IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 9/20/2013

Sony demos its PlayStation app for Android and iOS at Tokyo Game Show keynote
Company execs also use the Vita TV onstage.

Motorola launches Moto X, Droid MAXX Developer Editions
Unlocked phones come with stock Android; available now on Verizon's network.

German chancellor’s drone “attack” shows the threat of weaponized UAVs
Dutch researchers warn that the next time, that drone could explode.

Report: BlackBerry to cut up to 40 percent of employees
In three years, company's market share and profits have dropped like a rock.

Facebook “Like” button just as protected as written speech, court rules
Court: button is "equivalent of displaying a political sign in one’s yard."

Cyanogenmod goes pro with Cyanogen Inc. and $7 million in funding
CM says nothing will change other than "our capabilities, our speed, and our size."

Google launches Calico, an anti-aging company led by an Apple executive
The "California Life Company" will apply Google's 10x thinking to healthcare.

Linus Torvalds worries about how Linux will handle end of Moore’s Law
Top kernel devs say mobile devices are driving Linux's present and future.

Canada, Australia struggling with science policy issues too
Scientists muzzled up north, booted from cabinet down under.

New lease on life or death sentence? iOS 7 on the iPhone 4
Apple's single-core A4 is really beginning to show its age.

NSA aims to plug holes that sprang Snowden leaks
NSA official: "Could someone today do what [Snowden] did? No."

Nvidia unveils the Tegra Note: Brought to you by EVGA?
Nvidia's Nexus 7 challenger brings Tegra 4 in a new chassis for $199.

Wednesday Dealmaster has monitors, gadgets, and GTA V
Big monitors, cool laser distance measurers, and game deals light up the night!

East Coast mantle hotspot could explain massive Missouri quakes
If it exists, Hawaii-style hotspot would have passed under New England.

Blackberry’s upcoming Z30: We can make huge phones, too
The Blackberry Z30 is coming, though in limited release at first.

Researchers can slip an undetectable trojan into Intel’s Ivy Bridge CPUs
New technique bakes super stealthy hardware trojans into chip silicon.

Windows 7’s Internet Explorer 11 preview gets update, but no release date
Internet Explorer 11 will launch some time this fall on Windows 7.

Giant gobs of earwax tell a whale of a tale
A life history of hormones and pollutants preserved in a blue whale's ear wax.

YouTube to add another offline viewing feature for mobile in November
YouTube gives a fuzzy description of an upcoming feature that they almost already have

Live coverage of Wallops’ first launch to the International Space Station
We've got a live stream set for today's 10:50am Eastern launch.

Nintendo announces HD, online Wii U revamp for Wii Sports games
Also giving away free month-long, full-game trial for Wii Fit U

Death to textures: iOS 6 and iOS 7 compared in pictures
A visual introduction to iOS 7's visual overhaul.

iOS 7, thoroughly reviewed
Apple's latest mobile OS is simultaneously transformative and incremental.

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 9/20/2013

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