IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 24/02/2016

ARM’s Cortex A32 is a tiny CPU for wearables and Raspberry Pi-like boards
32-bit-only ARMv8 chip is designed to consume as little as 4mW of power.

Microsoft kills off Qik, the video messaging service you didn’t know it had
It was never really clear why it was created in the first place.

Actually, your shit might not stink—if you’re surrounded by your people
Students less offended if they think odors are from classmates rather than rivals.

Activists plan rally on Tuesday at dozens of Apple Stores worldwide
Events planned all over the world, from Hong Kong to Houston, Munich to Minneapolis.

AT&T and Intel want drones connected to an LTE network
An over-saturated wireless market is using the carrier to adopt drones and cars.

Valve releases tool to test whether your PC is VR ready
See if your system is up for the upcoming HTC Vive.

How the FBI could use acid and lasers to access data stored on seized iPhone
Decapping techniques are effective, but they're not practical in this case.

Giant armadillos roamed South America thousands of years ago
New DNA analysis reveals how these creatures evolved.

On-chip random key generation done using carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes will randomly seed themselves into properly designed circuitry.

Facebook launches project to open source hardware, designs for cell networks
Telecom Infra Project modeled on OCP; Facebook maps inhabited world with AI to plan rollouts.

Cyanogen launches the “Mod” platform, with lots of Microsoft integration
Cyanogen launches an app store for apps that are "deeply integrated" into the OS.

Google Fiber joins forces with municipal broadband network
Google will offer Internet service over city-owned fiber in Huntsville, Alabama.

Will high-priced headsets kill mass-market virtual reality in its crib?
At $799, the HTC Vive isn't exactly at a consumer-friendly price point... yet.

Powerful crap: The quest to turn smelly sewage into sweet biodiesel
The facility smell? “That’s money,” Todd French says. “That’s what it smells like.”

Dentist said to hit patients will pay $12k for trying to out YouTube critic
"Psycho dentist" video remains up, and the attempt to remove it was costly.

Apple CEO Tim Cook: Complying with court order is “too dangerous to do”
Internal letter, Q&A lay out Apple's rationale for fighting court order.

Xperia XA: Sony puts best design into a low-end smartphone
Meanwhile, the Xperia X fills out the mid-range. Does Sony now have enough phones?

China pressing ahead with orbiter and lander mission to Mars
Country's ambitious space program still targeting a 2020 launch window.

Linux Mint hit by malware infection on its website, forum after hack attack
"We don't know motivation behind this," says distro creator.

Report: VW told it must make electric cars in US
German car maker could also be told to help develop network of charging stations.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 24/02/2016

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