Thursday, October 4, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 04/10/2012




Samsung claims foreman lied about his past to get on Apple v. Samsung jury
Juror defends himself to the press; Samsung wants him hauled back into court.

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Microsoft TypeScript: the JavaScript we need, or a solution looking for a problem?
New language makes large app development easier, but we've seen it all before.

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Opera 12.10 beta receives Retina support and other tweaks
Windows 8 compatibility, new APIs, SPDY, better standards support also included.

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Apple giveth and Apple taketh away: features users miss in iOS 6
It's not just about Maps. Lots of smaller features were removed from iOS 6.

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Steve Jobs was a "noticer" that could be harsh at times, sensitive at others
New anecdotes bring new details; like he was "really, really, really good 1-on-1."

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Method corrects pitiful pore performance in nanostructured solar cells
Modifying surface structure leads to much greater efficiency.

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DARPA launches first phase of "open source" vehicle design challenge
FANG will test VehicleForge's collaborative design, "correct-by-construction."

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MeeGo, reloaded: new smartphone OS set to be unveiled next month
Scrappy ex-Nokia employees aim to turn an ex-Nokia OS into a contender.

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Ars IT Security Editor Dan Goodin receives SANS award
Recognized for outstanding reporting on cybersecurity.

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T-Mobile in talks to acquire MetroPCS
If fourth, fifth biggest carriers do merge, they'd still be smaller than Sprint.

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Simple reaction makes the building blocks of a nucleic acid
"Cyanide to the RNA base cytosine" becomes a new clue for origin of life researchers.

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Motorola Mobility suddenly drops bid to ban sale of Macs, iOS devices
Apple and Google-owned Motorola have no settlement, but ITC case is likely over.

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FTC gets a $163 million judgment against scareware operation
Kristy Ross was one of the leaders of an international sketchy software ring.

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Review: Resident Evil 6 is a half-baked Frankenstein's monster
Over-long, disjointed and poorly realized adventure leaves franchise in ashes.

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Only 25% of Android users upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean
And over half are still using Gingerbread.

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Samsung adds Apple's iPhone 5 to its patent lawsuit
Samsung lawyers saw infringement before iPhone 5 was even on the market.

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Impressions: Mists of Pandaria is more than just pandas
Beautiful expansion extends the emotional eight-year journey through Azeroth.

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Rdio will pay musicians $10 per new signup
Startup to incentivize skeptical, revenue-starved artists to push product.

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Includification: Bringing video games to players with disabilities
AbleGamers discusses its new guidelines as best practice for the industry.

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Study shows 25% of Americans own a tablet
Android tablets making inroads against iPad's market dominance.

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Time Warner, AT&T want Kansas City to give them Google Fiber-style deal
Incumbents argue that Google got unfair advantages in tax benefits, subsidies.

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First look: Acer's Aspire S7 touchscreen Ultrabooks
Windows 8 PCs with good build quality and 1080p displays but middling keyboards.

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Scientists ask for legal safeguards to keep their work out of court
Oil spill researchers have their preliminary data subpoenaed by BP.

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A behind-the-scenes look at LinkedIn’s mobile engineering
Pros' network was anything but in the mobile space. Then ethos and execution linked up.

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Apple v. Samsung judge ends Galaxy Tab ban, Apple may have to pay $2.6M
Samsung tablet was banned for three months based on patent it didn't infringe.

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