Review: Android's "Google Now" can teach Siri a few tricks

Don't want these emails? Unsubscribe here. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Top stories: Aug 10 - Aug 17 Law & Disorder Germany: Facebook must destroy facial recognition database by Jon Brodkin German data protection officials today accused Facebook of "illegally compiling a vast photo database of users without their consent" and demanded that the social network destroy its archive of files based on facial recognition technology, the New York Times reported. Read More Features Review: Android's "Google Now" can teach Siri a few tricks by Ryan Paul Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" launched at the Google I/O conference this June with an unexpected flavor: an impressive new virtual assistant called Google Now. Read More Scientific Method Pics, because it really is happening on Mars by John Timmer This feels a bit like releasing a greatest hits album after one chart-topping single, but we're going to show you some of our favorite images from the landing and activation of the Curiosity rover on Mars. Although Curiosity is on track to be sending back data for years, its arrival and first few days on the Red Planet have been nothing short of spectacular, with a complicated landing plan going off without a hitch, and data starting to trickle in from over a dozen different cameras. Read More Forward this message to a friend More hot stories Ars Technicast, Episode 8 – Life after being hacked: dealing with the fallout Samsung's case that it didn't copy the iPhone and iPad—in pictures Flaw allowing SMS spoofing still present in latest iOS 6 beta Citizen scientists may beat the pros in identifying at-risk species Unexpected burst of star formation re-ignites the Phoenix Cluster Review: Nintendo's 3DS XL expands the system's screen, and its appeal Samsung rests its case, out of time; no sympathy from judge Private justice: How Hollywood money put a Brit behind bars New API severely restricts third-party Twitter applications Kentucky lawmakers shocked to find evolution in biology tests Email Admin Center This newsletter is a service of Ars Technica. Should you no longer wish to receive these messages, unsubscribe. To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images to load in future mailings, please add civis@arstechnica.com to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. You are receiving this email at narrongs.hotmobile@blogger.com. Condé Nast Digital 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036, attn: Ars Technica Email Coordinator To view our Privacy Policy click here.