IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/14/2015

Short film that preceded theatrical Empire Strikes Back restored, on YouTube
Black Angel went missing for over 30 years; negatives were found in an archive.

Windows 10 to be the last version of Windows, until the next version
What's in a brand name? Not much.

What we know and what we don’t know about accidents involving self-driving cars
One thing we know for certain: humans are messing up computers' track records.

AT&T home Internet falls short, years after promising 100% coverage
AT&T is promising broadband expansion again, if it is allowed to buy DirecTV.

Toren Review: A young girl climbs toward uncertainty
Swordtales game is a tiny adventure that demands patience in exchange for riddles.

Feds drop case in which cops nailed webcam to utility pole to spy on house
Pan-and-zoom cam operated 24 hours daily. Footage synced to detective's computer.

Registry fires back at ICANN over .SUCKS domain pricing criticism
Vox Populi says comments "defamatory," call for government scrutiny "wrong-headed."

Op-ed: Why the EFF is pulling its support for the USA Freedom Act
Congress must embrace recent landmark opinion on phone metadata collection limits.

Project CARS review: The detailed simulation virtual gearheads deserve
Solid sim racing fixes our gripes with the competition, even on console.

Third blogger this year hacked to death in Bangladesh
Witnesses said four masked men chased and attacked him in broad daylight.

Researchers uncover “self-sustaining” botnets of poorly secured routers
Home and small office devices are free for the taking, ensuring follow-on hacks.

Elite: Dangerous now available for Macs, both direct and on Steam
Existing Windows customers automatically get access to Mac release, too.

Verizon and Sprint pay $158 million in fines for fraudulent phone charges
Cellular customers to get refunds from cramming settlement with US government.

Broadcom offers up software support for Apple’s HomeKit
These HomeKit-compatible wireless chips have been shipping for 6-or-so months.

Lawsuit says Fitbit overestimates sleep by 67 minutes per night
Plaintiff says sleep-tracking claims aren't accurate.

“I’ll never ask for another pain pill again”: ℞ database damage in Utah
"I live in pain every day... but I won’t go to a doctor and ask for pain medication."

The big drug database in the sky: One firefighter’s year-long legal nightmare
Authorities dig through prescription med databases thanks to pre-digital age precedent.

Don’t look now, but 3DS emulation is becoming a thing
Developers get commercial games running, though technical issues persist.

Skype Translator Preview now open to all
Skype now speaks English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Italian.

FTC doubles down on direct auto sales, says “it’s not just about Tesla”
New post points accusatory finger at protectionist dealer legislation.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/14/2015

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