IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 8/26/2013

Firm says online gambling accounts for almost half of all Bitcoin transactions
Although it's not quite legal in the US, online gambling is big business in BTC.

Moto X teardown reveals all the mid-range innards
Assembled and disassembled in the USA

Motorola’s Bringing Back the QWERTY slider in the Droid 5
It could be heading to a Verizon Store near you.

China aiming to be newest—and largest—space superpower
Experts say a Chinese moon landing "very much in the cards."

A truly SOLID project: What does it really mean?
After bombing a question in an interview, one programmer needs some help.

Engineer left NASA to make awesome wearable tech Halloween costumes
Mark Rober talks to Wired.co.uk about starting a business and taking chances.

Hoist the sails! Ars readers react to pre-Viking settlers
We also talked about Ubuntu's failed Edge fundraiser this week.

Lobbying and new spectrum: One last shot for LightSquared
The embattled company's plan B to revive dreams of shaking up wireless industry.

Microsoft needs a new CEO who probably doesn’t exist
Microsoft needs to replicate Ballmer's considerable enterprise success in the consumer sphere.

Tesla California sales beat Chrysler, Volvo, Cadillac, other big names
Electric car maker snatches 12 percent of luxury sports category in first half of 2013.

New Zealand appears to have used NSA spy network to target Kim Dotcom
"Everything goes into the US-based spy cloud," Kim Dotcom tells Ars.

Appeals court overrules Apple-Samsung judge, allows more document sealing
A sharp disagreement over secrecy in patent trials.

In surveillance era, clever trick enhances secrecy of iPhone text messages
"Perfect forward secrecy" comes to iOS and gets a boost on Android.

Launch pads, runways, facilities: NASA’s grand shuttle sell-off continues
US agency sheds historic assets, hopes to adapt facilities for a commercial future.

Moto X and Motomaker launch today at AT&T Stores
But for some annoying reason, you can't buy it online.

NASA will use space-based telescope to hunt near-Earth asteroids
Also releases video of what returning one to a nearby orbit might look like.

The Elder Scrolls Online to include real-money shop atop subscription
In-game microtransactions are "not part of core game," however.

FBI still needs Hector “Sabu” Monsegur, sentencing delayed (again)
The former Lulzsec hacker has become one of the government's best assets.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
Move will conclude more than 30 years at Microsoft; successor not yet chosen.

By the numbers: Next-generation console software showdown
Breaking down the 102 games announced for the Xbox and/or PS4 so far.

New gov’t report on patent lawsuits is tepid, but shows a clear trend
No shock: data show software patent suits are on the rise, driven by trolls.

Newest YouTube user to fight a takedown is copyright guru Lawrence Lessig
EFF has filed a second lawsuit over a "bogus" takedown, hoping for better results.

MakerBot’s new 3D scanner will run you $1,500 and ship in October
Two months after getting acquired, MakerBot is ready to expand its product line.

Want to see the future of Microsoft’s software? Take a look at the Ubuntu Edge
Never mind the tablet being a kind of PC: with the Edge, the smartphone is a kind of PC.

Obama’s “outside experts” surveillance review panel has deep ties to gov’t
Policy and legal experts weigh in on the alleged quartet of new appointees.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 8/26/2013

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