Thursday, June 14, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 14/06/2012





GStreamer SDK aims to simplify cross-platform multimedia development
The open GStreamer library is used in popular media players such as Songbird.

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Android performance boosted 30-100 percent by Linaro toolchain
The CyanogenMod project and Google's AOSP are merging the Linaro improvements.

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Tim Cook: "something really great" coming in 2013 for pro Mac users
The Mac Pro could end up seeing its big day after all.

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Hadoop becomes more business-friendly with HortonWorks and VMware partnership
Microsoft, HP, and others also aim to harness the open-source big data engine.

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Apple, Congressmen support Microsoft in battle to prevent Xbox ban
Motorola's hope to ban Xbox also offends Nokia, Intel, Cisco, and Activision.

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First look at Chrome in the Windows 8 Metro environment
Chrome's Metro user interface is still a work in progress, but it runs today.

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Attacks actively exploit code-execution bug in Windows
MS releases fix for critical vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows.

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Where are our fuel cell cars?
Waiting for commercially viable catalysts, apparently.

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Palo Alto set to abandon quest to bring fiber to the home
When there's adequate competition, fiber becomes a tougher sell.

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How Microsoft and Yahoo are selling politicians access to you
The companies have troves of data that help campaigns target potential voters.

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Ivy Bridge MacBook Air features revised SSD module
iFixit teardown reveals it's still not compatible with mSATA, though.

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Lithium-air battery advance could be jaw-dropping improvement over li-ion
Researchers find an electrolyte that won't react with air.

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SOPA opponents unveil "Digital Bill of Rights"
Sen. Wyden and Rep. Issa want to protect digital citizens.

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Judgment is not your usual Gears of War
Changes affect story, controls, multiplayer, and more.

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Google's PageRank could get a boost from quantum computing
Sparse networks see a big boost, but whole Web still a slow crawl.

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FBI halted one child porn inquiry because Tor got in the way
Feds closed "assessment" of child porn found on Silk Road, a Tor hidden service.

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Microsoft overhauls certificate management in response to Flame PKI hack
A new Windows auto-update will flag certs that are “no longer trustworthy.”

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Maps in iOS 6 will require A5 processor for 3D "flyover," navigation
iPhone 3GS in particular will get a reduced feature set in iOS 6.

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Messages beta link disappears ahead of Mountain Lion launch
Given its bugginess, this may be for the best.

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“Defensive Patent License” created to protect innovators from trolls
The first rule of Patent Club is you do not sue members of Patent Club.

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Colder winters may be new normal due to melting Arctic ice
Warmer air over ice-free areas lets frigid air migrate south.

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ARM-powered Windows RT to run "Office 2013 RT"
Microsoft is still not talking about Office 2013, but we have a new screenshot.

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Decade-long Civ II game mired in 1700 years of nuclear war
Starvation, devastation reign in an epic, apocalyptic simulation.

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ITC rejects Google's "patent loan" to HTC
HTC can't use those patents against Apple to gain an import ban.

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Blizzard getting ready to ban Diablo III cheaters
Modified clients will lead to permanent bans "in the near future."

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