IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 15/07/2014

In honor of their maybe-possible return, 10 essential Strong Bad e-mails
Now excuse us while we continue watching old Strong Bad e-mails.

Public to get to vote on names for exoplanets
Go find your local astronomy club, but no naming for a pet or Stephen Colbert.

Grandma repeatedly protested drones at base, now faces a year in jail
Protests reportedly peaceful; judge won't let her "thumb her nose at the law once again."

Human memory-saving devices get $37.5m research boost from DARPA
Groups will study brain patterns, implant devices that deliver personalized stimulation.

OnePlus One review: Big, fast, cheap, open, efficient, and unlocked
But there's a catch—It's hard as hell to actually buy one.

Emails show NSA monitored destruction of Snowden data at The Guardian
Alexander, other top officials discussed data destruction before it took place.

South Park to move behind Hulu’s paywall and end unlimited free streaming
As of September 24, Hulu Plus will be required to see more than a few episodes.

Chinese businessman charged with hacking Boeing, Lockheed Martin
Stolen data allowed China to accelerate fighter tech development.

Android apps on Windows Phone would be an ugly capitulation
Android phones offer more apps, compatibility, consistent UX—why should MSFT bother?

France bans online book retailers from free delivery—Amazon now charges a penny
France wants to protect its local book retailers; Amazon wants to continue earning.

Brain scans find signs of financial bubbles
Watching the brains of those who sell when a bubble's about to burst.

Seattle utility wants $17,500 refund after failure to scrub negative search results
Seattle City Light worked really hard to quash 2008 article, may sue Brand.com.

How to handle divide by zero in a language that doesn’t support exceptions?
It seems like there are three options... but things are always more complicated.

The software design trends that we love to hate
Buttons that don't look like buttons, ALL CAPS MENUS, and more.

DARPA tests bullet-sized homing missiles
Live fire test bullets are size of a large pen, usable in sniper rifles and machine guns.

Jury gives full defense verdict to Apple, swats down $511M patent demand
Apple is 2-0 against "patent trolls" this year, and it faces a third trial soon.

White House responds to Tesla petition, passes buck to states, Congress
Response ignores commerce complaint, focuses on administration's energy efforts.

Judge orders unmasking of Amazon.com “negative” reviewers
Decision broaches anonymous commenting versus unfair business practices.

Lyft reverses under legal pressure, cancels Friday night New York launch
Attorney General insists NY Supreme Court issued injunction—but Lyft denies it.

Police beating of woman goes viral, rekindles images of Rodney King
Online videos of brutal pummelling generate more than 1 million hits.

FCC passes controversial $5 billion Wi-Fi plan for schools and libraries
Higher phone bills are coming to all, warns dissenting commissioner.

Weeks after Gameover ZeuS shut down, a new derivative emerges
Creators of massive financial data-stealing botnet haven't given up just yet.

New anti-patent-troll bill advances, but some say it hurts more than helps
The TROL Act fights one battle, but for 2014, the trolls already won the war.

Apple launches new Swift blog, offers Xcode 6 beta for free
Getting Xcode betas used to require $99-a-year OS X or iOS program memberships.

AT&T and Verizon accused of using data roaming fees to overcharge everyone
T-Mobile allegedly can't offer cheaper unlimited plans because of roaming fees.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 15/07/2014

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