Wednesday, July 11, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/07/2012





Jelly Bean for all: Google publishes Android 4.1 code
Developers who build custom ROMs can now start incorporating Jelly Bean code.

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Retina MacBook Pro: maximizing battery life with gfxCardStatus
Easily get 8 hours of use—or more—by forcing OS X to use integrated graphics.

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$99 Ouya wants to bust down console gaming’s walled gardens
Controller-equipped, Android-based system gives indies access to the TV.

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AirPlay for all? Miracast promises video streaming without the router
WiFi Alliance takes a stab at vendor-neutral interoperability.

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The Oatmeal mails pics of cash, Kodiak bear seduction to lawyer
This year's most absurd online face-off may—finally—have ended.

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CSI image enhancement: using evanescent waves to see the invisible
Researchers use an algorithm to reveal hidden image features.

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Deep packet inspection device purged of flaw that threatened TOR users
Security devices have been updated after warnings they could expose TOR traffic.

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OS X Mountain Lion reaches golden master status
Consumer release coming later this month.

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Hands-on with TED Books for iOS: discoverability is good, polish needed
Book prices are good. Sharing, syncing, and (some) graphics need help.

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Two vendors pay Microsoft for the right to sell cheap Android tablets
Makers of $80 tablets need not fear patent lawsuits.

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Anonymous takes credit for hack that exposes 2.4 million Syrian e-mails
Members take responsibility for breach of multiple domains and servers in Syria.

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Sea levels will continue to rise even if we cut emissions
Study's worst case scenario shows sea level rising ten meters by 2300.

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ACLU releases Android app that secretly videos police
Police Tape prevents officers from deleting video shot during police stops.

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"Rapeutation": Charles Carreon still not done with The Oatmeal
Lawyer remains angry about "Distributed Internet Reputation Attack."

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New papers deal huge blow to NASA-backed finding on arsenic-based life
Two labs revisit the study: strange bacteria tolerates, but doesn't use arsenic.

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UK judge: Galaxy Tab not "cool" enough to infringe iPad design
Thinness and rear panel details belie the "extreme simplicity" of the iPad.

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The future of flash memory: tiny (and extremely tough to build)
As solid state memory nears theoretical limits, engineers look beyond flash.

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Running with iOS: Strava Run vs. RunKeeper vs. Nike+
Is Nike+ still the one to beat in the iOS running space? Ars investigates.

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Apple reportedly shutting down for-pay iOS beta access
DMCA notices are being sent to websites selling unused developer test slots.

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The power of two: use your iPad or iPhone as a mobile file server
Getting access to the filesystem on an iOS device is just an app download away.

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Windows 8 to RTM in August, go on sale in October, Microsoft confirms
Intel- and ARM-based devices shown off at Microsoft partner conference.

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Divine intervention: Google's Nexus 7 is a fantastic $200 tablet
Like Microsoft, Google shows its own partners how one builds a tablet.

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Mophie JuicePack Powerstation: fast, high-volume charging for iDevices
For $80, this external battery is easy to use, efficient and versatile.

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Op-ed: MPAA/RIAA lose big as US backs copyright "limitations"
As ACTA withers, the US government learns that copyright maximalism won't work.

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High-performance graphene transistors made using sticky tape
A UCLA team is pushing graphene radio frequency transistors to their limits.

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