IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 29/10/2015

New System Center Configuration Manager to be “as a service,” matching Windows 10’s pace
The days of service packs and cumulative updates will soon be behind us.

Extreme solar storms could be more common than expected
Analysis of ice cores finds two severe events occurred in the last 1,300 years.

Apple Pay still growing but adoption has slowed, market research company says
Still, Phoenix Marketing International found that 33-48-year-olds are big users.

Senate passes controversial cybersecurity-cyberspying bill 74-21
Bill gives corporate America legal immunity when sharing consumer data to DHS.

FDA inspection found problems at now beleagured Theranos
Documents bolster questions about the medical company’s technology

Drone downs power lines in Hollywood, hundreds affected for a few hours
"As of yet we have no leads, there's nobody who saw anybody flying."

US gov’t grants limited right to revive games behind “abandoned” servers
Players can circumvent defunct server checks but can't create their own multiplayer.

Apple’s Q4 2015: iPads are still the only dark spot in a $51.5B quarter
iPhone and China spur growth while the Mac continues its steady climb.

Why one software CEO agreed to meet a patent troll—and then fought it to the end
"He seemed sad... but for whatever reason, he decided to take this path."

Liveblog: Apple’s Q4 2015 earnings call happens at 5pm ET today
A relatively quiet quarter before a jam-packed Q1 of 2016.

Government IT’s slow march from the past to the future
Ars chat on government IT covers money problems and a few innovative projects.

It’s still illegal to rip DVD and Blu-ray discs for personal use
Jailbreaking of mobile phones, tablets, wearables, and smart TVs get DMCA exemption.

Sony revels in revealing the PS4’s future at Paris Games Week
From emotional robots to VR dinosaur dodging, plus a No Man's Sky release date.

Unpatched browser weaknesses can be exploited to track millions of Web users
With an endless stream of browser fingerprinting exploits, resistance may be futile.

California Supreme Court should force cops to give up LPR data, case argues
"Vast data collection... with ALPRs is fundamentally different" from manual checks.

Google gets back into podcast distribution with Google Play Music Podcasts
There's no launch yet, but Google is accepting podcast submissions for its store.

Hands-on with Verizon’s Droid Turbo 2 and its plastic “shatterproof” display
You'll be trading off image quality for durability, though.

Dealmaster: Get a Dell QHD monitor and $100 gift card for just $287
Plus many more great deals.

New technology ups the need for universal healthcare
Experts debate whether robots will take all jobs, but they agree big changes lie ahead.

Germany to investigate Google, Facebook over data transfers
Recent Safe Harbor ruling has data protection authorities looking at US companies.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 29/10/2015

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