Wednesday, May 1, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 02/05/2013






AT&T opens trade-in program for old smartphones
Technically, you could get a free $499 smartphone off-contract.

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Why Apple added debt to its $145 billion cash hoard
Despite billions in the bank, Apple taps bond buyers for a $17 billion loan.

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Outgoing FCC chair: Wireless dominance by AT&T and Verizon a “very bad thing”
Top wireless regulator defends 2011 call to block merger of AT&T and T-Mobile.

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Review: Sony’s Xperia ZL struggles to stand out from the crowd
One not-bad 1080p Android phone in a sea of not-bad 1080p Android phones.

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HTC employee to redditors: “Sorry about the Thunderbolt”
It's not an official statement, but one employee attempts to turn around HTC's image.

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New FCC chairman is “former lobbyist for cable and wireless industries”
Tom Wheeler to be nominated by Obama, Wall Street Journal reports.

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Belkin’s Thunderbolt dock connects to all your stuff, costs $300
The long-awaited accessory fulfills some of Thunderbolt's early promise.

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Does antimatter fall up? Experiment could provide the answer
New look at archival data could lead to future antimatter gravity tests.

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Why your streetlights won’t be replaced by glowing trees any time soon
Neither the biochemistry nor the energetics seem to work out.

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Latest Grand Theft Auto V trailer wears its inspiration on its sleeve
Upcoming game seems to channel The Sopranos, The Wire and more.

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First website ever goes back online on the open Web’s 20th birthday
CERN seeks to preserve first website at original URL and the first Web servers.

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What happens in apps ends up in search with Google+ Sign-in
Google+ users' collective activities to be shown in results for partner sites.

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Ultimate Poker to become first legal, real-money online poker site in US
You have to be physically present within the state of Nevada to play.

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More than 20,000 people apply for one-way ticket to Mars
In its first week, space reality-TV show draws applicants from around the world.

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Feds want to expand wiretap law from ISPs to Google, Facebook
FBI wants Web companies to make digital "back doors," or pay fines.

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Original iPhone to go the way of the dodo on June 11, 2013
An internal Apple document says the device will soon become obsolete.

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