Tuesday, April 30, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 01/05/2013






AMD’s “heterogeneous Uniform Memory Access” coming this year in Kaveri
Chip designer wants to replace GPU computing with heterogeneous computing.

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How the FBI cracked a “sextortion” plot against pro poker players
"We don't just fly out here and kick in your door knowing only a little."

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Passenger spaceship completes its first rocket-powered flight
Virgin Galactic gets closer to letting you buy your way into space.

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Microsoft adds Azure to its billion dollar a year club
But getting people to think about its cloud services is still a challenge.

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Good Morning, Captain: open IP ports let anyone track ships on Internet
In 12hrs, researchers log more than 2GB of data on ships due to Automatic ID Systems.

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Admin beware: Attack hitting Apache websites is invisible to the naked eye
Newly discovered Linux/Cdorked evades detection by running in shared memory.

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Game Dev Tycoon developers give pirates a taste of their own medicine
"Cracked" version uses in-game "piracy" to limit progress—with hilarious results.

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Congress tries to reset science grants, wants every one to be “groundbreaking”
If lawmakers get their way, research like recent Higgs findings could disappear.

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Google releases Glass source code, declares platform open to hackers
"Yes, Glass is hackable. Duh," Googler tweets.

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Supreme Court rules states can limit FOIA requests to their own citizens
Alito declares "noncitizens have no comparable need" for public accountability.

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Microsoft Research’s Illumiroom wants to expand gaming past your TV
Kinect + projector = 130 inches of gaming bliss on your wall.

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Why your password can’t have symbols—or be longer than 16 characters
Even a bank that limits passwords to eight characters defends itself.

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New, $20 Nokia 105 doesn’t have Wi-Fi, does have 35 days standby time
Nokia tries to claw its way back to profitability, one $20 phone at a time.

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Detector in South Pole’s ice cap spots rare high-energy neutrinos
Two years of data, two neutrinos that scientists nicknamed Bert and Ernie.

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The Dealmaster wants you to get your Windows Phone 8 on
To help you out, our top deal is a Groupon for an unlocked 16GB HTC 8X.

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OS X 10.9 said to focus on the “power user”
Tabbed Finder windows and Spaces on external monitors make the list.

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Linux 3.9 brings SSD caching and drivers to support modern PCs
Improved Linux drivers boost support for Intel, ARM, and AMD hardware.

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Update: Opera claims former employee gave stolen trade secrets to Mozilla
Consultant says ideas came from his own plans for an open source browser.

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BlackBerry Q10 selling at rate of “thousands per hour” in UK
Keyboard-equipped phone to hit US in May for $50 more than an iPhone

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 looks a lot like the Galaxy Tab 2
The tablet will, however, likely be cheaper than the Galaxy Note 8.0.

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Google Now is available for iPhone and iPad users
Give Siri a break and try out Google's contextual-aware cards instead.

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Gallery: Apple Pop-Up museum and Vintage Computer Festival Southeast
The Apple Pop-Up museum was so popular, it'll re-open on May 18 and June 8.

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