IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 7/29/2015

Ready for round OnePlus 2: A hands on with a solid phone
OnePlus One made a strong entrance, now the company is looking for a repeat performance.

Filmmakers fighting “Happy Birthday” copyright find their “smoking gun”
A 1927 kids' songbook proves "conclusively the song is in the public domain."

New Horizons data shows Pluto’s atmosphere, surface features
We now suspect Pluto's atmosphere is collapsing and Cthulhu Regio has glaciers.

A public marketplace for hackers—what could possibly go wrong?
Nearly a year in, Hacker's List maintains good intentions. Its users on the other hand...

We took gaming’s version of the Myers-Briggs test—and you can, too
Five-minute test ranks gaming tastes on six separate axes; Ars staff runs the gamut.

Georgia sues legal rebel for posting state’s copyrighted law online
Well, it's OK to copy the actual law. But if you copy the state-ordered summaries...

Even former heads of NSA, DHS think crypto backdoors are stupid
"Requiring people to build a vulnerability may be a strategic mistake."

New MPAA-Mississippi e-mail showcases anti-Google media attack plan
Start with "live buys" of illegal goods on The Today Show, then get a WSJ editorial.

Behind the wheel of VIRTTEX, Ford’s distracted driving simulator
It gave us a powerful reminder of the danger of taking our eyes off the road.

Musk, Hawking, Wozniak call for ban on autonomous weapons and military AI
Dozens of researchers and tech experts want to prevent a "military AI arms race."

Google officially ends forced Google+ integration—First up: YouTube
Company says forced integration "doesn’t make sense."

950 million Android phones can be hijacked by malicious text messages
Booby-trapped MMS messages and websites exploit flaw in heart of Android.

Merely receiving a phone notification is enough to distract a driver
A new study suggests that phones should be in "Do not Disturb" when we drive.

So long, Ouya! Razer acquires microconsole’s storefront, technical team
But not the hardware—fans encouraged to buy "more advanced" Forge microconsole.

Pakistan bans BlackBerry messaging, e-mail for “security reasons”
Move is part of government effort to expand monitoring of communications.

Paper suggests impacts blasted off parts of Earth’s starting material
A paper argues some of the Earth's original stuff was lost; it could explain a lot.

Valve patches security hole that enabled takeover of Steam accounts
Attacker could steal account with nothing but a username.

Scientists build single-molecule transistor gated with individual atoms
But unless you have a cryogenic STM at home, personal use is many years away.

Hologram performance shut down by police at hip-hop festival
City officials said rapper's digital appearance "posed a significant public safety risk."

Someone has finally made a portable Bluetooth speaker that doesn’t suck
Op-ed: The simple, portable, and long-lasting UE Roll succeeds where others have failed.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 7/29/2015

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