Sunday, May 24, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 5/25/2015





Here’s how badly we’re getting ripped off by our mobile phone providers
UK's Three offers unlimited data and texts (even roaming to US) all for £20 ($31).








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Cops don’t have to give man his own license plate reader data, court finds
San Diego court rules against Michael Robertson, who sued regional gov't agency.








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Great expectations: An Ars reader wishlist for iOS 9
You all want more APIs, more apps, and better use of screen space.








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Asteroid impacts 3.3 billion years ago may have boiled the oceans
Researchers think up to 100 meters of ocean evaporated away.








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VR headset company Fove is betting on eye tracking to compete
"Foveated rendering" focuses processing power on the center of your vision.








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Senate adjourns, rejects compromise metadata surveillance bill
On May 31, hours before Section 215 of Patriot Act expires, Senate to re-convene.








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Oculus and founder sued by Hawaiian head-mounted display startup
Complaint says Palmer Luckey wrongly used what he learned from Total Recall Technologies.








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How one US Embassy staffer allegedly sextorted hundreds from his desk
Despite London embassy network monitoring, suspect went undetected for months.








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DARPA laser research boosts airborne death rays, tiny laser scanners
LADAR-on-a-chip could bring 3D optic scanning to robots, drones, cars; HELLADS makes things go boom.








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Microsoft was Salesforce.com’s $55 billion suitor, but talks are off
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff wanted $70 billion.








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Trademark lawyer to 3-man startup: Hand over your domain—or else
Would "CaseRails" get confused with "CaseWeb?" Sanford Asman says yes.








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