IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/26/2014

Finding an image with an image and other feats of computer vision
Ars talks to Yahoo about making photos easier to find, share, and communicate with.

Most people have heard of Snowden, few have changed habits as a result
New survey finds nearly all Germans have heard of famous whistleblower.

T-Mobile forced to stop hiding slow speeds from throttled customers
T-Mobile reduces speeds to 128Kbps or 64Kbps—except when you run a speed test.

Facebook’s auto-playing videos in an ISIS era
Want to avoid accidental video views? Don't expect easy opt-outs or warning tags.

Craigslist DNS hijacked, redirected at infamous “prank” site for hours [Updated]
Craigslist CEO: domain registrar was compromised, sending traffic to “various sites.”

Researchers rule out a “tectonic aneurysm” in the Himalayas
Does erosion allow mountains to rise, or do rising mountains enhance erosion?

Google and Xbox music will no longer count against T-Mobile data caps
T-Mobile's "Music Freedom" now covers 27 streaming services.

iFixit: Nexus 6 is easy to fix if you can get it open
22 Torx screws hold the two halves of the phone together.

Activision using copyright notices to take down Call of Duty exploit videos
YouTubers may get infringement strikes for showing glitches and cheating methods.

FAA’s proposed drone rules to impose heavy limits on commercial use
Drones must fly during daylight hours and remain within the operator's sight.

WSJ: Galaxy S5 sales 40 percent below Samsung’s expectations
Sold 12 million S5s in the time it took to sell 16 million Galaxy S4s.

Four-year-old comment security bug affects 86 percent of WordPress sites
Bug allows script attack that could be used to hijack sites or attack visitors.

Black hole jets, how do they work? Magnets!
Well, a really intense magnetic field, at least.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/26/2014

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