Mozilla revenue $75 million in 2007, up 12 percent

Mozilla has published its financial statements for 2007, which reveal that the organization brought in $75 million. Mozilla chairperson Mitchell Baker says that Firefox's broader user base and expanded geographical reach are signs of success.

November 19, 2008 - 10:05PM CT - by Ryan Paul

It exists! Chinese Democracy launching on MySpace Music

In 1991, the original George Bush was midway through his term, music came on cassette or CD, and Guns 'N Roses released their last album of original material. That will change at midnight Thursday as Chinese Democracy, 17 years in the making, is streamed for free on MySpace Music.

November 19, 2008 - 09:10PM CT - by Eric Bangeman

Xobni Outlook plug-in gets more social, integrated

Xobni made its public debut earlier this year as an Outlook plug-in that let users visualize e-mail habits and make better use of their contacts. Now, it's back with an update that offers integration of social networking tools and services like Skype, Facebook, Hoovers, and more.

November 19, 2008 - 08:05PM CT - by David Chartier

FCC inquiry on cable channel pricing heats up, then cools down

The Chair of the FCC has been offering hot words about Comcast's response to a channel pricing inquiry. Now everybody is trying to cool off.

November 19, 2008 - 06:49PM CT - by Matthew Lasar

EPOXI spacecraft tests modified TCP/IP in outer space

What's cooler than the Internet and cooler than outer space? Why, the Internet in outer space, of course. This month, NASA is building on ten years of work by testing an Internet-esque communications protocol designed for data transmission in deep space.

November 19, 2008 - 05:36PM CT - by Ari Allyn-Feuer

Report: Online shoppers cutting back this holiday season

Thanks to inflation, low confidence in the economy, and unemployment, almost 71 percent of online shoppers plan to cut back their spending this holiday season. Things are not looking so rosy in Whoville, it seems.

November 19, 2008 - 02:40PM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

Report: Want to be a green gamer? Turn off your console

The National Resources Defense Council has a released a report revealing that a) your game consoles can greatly increase your annual electricity bill, and b) there are some very simple steps one can take to avoid such costs.

November 19, 2008 - 02:01PM CT - by Michael Thompson

McColo reconnect highlights network security gap

The ongoing battle against malware-friendly, child pornography-distributing ISP McColo hit a snag over the weekend when the ISP activated an emergency connection agreement and hopped back online. McColo's access was cut once again within hours of the reconnect, but the event raises security concerns over how such emergency contracts are negotiated.

November 19, 2008 - 01:30PM CT - by Joel Hruska

Resurrecting the mammoth? New research raises the prospect

Sequencing DNA preserved in permafrost has allowed researchers to obtain roughly two-thirds of the genome of a mammoth. In conjunction with the announcement, Nature has published a perspective on what it would take to reverse the species' extinction.

November 19, 2008 - 01:00PM CT - by John Timmer

Faster than the speed of dark: annihilations above Antarctica

New measurements from the top of the atmosphere at the bottom of the world reveal a oddity in the distribution of electrons hitting the Earth. Researchers suggest that the finding is consistent with the annihilation of dark matter particles predicted by a theory that requires extra dimensions.

November 19, 2008 - 12:30PM CT - by Matt Ford

Grow your own: tissue engineering saves patient's lung

A group of scientists from Spain, Italy, and the UK have successfully 'grown' a replacement length of airway, specific to an individual patient, and have used the airway to resect a damaged portion of her lung.

November 19, 2008 - 11:55AM CT - by Jonathan M. Gitlin

Antipiracy group pushes 10 years jail time for UK infringers

The Federation Against Software Theft is miffed at the UK Intellectual Property Office for not considering "recommended" changes to the copyright law that would punish online copyright infringers with 10 years of imprisonment in order to "bring parity with commercial dealing in pirated works."

November 19, 2008 - 11:00AM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

EU launches public consultation on Internet security

The European Union has launched a public consultation on Internet security and is requesting feedback from the public about how to address network infrastructure security challenges.

November 19, 2008 - 10:30AM CT - by Ryan Paul

FCC Commissioner calls for Portable People Meter probe

An FCC Commissioner calls for the agency to get serious about an audit of Arbitron's Portable People Meter, an issue that has the attention of the next president.

November 19, 2008 - 09:30AM CT - by Matthew Lasar

Amazon CloudFront turns S3 into content distribution network

Amazon has announced the launch of CloudFront, a new content delivery network service built on top of the company's cloud storage platform.

