IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 4/2/2015

First look at Project Spartan, Microsoft’s take on the modern browser
Has ditching the legacy and adding Cortana made for a better browser?

Amazon wants you to place product buttons around your home
Dash Button connects to a Wi-Fi network and reminds you to buy more things.

Energy companies around the world infected by newly discovered malware
Loziok trojan used to siphon confidential data out of infected computers.

US offers the UN its plan for meeting climate obligations
Same targets as earlier deal with China, all done via Clean Air Act.

Details surface about Intel’s 14nm Celeron and Pentium chips for cheap PCs
"Braswell" chips are Cherry Trail Atoms repackaged for budget PCs.

Fan-made Super Mario 64 game pulled after Nintendo cries foul
The gaming company issued a DMCA complaint, but desktop versions can still be found.

Massive denial-of-service attack on GitHub tied to Chinese government
Reports: Millions of innocent Internet users conscripted into Chinese DDoS army.

Teens hit with child porn charges after tweeting their group-sex video
Joliet, Illinois, police chief says the sex between the four kids was consensual.

Feds subpoena reddit in effort to learn about users behind Dark Web chatter
ICE agent demands e-mail, IP logs, "means and source of payment," and more.

LAPD does not adequately review dash-cam footage, audit says
Inspector general says there was a "legal basis supporting the majority of stops."

Judge: Mississippi investigation of Google likely violates 1st Amendment
Hood's 79-page subpoena, involving piracy and other issues, went too far.

Report: Facebook tracks all visitors, even if you’re not a user and opted out
In the EU, where free and informed prior consent is required, there could be an issue.

By the numbers: America’s favorite vehicles mapped
It's true, the US does prefer trucks to cars.

Cortex A17 chips allow ARM Chromebooks to limbo down to $149
Two $149 Chromebooks launch now, and a Chrome OS HDMI dongle is coming soon.

Dealmaster: Get up to 95% off Udemy online education courses
Learn a new skill for cheap.

Comcast mega-merger brings more cable consolidation with new Charter deal
Charter to buy Bright House, but only if side deal with Comcast gets approved.

Supreme Court mulls lengthy patent deals in spat over Spider-Man toy
Inventor wants court to reconsider a 50-year-old rule that limits patent payouts.

Charlotte DA review: In 40 cases, cops don’t even know if they used stingrays
Review marks the first time this DA even saw local PD's stringray applications.

Top UK doctors call for ban on “inherently risky” fracking
Health and environmental arguments against shale gas are "overwhelming."

Flickr offers new public domain licensing in wake of SpaceX photo release
Creative Commons Zero—the CC licensing with fewest restrictions—now an option.

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IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 4/2/2015

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