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    Internet petitioners want Xbox One’s digital sharing features back

    All it was going to be was a slightly enhanced by expansion of number of titles demo service, for both good and bad. Each game would be able to be demoed but it would not be a tailored demo, only a timed play session, and added to that a limited amount of sessions which currently does not exist...
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    Internet petitioners want Xbox One’s digital sharing features back

    They had every incentive to tell the "truth" if this was actually the way it was going to work, especially in the midst of the disaster, at least they would have had something positive, yet the fact they stayed vague and mum about the details just like everything else that they stayed mum about...
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    Internet petitioners want Xbox One’s digital sharing features back

    Yes but common sense points to it being true. Take their past behavior and future plans for the system, monetization of everything and ads upon more ads. Statistically and evidence based, the possibility of it being anything more then the described demos and up selling scenario are close to...
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    Google forbids facial recognition apps on Glass in the name of privacy

    All showboating, like a peacock fluffing up its feathers but when wet looks like a scrawny thing with no actual substance. It can easily be hacked - and will be - to add these types of programs and it will only increase as time goes on; this is nothing more then a way to gesture preemptively...
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    Double Fine returns to the Kickstarter well to fill a Massive Chalice

    Double Fine has turned into nothing but the world's richest pan handlers. Success after success with no risk and free money given to them and they are still asking for more free money and the risk of investment put on the backers rather then them taking responsibility fully for what makes them...
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    How the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computing

    PS3 was not more powerful then the 360. CPU was if used perfectly; GPU and available RAM - you know, things for games were always inferior. You're ignoring marketing, 3rd party support, hardware reliability etc. You're over simplifying the issue. The problems with those systems had nothing...
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    How the Xbox One draws more processing power from cloud computing

    The only reason why they are even doing this is they know their system is inferior in specs (RAM, -50% GPU and 3 GB system bloat could equal being 2X less powerful) and is only going to get worse in the future and it's going to be an ever growing issue; hence this discussion. It's simply a...
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    Report: ESPN may pay to exempt its content from wireless data caps

    "But wireless companies are permitted to discriminate as long as they're transparent about it and don't block sites outright." So basically bribery for violating net neutrality is ok, as long as they're showing how much money they are bribing; thanks Obama. Basically in line with everything he...
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    Hands-on with Acer’s Aspire R7, the strangest convertible PC we‘ve ever s

    A lot of these features are great and cool and all, but I just can't get over the inability to upgrade, especially for this model as mentioned it has some good concepts but is a little late coming out of the oven with the new CPU's coming out so soon; even then though ...they're pretty weak in...
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    Like rest of the feds, the IRS can get your e-mails with no problem

    IRS thinks we don't have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" for our inboxes so can look at them any time it wants. Funny, they're password protected, encouraged to be one of your strongest, encrypted so it remains private in transfer, etc. I don't let my family see my inbox period, even...
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    “Police raided me” says leaker who tried selling next-gen Xbox dev kit

    The police are supposed to be enforcing public laws, not private contracts, and only if you have enough money.
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    Society's key to finding the next Earth: The Ars guide to exoplanets

    Thanks bro, this is exactly what I wanted to know, becuase of ...you know my faster-then-light colony ship. G'dammit I suck at expressing my emotions.
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    Russia, in adding to new blacklist, blocks site used by dissidents

    "Back in the fall, the Kremlin put into place a much-derided-from-the-West “Internet blacklist.” When it was launched in November, Moscow blocked access to over 180 sites that it deemed were offensive to Russian interests. In particular, this blacklist was meant as a way to protect minors from...
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    “PlayStation 4K” and “Xbox Durango” will be key to Ultra HD a

    For me, my 360 was the only driving force in my eventual purchasing of an HD TV; I just wanted my games to look better as I don't watch TV. So yes I think the same thing can happen next cycle for many people, even me as I may purchase a better one.
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    In-game micro-transactions rear their ugly head in <i>Dead Space 3</i>

    Cheat codes don't exists anymore becuase now, they sell them. A Free to Play ecosystem in a supposed full priced game. EA just more and more puts a bad taste in my mouth, further justifying my now year and a half ban on their games. I won't be playing this one either.
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    Kim Dotcom’s new file locker “Mega” opens to the public

    Then it's just the type of competition the business needs.
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    AMD accuses former top employees of stealing over 100,000 documents

    It still pretty much confirms all the rumors that both Microsoft and Sony will be using AMD tech for their next-gen systems though; the old rumors also stated the WiiU was using AMD and that proved correct as well. Regarding the other aspect of the story, I can't help but feel sorry for AMD...
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    Hands-on with the Sony Xperia ZL and the Xperia Z

    Hmm, unless something wild comes out I'll seriously consider this phone, it actually has everything it seems except one thing which I also highly value which is regular OS updates. I've only bought phones that were Google Nexus ones for that reason, I don't want to be part of these horror...
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    Hands-on with the Sony Xperia ZL and the Xperia Z

    These phones sound interesting (for once) from Sony and I'm in the market; does it have a MicroSD card slot? I like the fact it is somewhat weatherproof, I've never ruined a phone from water before but it would be a nice feeling to not have to treat a phone like I'm carrying this incredibly...
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    Windows 8 takes 1 percent of Web usage as Internet Explorer gains

    I remember you guys used to include Ars readers browser usage and then a small analysis in context with the previous information, that was my favorite part! Hopefully you include it again in the future.