Tuesday, July 9, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 7/10/2013





Female scammer who taunted US authorities online finally caught in Mexico
Fugitives beware: the Internet can easily betray your location.

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We interrupt this program to warn the Emergency Alert System is hackable
Publicly available SSH key makes it possible to hijack nation's warning system.

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US agency baffled by modern technology, destroys mice to get rid of viruses
$170,000 of PCs, printers, keyboards, cameras, and mice destroyed in gross overreaction.

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Why Apple would make a “low-cost iPhone,” and what might be inside
Op-ed: Selling old iPhones as entry-level models is no longer cutting it.

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Ireland denies US arrest warrant for Edward Snowden, citing incomplete request
But the US could try again with new information, Irish justice minister says.

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Hard drive-wiping malware that hit South Korea tied to military espionage
"Dark Seoul" attack that wreaked havoc is part of spy campaign operating since 2009.

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First arrest captured on Google Glass points to a “Little Brother” future
Filmmaker says "99 percent" of those filmed "did not know what I was wearing."

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Why third-party publishers still aren’t thrilled with Wii U
No ZombiU sequel planned after poor performance, EA cites lack of "online engagement."

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Apple celebrates the App Store’s fifth birthday by giving stuff away
Video: Ars shares a few scenes from our favorites of the newly free games.

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August event invite teases LG’s Snapdragon 800-packing Optimus G sequel
Qualcomm's latest, greatest SoC could see its big debut in just a few weeks.

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3D printing for all: Inside Chicago library’s new “pop-up maker lab”
3D printers, laser cutters, and milling machines are now open to the public.

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Do those bong photos on Facebook really translate to workplace habits?
New study analyzes badmouthing your boss and other social media faux pas.

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Monday Dealmaster has 30% off of some big Dell monitors
But they're expiring tonight, so act fast.

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New Google Glass demo lets you play Battleship while you shop
GlassBattle hints at the potential for Google Glass gaming.

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Supreme Court asked to halt NSA phone surveillance
Privacy group can't petition secret court, so it goes straight to Supreme Court.

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Mass-login attack on Nintendo fan site hijacks 24,000 accounts
Passwords stolen from another service likely used to breach Club Nintendo.

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Windows 8.1 to go RTM in “late August”
OEMs will be getting the free Windows update in less than two months.

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Curiosity rover shoots video of Martian moonrise
86-frame time lapse shows tiny Phobos ascending.

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Possible explanation for radio bursts: Meet the “blitzar”
When an overweight neutron star slows down enough to collapse into a black hole.

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Deals with foreign cable owners, secret court rulings broaden NSA spying potential
Leaked documents and other sources show some of the structure behind surveillance.

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How the attempt to sequence “Bigfoot’s genome” went badly off track
Humans interbred with an unknown hominin in Europe, then crossed the Bering Sea—say what?

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Study: Hawk moths use sonar jamming genitals in fight against bats
Arms race between bats and bugs produces an interesting adaptation.

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“Hot latex beds”: The strangest searches that bring readers to Ars
Why do they put bike seats so high?

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Bolivia joins the party, also grants asylum for Edward Snowden
After being grounded in Austria, Bolivian president says: "We are not afraid."

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