Supreme Court rejects student social media cases
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to clarify on what grounds public schools may punish students for their off-campus online speech.
The justices have not squarely addressed the student-speech issue as it applies to the digi...
Reminder: Ars is hiring two new Editors!
As we mentioned last week, 2011 was a record year for Ars. The only way to follow such a great year is by expanding, and so we announced two new positions open immediately here at Ars: Tech Policy &...
The most popular stories of 2011 on Ars Technica
As 2011 winds to a close, let's look back at the stories that were the most popular with Ars Technica's readers. These are ranked one through ten in order of the number of pageviews; no...
FCC "looking into" Verizon’s new $2 payment convenience fee
On Thursday, wireless telecom giant Verizon Wireless said it would begin charging consumers a $2 "convenience fee" for some bill payments starting January 15. That decision, which Verizon says is necessary to cover the costs of p...
Verizon drops $2 payment fee in face of FCC scrutiny, public outcry
On Thursday, wireless telecom giant Verizon Wireless said it would begin charging consumers a $2 "convenience fee" for some bill payments starting January 15. That decision, which Verizon said was necessary to cover the costs of ...
Moving files through the cloud: your favorite free file-sharing services
The cloud. It's where our music, bookmarks, passwords, and even our backups increasingly can be found. A decade ago, online storage was paltry—10 megabytes, or maybe 20 if the service provider was feeling generous. Now, it'...
How to put those gift cards you got for Christmas to good use
It's the age of gift cards. They're ubiquitous, they don't require you to guess what the recipient wants, and best of all—at least from my perspective—they don't need to be wrapped. Chances are you got some yesterday....
Week in tech: SOPA outrage edition
GoDaddy Faces boycott over SOPA support: Most Internet companies oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act, but the domain registrar GoDaddy has been supporting it. Furious customers pressured the company to change its position by declar...
Join our emergency meeting of the Luddite family support group
One thing a lot of us who write for and read Ars Technica have in common is that our technical experience often puts us in the position of having to provide tech support for our unenlightened family members. Whether...
DoJ reportedly examining Verizon’s recent spectrum purchases
While AT&T tried and failed to purchase T-Mobile, Verizon snapped up wireless spectrum from cable companies that were no longer interested in owning it. Now, the Department of Justice is taking a look at the telecom's recent ...
Week in review: takedown smackdown, black holes, "Retina" MacBook Pros, and much more
The week's news was dominated by Megaupload and UMG doing battle over the former's video being taken down from YouTube by the latter. We also learned about how a black hole in the center of our galaxy...
Testing shows proposed 4G network interferes with 75% of GPS devices
A proposed nationwide, open-access 4G wireless broadband network has hit another snag. Testing carried out by a federal agency at the behest of the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, and a handful of GP......
