IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 15/10/2015

University of Cambridge study finds 87% of Android devices are insecure
Study blames OEMs for a lack of updates; ranks Nexus devices as the most secure.

Tesla says Reno journalist drove into security guards on Gigafactory grounds
Journalist was charged with two counts of felony assault and one count trespassing.

A walk around Sikorsky “Raider,” contender for world’s fastest military copter
With speed of over 250mph, Raider flies more like a commercial jet, says pilot.

New zero-day exploit hits fully patched Adobe Flash
Attacks used to hijack end users' computers when they visit booby-trapped sites.

Chinese lunar lander’s telescope is still working a year and a half later
Harsh lunar environment hasn't caused problems for the robotic UV telescope.

How Soviets used IBM Selectric keyloggers to spy on US diplomats
Highly sophisticated bugs went undetected for 8 years during the Cold War.

AT&T customer politely e-mails CEO, gets terse reply from AT&T lawyer
AT&T lawyer gets involved after customer makes friendly suggestion to the CEO.

Twitter cuts 336 jobs so fast an ex-employee learns fate by “no access” notice
And returned CEO Jack Dorsey confirms layoffs with a tweet.

Dutch safety board says Russian missile took down airliner
Buk launcher took down airliner, killing 298 people.

Detainees sue psychologists who engineered, profited from CIA torture
They "devised and supervised an experiment to degrade human beings," ACLU says.

Call of Duty dev apologizes for fake terrorist “news” Twitter promo
Marketing stunt featured live updates on fictional attack in Singapore.

Rinspeed’s Ʃtos: An autonomous hybrid sports car that comes with a drone
The Swiss company has a new concept coming to CES.

Twitter suspends sports media accounts after NFL says GIFs violate copyright
Deadspin and SB Nation GIF accounts were suspended after two dozen DMCA notices.

From the Wirecutter: The best home online backup service
After extensive comparison, CrashPlan comes out ahead—but there are other options.

Playboy magazine will no longer publish nude photos, thanks to Internet
It turns out to be very easy to find images of naked women online.

Webflow’s “first visual CMS” is like WordPress mixed with Photoshop
Make content-driven designs with no knowledge of HTML, CSS, back-end databases.

Mini-review: Apple’s new Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2
Accessories are great additions to the new iMacs, but pricey standalone upgrades.

Apple announces 21.5-inch Retina iMac with 4K display, better color gamut
Some non-Retina models remain, but all get a Broadwell update.

Same design, new insides, better screen: 21.5-inch 4K Retina iMac reviewed
Fusion Drives desperately need to be standard, but otherwise this is a nice Mac.

Apple goes all-Retina for its 27-inch Skylake iMac refresh
5K iMacs start at $1,799, include new GPUs and better color gamut.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 15/10/2015

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