IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 02/07/2014

Android Wear review: Smartwatch software that doesn’t suck
It still requires a phone, but there's no better way to deal with notifications.

Reviewing Android Wear’s first watches: Sometimes promising, often frustrating
The Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch aren't as essential as they want to be.

Windows 9 rumors: Microsoft backing away from the Metro world
Desktop systems will apparently disable the Metro environment.

Millions of dynamic DNS users suffer after Microsoft seizes No-IP domains
Legitimate users caught in legal fire designed to take down botnets.

Yahoo secures streaming rights to sixth season of Community
Dan Harmon returns; series joins Yahoo originals Other Space and Sin City Saints.

Jilted ex-boyfriend avoids jail for Facebook post on woman’s account
But he still gets a $2,700 fine for the things he wrote.

Facebook’s emotional experiments on users aren’t all bad
Op-ed: There are ethical doubts about Facebook's study, but it wasn't all wrong.

Backstage at HP, Ars sees how the sausage gets made
We peek at some of the engineering and testing that goes into a modern PC.

Ouya announces $60/year subscription to unlock its full games library
Limited time offer, combined with lack of Ouya news, paints dark picture for Android console.

Supreme Court declines to intervene in Street View wiretapping scandal
Google faces trial over packet-sniffing hardware in its mapping vehicles.

Apple releases OS X 10.9.4 with wake-from-sleep and Wi-Fi fixes
Mavericks goes into maintenance mode while Apple works on Yosemite.

Blame Canada? Microsoft kills off, reinstates security alert mailing list [Updated]
E-mail notifications of new and updated bulletins may fall foul of anti-spam law.

Apple releases iOS 7.1.2 with iBeacon, mail attachment encryption fixes
At-rest attachments could be accessed if attackers had access to your device.

Ukrainians turn to crowdfunding for border surveillance drone
Octocopter “People’s drone” would watch border with Russia.

Piracy fears prompt UK cinemas to ban Google Glass
Trade group fears the computerized eyeglasses will make theaters dens of piracy.

Active malware operation let attackers sabotage US energy industry
"Dragonfly" infected grid operators, power generators, gas pipelines, report warns.

Steam reaches highest-ever concurrent user count at over 8 million
As with other records, users piled on thanks to a deeply discounted games sale.

Google finally decides to abandon Orkut
On off-chance you still have an Orkut account, you can export data until 2016.

Staunch opponent of reform tapped to head US Patent Office
Big pharma killed the patent bill, and now a favorite son will head the USPTO.

Comcast raises your electric bill by turning router into a public hotspot [Updated]
Comcast says any extra electricity usage "would be nominal at most."

NSA flip-flops on Snowden leaks, from hyperbolic to “measured” response
NSA chief pooh-poohs leaks as his predecessor financially capitalizes on them.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 02/07/2014

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