IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 20/02/2014

Verizon seeks payment for carrying Netflix traffic, WSJ reports
Feud between ISPs, Netflix, and Internet bandwidth providers continues.

New Zealand appeals court reverses ruling that Megaupload warrants were illegal
Judges say police were permitted to seize items they took from Kim Dotcom's house in 2012.

Women are gamers, but largely absent from “e-sports”
Women are scarce in e-sports. Given their treatment, you can't blame them.

E-Z-2-Use attack code exploits critical bug in majority of Android phones
Just-released code creates drive-by attack that exploits 14-month old bug.

New find hits Cambrian fossil jackpot—again
Near site of famous Burgess Shale fossils, more turn up.

Lync-Skype video chat shown for the first time, coming later this year
PSTN calling for Lync Online and Office 365 also promised.

Bitcoin ATM goes live in Albuquerque, more coming to Austin and Seattle
Exchange bitcoins for cash, and vice versa.

It’s OK to parody the NSA
NSA backs down, admits man can use their seal for T-shirts and mugs on Zazzle.

Samsung promises KitKat for 14 devices, including Galaxy S III and Note II
At least some OEMs can keep supporting their old handsets.

Clapper: We should have disclosed NSA bulk data collection in 2001
Intelligence chief says program would have seen support in the wake of 9/11 attacks.

How the US could block the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger
Comcast/TWC merger may require extensive consumer protection provisions.

Password leak in WeMo devices makes home appliances susceptible to hijacks
Belkin devices can be remotely commandeered using firmware update mechanism.

New Snowden docs show NSA, GCHQ spied on WikiLeaks, Pirate Bay users
GCHQ conducts broad surveillance of social media and watched WikiLeaks users.

Bioshock developer Irrational Games announces it’s “winding down”
Creator Ken Levine moving to "smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two."

Sony: 5.3 million PS4s sold worldwide ahead of Japanese launch
Company surpasses fiscal year goals early, threatens to overtake Wii U.

HTC will replace your phone’s cracked screen for free, you butterfingers
HTC Advantage covers new One, One Max, and One Mini buyers for the first 6 months.

After 400 years, mathematicians find a new class of shapes
"Take a cube and blow it up like a balloon."

HTC sends out invites for March 25th flagship smartphone launch event
HTC One sequel will be unveiled at simultaneous events in New York and London.

Thief reboot runs at 1080p on PS4, 900p on Xbox One
"You really need good eyes to see the difference," says developer.

The bizarre, mind-numbing, mesmerizing beauty of “Twitch Plays Pokémon”
Twitch hands the controller to the Internet hivemind, and I can't stop watching.

Wikipedia mounts courtroom defense for editor sued by politician
Wikimedia lawyer: Greek pol's €200,000 lawsuit is "an assault on our users."

Who needs sunlight? In Arizona, solar power never sleeps
Ars visits the Solana solar thermal power plant, newly online in October.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 20/02/2014

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