Wednesday, February 20, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/02/2013


Farmer’s Supreme Court fight to limit Monsanto seed patents looks bleak Can patents on crops and seeds live on through the generations? Seems likely. Read More ...
Magazine article on Chinese online takedown services gets taken down Caixin magazine reports on China's multi-million dollar "black PR" industry. Read More ...
Liveblogging Sony's “PlayStation 4” reveal, 6PM EST Feb. 20 The console wars start to heat up once again, right here, right now. Read More ...
Shuttleworth: Ubuntu tablets won't be as “jarring” to users as Windows 8 In Q&A, founder says mobile devices may nudge Canonical toward profitability. Read More ...
Finding the Higgs? Good news. Finding its mass? Not so good. "Fireballs of doom" from a quantum phase change would wipe out present Universe. Read More ...
Facebook, Twitter, Apple hack sprung from iPhone developer forum The site, iphonedevsdk.com, could still be hosting exploit attacks. Read More ...
Unusually detailed report links Chinese military to hacks against US Chinese intrusions are increasingly targeting critical industrial systems. Read More ...
EA, Ubisoft agree to share downloadable libraries But the move doesn't go far enough to really threaten Steam's dominance. Read More ...
Outlook.com sheds its preview tag, claims 60 million users already The Hotmail migration will now begin. Read More ...
Apple fixes Exchange (but not passcode unlock) bug with iOS 6.1.2 The update fixes only one of the two high-profile bugs from iOS 6.1. Read More ...
Apple HQ also targeted by hackers, will release tool to protect customers "There is no evidence that any data left Apple," the company says. Read More ...
Italian file-sharing site owner hit with record $8.5M fine "Please explain where is the difference between sites like Google [and ItalianShare]." Read More ...
Hands-on with HTC One, a powerful phone that may not be for power users The "ultrapixel" camera and BlinkFeed offer a lot of hand-holding. Read More ...
The Dealmaster will bend over backwards to get you a new laptop Lenovo's flexible IdeaPad Yoga 11 leads off today's deals. Read More ...
Project Grey becomes Tegra 4i, Nvidia's latest play for smartphones Tegra 4i will take the fight to Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips later this year. Read More ...
“Police raided me” says leaker who tried selling next-gen Xbox dev kit Clandestine source tweets about home inspection by FBI agent and "7-8 police." Read More ...
Ubuntu for tablets arriving on Nexus 7, Nexus 10 this week Touch-based interface will support tablets from 6" to 20". Read More ...
Apple stops selling Mac Pro in EU ahead of March 1 deadline EU safety regulation goes into effect in 10 days, but Apple's ahead of schedule. Read More ...
New quad-core HTC One revealed with new Sense UX, 1080p screen An "ultrapixel" camera and stereo speakers adorn the new phone's sleek body. Read More ...
100Gbps and beyond: What lies ahead in the world of networking App-aware firewalls, SAN alternatives, and other trends for the future. Read More ...
How a “revenge porn” site got built: Fake identities to trade photos Owner of IsAnybodyDown seems to have impersonated a woman to get nude photos. Read More ...
We broke the tomato, and we’re using science to fix it We've bred tomatoes for high productivity with no regard for their taste. Read More ...
Samsung’s first phablet gets a Note-worthy software update Galaxy Note's Jelly Bean update backports some of the Note II's best features. Read More ...
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