IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 10/23/2014

Sapphire manufacturer and Apple agree to part ways “amicably”
GT Advanced Technologies will proceed with surprising bankruptcy.

Hands-on with the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, Google’s shot at “premium” flagships
The next generation of Nexus devices are way bigger and bump up the build quality.

A huge Halo: Master Chief Collection clocks in at 65GB
Retail edition requires 20GB day-one download rather than a second Blu-ray disc.

After #GamerGate tweet, Adobe distances itself from Gawker “bullying”
But Adobe employee calls tweet a "case of mistaken identity," promises an update.

Early iPad Air 2 benchmark suggests tri-core CPU, 2GB of RAM
The newest iPad could be more powerful by a sizable margin.

Staples likely breached, retailer defenses back in spotlight
Time to start sharing data and making corporate networks more secure.

Monica Lewinsky calls herself “patient zero” for online destruction
Lewinsky sees herself an early victim of the Internet's echo chamber.

In wake of Anonabox, more crowdsourced Tor router projects make their pitch
Indiegogo's Invizbox and Kickstarter's TorFi want to deliver privacy for 30 bucks.

New chips will “power the gigabit era of DSL,” Broadcom claims
New tech based on G.fast standard makes copper much faster over short distances.

First major update to Windows 10 Preview, delivered through Windows Update
Build 9860 brings a notification center, more animations, and some bugs.

Supreme Court to decide if cops can access hotel registries without warrants
Patrons' credit card, home address, and license info at stake.

More lawsuits over “no poach” deals get filed against Oracle, Microsoft
An earlier case against Apple and Google is near settling for upwards of $300M.

After tax trick ends, Ireland likely to slightly raise taxes on tech firms
When "Double Irish" ends, the "Knowledge Development Box" possibly enters.

Paralyzed patient regains partial movement due to olfactory nerve cells
Polish team has stabbing victim upright with walker and braces.

Meet the $800 Windows tablet designed to interpret for deaf people
With limited vocab and slow speeds, will MotionSavvy's new device catch on?

Man who stole 190-million-year-old dinosaur footprint gets house arrest
"I'm just extremely sorry for a horrible decision that I made."

iFixit’s 2014 Mac Mini teardown shows a sealed, less-upgradeable redesign
Soldered RAM and one fewer drive bay make the Mini a MacBook in a box.

The north pole moved to the North Pole in a single human lifetime
New record shows last flip of Earth’s magnetic poles happened quickly.

Indie game pulled off Steam after dev threatens Gabe Newell on Twitter [Updated]
Paranautical Activity dev was irate over mistaken listing, Steam's monopoly.

Court orders Kim Dotcom to reveal how much money he has
It's the second blow to Dotcom's legal team in two days.

OnePlus One expands beyond invites, opens to pre-orders October 27
Soon, even average Joes can buy a 5.5-inch Android set pre-loaded with Cyanogenmod.

Harley-Davidson goes electric
New Project LiveWire bike is a far cry from company's first motorcycle in 1903.

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved review: Kinect’s swan songs
Harmonix's stylish, uneven game should put the nail in the motion sensor's coffin.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 10/23/2014

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