Lost or stolen Kindle? Amazon says you're out of luck (Ars Technica)

As the Kindle takes off in popularity, losses and thefts will as well. After hearing one reader's tale of woe after losing his Kindle, Ars Technica discovered that there are not that many options for recovery, though there could be if Amazon really wanted to offer them.

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A Leap Forward With Snow Leopard (NYTimes.com)

"[T]he big story here isn’t really Snow Leopard. It’s the radical concept of a software update that’s smaller, faster and better — instead of bigger, slower and more bloated. May the rest of the industry take the hint."

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GSM, black boxes, and iPhones: the tech that drives Zipcar (Ars Technica)

Zipcar is more than a simple car sharing service—it's a technological explosion that combines the Internet, wireless networks, mysterious black boxes, and now mobile phones to keep the wheels turning. Ars Technica spoke with Zipcar to learn more about the technology behind the system, how the company's iPhone app works, and more.

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Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime (ZDNet.com)

What does it mean now that Microsoft is barred from selling any Microsoft Word products that can open XML files (.xml, .docx and .docm), according to a U.S. District Court ruling? For now, not much. Microsoft will appeal and the legal proceedings will continue. But examining the patent, awarded in 1998, may be instructive.

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FCC enforcing imaginary laws in P2P ruling, says Comcast (Ars Technica)

Comcast comes out swinging in court against the spanking it got from the FCC for BitTorrent throttling. Ars Technica unpacks the ISP's legal challenge.

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Stay Up-to-date on the Best Versions of Chrome for Mac (TechCrunch)

The folks at TechCrunch have made an application that allows you to easily ensure that you have the latest Chromium builds for Mac at all times.

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