IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 26/11/2015

PCs running Dell support app can be uniquely ID’d by snoops and scammers
App allows websites to surreptitiously acquire customers' service tag numbers.

LG’s six-day-old smartwatch cancelled due to “image quality issues”
The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE seems to have problems with its P-OLED display.

With traffic fatalities rising, safety officials see tech as cause and solution
Falling gas prices means more people on the road, more smartphones in hand.

More organizations speak out against Congressman’s NOAA investigation
Letter from seven scientific groups expresses “grave concern.”

Connected cars aren’t just for hacking
We visited the Connected Car Expo and found some interesting new applications.

Amazon backtracks after covering NYC subway car in Nazi symbols
"Man in the High Castle" campaign pulled after one day on 42nd Street MTA shuttle.

Was Russian aircraft shot down because its satellite navigation was wrong?
One Russian airman dies, plane crashes in Syrian territory; conflicting radar tracks.

Windows 10 November update was pulled for forgetting privacy settings; it’s now back
Four privacy settings were reset to their defaults when upgrading Windows 10.

AT&T, Verizon try to prevent ban on text message blocking
Carriers say they're just trying to block spam, critics disagree.

Court: King of Kong’s Billy Mitchell isn’t an exploding, floating cartoon head
Federal judge says Regular Show character is clearly a transformative parody.

Review: Asus’ excellent midrange laptop gets much better with Skylake
UX305C gives you Core m3, 8GB RAM, a 256GB SSD, and a 1080p IPS screen for $700.

2014 saw a slight rise in US carbon emissions
A rise of less than one percent, but it's still headed in the wrong direction.

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk spar over gravity of Blue Origin rocket landing
Regardless of who wins reusable launch market, we all win in the end.

Kickstarter has no clue how drone startup raised $3.4M then imploded
"We sent an e-mail to the Zano team informing them of their obligations to backers."

Patent troll’s stock soars 20% after court victory over Samsung, Huawei
London judge says Unwired Planet's patent is "essential" to 4G.

“Clock boy” Ahmed Mohamed wants an apology—and $15 million
Mohamed's lawyer: "The numbers are huge... but the damages are incalculable."

T-Mobile gives existing customers three months of unlimited LTE
One catch: You can't watch high-definition video.

Dealmaster: Save over 50 percent on the Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 ultrabook
Lenovo's Black Friday starts early, and we have many other holiday deals, too.

Black Friday gaming deals feature $300 consoles, $40 controllers, $1 games
Also inside: Who's offering an HDTV bundled with an Xbox One for $500.

Researchers poke hole in custom crypto built for Amazon Web Services
Even when engineers do everything by the book, secure crypto is still hard.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 26/11/2015

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