IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 8/22/2013

Google announces “Helpouts,” a help-for-cash video chat service
Anyone can offer or request help.

Be prepared to litigate: Boy Scouts pressures Hacker Scouts to drop “Scouts”
The Boy Scouts of America insists it has a trademark on the word “scouts.”

What might have been: Visiting Mars and Venus with Apollo-era hardware
Expecting a surge of support after the Moon landings, NASA started thinking big.

Judge approves Kodak’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy as a slimmed-down firm
Kodak CEO: "We move on…with a leaner structure and a stronger balance sheet."

Divekick review: A much needed kick in the face for fighting games
Surprisingly deep two-button gameplay is accessible, engrossing, and pure.

Google’s “Project Loon” flying Internet coming to homes in California
Balloon network test will help Google figure out how to actually make it work.

Get 4K video from your phone’s USB port with the new MHL 3.0 spec
Updated standard does Slimport and Miracast one better.

The sound of music… is irrelevant
Both experts and novices pick winners of music competitions based on visuals.

Ars does Android: Please welcome Ron Amadeo, our new Android expert
Come say hi to the new guy—just be gentle. And tell him what you'd like to see.

Motorola Skip: Password security without the hassle (key restrictions apply)
New wearable fob unlocks phones without a PIN, but the convenience comes at a cost.

PlayStation 4 will launch in North America on November 15
Europe gets system on November 29. No word on Japan.

UK Home Office defends nine-hour interrogation of journalist’s partner
Guardian editor explains why his newspaper destroyed its own computers.

Sony officially drops price of Wi-Fi PlayStation Vita to $199
System is now €199 in Europe, memory cards pricing is also reduced.

Watch Sony’s Gamescom press conference right here
Hear the PS4 launch date and new game announcements live as they happen.

Google Maps and Waze start swapping data
Maps gets traffic reports, Waze gets satellite imagery and Google Search

Barnes & Noble not giving up on Nook tablets after all
Nook design wasn't the problem—it was management, says new CEO.

Microsoft lists 23 launch-day titles for Xbox One
Company also announces co-op Fable Legends, Peggle 2 as timed exclusive.

Storage tank for radioactive water at Fukushima springs a leak
Radiation levels bad enough to give workers five-year radiation dose in an hour.

Groklaw shuts down rather than risk feds snooping through e-mail
PJ plans to "get off the Internet to the degree it's possible."

Europe gets free FIFA 14 with Xbox One preorders
EA's soccer game becomes the first third-party launch pack-in.

Asus is first to the party with a Thunderbolt 2-certified motherboard
Other devices, including the new Mac Pro, will follow.

TiVo Roamio: more shows, more space, more search, more streaming
If you can't quite cut the cord, 5th-gen TiVo wants to make cable worth keeping.

Microsoft: Xbox One to be “as inclusive as possible” for indie developers
Eventually, any Xbox One will be able to function as a dev kit.

EA begins offering refunds for its digital game sales on Origin
Customers can get their money back up to seven days after purchase.

UK agents, seeking to stop leaks, destroyed The Guardian’s hard drives
Greenwald's partner speaks about his detention.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 8/22/2013

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