IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/16/2014

Uber imposes 4X surge pricing in wake of Sydney crisis, then free rides
At first, firm charged A$100 minimum during hostage crisis, then gave refunds.

Hackers promise “Christmas present” Sony Pictures won’t like
GoP had details on every server and PC, as well as SPE’s “root” certificate.

Judge says reporter can’t get public records about cops’ “stingray” use
Meanwhile, Norwegian authorities investigate ongoing phone snooping around Oslo.

Marvel reveals plot details for Ant-Man movie
Marvel Studios' riskiest movie yet has been in development for over eight years.

Client-side coding: How to prevent malicious use?
Applications that run on a user-controlled device cannot be perfectly protected.

Want to lead your own robot swarm? Head to the Museum of Math
Starting this weekend, Robot Swarm exhibit puts you in the ring with them.

Yoga Tablet 2 Pro review: So close to being good
Bulky and underpowered, but multitasking and projector gimmick get our attention.

Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition gets Lollipop, completing the GPE rollout
The first Google Play Edition phone was the last to get Android 5.0.

UK spy agency makes an Android app—but it won’t spy on you
Goal is to teach students about cryptography.

From The Wirecutter: The best external Blu-ray drive
Fast, quiet, or cheap—turns out you can pick any two.

‘Revolving door’ spins between AT&T, GSA
Wireless company hires top agency official and scores lucrative contract in 2014.

Yarr! Humans evolving to escape from bacterial iron piracy
An evolutionary arms race keeps humans and bacteria right where they started.

Microsoft withdraws bad Windows 7 update that broke future Windows 7 updates
Broken update also blocks install of third-party software.

Apple reverses decision, allows unedited Papers, Please on iPad [Updated]
Update: Developer says Apple chalked up initial rejection to "misunderstanding."

German high court dismisses lawmakers’ bid to get Snowden to testify
Still, Bundestag members should be worried if Snowden does show up, lawyer says.

YouTube gets with the times, allows fans to create GIFs from videos
Channel operators can sign up for GIF beta, which includes meme-font captions.

Flights in UK disrupted by air-traffic software failure
Bug in Lockheed Martin-managed flight planning system caused groundings in London.

In wake of restrictive data law in Russia, Google pulls its engineers
From the country that brought you an "Information Security Doctrine."

A quick look at Snapdragon 810, 2015’s first flagship mobile chip
The focus is 4K, but CPU, GPU, and wireless will all get a boost, too.

Massive volcanic eruptions set the stage for dinosaurs’ demise
Deccan Traps spewed over a million cubic kilometers of rock just before impact.

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Monday, December 15, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/16/2014

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