IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 05/03/2014

As the Supreme Court looms, Justice Department backs broadcasters v. Aereo
Feds file with the Supreme Court, ask for lower court decisions to be reversed.

Scientists create accurate predictor of the next year’s flu virus
New model takes evolutionary pressures into account to help design vaccines.

Keurig’s next generation of coffee machines will have DRM lockdown
Green Mountain fixates on controlling the coffee pod market.

Lawsuit: Sprint charged US gov’t $21 million too much for spying expenses
US files suit against Sprint, says carrier's surveillance fees too high.

“Ouya Everywhere” initiative promises more indie games on more devices
CEO promises "one deal signed" so far, but no definitive device announcement yet.

Beware of credit-card hack affecting Chicago taxis, bank tells customers
Use cash to pay local cab fares to avoid fraud, First American Bank says.

Teen leaks unreleased HTC One successor, and HTC isn’t happy
After a vague threat, the leaker tried to backtrack.

Microsoft shuffles senior execs; Tony Bates, Tami Reller both leaving
New CEO Satya Nadella starts shaping the company in his vision.

Scientists revive largest virus yet from 30,000-year-old permafrost
And it's a very strange beast. Fortunately, it only affects amoebas. We think.

Hackers hijack 300,000-plus wireless routers, make malicious changes
Devices made by D-Link, Micronet, Tenda, and TP-Link hijacked in ongoing attack.

Windows XP users will be warned of support ending with a pop-up
Will a small dialog box be enough for XP users to upgrade?

Police hid use of cell phone tracking device from judge because of NDA
Use of a cell phone tracker is kept secret at manufacturer's request.

Samsung’s ARM-toting Chromebook 2 comes in two sizes, due in April
11.6 and 13.3-inch laptops start at $320 and $400; both use Exynos 5 Octa chips.

MtGox code posted by hackers as company files for bankruptcy protection
Company admits $27M in cash is missing, promises to punish wrongdoers

Comcast subscriber spinoff could create a new cable company
Comcast plans to give up 3 million customers to get merger with TWC approved.

“iOS in the Car” becomes CarPlay, coming to select dashboards this year
Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo will debut CarPlay vehicles this week.

Watch out for this Netflix “tech support” scam
A security researcher has found a new twist on the traditional security hoodwink.

Snow Leopard updates are probably done—here are your OS X upgrade options
As OS X 10.6 fades, you'll need to start considering alternatives.

Flu viruses derive from a global selective sweep in the 1870s
A single event seems to have set the stage for all pandemics since.

MtGox sets up call center in Japan for queries from worried Bitcoiners
Company starts "civil rehabilitation" after losing nearly $500m in bitcoins.

This is London’s first cat cafe, Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium
Get some tea and scones and hang out with some cats.

Twitch Beats Pokémon! The next adventure begins Sunday
Tens of thousands of people took more than 16 days to finish the game.

At Apple shareholder’s meeting, Tim Cook tells off climate change deniers
“If you want me to do things only for ROI reasons, you should get out of this stock."

Is it OK to edit for style on an open source project?
If a project doesn't follow best practice, is that encouraging bad practice?

MWC Gallery: The novelties and crazy gear edition
See various mobile testing equipment, the world's smallest ARM processor, and more!

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 05/03/2014

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