Sunday, May 10, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/11/2015





Move over, Raspberry Pi. This startup is building a $9 computer
CHIP has on-board Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. (Did we mention it's $9?)








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Russia, China are totally BFFs when it comes to Internet security
Moscow, Beijing will share info when the Internet is used for "criminal purposes."








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Read the NDA a Comcast customer was told to sign to get a $600 refund
Comcast: Here's your money—please don't tell anyone.








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A quick look at Logic Supply’s fanless industrial mini desktop
Putting a new case on Intel’s NUC makes it a very different machine.








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San Francisco cops’ racist, sexist, homophobic texts prompt inquiry
Messages said "we celebrate whiteness" and that black women "should be spayed."








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Captain America: Civil War’s massive cast rivals Age of Ultron
Chris Evans will be joined by most of the new Avengers team.








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Nintendo’s uneven online multiplayer history—and whether Splatoon will help
Friend codes, lag, and hacking have dominated Nintendo's older online-versus games.








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Appeals court kills flight attendants’ challenge to electronics on planes
Association of Flight Attendants said Federal Aviation Administration acted improperly.








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Ellen Pao says Kleiner’s request for $1 million in costs is excessive
Over $800,000 in expert fees could be stricken due to a new CA Supreme Court ruling.








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FCC refuses broadband industry demand to halt Title II classification
Denial of stay petitions set up next phase of net neutrality court battle.








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“Retro VGS” console aims to revive the humble video game cartridge [Updated]
Solid-state system planned to run new games on an old, durable format.








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Climate change a “hoax,” says key business advisor to Aussie prime minister
Science? What science? "It's about a new world order under the control of the UN."








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Did judge who ruled NSA phone dragnet illegal call Snowden a whistleblower?
"Secretive bureaucratic agencies... benefit from a breath of fresh air," judge says.








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Arizona town mounts dozens of new license plate readers in fake cactuses
Town manager tells local TV station that they're just meant to look nice.








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Discontinued PS4 horror demo P.T. worth hundreds on eBay
Access to previously free download drives up PS4 resale price by average of $520.








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Researchers craft network attack to “hack” surgical robot (sort of)
University of Washington study tests the remote security risks of telemedicine.








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If you’re a mosquito magnet, blame your parents
Small twin study finds a genetic component to mosquito attraction.








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Nintendo will release first smartphone game this year, improve online services
Plus details of "integrated membership service" for next-gen NX system and Amiibo sales.








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Don’t (just) blame Facebook: We build our own bubbles
News Feed algorithm takes a back seat to your disinterest in opposing views.








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Rightscorp loses more cash than ever, tells investors all is well
Sending thousands of alleged pirates a bill for $20 per song isn't working out.








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Available Tags:security , PS4 , eBay , Nintendo , smartphone

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