IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 3/9/2015

Gallery: Wandering around Mobile World Congress
See all the fun booths and bizarre devices of MWC.

UK man arrested on suspicion of US Department of Defense hacking
Suspect believed to have posted messages on Pastebin about the cyberattack.

Convicted Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht demands trial do-over
On trial's eve, prosecutors disclosed information of an "alternative perpetrator."

Better testing desperately needed to fight antimicrobial resistance
Faster diagnostic tests, new drugs, and better policies are vital.

Europe reverses course on net neutrality legislation
EU member states have voted in favor of allowing the prioritization of "specialized" services.

When $278 billing dispute resurfaces years later, T-Mobile finally fixes it
Former customer still not fully satisfied: "relieved is a better word."

µTorrent latest victim of crapware paranoia
Popular BitTorrent client developer denies silently installing cryptocoin miner.

Comcast has tons of objections to California’s “approval” of TWC merger
California to let Comcast buy Time Warner Cable, but there are a lot of catches.

Two weeks on, Superfish debacle still causing pain for some Lenovo customers
Assurances on the demise of the dangerous adware are (somewhat) exaggerated.

Sling TV has 100,000 users, Re/code source says
In just a month, Dish’s standalone streaming product has attracted a solid following.

Islamic State takes to social media, has about 46K Twitter accounts
ISIS supporters preferred tweeting with Android over iPhone and Blackberry.

“Straight Pride” group slapped with $25K fine for DMCA claim against blogger
UK group used the DMCA against a blogger for publishing its own press release.

Climate contrarian’s fossil fuel funding ignites disclosure debate
Scientists speak out against subsequent inquiry.

VMware alleged to have violated Linux’s open source license for years
VMware says "lawsuit is without merit," company is "committed" to open source.

Windows 10 Start menu turns transparent in new leaked build
One of a few tiny changes that have been made recently.

Military court: Army must not refer to WikiLeaks leaker Manning as a male
Manning says that an institutional bias "assumes that trans people are deviant."

NASA’s Dawn mission slips into orbit at dwarf planet Ceres
Two very different dwarf planets are ready for their close ups.

Verizon and AT&T beat T-Mobile, Sprint in network ratings across the US
And they could extend the lead after winning biggest ever spectrum auction.

Is Apple’s real watch innovation a gold case that’s as tough as steel?
Interview with Jony Ive claims "the molecules are closer together in Apple gold."

Enormous Martian ocean evaporated into space
Mostly filled the northern hemisphere of the Red Planet..

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Monday, March 9, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 3/9/2015

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