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Megaupload users face fake settlement requests, but MPAA says it's not keeping data to sue users
Like UnlikeMegaupload may be gone, but its users are just starting to feel the pressure of potential legal action for copyright infringement. The MPAA has petitioned Carpathia, which hosts 25 petabytes of files formerly from Megaupload, to keep it in hopes of using the user data and other information as part of a lawsuit against the company. In the letter, which surfaced as part of a court filing by Carpathia, the MPAA states that it wants the data because "the Studios have civil claims against the operators of Megaupload, and potentially also against those who have knowingly or materially contributed to the infringement occurring through Megaupload." Among other information (PDF), the MPAA is seeking ...
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Some AIM users hit with login problems, AOL 'working on a fix'
Like UnlikeThings haven't been easy lately for AOL's Instant Messenger service, with recent layoffs striking such a chord that the company had to publicly insist that it wasn't going to be shuttering AIM altogether. Things got a little bit worse today, with Gizmodo reporting that many long-time users have found themselves unable to access their accounts via third-party clients. Some individuals faced with the "AOL does not allow your screen name to authenticate here" error were reportedly able to accept new terms of service and reset their passwords directly on AIM.com. Of course, with AIM having been out in the marketplace for such a long time — the service originally launched way back in 1997 — the q...
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Apple to overtake Intel and become the world's #1 mobile processor manufacturer
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Apple is the leader in the tablet market and soon it may become the top manufacturer of mobile processors. According to a study by In-Stat, Apple was close to Intel in 2011 and its continued success in 2012 could help it overtake the chip company later this year.
In 2011, Intel was the number one mobile processor manufacturer with shipments that totaled 181 million and a 13.9 percent market share. Most of these mobile processors landed in notebooks and netbooks. Apple, however, was a close second with 13.5 percent market share. It shipped 176 million mobile processors in iOS devices like the iPad and the iPhone.
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Draw Something creator sold for $180 million
Like UnlikeAs expected, Zynga, owner of Words with Friends, has added to its portfolio of top mobile games by purchasing OMGPOP for more than $200 million. The purchase price includes $30 million to use for employee retention payments. OMGPOP is the owner of the sizzling hot Draw Something, a Pictionary inspired game that allows an iOS or Android user to challenge an opponent from anywhere in the world. 35 million downloads of the game have made it the number one free app, number one paid app and number one game in 80 countries. OMGPOP brings in $250,000 a day from the game (after Apple takes its 30% slice) and is available in a free and paid version. The free version generates 1 billion ad impressions...
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Chrome briefly passes Internet Explorer to become most popular weekend web browser
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Web analytics firm StatCounter on Wednesday announced that Google’s Chrome web browser overtook Microsoft’s Internet Explorer last Sunday to become the most popular weekend browser, Reuters reported. “While it is only one day, this is a milestone,” said Aodhan Cullen, StatCounter’s chief executive. “At weekends, when people are free to choose what browser to use, many of them are selecting Chrome in preference to IE.” On March 18th, a total of 32.7% of all browsing was done using Chrome, while Internet Explorer had a 32.5% share. When people returned to their offices on Monday, however, Microsoft’s browser increased its share to 35% and Google’s share slipped to 30%. “Whether Chrome can take...
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Want to legally unlock your iPhone? E-mail Tim Cook!
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Okay, maybe this tactic won't work for everyone, and likelihood has it that the more people that try, the fewer will get their wish, but at the very least, CEO Tim Cook has reached out for one iPhone owner and forced AT&T to help the man unlock his device.
The story goes like this: a man and his family are deep into Apple products, owning various iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macs. The man gets transferred to Canada for work. His wife had an iPhone 3Gs, and luckily her contract finished as they were moving to Canada. So, the man bought his wife an iPhone 4 upon moving to Canada, and took the 3Gs for himself as a personal option to his work phone (a BlackBerry), but it was locked to AT&T, so h.....
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Google releases update to Android SDK
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Google has announced an update to its Android software developer kit tools and Eclipse plugin, bringing the SDK to Revision 17. The new version brings a number of new features as well as bug fixes.
