iPhone 5: a little bit taller, a little bit baller

Don't want these emails? Unsubscribe here. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Check out the Dealmaster every Monday in October! Top stories: Sep 28 - Oct 05 Law & Disorder "I am calling you from Windows": A tech support scammer dials Ars Technica by Nate Anderson When the call came yesterday morning, I assumed at first I was being trolled—it was just too perfect to be true. My phone showed only "Private Caller" and, when I answered out of curiosity, I was connected to "John," a young man with a clear Indian accent who said he was calling from "Windows Technical Support." My computer, he told me, had alerted him that it was infested with viruses. He wanted to show me the problem—then charge me to fix it. Read More Features More bang, less buck: How car engine tech does more with less by Jonathan M. Gitlin Suck. Squeeze. Bang. Blow. There's no joke to be made there—you're looking at the DNA of the four-stroke internal combustion engine, virtually unchanged since Dr. Nikolaus Otto first built it in Germany back in 1876. Read More Features How a rogue appeals court wrecked the patent system by Timothy B. Lee In 1972, the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) got a new chief judge named Thomas Markey. At Markey's investiture ceremony, patent attorney Donald Dunner spoke of the "anguish of the patent bar about the treatment of patents in various federal courts." The CCPA, a DC-based court that heard appeals from the US Patent & Trademark Office, was considered to be relatively pro-patent—but other federal appeals courts had jurisdiction over actual patent lawsuits and tended to be friendlier to patent defendants. Even worse, in Dunner's view, the Supreme Court itself seemed unfriendly to patent holders. Read More Forward this message to a friend More hot stories McAfee, Trust Guard certifications can make websites less safe Which feature would entice you to ditch your iPhone for Android? An always-on Siri: MindMeld listens to you talk, finds what you need The price gouging begins: Wii U preorders going for up to $750 on eBay Intel wants to micromanage tablet makers in the name of battery life No absolutes: How shifting plates completely remake the Earth Last Android vendor fighting Microsoft avoids sales ban The ghost of Jobs: Apple's challenge to decide "what would Steve do?" Firefox Metro hits Windows 8 with a very early, very buggy beta Zynga's financial troubles worsen, company falling faster than before 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.