IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 06/12/2014

Second time’s the charm—NASA’s Orion ETF-1 blasts off from the Cape
New spacecraft's first orbital flight will end in splashdown at 11:24 EST.

Rovio lays off 110 people as Angry Birds hype fades
Still on track for the 2016 Angry Birds movie.

Street Fighter V leaked as PS4, PC exclusive
Xbox owners left in the cold as word of Capcom's brawler gets out early.

Sen. Wyden puts forward a bill to ban data “backdoors”
Bill prevents FBI from meddling with companies that choose to encrypt by default.

Judge rules that banks can sue Target for 2013 credit card hack
The development paves the way for more banks to sue merchants with poor POS security.

Exposed: NSA program for hacking any cell phone network, no matter where it is
Program could give a leg up to criminal hackers or spies of other countries.

Sony Pictures malware tied to Seoul, “Shamoon” cyber-attacks
Elements of the attacks show a common playbook—and possibly a common toolkit.

Three weeks—and three patches—later, Halo anthology is finally viable
Master Chief Collection finally has working online modes, but there's more to be done.

Dealmaster says more monitors equals more happiness
Two of Dell's biggest Ultrasharp screens are on sale—get 'em here!

DirecTV contract punishes HBO if streaming-only gets too popular, sources say
It seems the TV provider has been planning for HBO's Web-only service for a while.

Court strikes California law requiring DNA collection for felony arrestees
State court goes against Supreme Court decision, cites California Constitution.

It looks like the only thing about the new Terminator film that sucks is the name
The Terminator Genisys trailer is a glorious (if appallingly spelled) blend of old and new.

Microsoft, Barnes & Noble bring their weird Nook “partnership” to a formal end
Microsoft investment put an end to a patent lawsuit, but not much else.

Sites certified as secure often more vulnerable to hacking, scientists find
Security seals aren't worth the bits they're made of, let alone the fees.

AT&T still throttles “unlimited data”—even when network not congested
Half-megabit speeds force customers to abandon unlimited data.

Smash Bros. creator doubts he’ll work on another sequel
Sakurai: "We've arrived at a very difficult place" as far as advancing series.

New wave of credit card fraudsters opt for in-store pickup option
Pilfered card data, Zip codes used by fraudsters to pick stores close to victims.

To address tech’s diversity woes, start with the vanishing Comp Sci classroom
The number of schools offering AP Computer Science has dropped 35% in recent years.

NASA’s first unmanned Orion launch scrubbed
Stuck valve grounds the spacecraft's big Delta IV Heavy rocket until tomorrow.

Another Aussie chain halts sales of GTA V, Take-Two responds [Updated]
Retailer says move is "in line with the majority view of our customers."

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 06/12/2014

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