IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/04/2014

Everybody loves a clone: Orphan Black and its sci-fi inspirations
Tatiana Maslany can trace her series' DNA to some of history's best sci-fi.

Gravitational lensing lets researchers size up a white dwarf
Similar systems are forerunners to supernovae.

How has an increase in system complexity affected new programmers?
To our intellectual predecessors: please advise.

Ask Ars: The best way to use a lithium-ion battery, redux
You asked us again: How do you prolong an Li-ion battery's life?

Report: Amidst layoffs, Nike to kill production of FuelBand
Nike spokesperson: "We continually align resources with business priorities."

Longaccess is your Swiss bank for personal data
And once you upload it, you can't delete it.

Record industry rolls on with lawsuits: first Kim Dotcom, now Pandora
Firms want royalties for pre-1972 music not covered under federal copyright.

Gallery: The cost of coal
A few images documenting the world's reliance on a very dirty energy source.

Taking e-mail back, part 4: The finale, with webmail & everything after
Setting up and securing Roundcube and going forward into a self-hosted future.

PSA: Dozens of games available for 99 cents each on PSN this weekend
Critical darlings Braid, Retro/Grade, Tokyo Jungle, and more border on free.

Preview: Confronting Nazi horror in Wolfenstein: The New Order
A blend of the satisfying old and the terrifying new.

LADEE meets Moon: High-speed impact ends probe’s mission
To preserve lunar sites, NASA cleans up its potential orbital messes.

FCC chairman regrets that AT&T and Verizon control the best spectrum
Incentive auction will help smaller carriers, free up unlicensed airwaves.

“Hockey stick” climate scientist’s e-mail protected from disclosure
Global warming skeptics lose bid for scientist's e-mail.

Snowden op-ed explains reasons for calling out Putin on live TV
The whistleblower again speaks up to spark debate on state surveillance.

Heartbleed maliciously exploited to hack network with multifactor authentication
In-the-wild VPN attack using Heartbleed underscores real-world threat of bug.

SpaceX tries again on Space Station resupply, booster landing
Weather permitting, SpaceX hopes for a controlled booster landing in the ocean.

AMD loses just $20 million in first quarter 2014
A big improvement on the $145 million loss a year ago.

Voodoo dolls show how hunger and lack of self-control go hand in hand
Study allowed spouses to do truly evil things to one another.

High in the sky: Drones spot pot farms so criminals can rob them
Heat from grow lights gives away growers to surveillance by would-be Omars.

Microsoft hits 5 million milestone for Xbox One as Sony’s lead grows
System lags behind PS4, but doing well compared to previous generations.

Hands-on with Ubuntu Touch 14.04: Coming along, but miles to go
We install it so you don't have to. Seriously, you probably shouldn't.

Digital Public Library of America to add millions of records to its archive
At one year old, DPLA makes some big partnerships and looks back on its growth.

Tor network’s ranks of relay servers cut because of Heartbleed bug
To preserve security of network, Tor Project rejects hundreds of unpatched relays.

Google wins a game of “Escape from East Texas,” linking Rockstar to Apple
Judge: Patent troll "advances Apple's interest," must fight Google in California.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/04/2014

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