Monday, May 17, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Ars Technica) 17/05/2010



Week in tech: Lucid dreams, Hurt Locker hurt, frozen methane and more

Ubuntu 10.04, codenamed Lucid Lynx, is an ambitious update of one of the most popular Linux distributions. It delivers a bold new look, some compelling usability enhancements, and tighter integration with the cloud. In our comprehensive review, Ars takes you on a deep dive into the heart of the beast.

The same group that sued more than 2,000 P2P users over Far Cry is planning to go after even more users who downloaded the film The Hurt Locker, with many more lawsuits to come.

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Week in gaming: Air Force PS3s, Humble Bundle, Halo Reach

This week we see how Sony may have limited the lifespan of an Air Force project, we look at an innovative software bundle that raised over a million dollars and is still going strong, and we dig deep into the beta for Halo: Reach.

Is that not enough? We have a PC title that allows you to play with time... as long as you can deal with the paradoxes. EA is also going to begin asking for a crisp $10 from gamers who buy sports games used and want to play online. Let's take a look at this week's biggest stories.

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