IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/05/2014

Wolfenstein: The New Order review: Satisfying, straightforward Nazi hunting
Reboot cranks up the intensity, but mostly fails to smarten up the narrative.

Survey says: Comcast, Time Warner Cable customers are still the angriest
Merging cable giants are the worst-rated companies in the worst-rated industry.

Childhood fluoride exposure has no effect on IQ
Research comes in response to an NZ city's on-again, off-again fluoridation ban.

Army’s new training shooter makes out of shape soldiers look fat
Virtual Battlespace 3 applies real-world fitness scores to avatars' performance.

ID theft protector LifeLock deletes user data over concerns that app isn’t safe
Shares tumble on news that iOS and Android apps may not adequately secure data.

Microsoft gives an accidental sneak peek of touch Office’s evolution
And the company's research into pen-driven interfaces remains ongoing.

It’s not a “fast lane” but Comcast built a CDN to charge for video delivery
Comcast's last mile video delivery service brings in cash from broadcasters.

How China’s army hacked America
Spear-phishing attacks net nuclear plant designs, defense firm network credentials.

More than 100 arrested in global crackdown on peeping tom malware
As many as 700,000 victims were infected by "Blackshades" remote access trojan.

For Do Not Call violations, Sprint will pay FCC $7.5M in largest ever settlement
FCC: "Protecting consumer privacy is a top enforcement priority."

“Supernova in a bottle” could help create matter from light
A photon collider would convert energy to electron/positron pairs.

California bill would safeguard consumers’ rights to criticize firms online
If it passes, new bill could impose new penalties of thousands of dollars on companies.

Army develops Vader-like power-cooled gas mask/helmet combo
Battery-powered filtration system keeps mask pressurized, soldier cool.

Liveblog: Microsoft’s Surface event begins May 20 at 11am Eastern
What's going to... Surface at Microsoft's event? We'll be there to find out.

Over 130 ft long, new sauropod may be the largest dinosaur yet discovered
Argentinian find includes colossal femurs of animal that weighed over 80,000 kg.

AT&T claims to embrace net neutrality but could still offer “fast lanes”
AT&T's proposed DirecTV merger comes with a vague net neutrality commitment.

Urine and the bladder are not sterile, contain bacteria
New studies challenge the belief that the bladder is bacteria-free.

Civ IV designer takes RTS in a new direction with Offworld Trading Company
Soren Johnson gives Ars exclusive details about his combat-free economic strategy game.

Indicted: China’s army hacked into US companies, stole trade secrets [Updated]
Holder says "enough" to China hacking, distances US from Snowden revelations.

Intel CEO: Delayed next-gen Broadwell CPUs will be here for holidays
"I can guarantee for holiday, and not at the last second of holiday."

Cisco CEO to Obama: Don’t let NSA intercept and hack our gear
Chambers says alleged TAO program undermines industry.

Inside the US government’s war on tech support scammers
PCCare247 allegedly collected millions in ill-gotten fees. But the FTC fought back.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/05/2014

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