IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 9/11/2013

Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa will become a “true” eight-core chip in Q4
Currently, only four of its eight CPU cores can be used at one time.

As FilmOn is shut down by courts, all eyes are on Aereo
A court loss by a brash copycat doesn't look good, but time is on Aereo's side.

Texas still seeing attempts to limit evolution in school textbooks
Stop us if you've heard this before: one textbook reviewer suggests teaching creationism.

Why the Vita TV and other “microconsoles” are destined to fail
Low-cost, portable-to-TV hardware doesn't provide enough value over existing consoles.

Pioneering Bitcoin hardware company to offer full refunds for all chip orders
"Avalon will no longer participate in any kind of pre-ordering," firm writes.

Sometimes storing electricity makes no (energetic) sense
For wind, discarding the energy may be more efficient than building big batteries.

Crypto prof asked to remove NSA-related blog post
Predictable backtrack from Johns Hopkins comes a few hours later.

Coach who taught people how to beat lie detectors headed to prison
Judge says anti-polygraph training is a "gray area" between free speech and crime.

NSA spies reportedly exploited iPhone location bug not fixed until 2011
File gave detailed account of users' whereabouts over extended periods of time.

Tesla sets its sights on Texas with more Supercharger station openings
Second of 5 planned Superchargers to come online in Tesla's toughest state.

Tech giants ask surveillance court for more latitude on disclosures
Google, Facebook, Yahoo want to report the number of secret requests they get.

Microsoft relents: MSDN and TechNet will get Windows 8.1 early after all
Visual Studio 2013 Release Candidate also released.

High-resolution observations show how black hole jets churn galactic gas
This galactic feedback controls the rate of star formation in the galaxy.

Intel rejection of Ubuntu’s Mir patch forces Canonical to go own way
Open source driver for Intel graphics drops Mir support.

Liveblog: Apple to “brighten everyone’s day” on September 10 at 10am PDT
Ars is on the scene with laptop and camera so you can follow along.

Japanese Vita redesign is thinner, lighter, holds more charge
New Wi-Fi, LCD model coming to Japan October 10 for about $200.

Industrial Revolution likely brought the Little Ice Age to an end
Black carbon emissions from industrialization led to increased melting.

Xbox Music brings 30M songs to iOS and Android, adds free Web streaming
Microsoft's challenge to Spotify, Rdio, and Pandora takes major step forward.

Sony announces Vita-based TV microconsole for Japan
Sub-$100 console plays Vita games, allows for second-TV PS4 streaming.

Is Google revamping its logo? Hints appear in new Chrome beta for Android (updated)
Version of the logo loses beveling and shadows.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 9/11/2013

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