Networks are critical to just about everything we do in tech, and keeping those networks safe and working is a topic that got a lot of attention this week. Ars wrote about the ubiquity of tools that let users hack into WiFi networks, the low overhead on Internet surveillance, and why you just can’t seem to connect to WiFi at major sporting events. The entertainment industry is also finding that it will live or die by how it defines its relationships to networks: HBO announced that it would bring a streaming-only service to European cord-cutters, and Ars took an in-depth look at how video streaming has been constrained by copyright law.
Check these 10 stories out if you didn’t catch them earlier this week!
- HBO cuts the cord, brings streaming-only service to Europe
For a small fee, some Europeans get access to the full complement of HBO content. - Trying to have it all: Acer’s Timeline M5 gaming Ultrabook
Is this laptop a great jack-of-all-trades or a disappointing compromise? - How I cracked my neighbor’s WiFi password without breaking a sweat
Readily available tools make cracking easier. - Review: Guild Wars 2 is an MMORPG that actually respects your time
Don’t fret if it will “dethrone the king,” GW2 is a step forward for the genre. - Why your smart device can’t get WiFi in the home team’s stadium
As cellular and WiFi get congested, fans might actually have to watch the game. - Big Brother on a budget: How Internet surveillance got so cheap
Deep packet inspection, petabyte-scale analytics create a “CCTV for networks.” - Robot cars on public roads? California says yes
Legislators pass new law that would set safety and performance standards. - Piecing together sixth-gen iPhone rumors: what we know so far
A new iPhone is on the way, it’s just a matter of what will be in it. - Why Johnny can’t stream: How video copyright went insane
Deploying 10,000 tiny antennas makes no technical sense—but the law demands it. - Apple v. Samsung juror: we “wanted to send a message”
The foreman, an engineer and patent-holder, felt Samsung was a copyist.
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