IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 03/09/2015

Windows 10’s first month shows the value of free upgrades, and the challenge ahead
5 percent of the desktop market is impressive, but a billion users is still a long way off.

University of Arkansas: Drones on campus are a safety and security threat
University Police director: "The only real option for us is to restrict use."

Skylake for laptops: Faster Core M and Ultrabook GPUs with eDRAM
Core m3, m5, and m7 promise big improvements for fanless designs.

Intel announces a beefed up Core M Compute Stick with Skylake
Will include Core m3 and m5 chips, but no word on pricing or availability.

Skylake for desktops: New socketed processors from Core i7 to Pentium
Intel casts a wide net with first top-to-bottom architecture refresh since 2013.

Uber now faces class action lawsuit in California over expenses, tips
"This case is going to have a major effect on not just Uber but all these businesses."

Pokémon party organizer: we’ve got no money and were sued without warning
"I just think it’s something that got blown super out of proportion."

Popcorn Time lawsuits continue as 16 are sued for watching Survivor
App that makes piracy easy has become a target for one Oregon lawyer.

Amazon Prime Video: Now with offline viewing on Android, iOS
Feature had previously been exclusive to Kindle-branded devices; app gets name tweak.

Stupid Patent of the Month: “Internet drink mixer” vs. everyone
Leigh Rothschild urges his fellow inventors to rise up and stop patent reform.

Video captures Texas cops shooting man with raised hands
Deputies on paid leave; authorities say they're examining the footage.

Sneaky adware caught accessing users’ Mac Keychain without permission
Genieo installer finds it easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

New Comcast innovation: A $30 charge to eliminate your data cap
Florida data cap trial limits users to 300GB unless they pay extra each month.

An affordable, self-correcting, multi-material 3D printing platform
3D printer scans each layer and makes fixes as needed.

Ambulance chasers go after Google as antitrust case gains steam
New service for "victims" of Google's "abuse" of dominant position in search.

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, others, aim for royalty-free video codecs
Alliance for Open Media hopes to make the next generation of video codecs free.

Google gets a new logo
New logo drops the serifs in biggest redesign in company history.

Wikipedia blocks hundreds of linked accounts for suspect editing
Accounts were engaged in undisclosed paid advocacy in violation of use terms.

DNA used as velcro to form cells into 3D structures
An alternative to 3D printing a tissue.

Lizard Squad launches DDoS against UK law enforcement agency
NCA website hit for 2 hours in fit of pique—or possibly as ad for new service.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 03/09/2015

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