Friday, July 20, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 20/07/2012





World's No. 3 spam botnet gasps dying breath after tense takedown
Grum is dismantled after the plug is pulled on its command and control servers.

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Epic fraud: How to succeed in science (without doing any)
Envy those who succeed by making up their data? Here's how you can, too!

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Faceless freedom: YouTube adds face-blurring tool
Anonymity is now easy and free.

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Senator says Apple e-books suit "could wipe out the publishing industry"
If Amazon is allowed to rule the e-book market, "we will all suffer."

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The long struggle: vaccines versus malaria
So far, the best way to develop immunity to malaria remains getting infected.

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EU regulators investigating Windows 8 browser lock-out
Will third-party browsers be able to compete on Windows 8?

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Recyclers disagree on impact of glued-in Retina MacBook Pro batteries
Apple also says outside techs shouldn't remove the battery "for any reason."

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Windows 8 to go on sale on October 26
Windows 8 tablets, PCs, and software will all arrive in October.

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How Office 2013's streaming as a service works
Based on Microsoft’s App-V technology, new Office isn’t the usual SaaS, exactly.

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Bitcoin price soars above $9 for the first time in almost a year
The currency's value has soared 40 percent in the last month.

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Judge to Apple: tell UK consumers Samsung didn't infringe on iPad design
The judge said Apple is entitled to its opinion on his earlier ruling, though.

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EFF says FBI gag orders violate service providers' free speech rights
A telephone company wants national security letters declared unconstitutional.

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Dropbox hires "outside experts" to investigate possible e-mail breach
With Dropbox users getting spammed, investigation is underway.

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WikiLeaks calls for donations, dares Visa/MasterCard to shut them down
WikiLeaks uses a French advocacy group to accept credit card donations.

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Office 2013 Web Apps: A step forward, but still dependent on the desktop
Updated applications augment, but can't replace, their desktop counterparts.

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Your very own ARM-based Ubuntu servers in the cloud… for free
Developers given free access to ARM-based servers in OpenStack testbed.

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AT&T's shared data plans: not the savings we hoped for
Solo tablet and smartphone owners face higher prices, little gain with new plans.

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NASA awards four launches to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance
Falcon gets busy, and the Delta 2 rocket comes out of retirement.

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NASA partners with Microsoft to launch its first console game
Mars Rover Landing is part Lunar Lander, all sharing science with kids.

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Early iPad mockups surface as part of Apple v. Samsung filings
Apple was most likely working on iPad prototypes as early as 2002.

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Megaupload judge quits case after inflammatory comment
Kim Dotcom loses a sympathetic New Zealand judge.

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Why the Internet is awesome for hypochondriacs
The Internet makes it easy to focus on your symptoms.

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Paging Dr. Wasteland: One man's crusade to heal DayZ's zombie victims
How an offline actor became an online folk hero to a post-apocalyptic world.

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Firefox 14 arrives with "secure search"
Mozilla has also removed favicons from the browser's navigation bar.

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