Archive for February 7, 2008

The Pirate Bay Fights Danish ISP Block

The Pirate Bay has just launched jesperbay.org as a countermeasure to the Danish ISP block that was announced yesterday. The site is named after Jesper Bay, the head of the Danish IFPI and gives detailed instructions for affected customers on how to regain access to T

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So you have a Wifi Hotspot, Utah wants you to Verify Userage

A bill introduced in the Utah state legislature would require anyone with a wireless access point to verify the age of each user in an attempt to keep kids from using open WiFi networks to look at porn. Former SCO chair Ralph Yarro’s CP80 group is pushing hard for the bill’s passage. WTF??

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No spin: Ars reviews the MacBook Air with solid state drive

The MacBook Air’s high-end model comes with 200 extra MHz and a solid state drive. Is it worth the extra $1,300 to upgrade? We compare the two Airs directly to find out whether the price is worth paying.

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Verizon Rejects Hollywood’s Call to Aid Piracy Fight

Unlike AT&T, Verizon won’t monitor its network to block unauthorized copying. That would violate customer privacy, it says, and would be expensive too.

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Small wonder: inside Intel’s Silverthorne ultramobile CPU

Intel is taking on the embedded space with a brand new microarchitecture: Silverthorne. The chipmaker disclosed new details of the tiny, low-power x86 chip that will be its weapon in the coming battle for your pocket.

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How a BitTorrent Tracker Owner Hides from the MPAA/RIAA

Apart from The Pirate Bay guys, most tracker administrators are acutely aware of the risks they expose themselves to, and do everything they can to hide in the shadows. We speak to a tracker owner to find out the lengths these guys are prepared to go to protect their identities.

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World Economies hang by an Internet thread

With a 4th intercontinental Internet sea cable damaged, slowing Internet access throughout areas like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, Iran and India it makes one wonder how far it could go. If the efforts were stepped up by a clandestine operation the world’s economies could be gamed and shut down.

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Mass Effect Downloadable Content Pack Announced

The Bring Down the Sky downloadable content pack hits LIVE on March 10 at 2 a.m. PST, for 400 MS points and is the first in a series of planned downloadable content that expands the Mass Effect universe and continues the plot.

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FIVE underwater internet cables now cut

This is the kind of coincidence that turns tinfoil into hats.

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TrueCrypt 5.0 Released!!!

TrueCrypt 5.0, The Free Open-Source Disk Encryption Software now has a Mac OS X Version.

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The Best, Free Alternatives to Nero CD/DVD Burner

Nero is one of the best piece of softwares available in the market for CD/DVD Burning Purposes, but it
’s quite expensive. It’s bulky and comes with a lot of programs that you’ll never really use. Why not try some freeware CD DVD burning applications that can serve as an alternative to Nero Burning ROM for your Windows PC?

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Ten Worst Games On The Nintendo Wii

There are plenty of lists out there that have their “top ten best games”. Well here is one that takes the opposite approach. I dont think there is much arguing that these games pretty much suck. There are Games that make you scratch your head and ask- they actually made this game? And somebody actually is going to buy this? These games are horrible

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