IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/04/2013

LivingSocial hacked, 50 million affected
Hackers target LivingSocial, stealing the personal data of more than 50 million people in a enormous security breach. [Read more]

Longtime Facebook board member Jim Breyer stepping down
Jim Breyer, who made billions betting early on Facebook, will not seek re-election at the company shareholder meeting June 11. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers
Readers ask about tackling rapid storage space loss in OS X and more. [Read more]

Google: No, app makers, you can't skip the Play Store
An update to the Google Play Store contains mostly minor tweaks except for one security fix: apps are no longer allowed to bypass the Play Store when updating. This means you, Facebook. [Read more]

Sticker collection grows on Facebook, Path
The sticker wars heat up with Facebook's latest animated batch, Wii U gets a speed boost, and Twitter may be tinkering with location filters. [Read more]

Twitter as local news station? Yes, please
commentary Who needs Ron Burgundy when you can have a 24-7 feed of updates on the most interesting news and events happening around you? [Read more]

Protect your keyboard's keys from fading into oblivion
If your backlit keyboard characters are fading to illegible blobs, you can halt the damage with a small piece of household tape. [Read more]

AOL shuts down music-related services
Company employees from several AOL music-related services tweet the news pout that their division is closing down. [Read more]

The 404 1,257: Where we get a GIF from Peter Ha (podcast)
Peter Ha, 404 regular and Gizmodo editor, returns with toys on his mind. We talk about Transformers and other favorite action figures from the '90s, NY subways getting Wi-Fi and cell service, a giant head in the Hudson, and the Mars Rover's subliminal messaging. [Read more]

Breaking: White House Tumblr says it's GIF, with a 'hard G'
The new Tumblr account for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. takes a bold stand on the pronunciation of the famed acronym. Are you with the Obama administration on this one? [Read more]

A $12,000 music box for the Sith Lord who has everything
This walnut and aluminum, spaceship-shaped music "box" plays music from "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" on one of its cylinders. And when you're ready to come back down to Earth, you can play classic rock on the other. [Read more]

Apple challenging $368M verdict with VirnetX
Apple says it's challenging a $368.2 million decision by a Texas court last November over security patents. [Read more]

Galaxy S4 wins high marks for repairability from iFixit
The DIY tech repair site notes that Samsung "didn't reinvent the wheel" with the Galaxy S4, but in this case, it's a good thing. [Read more]

New 'smart skin' so sensitive it rivals the real thing
Researchers say their experimental arrays sense pressure in the same range as the human fingertip, which could result in better bots and prosthetics. [Read more]

Police arrest Dutchman for alleged Spamhaus Web attacks
A BBC report says officials arrested the owner of Cyberbunker for his alleged involvement with the attacks that "almost broke the Internet." [Read more]

Intel confirms 'Haswell' chip intro at Computex
The countdown to the chipmaker's next-generation mainstream processor has begun. [Read more]

Verizon earns top marks in newest RootMetrics report
While all of the big four carriers fared well in calls and text, Verizon provided the best data experience in 2012. [Read more]

Tesla offers loaner cars, valet service
In a burst of service-related announcements today, Tesla says it will build a fleet of loaner cars for when owners have their cars in service, and says its battery warranty covers everything except collisions and intentional damage. [Read more]

Studio Ghibli's first live-action film appears online
The 8-minute "Kyoshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru," or "A Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo," has never seen an English release. [Read more]

Samsung plans a hard-core Galaxy S4, says report
The mighty device maker also plans to release an 8-inch Galaxy tablet and a smaller version of the S4, according to The Wall Street Journal. [Read more]

Apple backtracks on planned VPN changes to iPhone, iPad
After a $368 million judgment against Apple in a lawsuit brought by VirnetX, the iPhone and iPad maker decided it will not change VPN behavior on already shipped iOS 6.1-powered devices. [Read more]

Assassin's Creed series turned into epic slasher movie saga
Follow in footsteps of several generations of assassins as a devout gamer crafts full-length movies from the various Assassin's Creed video games. [Read more]

Can you build a backyard theater on the cheap?
You don't have to spend thousands of dollars to enjoy open-air cinema. But you'll still need brisk popcorn sales to cover some hardware costs. [Read more]

HBO's Kenny Powers mocks iPhone, loves HTC One?
The man more often known as Kenny F****** Powers from HBO's "Eastbound and Down" appears to take to Twitter to suggest a stripper broke his iPhone and to laud the new HTC One. But did he really? [Read more]

Facebook's Finch stickers put livelier face on messaging
Stickers are not just a gimmick. The social network is crafting new characters to make its messaging products mimic face-to-face interactions. [Read more]

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