Wednesday, February 6, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 07/02/2013


Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro: Hotter, Thicker, Faster, Louder What happens when you take Surface RT and add an Intel processor and hi-res screen? Read More ...
EFF to defend against troll with “podcasting patent”—granted in 2012 Personal Audio has made a name for itself suing Apple, Samsung, RIM, and others. Read More ...
Site plagiarizes blog posts, then files DMCA takedown on originals All stories about a disgraced researcher get pulled by WordPress. Read More ...
US Congress: (Other) governments shouldn't mess with the Internet New bill would make it official US policy to promote a "global free Internet." Read More ...
Is scientific genius a thing of the past? A psychologist argues structural changes have eliminated the space for genius. Read More ...
Volunteer discovers a new 17 million-digit prime number Finding the rare Mersenne prime nets its captor a tidy sum. Read More ...
Two-year-old phone receives 15-month-old software update HTC Thunderbolt's ICS update perfectly illustrates Android's update woes. Read More ...
Facebook, it's time for a break 61 percent of users want to save the drama for their (real life) mamas. Read More ...
Steve Chu says goodbye to the Department of Energy Chu led the agency through stimulus and a boom in renewables. Read More ...
Apple “radio” service rumor gets boost from new hidden buttons in iOS Jailbreak your device, find buttons hinting at possible plans for a Pandora clone. Read More ...
Facebook will start disclosing when ads are based on browsing behavior An icon will identify targeted ads, but users have to act to make it appear. Read More ...
Dead Space 3 review: What have I become, my sweetest friend? Latest entry in series trades ambience and rough charm for polished action. Read More ...
Chrome + Firefox = BFF with cross-browser video talks Chrome-to-Firefox chats now possible with next-generation video spec. Read More ...
Dell says goodbye to Wall Street with $2 billion loan from Microsoft (updated) Agrees to $24.4B deal to go private, piles on $15B in debt in process. Read More ...
The 128GB iPad has landed, and (some) readers tell us they're buying $1,000 iPad isn't for everyone, but our reader poll says there's interest. Read More ...
World trembles in confusion and/or fear at Iran’s fiberglass airplane "Stealth" plane reveal follows possibly triumphant launch of monkey into space. Read More ...
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