IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 08/10/2015

“Teledildonics” patent troll backs down from lawsuit against Kickstarter
Faced with a well-financed opponent, a sex-toy patent troll ran for the hills.

Hands on: the new Lumia flagships are competent, Continuum is cool
But unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to use the iris recognition.

Far Cry Primal coming to XB1/PS4 February 23, PC in March
Get ready to huck spears and shoot arrows into wooly mammoths, Far Cry-style.

Hands-on: The Surface Book is a laptop. But it’s also a tablet.
The lapability problem has been tackled once and for all.

Time Warner Cable promises to stop acting like a cable company
"We know how you feel about cable companies," TWC says. "We're changing."

Metal Gear Solid 5 FOB insurance: The worst kind of microtransaction
It feels like a protection racket for online players.

Hands-on: The Surface Pro 4 is a design that’s settled down
It refines almost everything, but keeps the basic look and feel of the Pro 3.

FAA proposes $1.9M fine after company flew drones over New York, Chicago
"Flying unmanned aircraft in violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations is illegal."

Trans-Pacific Partnership accord’s copyright details leaked
As suspected, Pacific Rim trade deal mimics US on copyright term: life plus 70 years.

Neutrino flavor changes take home the physics Nobel
Prize goes to experiments that confirmed the particles have mass and change identity.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes review: The exact opposite of a bomb
Find a friend, print a bomb defusal manual, and have a blast saving the world.

Threatening to post sex tape on Facebook is not a crime, court rules
Posts were intimidating and embarrassing but did not threaten actual violence.

Cisco shuts down million-dollar ransomware operation
Group used Angler Exploit kit to push ransomware on unsuspecting Internet users.

How net neutrality violates the First Amendment (according to one ISP)
Broadband providers exercise "editorial discretion" over Internet, ISP says.

Microsoft announces 110 million Windows 10 installs since launch
That means a second-month jump of another 35 million installs.

Trump Hotels payment system infected with malware
Claims "no forensic evidence" of theft of data but offers complimentary protection.

Microsoft introduces Surface Book, a convertible for Surface fans
Laptop companion to the Surface Pro 4 starts at $1,499, launches October 26.

Surface Pro gets a better screen, a Skylake processor
Skylake lands in Surface Pro 4. The tablet costs $899 and will be available October 26.

Flagship Windows Phones at last: The Lumia 950, 950XL, and 550
950 and 950XL coming in November for $549, $649; 550 in December for $139.

The new Microsoft Band is a sleeker, curvier fitness tracker
You can preorder the new fitness band now for $249, available on October 30.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 08/10/2015

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