IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 10/13/2014

Gallery: Google Play Store gets a Material Design makeover
Before and after shots of the Play Store's Android L-style redesign.

Slow credit card verification lands Florida man in jail
Card issuers need to prevent fraud, but customers suffer an abundance of caution.

Why throw early and catch late?
When handling exceptions, throw when the errors occur.

Gallery: BrickCon, The biggest LEGO convention we’ve ever seen
Doom, The Goonies, Thundercats, and more, reimagined as giant, blocky creations.

Former NSA director had thousands personally invested in obscure tech firms
"No conflicts appear to exist" among Keith Alexander's investments, NSA said.

GT seeks to close sapphire plant and sever ties with Apple
Company's inability to provide sapphire iPhone screens is reportedly the reason.

Snapchat images stolen from third-party Web app using hacked API
Over 100,000 images from hacked app posted, raising child porn concerns.

Who’s getting FAA approval to fly drones? A Kansas town, among others
Sure, military and cops have them, but some small towns want them, too.

US edges closer to energy independence
Demand outstripped supply by the lowest level in 30 years.

Windows 10’s very different way of updating
Preview builds and multiple update speeds will make for an all-new Windows.

Google has removed 170,000-plus URLs under “right to be forgotten” edict
Google weighs public interest, accuracy and relevance.

Wall Street Journal: Nexus 6 to release this month
The usually reliable outlet says the Google/Motorola phablet will be out soon.

Assassin’s Creed Unity meets gaming’s “great frame rate debate”
Ubisoft argues that there are more important things than hitting 60 fps.

Fish unable to rapidly adapt to ocean acidification
In high-CO₂ water, offspring don't do much better than their parents.

Poor punctuation leads to Windows shell vulnerability
An attack on Windows scripts shows that quotation marks aren't just for writers.

HP accidentally signed malware, will revoke certificate
Trojan infected a developer's machine, got signed by mistake.

Google finally wrests Rockstar patent suit out of East Texas
A risky move gets Google's case away from a "made-for-litigation" Plano office.

Obama: I want the FCC to ban paid Internet fast lanes
President is “unequivocally committed to net neutrality.”

NFL fan allegedly aims laser-pointer at QB, brags about it on Twitter
The incident that could have "affected the integrity of the game," NFL says.

Lenovo unveils a tablet with a projector and the thinnest Yoga laptop yet
Pico projector can display a 50-inch picture, and the laptop has an 800-part hinge.

Microsoft CEO apologizes for “inarticulate” comments on gender pay gap
Internal Microsoft memo tells female employees to "just ask" for a raise.

Tesla Motors gives us "the D"—dual-motor, all-wheel drive Model S variants
Top-end AWD version blasts from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds.

Hubble sees influence of a jetstream on a hot, Jupiter-sized exoplanet
Strong day-night temperature differences on a tidally locked planet.

Google, Oracle Java API copyright battle lands at Supreme Court
Dispute covers "the basic building blocks of computer design and programming."

Symantec is splitting up to form two companies
Symantec says it will become a security company and an information management company.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 10/13/2014

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