Wednesday, December 19, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 20/12/2012

Win tablets, games, and collectibles in the 2012 Ars Child's Play Drive Donate to a good cause and win cool swag at the same time! Read More ...
A big evolutionary step for a mystifyingly arcane device Why the TI-80 series graphing calculators took 22 years to go color. Read More ...
DC federal judge says cops can get cell-site data without a warrant Landmark privacy case was decided by Supreme Court—but criminal retrial goes on. Read More ...
Data helps rebut the "violent video games cause shootings" argument Statistics show no link between per-capita national game sales, gun violence. Read More ...
Intelligent design think tank's "institute" is a Shutterstock image A green screen plus a stock image of a lab equals instant credibility. Read More ...
Sext Instagram account incites riot Teens attempted to take down the curator of the account with angsty force. Read More ...
Google's cloud-based music-matching service has arrived... and it's free Price isn't the only difference—Google has higher quality files and no "sin tax." Read More ...
BMJ's Christmas issue, where scientists show off a sense of humor Red nosed reindeer, the tooth fairy, and diagnostic dogs all feature. Read More ...
Found: Secret location of Minneapolis police license plate readers Data analysis shows that Minneapolis police took 2.1 million records in 90 days. Read More ...
Apple addresses another Wi-Fi bug with iOS 6.0.2 update Will this update finally quench iPhone users' cellular data woes? Read More ...
SSD prices are low—and they'll get lower 2011 pricing plateau gave way to a huge slide, with more sliding to come. Read More ...
Samsung's new Galaxy Grand has 5-inch display, subpar resolution Mid-range handset also won't run the latest iteration of Android Jelly Bean. Read More ...
Poll Technica: Would you use a dual-persona smartphone? Want a smartphone that totally isolates work apps and data from personal ones? Read More ...
Samsung won't seek iPhone injunctions in Europe using standards patents A possible anti-competition backlash may be behind the move. Read More ...
Sony to hand out Jelly Beans to Xperia phones come February 2013 Owners of Xperia U, miro, tipo, or sola phones are out of luck, though. Read More ...
Apple and foursquare, sitting in a tree? A WSJ report suggests the two are in "early discussions" for Maps integration. Read More ...
Report: data caps just a "cash cow" for Internet providers Caps have remained steady even as costs of delivering data have plunged. Read More ...
How spyware on rental PCs captured users' most intimate moments PC Rental Agent was supposed to stem theft. Instead, it sparked a firestorm. Read More ...
Threatening (to discover) quantum gravity with a big metal bar Vibrations of AURIGA detector set limits on deviations from quantum mechanics. Read More ...
New group acts as financially shielded middleman for WikiLeaks, others Freedom of the Press Foundation is a one-stop shop for transparency donations. Read More ...
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