IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 24/04/2014

Apple opens OS X beta program to the public for 10.9.3
Previous betas were available only to developers and other limited audiences.

At oral arguments, Supreme Court isn’t sold on Aereo
Court shows concern about the cloud, but not about the right to free TV.

iPhones and Macs get fix for extremely critical “triple handshake” crypto bug
Flaw makes it possible for attackers to bypass some HTTPS protections.

US public’s acceptance of scientific knowledge erratic
We're good with the risks of smoking; can't deal with the age of the Earth.

“Crackpipe” tweet from parody Twitter account set off police raid
Prankster implied Peoria mayor "utilizes illegal drugs, associates with prostitutes."

Bug can cause deadly failures when anesthesia device is connected to cell phones
No, it's not clear why anyone would ever connect a phone to a medical device.

Atari landfill in New Mexico to be dug up on Saturday; Ars will be on scene
One reporter stares into the hellmouth of the 1983 video game crash.

“Russian Facebook” founder flees country after being forced out as CEO
Russian social network is now effectively under state control.

Publishing stings find predatory journals, shoddy peer review
Plagiarized gibberish? Some journals will happily publish that—for a fee.

Ars looks back at 25 years of puke-green Game Boy memories
Portable tech owes the system a lot, but how did we ever tolerate that screen?

Google puts the Nest Learning Thermostat on the Play Store
It's still the same price, but now it's in the same store as everything else.

Rolling in it: Comcast profited $1.9 billion in first 3 months of 2014
Cable giant says new Internet customers growing at fastest rate in past 2 years.

Earth Day Dealmaster helps you save some green by being green
A solar-powered 4400 mAh phone charger for just $99.

Apple releases iOS 7.1.1 with further Touch ID, keyboard improvements
First update since iOS 7.1 includes a handful of minor fixes.

Netflix still sucks on AT&T, and now AT&T plans to offer Netflix clone
AT&T partners with an investment firm to buy and launch streaming services.

Powdered alcohol builds on ’60s science, portability, and reckless youth
An Ohioan inventor patented powdered alcohol in 1964. Now it's coming back.

LG claims its Android Wear smartwatch has an “always-on” display
It's also waterproof, comes in two colors, and uses pogo pins for charging.

Next-gen Thunderbolt doubles speeds but changes the connector
Leaked slide shows Intel iterating rapidly, which is a good and bad thing.

OpenSSL code beyond repair, claims creator of “LibreSSL” fork
OpenBSD developers "removed half of the OpenSSL source tree in a week."

BioWare announces October 7 release date for Dragon Age: Inquisition
New trailer shows off epic story and fancy graphical effects.

Lytro’s new Snapdragon-powered “light field” camera coming in July
Lets you change a picture's focus and depth of field after it's been shot.

Using bugs—aphids, specifically—to spy on plants’ electrical communications
The bugs tap into the plant; researchers tap into the bugs.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 24/04/2014

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