Week in gaming: Sony vs. Hotz, 3DS battery, Dragon Age 2 characters
This week in gaming we looked at the latest in the George Hotz case and wondered which serial number is the "right" one... and if that even matters for jurisdiction. We explored the issue of gay characters in Dragon Age 2, and saw how different people had vastly different expectations for sexual orientation in RPGs. We played with the Nyko third-party 3DS battery and found that it does what it set out to do: the 3DS can now be played in some marathon sessions.Come in, and take a look at last week's biggest stories.
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Week in science: high-performance computers and radiation risks
High-performance computing on gamer PCs, Part 1: Hardware: In this three-part series, Ars takes you inside the process of building a high-performance computing cluster from the same kinds of gaming-oriented PC hardware that you'll find in our system guides. This first installment describes the design of the system, and includes performance benchmarks.Know your nukes: understanding radiation risks in Japan: What are the real risks associated with the materials that have escaped from the Fukushima reactors? Understanding the dangers requires knowing how individual radioactive isotopes behave.
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Week in Apple: it's getting to be WWDC season
Apple announced WWDC 2011 this week, sparking new discussion about Apple's OS focus and whether the company plans to change its iPhone hardware release schedule. We also covered an HD mirroring hack for the iPad, the modified Apple Design Awards, and Apple's legal fight with Nokia. Read on for the weekly roundup:iPad wireless HD mirroring hack makes for better presentations: A fairly simple hack adds wireless streaming video to the iPad 2, making the tablet a better presentation solution for teachers and other presenters that need to move around the room.
Rumor: voice-controlled, cloud streaming LTE iPhone this fall: Waiting for the fall could give Apple time to integrate newer, lower power LTE chips into the next-generation iPhone. The company may also include new features based on technology acquired from Siri and Lala.
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