IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/09/2015

Valve hits a Linux landmark—1,500 games available on Steam
Still small compared to Windows, OS X, but there was a Linux-exclusive launch in July.

NZ lawyers spent 29,334 hours and $3M-plus trying to prosecute Kim Dotcom
NZ Herald does the math on oft-delayed extradition hearing; Crown lawyers are NZ$198/hour.

Presidential candidate’s lawyer schooled over spurious IP claim
"It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to understand how baseless these claims are."

New Windows Preview: Cortana without Microsoft account log ins, ORTC in Edge
It also fixes many bugs in the Start menu.

Exploring NASA’s Johnson Space Center with the cast of The Martian
Mackenzie Davis and Sebastian Stan drove rovers and sat in spaceships, and we were there.

Jump the void: Confronting existential dread through Super Mario Maker
Three fun platform levels that show life is a meaningless, empty pit of nothingness.

iPad Mini 4 review: A lighter, faster tablet with a better screen
Extra RAM and a better color gamut help make up for year-old guts.

Nexus launch: Google promises “tasty new treats” at September 29 event
We're expecting the LG Nexus 5 and Huawei Nexus 6 to be announced at the event.

The Taken King lets you love a game that doesn’t love you back
Twelve months later, new expansion is a light year ahead of where Destiny started.

Volkswagen Group must recall 500,000 diesel cars for cheating on smog tests
Some models had “defeat devices,” which selectively turned on emissions controls.

Sheriff: We’ll get judicial approval—not a warrant—when using stingray
Sacramento Co. claims its policy is first in US, weeks after DOJ mandates warrant.

AT&T sues former employees, alleging massive phone unlocking scheme
Suit: Former AT&T workers used malware to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones.

Scale-free urination and speed bump diagnostics take home Ig Nobels
The weirder side of science is once again on display in the annual awards ceremony.

Air Force fighters will carry laser cannons, cyber weapons by 2020
Generals see laser pods, software-configurable bombs, and “operational cyber” in near future.

In blunder threatening Windows users, D-Link publishes code-signing key
Leak of private key could give malware easier entry onto Windows computers.

Trojan targets online poker sites, peeks at players’ cards
Malware targets two of the largest gambling sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

Feds target Bitcoin options site, declare cryptocurrencies as commodities
CFTC had previously told firms that they needed to register, comply with US law.

City makes rule favoring Google Fiber, gets sued by cable company
Cox: Tempe rule exempting Google from cable TV obligations is illegal.

Reports: No new Metal Gear games being planned at Konami
Move would leave Pro Evolution Soccer as storied studio's only console franchise.

New Pluto images highlight rugged mountains, glaciers of frozen nitrogen
We've got an image taken just 15 minutes after the closest approach now.

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Monday, September 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 21/09/2015

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