Thursday, May 24, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 24/05/2012





Oklahoma State University tries to patent a steak
OSU wants to get meat packers to license the right to produce, sell steaks.

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Op-ed: New digital music licenses good for fans, entrepreneurs
Five new licenses could make it easier to launch online music companies.

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Google reaches out to owners of machines infected with DNSChanger malware
A massive scam left some 500,000 computers relying on faulty DNS servers.

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Smartphone safety: listen to Ars on WBEZ
Want the short, voice version of our feature series on stalking? You're in luck.

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ITC judge recommends import ban on Microsoft's Xbox
In a crazy tangle of patent disputes, an ITC judge rules in favor of Motorola.

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Tiny Georgia telco files first network neutrality complaint
Alleges criminal theft of service charges are a harassment tactic by incumbent.

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Red Hat hires lead JRuby developers alongside Engine Yard partnership
Charles Nutter and Tom Enebo will continue their work on JRuby at Red Hat

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Why Take Two is OK with game release delays
Producing fewer, higher quality releases means no schedule. "Slippage" is OK.

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Anatomy of a hack: 6 separate bugs needed to bring down Google browser (Updated)
A teenaged hacker named Pinkie Pie breaks out of Chrome's security sandbox.

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Raspberry Pi foundation demos 14MP camera module for $35 computer
The module will likely be available for purchase later this year.

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New York legislation would ban anonymous online speech
Sites would have to remove such comments unless posters agree to attach names.

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Rising costs, tensions in Activision-Infinity Ward e-mails
Documents show Activision execs discussing how to cut Modern Warfare devs loose.

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Google Glasses patent hints at speech-to-text display for deaf users
Google seeks to deter lawsuits with nine new patents.

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Another tiny computer: VIA's $49 APC offers Android, HDMI video out
Has twice the RAM of the $35 Raspberry Pi.

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Can PageRank-like approach aid fight against cancer?
Researchers hope network analysis leads to better personalized treatments.

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iOS travel apps: How Ars books, executes, and gets around
Which iOS apps do you use when you travel? Ars lists our favorites.

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Sprint raises data pricing for mobile hotspot tethering
$6/GB option to be replaced by $10/GB, $8.33/GB options.

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