IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 10/2/2013

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 10/2/2013

The end is Nye for Bill on 'Dancing With The Stars'
With a torn quadriceps tendon and less talent than many other contestants, it was no surprise that the Science Guy bit the dust. But he offered once last dance. It was supposed to be jazz. [Read more]

Shutdown will largely shutter NASA, other science projects
Furloughs expected to impact several federal science programs, but essential services related to nation's safety and defense will be unaffected. [Read more]

Google celebrates Yosemite's birthday as government shuts famous park down
Even as Google celebrates one of America's most famous landmarks, the symbolism of shutting it down because of legislative irresponsibility is stark. [Read more]

AT&T attempts to out-Google Google in Austin fiber race
The telco says it will begin offering its "GigaPower" service to Austin and surrounding areas this year, with further expansion and a 1-gigabit connection planned in 2014. But how much will it cost? [Read more]

Acer adds a low-cost all-in-one hardly bigger than a laptop
The $599 Acer Aspire ZC-605 has a 19-inch screen and an Intel Pentium CPU. [Read more]

Zynga settles suit with hookup app Bang with Friends
The matchmaking app for friends with benefits says goodbye to the "With Friends" addendum of its moniker after being sued by Zynga for trademark violation. [Read more]

Journalist Glenn Greenwald to host Reddit Q&A about NSA files
Guardian reporter will field questions during an Ask Me Anything discussion on the social news Web site. [Read more]

Moto X's unlocked developer editions are back in stock
Two developer editions of Motorola's new high-end smartphone sold out in 24 hours after "unprecedented demand" -- now both the GSM and Verizon versions are back. [Read more]

Yahoo offers its first tepid bug bounty
The good news about Yahoo's security team is that it's finally offering bounties for independent researchers who uncover bugs. The bad news is that the bounty itself isn't exactly competitive. [Read more]

Verizon glitch let unlimited data customers upgrade phones
Carrier says it has fixed software issue that allowed some customers to upgrade to a subsidized device and retain their grandfathered data plans. [Read more]

Pinterest wins $7.2M in legal battle with cybersquatter
The pinning social network wins a hefty damages award along with the control of 100 domain names such as pintesrest.com, pinterests.com, and pimterest.com. [Read more]

Zuckerberg: Let's make the Internet 100x more affordable
Working with his Internet.org partners, Facebook's CEO outlines what needs to be done to drop the cost of Web access worldwide. [Read more]

NASA's fluorescent plane glows with the research flow
Can fluorescent oil help researchers improve better aeronautic designs? NASA hopes so. [Read more]

Ematic announces 8-inch Android tablet priced at $129.99
In case you're keeping score, that's a full $200 less than Apple's 8-inch tablet. How does it compare? On paper, surprisingly well. [Read more]

Use Quick Look from the trackpad in OS X
You can also use Apple's Quick Look feature from a trackpad. [Read more]

Principal sues students over parody Facebook, Twitter accounts
An Oregon middle school educator tries to paint his mocking students as hackers in order to bring an action against them under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [Read more]

Bottoms up! Brew your own beer with this countertop box
Just add water, grain, and hops. The PicoBrew Zymatic can serve up your homemade brew with minimal hassle and cleaning. [Read more]

Engineers write programming language to help build synthetic DNA
Chemists could soon turn to a standardized set of instructions on how to program molecular interaction in a test tube or cell. [Read more]

How J.J. Abrams can make 'Star Wars' great again
The Sincerely Truman ad agency offers up four simple rules for J.J. Abrams to follow to make "Star Wars" special once again. [Read more]

Spectre of an iWatch looms over the smartwatch market
As in previous computing eras, giants like Apple and Google will try to keep their winning streaks going, while the upstarts hope to disrupt the incumbents. [Read more]

Valve Steam Machines to battle game consoles
In the quest for the living room, Valve begins testing a new video game system with a unique controller. Also, Facebook tweaks advertisements, and AOL launches discounted bundles of digital goods with Gathr. [Read more]

NASA scientist: Slamming used asteroid into moon 'makes sense'
When we're done studying an abducted asteroid, one way to get rid of it could be to have it lose at a game of chicken with our largest satellite. [Read more]

How did our linguistic ancestors talk? Listen in
Did the lost common language Proto-Indo-European sound like this? Listen to a linguist's reconstructed fables about sheep, horses, and a king. [Read more]

Former Microsoft privacy chief no longer trusts company
Caspar Bowden says he was unaware of the PRISM data-sharing program when he worked at the software company. [Read more]

Take three for better browser images on different screens
Browser makers had been settling down on one way to pick the best images for everything from tiny mobile phones to Apple Retina displays, but a new proposal has muddied the waters again. [Read more]

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