IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 8/14/2014

Notorious ‘scanner trolls’ get no succor from Federal Circuit
MPHJ Technology ends up exactly where it didn't want to be—in state court.

Metal Gear Solid’s Hideo Kojima working on new Silent Hill
Mysterious PS4 demo teases Guillermo del Toro, Norman Reedus involvement as well.

How to build a supermassive black hole in less than a billion years
A possible construction manual for the Universe's first galactic cores.

The downside of high school science requirements: More dropouts
Authors of study also reported lower college attendance, though a slight boost in college graduation.

FCC to examine “unauthorized” cell snooping devices
Meanwhile, FCC won't give stingray documents to ACLU, saying they're classified.

New study: Activists pose easy target for nation-state attackers
NGO in China is duped by old fashioned e-mails with malware-riddled attachments.

Blackphone goes to Def Con and gets hacked—sort of
Over-the-air hacks of BlackBerry, others fly under radar; tweet on Blackphone hack doesn't.

“Share Play” will let you play any PS4 game with friends online
New "virtual couch" feature requires only one copy of the game for live co-op.

Apple issues diversity report, but how do Apple Store numbers figure?
Higher percentages of Hispanic, black, female workers may be thanks to retail.

Call him “Steve Baller”—Ballmer buys NBA’s LA Clippers
We're now set for many years of terrible Clippy/Clippers jokes.

Patent examiners are routinely abusing work-from-home privileges
One examiner got paid $12,533 for hours she may not have worked.

Xbox One to get far better at playing pirated TV shows
Native MKV support, DLNA streaming, and TV-on-SmartGlass coming soon.

Sony sells 10 million PS4s in less than 9 months
New system beats PS3 to milestone by a number of months.

Tiny, reversible USB Type-C connector finalized
New connector can replace all current USB plugs.

Sierra Games returns with new King’s Quest and Geometry Wars titles
Activision revives classic gaming brand, lets indie studios work on older franchises.

Lyft: Uber scheduled, canceled 5,000 rides to hassle us
Uber says it's just trying to recruit more drivers.

New Tomb Raider game coming exclusively to Xbox One next year
Microsoft also announces new console bundle with 1TB hard drive.

Track who’s buying politicians with “Greenhouse” browser add-on
"People want transparency like this, and Greenhouse may actually play a role."

Snowden critic resigns Naval War College after online penis photo flap
"I had a great time there but it's time to move on," professor says on Twitter.

Amazon to publishers: You think too small about cheap e-books
In the war for cheap e-books, Amazon tries to take shots at its opponent—and fails.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 8/14/2014

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