggest that Apple is currently seeking a supplier for "tens of millions" of LEDs, with Philips' LUXEON LED supposedly leading the pack of possibilities. The LED "flashes" used in mobile phones are actually constant light sources, so they could be …
(By "Jacqui Cheng")
The first week of 2010 is finally over, and with it came a new wave of Apple tablet rumors, iPhone on Verizon rumors, patent applications, and buy-outs. Topped off with our review of the Mac mini with Snow Leopard server, it was a pretty busy week! Read on if you need to catch up. Antacid tablet: As the (rumored) year of the Apple tablet dawns, John Siracusa offers his predictions. Expect the expected.
A review of the Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server: Apple's Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server is aimed squarely at small businesses that, for any number of reasons, need or prefer to host their core Internet services in-house without breaking the bank. Ars kicks the tires on the new combo to see if Apple has another hit on its hands.
iTablet rumors: March arrival, Verizon 3G, UI …
Exclusively first: Microsoft defends Modern Warfare content
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(By "Ben Kuchera")
When Microsoft announced that there would be new content coming to Modern Warfare 2—and the Xbox 360 would get it first—gamers had one of two reactions. People with 360s were excited, while other gamers complained that Microsoft seemed to be yet again locking down content by writing large checks. At CES we sat down with Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg, and asked about the business of getting exclusive content.
"I think about it like a sports team, when you sign a star athlete for your team... when you sign that free agent, I think it makes your team better. At the end of the day, we want to turn as many people as possible into Xbox 360 fans."
Greenberg talks about Microsoft's line-up of exclusive content this year as being incredibly strong. "And then to say, on top of that, …
Week in Microsoft: Ballmer kicks off CES 2010
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(By "Emil Protalinski")
Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories:
Microsoft kicks off CES with a look back and glance forward: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show to revisit some of his company's recent successes and to lay out a vision for where it's headed (our liveblog). There was no major Apple-preempting tablet announcement, however.
Microsoft legal unfazed by Ubuntu Windows XP GUI clone: Microsoft legal has decided to react passively to the news of Ylmf OS, a Linux distribution that clones the look and feel of Windows XP.
Week in review: format wars, the Google phone, and the noosphere
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(By "Eric Bangeman")
Remember the format wars? Ars looks back at the heated battles between VHS and Betamax as well as HD DVD and Blu-ray, wondering if, now that the dust has settled, the end of the format wars is nigh.
Ars takes you back to the days when the 'Net was going to cure us of nationalism, governments, recessions, and even our physical bodies. Was there anything to all that crazy stuff?
The Nexus One is a sharp-looking smartphone, but, as nice as it is, it is the least significant thing that Google announced on Tuesday. The real news is Google's online store, and what it means for the US wireless industry.
Week in gaming: Golden Ars Awards, year in quotes, and more
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(By "Eric Bangeman")
Want to know which game had its hype deflated the quickest, which game was missing a dimension, which game had the most butthurt fans, and which game was most likely to ruin a relationship? Check out the 2009 Golden Ars Awards recognizing the good, the bad, and the ugly from the world of gaming.Steam had deals aplenty over the holidays, but gamers found that the service needs work to become the ideal platform for PC gaming. While some of the problems can be fixed, many are up to publishers and may never be solved. In a perfect world, here is what we'd do with Steam.A lot happened in 2009: blockbuster games were released, controversies ran rampant, and everyone was talking. Ars looks back at the stories of 2009 through quotes from some of the biggest names in gaming.
RCX4 Star Stryker is an X-Wing by any other name
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(By "Ari Allyn-Feuer")
I was lured in the same way as everyone else. The tiny Asian man at his tiny, underfurnished booth was showing off a flying X-wing toy. To draw spectators, he'd deftly fly the toy to another booth, hold it there for a second, and fly it back to his booth along with captivated floorwalkers.
The Incom T-65 RCX4 is an X-Wing fighter helicopter, with four screws, one each on the front, back, and two sides. Of course, there are lots of helicopter toys out there, but the RCX4 wowed with its dexterity. The tagline of vendor Digittronics is "easy to fly," and the demo showed off the RCX4's ease of handling features, including gyroscopic control of balance, and some kind of automatic climb rate control. The operator could abandon the controls for several seconds, and the RCX4 would stay …
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