IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/10/2014

Dish cuts a deal with CBS, agrees to hit “pause” on ad-skipping DVR
What CBS couldn't get in court, it neatly won with a 12-hour blackout.

Android source reveals scrapped Nexus 6 fingerprint sensor
Lollipop had a fingerprint API with app support, too.

Estonia wants to give us all digital ID cards, make us “e-residents”
Go ahead and found an Estonian company, perhaps without ever leaving home.

Microsoft makes a nod to subscriptions for Windows 10
Company looks for new ways to monetize platform to avoid making it a loss leader.

YouTube shows video creators what copyright restrictions their audio will face
Audio Library will now include information about tracks' playability, monetization.

Meaner POODLE bug that bypasses TLS crypto bites 10 percent of websites
Some of the world's leading sites are vulnerable to an easier, more simplified attack.

AT&T launches fiber network, claims again that Obama will kill fiber
AT&T turns on fiber service in N.C., issues another rant on net neutrality.

Xbox boss would rather invest in first-party exclusives than Street Fighter V
Spencer tells Twitter: "Business deals happen. We won't do all of them."

NASA researchers think Curiosity rover’s Mars crater once held a lake
Or perhaps several lakes, formed in succession.

Idaho mom’s suit over NSA database gets a cool reception from appeals court
Judge: "It appears to me it's the same data" allowed by Smith v. Maryland.

NSA warrantless bulk phone metadata spying continues unabated
Metadata snooping re-authorized a fourth time despite Obama's reform pledge.

Sony Pictures attackers demand: “Stop the terrorist film!”
New data dump on SPE execs along with a helping of malware.

20th Anniversary grey PS4s reselling for upwards of $20,000 on eBay
Hundreds of limited-edition systems fetching median markup of over 250% at auction.

Linux Mint 17.1 review—less change is good change
Now relying on an Ubuntu LTS base, Mint update shows the distro's strategy is on point.

Uber banned from New Delhi in wake of rape allegations
Turns out, Uber had been operating from "several hotel rooms."

Powerful, highly stealthy Linux trojan may have infected victims for years
Backdoor tied to espionage campaign that has targeted governments in 45 countries.

General George Patton’s rights holders go to war with video game maker
Case follows similar infringement gaming suits by Lindsay Lohan, Manuel Noriega.

Verizon’s 57Mbps max download speeds beat all major wireless carriers
T-Mobile and AT&T clock in at 42Mbps, Sprint in last at 22Mbps.

Samsung shares horrifying laundry list of potential Gear VR risks
Users should take breaks every 30 minutes "even if you do not think you need it."

USB-sized DNA sequencer is error-prone, but still useful
Helps locate an antibiotic resistance gene cluster in Salmonella outbreak.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/10/2014

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