IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 9/25/2013

California gives teens an 'eraser button' to hide online skeletons
Sites and apps targeting minors will have to delete content on request, but the new law has limitations. [Read more]

Google snaps up $235M of Silicon Valley office space
With it largest land purchase so far this year, the tech giant buys six buildings -- totaling 400,000 square feet of office space -- in Mountain View, Calif. [Read more]

Apple TV update is back after being pulled for technical issues
After downloading a software update last week, some of the device's users reported losing functionality and stored content. Apple has revamped the update, which is now again available for download. [Read more]

Facebook wants to make mobile payments easier with 'Autofill'
Looking to make online payments quicker, the social network launches a service that lets customers make purchases by simply tapping in their Facebook credentials. [Read more]

Gold iPhone 5S sells for $10K on eBay, worth just $649
The phone, a 16GB unlocked model, was valued at $649, but brought in more than 15 times that price at auction. [Read more]

The first 2013 SEMA show preview is a 1,000-hp Hyundai
It's oddly appropriate that our first peek at the craziest car show of the year kicked off with an absolutely bonkers concept. [Read more]

Judge appears to back Google's defense of digital books project
Judge's comments suggest he finds merit in the Web giant's assertion that the project is exempt from copyright laws under the fair use provision. [Read more]

One-eyed Sir Stuffington becomes new Internet cat star
An injured kitten picked up by a shelter gets another shot at life, and due to a pirate-themed picture going viral, the feline could become the next big Internet hit. [Read more]

Strip club sues Oracle over unpaid $33,540 tab
An Oracle employee is said to have used his corporate AmEx card to run up a rather large sum on two consecutive nights at a San Francisco strip club. The company allegedly refused to honor the expense. [Read more]

Al Gore: Let's 'put a price on carbon'
In a speech at the Social Good Summit, the former US vice president says that taxing carbon use would be an essential tool for fighting global warming and its ravaging effects. [Read more]

US judge says HTC violated Nokia patents
The ITC has initially found the Taiwanese company in violation of two Nokia patents, in response to a claim filed last year. [Read more]

Endless Stair: Like stepping into an Escher painting
Call it a stairway to heaven. A towering temporary installation now on display in front of London's Tate Modern is made up of a series of interlocking staircases that veer left and right. [Read more]

FDA to start reining in the Wild West of medical apps
The FDA says it is only regulating products that turn smartphones into medical devices it already oversees, such as apps that let your phone act as an electronic stethoscope or give feedback on CPR. [Read more]

iSimple module connects steering-wheel buttons with smartphone voice command
Access smartphone navigation, calling, and audio features without lifting a finger from the wheel with the iSimple InSeam. [Read more]

Pay dirt! Steve Jobs' 30-year-old mouse found in time capsule
After digging inside the Aspen Time Tube, archaeologists find the treasure they were looking for: the mouse Steve Jobs used before the time capsule was buried in 1983. [Read more]

15 must-see slow-motion iPhone 5S videos
One of the major new features of the iPhone 5S camera is slow-motion video. We've compiled some of the best early videos, taken by new buyers. [Read more]

T-Mobile Moto X gets updated camera software
Motorola pushes critical camera update to the T-Mobile Moto X. [Read more]

Microsoft Surface Pro 2 versus the competition
The Surface Pro 2 starts at $899, but an optimal configuration will cost $1,129. What else will that investment buy? [Read more]

Seven cool Siri tricks in iOS 7
Call it "Flowers for Siri": the old gal just got a whole lot smarter. [Read more]

Ouch! iPhone torture tests include slo-mo action
Early iPhone 5S and 5C adopters are eagerly subjecting the smartphones to torture. Do the new iPhones take a licking and keep on ticking? [Read more]

Hulu CEO: $750M means you start getting more scripts
The acting chief of the online-television site says one effect of getting a cash infusion means more pitches for original content -- but Hulu's ambitions there are relatively muted. [Read more]

Surface gets upgrades, new accessories
Microsoft unveils the second generation of the Surface tablets along with new keyboard covers and a docking station. Meanwhile, BlackBerry plans to go private, and Apple breaks sales records on iPhone weekend. [Read more]

Microsoft's Surface 2: Trying (again) to be cool
The company fixed nearly everything consumers didn't like about its first tablets, but it may not be enough to overcome its image problem. [Read more]

Touch ID hack verified as legit
Security researchers confirm that a member of the Chaos Computer Club has successfully hacked Apple's iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint sensor. [Read more]

Spin-chill a beer in 30 seconds with the Beerouette
A drill-inspired gadget on Kickstarter promises to chill a warm beer in less than a minute. [Read more]

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 9/25/2013

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