IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/9/2014

Baer’s Odyssey: Meet the serial inventor who built the world’s first game console
From the archives, we present a 2013 profile on the recently passed away gaming pioneer.

Why are some Antarctic ice shelves feeling warmer water than others?
Analysis finds some areas made more vulnerable by wind patterns.

TV marathon of every Star Wars film finally exists—but only in Germany, Austria
Sky Deutschland finds a deal with Disney/Lucasfilm for two straight weeks of Skywalker.

In a dynamically typed language, is it a bad idea to return different data types?
In some cases, returning different types from a single function works.

Sharp Aquos Crystal: A $240 smartphone that out-designs most flagships
Sharp surprises with a phone with super-minimal bezels.

Billion-dollar lawsuit against Apple may be missing a plaintiff
Last plaintiff remaining has an iPod bought by her husband's law firm.

PSA: EA celebrates 20 years of PlayStation, gives out three free games
Mirror's Edge, Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare among Sony-exclusive freebies.

Uncharted, Final Fantasy, and indies: The PlayStation Experience keynote
Sony’s first annual fan expo launched with a show-of-force reveal of beloved games.

Uber launches in Portland as city prepares to issue fines to drivers
City commissioner says the company is operating illegally in the city.

Why do we cling to beliefs when they’re threatened by facts?
People who read a passage that contradicted their viewpoint saw it as opinion.

Don’t call it a netbook (or a “Chromebook killer”)—HP’s $200 Stream 11 reviewed
Windows adds much-needed versatility, but low-end hardware limits it anyway.

New Wii U Zelda trailer shows Link horsing around
Nintendo's stunning vistas among a number of premieres at The Game Awards.

Hackers send e-mail to Sony employees threatening their families
Vague demands followed by “your family will be in danger” is the latest in an ongoing hack.

Apple on trial: Company execs say DRM was forced on them by record labels
Real Networks, the competing music store they shut out? Barely an afterthought.

Fake browser warning your uncle might fall for delivers malicious trojan
Social engineering ploy milks targets' fear of getting hacked.

Captain Toad’s Treasure Tracker won’t make you jump, jump
Review: Leap-free platformer is pure cotton candy—sweet and insubstantial.

Romney 2012 had “best tweets ever written by 17 people,” former staff say
"Towards the end of the campaign that was 22 individuals who had to approve it."

PSA: Sony goes all-in with PlayStation expo in Vegas this weekend
We'll be on hand to sample tons of games and report on surprise announcements.

Version of malware that took out Sony Pictures seen “in wild” in July
And Sony e-mail server names, IP addresses were hard-coded into November malware.

Review: Running with The Crew, trying not to crash
Developed in France, maybe The Crew got lost in translation.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 12/9/2014

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