IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 7/22/2013

Sunday, July 21, 2013

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 7/22/2013

Apple refunds dad $6,000 iPad bill racked up by 8-year-old
Incredibly, there are still some 8-year-olds who don't know that in-game purchases involve real money. As Lily Neale's aerospace designer dad discovers when his bank account is frozen. [Read more]

Steel yourselves, movie fanboys, for Superman/Batman
Perhaps the ultimate superhero buddy movie will be coming to theaters in the next few years, as Warner Brothers announces plans for a Superman/Batman flick. [Read more]

With 'The Sandman: Overture,' the book that launched a business returns
"The Sandman" became a phenomenon at the end of the 1980s as it singlehandedly catapulted the graphic novel into the spotlight. 25 years later, author Neil Gaiman talks up its prequel at Comic-Con. [Read more]

Amid Apple developer site outage, users report unauthorized password resets
Apple's developer site has been down for two days. Some have received password reset e-mails that appear to be sent by Apple but were not authorized -- suggesting foul play. [Read more]

Dropbox buys mobile-app maker Endorse
It's not clear whether Dropbox acquired Endorse for its couponlike service (which, given Dropbox's cloud-storage focus, perhaps seems unlikely) or for the people that built and maintained the cash-back app. [Read more]

Digg founder posts raccoon-tossing YouTube video
In an attempt to protect his dog, Kevin Rose throws a raccoon from the steps of his home. Then he posts a security-camera video of the mayhem. Was Rose's poodle-defense maneuver heroic? Or should one not toss raccoons? [Read more]

Digital comics successful sidekick to print, say publishers
Two years ago, digital comics rocketed to the front page when DC Entertainment rebooted and began publishing all its titles in digital as well as print. Now that most North American publishers have followed suit, they say digital has become a small but growing part of their business. [Read more]

If the iPad was late, ran Windows 8, it would fail too
To say that the $900 million write-down on the Surface RT tablet is a red flag may be putting it too charitably. No product that ran the RT version of Windows 8 and came out about three years after the first tablets appeared would succeed. [Read more]

Update to Apple Store app will offer free iTunes, App Store content -- report
New version of Apple Store app for iPhone and iPod Touch, to be released July 23, will promote Apple's content apps, with some content offered free for a limited time, according to a report. [Read more]

Code-breaker Alan Turing to be pardoned (finally)
Vilified by the British government for his homosexuality -- a fact that many say led to his suicide -- the famous mathematician and Enigma code-breaker is now likely to receive a posthumous pardon. [Read more]

Apple's quest for an iWatch on every wrist
The challenge for Apple and others trying to crack the code on wearables is to produce an appealing device for a mass market that doesn't need a watch to tell time and doesn't want to get all wound up by an overly complicated gadget. [Read more]

Behind the scenes with the Goodyear blimp crew
It may be the most visible working icon in the world. CNET Road Trip 2013 stopped in Akron, Ohio to see what it takes to get Goodyear's famous blimps to fly. [Read more]

First Moto X press shots surface in advance of August 1 unveiling
This appears to be the debut glamour shot of Motorola's first Android flagship designed completely under Google ownership. [Read more]

Will technology ever deliver a perfect speaker or headphone?
Aside from a handful of audiophiles, no one really wants that -- even if it were compact and affordable. Everyone just wants a sound that sounds good to them. [Read more]

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/20: What is this?
If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. [Read more]

Bosch self-driving car spotted in California
CNET catches a car equipped with a sensor array and sporting a Bosch sign on its door roving the streets of Palo Alto, near a Bosch research office. [Read more]

That blows! Sand dunes move in on famed 'Star Wars' set
Scientists report that Anakin Skywalker's hometown is under attack -- not by Tusken Raiders but by the desert itself. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers
Options for installing OS X freshly when purchasing a new version of OS X from the App Store, and more covered in this week's Q&A. [Read more]

Scout adds crowdsourced incident reporting to nav apps
The latest update to this navigation app helps users find fun things to do, share those things with friends, and avoid traffic along the way. [Read more]

Twitter creator finally learns Facebook, suggests monthly fee
Biz Stone thinks he has a brilliant idea for Facebook that could help the social network bring in $1 billion in revenue per month. [Read more]

Crave Ep. 129: Charge your gadgets with pee
On this week's Crave, scientists recharge devices with pee power, air guitar gets a boost with LEDs, and a small Colorado town wants to issue "drone hunting" licenses. Yup. [Read more]

Fluid-filled ChildVision specs let kids do the adjusting
A kids' version of eyeglass lenses that can be adjusted with a twist of the dial gets a design nod, hopefully bringing the low-cost specs one step closer to the developing world. [Read more]

FISA court renews authority to collect phone records
U.S. intelligence officials decide to publicize the renewal of the government's surveillance program. In other words: Let the NSA spying keep on rolling. [Read more]

Apple acquires navigation service Hopstop
Apple has snapped up local transit and directions service Hopstop to bolster its mapping services. [Read more]

Leisure Suit Larry sleazes his way onto iOS
The Kickstarter-funded reboot of the famous graphic adventure is now available for iPhone and iPad. An Android version should follow soon. [Read more]

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