IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/09/2015

Hands-on with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, and why the 16GB model needs to die
There are few surprises in this year's low-key iPhone refresh.

US counter-intel czar to hack victims: “raise shields” against spearphishing
In wake of OPM breach, NCSC starts spear phishing awareness campaign.

Hands-on with the iPad Pro, its keyboard, and its pencil
Imagine an iPad. Now imagine that it's bigger.

Skype restricted my paid account, without recourse, over a billing hiccup
I fixed it by playing the journalist card—but regular customers might not be so lucky.

Why high-end game consoles have little to fear from the new Apple TV
New gaming functions are a nice added bonus, but unlikely to be a hardware mover.

Ex-Ashley Madison CTO threatens Brian Krebs with libel suit over rival hacking claims
Raja Bhatia's lawyer says that he merely "noticed" an "inadequacy" but did not exploit it.

Kentucky clerk jailed over same-sex marriage gets in copyright fracas
Kim Davis played "Eye of the Tiger" at a rally, but not everyone was thrilled.

Attack code exploiting Android’s critical Stagefright bugs is now public
Google and partners sought delay releasing a patch.

Apple announces September 30 release date for OS X 10.11
"El Capitan" will become generally available at the end of the month.

Apple will release iOS 9 to the public on September 16
Newest OS supports all current iOS 8 hardware, brings big changes for iPads.

Apple announces iPhone 6S and 6S Plus for $199 and $299 on-contract
New models get new A9 SoC, advanced LTE, 12 MP cameras, and can record 4K video.

Apple unveils 64GB Apple TV for $199, 32GB model for $149
First big update in over three years has App Store, touch-enabled remote.

Apple’s new iPad Pro is an expansive 12.9 inches, available in November
A keyboard cover will run $169 and a stylus will cost you $99.

Director of national intelligence: Snowden forced “needed transparency”
But other than that, James Clapper said, it was a disaster.

New Apple Watch models, WatchOS 2 coming on September 16
New update drastically increases the capabilities of third-party apps.

TiVo’s new patent creed: Even Samsung’s cell phones infringe our DVR patents
How much life—and money—can TiVo get out of its "time warp" patent portfolio?

Intel dropping support for the Science Talent Search
The competition, now in its 7th decade, looks for the brightest student scientists.

How highly advanced hackers (ab)used satellites to stay under the radar
Piggyback hack allowed Turla gang to conceal location of control servers.

Bitcoin cyberextortionists are blackmailing banks, corporations
DD4BC threatens Lloyds, BAE with DDoS unless they cough up $24,500 in bitcoin.

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 11/09/2015

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