November 19, 2008 - 08:21AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Scientists see political attacks as badge of pride

The past few years have seen politicians attack science, including climate science, the big bang, stem cells, and research on sexuality, drug use, and HIV/AIDS. A study in PLoS Medicine examines the effect of these attacks on researchers.

November 19, 2008 - 08:15AM CT - by Jonathan M. Gitlin

Eulogy for a good friend: RIP, twisted pair telephone line

There's no imminent danger of death, but DSL has a hacking cough and a heart condition. Long term, we're looking at the end of twisted pair copper wire as a communications "pipe" into the home. The future is fiber, coax, and wireless.

November 19, 2008 - 07:15AM CT - by Nate Anderson

Google copyright deal moves forward

In a settlement announced today, Google will pay $125 million to authors and publishers affected by its Google Print service.

November 19, 2008 - 06:15AM CT - by Erica Sadun

WiFi goes green: solar-powered outdoor nodes coming soon

Meraki extends its mesh-networking line up, shipping a wall-plug node today, and a solar-powered outdoor model with battery backup in two weeks.

November 18, 2008 - 09:15PM CT - by Glenn Fleishman

Tennessee anti-P2P law to cost colleges over $13 million

Big Content got an early Christmas present from the state of Tennessee. A new law will force Tennessee colleges and universities to pay in excess of $13 million over the next two years in what is likely to be a futile attempt to stamp out campus copyright infringement.

November 18, 2008 - 08:42PM CT - by Eric Bangeman

US court orders keylogger CyberSpy to halt software sales

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won an injunction today against software vendor and keylogger developer CyberSpy. The US district court ruling prohibits CyberSpy from selling or operating its RemoteSpy software package.

November 18, 2008 - 07:37PM CT - by Joel Hruska

Judge slaps down Psystar's antitrust claims against Apple

US District Judge William Alsup has dismissed Psystar's legal counterclaims against Apple, saying that Apple has not violated various antitrust laws by tying its OS to its hardware, and that Psystar failed to provide sufficient legal support for its claims. With Apple's suit against Psystar still going strong, the clone-maker looks to be on thin ice.

November 18, 2008 - 04:39PM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

HP previews strong fourth quarter

HP had a strong fourth quarter, and the company is out to share the news by "previewing" its Q4 results. Whether this is a cagey attack aimed to hit Dell where it hurts or an attempt to stabilize a shaky market, the worldwide computer giant is confident in where it stands.

November 18, 2008 - 02:30PM CT - by Joel Hruska

Who's top in tech policy? Our new "People to Watch" list

A tech-savvy new administration is moving into DC, but who are the tech policy folks most likely to make a difference over the next several years? Join Ars and Tech Policy Central as we nominate candidates for our first-ever "Who's Who: People to Watch" list.

November 18, 2008 - 02:00PM CT - by Nate Anderson

Kodak sues LG and Samsung over alleged patent violations

Kodak has filed suit against LG and Samsung in New York district court, alleging that both companies are infringing on two of its patents related to digital imaging. The company has also filed a complaint with the International Trade Organization to bar the companies form importing infringing products into the US.

November 18, 2008 - 01:31PM CT - by Chris Foresman

Crowdsourcing patent startup could use dose of own medicine

Article One Partners wants to use crowdsourcing—and the promise of handsome payoffs—to uncover invalid patent applications. They could start with their own.

November 18, 2008 - 01:00PM CT - by Julian Sanchez

Hands on: Google lets you search with your voice on iPhone

Google has brought voice recognition to its iPhone app, allowing users to speak their queries and receive location-based search results. It's a useful and surprisingly accurate feature, though not without its drawbacks.

November 18, 2008 - 12:30PM CT - by David Chartier

Australian police warn that racing games breed bad drivers

Following a recent spike in the rates of revoked licenses amongst younger drivers, Australian police have fingered racing games as the source of "irresponsible" driving.

November 18, 2008 - 11:59AM CT - by Frank Caron

Study: many young people want to do their banking over IM

Young people tend to drive technology trends, even in otherwise "boring" industries like the financial sector. Microsoft has found that, thanks to the preferences of the "Millennial" generation, banks are changing how the public can conduct business with them.

November 18, 2008 - 11:30AM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

Microsoft on the cloud: Sharepoint and Exchange go Online

The online versions of Microsoft's solution for portals and collaboration (Sharepoint) and its solution for e-mail and calendaring (Exchange) are now available to business in the US.

November 18, 2008 - 09:27AM CT - by Emil Protalinski