Submission + - Conde Nast purchases Ars Technica (techcrunch.com)
solferino writes: "TechCrunch is reporting that Condé Nast has acquired popular technology blog Ars Technica. The site will become part of Wired Digital (Wired.com, Reddit) which in turn is under CondéNet. The acquisition price will not be disclosed, but sources say it is in the $25 million range, which is what Condé Nast paid for Wired.com in 2006. No official word yet, but the rumor is confirmed by an entry on the Wired blog."