IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 27/11/2013

Reuters: Snowden stashed “doomsday” cache as insurance policy against harm
Highly sensitive documents protected by crypto sound straight from a "bad sci-fi writer."

Newegg trial: Closing arguments wrap up, verdict is near
"You can figure out why they settled. Newegg just wasn't interested."

Yahoo sends rambling memo demanding employees start using its webmail
A close read of the anachronistic historical universe where Yahoo takes place.

Fake tech support scam is trouble for legitimate remote help company
Fraud victims mistake legitimate tech company for fraudsters.

Twitch cracks down on inappropriate PS4 streamers
Users streaming nudity, "non-gaming content" getting moderated.

KitKat comes to the HTC One Google Play Edition
The stock Android edition of the HTC One is the first non-Google phone with KitKat.

Red October crypto app adopts “two-man rule” used to launch nukes
Now there's an easy way to stop rogue insiders from decrypting sensitive data.

BlackBerry purges continue as interim CEO clears house
Post-Heins shake-up ousts four more members of management team.

Microsoft: “Very small number” of Xbox Ones have disc drive problems
Users report grinding noise, inability to play games on disc.

Report: Amazon’s next Kindle Paperwhite will pick up a 300 PPI screen
Breaking news: new version of product to improve on current version of product.

FDA orders personal genetics company 23andMe to stop selling tests
Claims company ignored repeated efforts to get safety data and approval.

Why tapping the top of a beer bottle produces a geyser of foam
Thank compression waves for this "heady" effect.

Winamp lovers beg AOL to open source code
Petition to save Winamp or its source code initiated by software developers.

Don’t read too much into Xbox One’s million day-one sales, either
Worldwide launch numbers don't say anything about long-term sales.

New Earth-eyeing cameras getting a lift to space station today
And you’ll be able to see what they see over the Web.

Newegg trial: Crypto legend takes the stand, goes for knockout patent punch
Taking a bet on Whit Diffie, as the trial against "patent troll" TQP wraps up Monday.

Report: NSA-planted malware spans five continents, 50,000 computer networks
Dutch media outlet NRC publishes yet another Snowden-leaked NSA slide.

Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2
IBM doesn't make consumer, desktop operating systems anymore for a reason.

Look Ma, no wires! A mini-review of Google’s Nexus Wireless Charger
This attractive accessory trades efficiency for convenience.

New fossil shows the dinosaur that once kept tyrannosaurs in place
Fossil from Utah was the apex predator of its day—100 million years ago.

Xbox One review round-up: Be wary of these downloadables
Killer Instinct, Crimson Dragon, and Lococycle all fail to connect.

After years of working alone, developers will finally see my (buggy) code
How do you deal with the impending scrutiny? Accept it.

LoveRoom founder doubts it will be used to facilitate sleepovers with strangers
The controversial startup gained attention, but the founder says we have it wrong.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 27/11/2013

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