Author: Fred Locklear - Ars Technica Skip to content Ars Technica home Sections Forum Subscribe Search * AI * Biz & IT * Cars * Culture * Gaming * Health * Policy * Science * Security * Space * Tech * Feature * Reviews * AI * Biz & IT * Cars * Culture * Gaming * Health * Policy * Science * Security * Space * Tech Forum Subscribe Theme * HyperLight * Day & Night * Dark * System Search Sign In Fred Locklear [email protected] Recent stories by Fred Locklear Rumors fly about a possible Sirius-XM merger According to New York Post sources, satellite radio rivals Sirius and XM have ... Fred Locklear – 1/26/2005 | 0 Scientists see a bit of Earth in data returned from Titan Science.Ars travels through space, looking at the results of the Titan landing ... Fred Locklear – 1/24/2005 | 0 Huygens lands, returns images of Titan’s surface Huygens' successful descent and landing on Titan's surface produced loud ... Fred Locklear – 1/14/2005 | 0 Huygens set for a Titanic descent The Huygens probe is set for a controlled descent and landing on Titan's ... Fred Locklear – 1/14/2005 | 0 Blockbuster cuts online DVD rental price… Netflix doesn’t flinch Netflix declines Blockbuster's latest invitation for a price war. Is ... Fred Locklear – 12/23/2004 | 0 Problems with estate planning in the digital age? A family's fight to access a deceased Marine's e-mail highlights a conflict ... Fred Locklear – 12/23/2004 | 0 Gecko, Geico, all is fair in web search triggers A District Court judge affirms the right to use trademarked keywords to ... Fred Locklear – 12/16/2004 | 0 Nintendo to add video, music to the DS Nintendo plans to add video and music capabilities to the DS handheld game ... Fred Locklear – 12/15/2004 | 0 Most Read * 1. Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation * 2. OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki * 3. Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+ * 4. German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket * 5. Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests Customize Sprint buys Nextel for US$35 billion Sprint and Nextel agrees to a merger in a move that closes the gap between the ... Fred Locklear – 12/15/2004 | 0 MPAA lawsuits target BitTorrent, eDonkey and Direct Connect networks The MPAA launches a new attack on P2P networks by filing copyright ... Fred Locklear – 12/14/2004 | 0 Google to announce library database collaborations Google plans to announce agreements with five major libraries to begin the ... Fred Locklear – 12/14/2004 | 0 200K pretty sweet purchases during Sony’s Japan PSP launch Sony's successful Japanese launch of the PlayStation Portable shows that ... Fred Locklear – 12/13/2004 | 0 Laptops put male fertility in the hot seat Science.Ars looks at the issue of laptop use and its effects on male fertility ... Fred Locklear – 12/13/2004 | 0 PeopleSoft agrees to Oracle’s US$10 billion takeover bid The verbal and legal sniping between Larry Ellison and PeopleSoft has ended ... Fred Locklear – 12/13/2004 | 0 Two arrested for selling modified Xbox consoles in the DC area Feds raid three Washington DC-area game stores for selling modified Xbox ... Fred Locklear – 12/8/2004 | 0 Adware companies suing one another over… adware The adware war heats up with a lawsuit that accuses one adware company, ... Fred Locklear – 12/8/2004 | 0 IBM announces sale of PC division to Lenovo In an agreement valued at US$1.75 billion, Lenovo agrees to by IBM's PC ... Fred Locklear – 12/8/2004 | 0 EOL for the Athlon XP? The end of the month appears to signal the end of the line for the Athlon XP ... Fred Locklear – 12/7/2004 | 0 Pew survey gives artists a voice The entertainment industry should sit up and take notice. According to a new ... Fred Locklear – 12/6/2004 | 0 Sensory substitution devices prepare to go mobile Researchers have developed a device that can help victims of vestibular system ... Fred Locklear – 11/23/2004 | 0 Et Cetera: Waiting for KOTOR II Pirates Steamed at Valve, Congressional tech news, an Ace writer moves on, and ... Fred Locklear – 11/23/2004 | 0 Google sues over click fraud, gets sued for copyright infringement Google files a lawsuit seeking damages from advertising click fraud, while an ... Fred Locklear – 11/23/2004 | 0 Bye-bye VCR? DVD players are nudging VCRs off the shelf, but is it too soon to sound the ... Fred Locklear – 11/23/2004 | 0 Intellectual Property Protection Act meets resistance Chock full of goodies for the entertainment industry, the omnibus IPPA is ... Fred Locklear – 11/19/2004 | 0 Congress passes supercomputing bill, reinstates Internet tax ban Congress earmarks US$165 million for supercomputing hardware and software ... Fred Locklear – 11/19/2004 | 0 FCC report downplays cable a la carte benefits In a report to Congress, the FCC claims the average cable bill would increase ... Fred Locklear – 11/19/2004 | 0 Early retail HL2 purchasers chant “Free Gordon!” Gamers who are able to purchase retail copies of Half-Life 2 before the ... Fred Locklear – 11/12/2004 | 0 Intel makes a strong showing on Top500 supercomputer list IBM's PPC powered BlueGene/L crushes Japan's Earth Simulator for top spot in ... Fred Locklear – 11/11/2004 | 0 ICANN rule change prompts domain hijacking scare Contrary to reports, ICANN rule changes should not increase the threat of ... Fred Locklear – 11/11/2004 | 0 WTO rules against US internet gambling ban World Trade Organization rules US policy on Internet gambling violates free ... Fred Locklear – 11/10/2004 | 0 FCC places regulatory shield around VoIP Today's FCC ruling protects Vonage's VoIP service from state and local ... Fred Locklear – 11/9/2004 | 0 Briefs filed asking the Supreme Court to overturn P2P ruling A coalition backing Hollywood file briefs asking the Supreme Court hear a case ... Fred Locklear – 11/9/2004 | 0 Bugs go dead with Coke This week in Science.Ars: stem cell research, skin care in the Roman Empire, ... Fred Locklear – 11/7/2004 | 0 The Postal Service delivers, and now rocks After sending a cease-and-desist letter to a band that violated their ... Fred Locklear – 11/6/2004 | 0 Patent aggregator attempts to make game and tech giants bleed A Texas company sues game studios, hardware and console makers for infringing ... Fred Locklear – 11/5/2004 | 0 Reuters discovers BitTorrent, 4 month old data The mainstream media finally learns about BitTorrent. But users who want to ... Fred Locklear – 11/5/2004 | 0 Load more Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know everything, only what’s important. More from Ars * About Us * Staff Directory * Ars Newsletters * General FAQ * Posting Guidelines * AI Policy * RSS Feeds Contact * Contact us * Advertise with us * Reprints Manage Preferences © 2026 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Ars Technica Addendum and Your California Privacy Rights . Ars Technica may earn compensation on sales from links on this site. Read our affiliate link policy . The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices