IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/24/2014

North Korea and cyberterrorists won big in Sony hack, researcher says
If DPRK was really behind the Sony hack, “proportional response” is pointless.

North Korea drops off the Internet in suspected DDoS attack
Just a few gigabits per second seem to have taken the country offline.

E-readers and tablets really do seem to alter your sleep schedule
People reading on screens took longer to fall asleep, had shifted circadian clock.

Troll’s last payday? Microsoft pays VirnetX $23M to end patent case
Patent-holding company's biggest win, against Apple, was tossed out in September.

Halo anthology makers apologize, will give distressed fans free ODST
Fans are also receiving Halo 4's Spartan Ops co-op mode today.

Last-minute, pre-Christmas PSA: Wal-Mart offering PS4 for $329 in-store
Plus, Best Buy has a great deal on an Xbox One bundle.

Tech groups send Miss. AG a “friendly reminder” about how bad SOPA was
It's been three years since the anti-SOPA uprising. Would it happen again?

FBI campaigning to hire skilled technical employees over the next month
A concerted effort to bring scientists and engineers into the fold ends Jan 20.

Australian court to penalize homeopaths for claiming vaccine alternative
Homeopaths "engaged in conduct that was misleading and deceptive."

Snapchat apps on Windows Phone yanked over the weekend
The unofficial disappearing photos apps have themselves disappeared.

Cluster of Tor servers taken down in unexplained outage
Brief, unexplained shutdown (not seizure) follows warning of plans targeting Tor's directory service.

Steve Wozniak on track to become Australian citizen
Apple co-founder eyeing Down Under as potential retirement spot.

Weaker winds and warmer waters in early 20th century
Trade winds help explain temperature increases back when CO₂ rise was slower.

Report: Samsung continues its Tizen experiment with a $100-ish phone
The low-cost phone with the alternate OS would come to India first.

Madonna turns to the sneakernet after album leak
After her next album gets leaked, Madonna's team gets serious about security.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/24/2014

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