The update offers improved Lint support in Eclipse, including the ability to suppress Lint warning in Java code. Improvements have also been made to the build systems for Eclipse and Ant. R17 also provides Intel x86 platform virtualization support and experimental multi-touch input (using a tethered Android device) in the emulator as well as an updated Support Library.
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Twitter turns six; 140 million active users, 340 million tweets per day
Like UnlikeExactly six years ago Wednesday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey published the first post on his new service Twttr. “Just setting up my twttr,” Dorsey wrote in his brief note. No one knew at the time, but his tweet was the first of trillions of messages that would be posted to the social networking service over the coming six years. Twitter has seen more than 532 million accounts registered in its six years, and the service is used around the world by people in all walks of life. While some still view Twitter as a wasteland packed with irrelevant minutiae, the service is also used by tens of millions of people and organizations as a means of communication and promotion. Twitter has even playe...
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HP confirms reorganization, PC and printer groups to merge
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Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports of a major reorganization within the company. The firm plans to merge its Personal Systems Group, responsible for PCs, with its Imaging and Printing Group. Current boss of the company’s printer division Vyomesh Joshi will retire after 31 years at the company, and current PSG executive vice president Todd Bradley will run the combined operations. ”This combination will bring together two businesses where HP has established global leadership,” HP CEO Meg Whitman said. “By providing the best in customer-focused innovation and operational efficiency, we believe we will create a winning scenario for customers, partners and shareholders.” HP’s...
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Orange promises full European 4G LTE rollout by 2015
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Orange has unveiled its plans to launch 4G LTE service throughout the UK and Europe. The carrier says that it will have the next-generation high-speed wireless service fully deployed by 2015.
The carriers says that it will have 4G LTE service in nine countries in Europe, plus the UK. "[Orange will] roll out 4G/LTE networks in all Orange European Union markets by 2015," said the carrier in a meeting with the European Commission this week.
Orange wasn't afraid to ask for the government's help with its rollout either. "We welcome the EU decision to make more spectrum available, in a timely and harmonised manner, to wireless services in the EU, and look forward to further, similar initiatives to...
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As Developers Seek More Interactivity, PubNub Raises $4.5M For Its In-App Messaging Solution
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With the world of apps no longer in its early days, we are starting to see the emergence of a lot more services that give developers more sophisticated ways of interacting with users, and monetizing what they create. One of the more popular has been the rise of real-time messaging within apps; and today, one player in that space, PubNub, has picked up $4.5 million in funding to expand that line of business even further.
The Series A round was led by mobile-specialist VC Relay Ventures, itself just launched today as the rebranded, $150-million fund formerly known as ATP Capital (the firm that runs JLA Ventures, Clairmont Capital, and BlackBerry Partners Fund. There was also participation from...
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Apple iPhone 4 allegedly catches on fire while charging overnight
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In an incident which has never happened before in the States, a Colorado woman who wishes to remain anonymous is claiming that her Apple iPhone 4 caught fire while she was charging the phone overnight. She comes forward in an attempt to pressure Apple into to publicizing the issue so that owners of the model can be warned that the phone can be combustible.
The incident occurred on a recent trip east and the victim said she awoke in the early morning to find her year-old white Apple iPhone 4 making "sizzling" and "popping" noises. After an "immense crackling" which she described as being "not quite an explosion," she said a putrid smell filled the air while clouds of smoke came from the phone...
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Google says "sorry" by giving $5 to all Wallet users
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The past few weeks may have been somewhat frustrating for Google Wallet users, given that security holes within the service were exposed by hackers. Soon after the vulnerability was discovered, adding funds via Google Wallet prepaid cards was temporarily disabled due to security concerns. Thankfully, the recent software updates have taken care of the issue, so Google Wallet should be working just fine once more. And as a way of saying "we're sorry", Google is adding $5 credit to the accounts of its Wallet subscribers.
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Google defends Hotfile's right to 'safe harbor' under DMCA
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The MPAA filed lawsuit against Hotfile little over a year ago, arguing that the cyberlocker had made a business out of enabling massive digital theft by giving users a place to store and share pirated movies. Now, in the aftermath of Megaupload's closure, the group is asking for a summary judgement to effectively shut the site down, arguing that Hotfile is a piracy haven and should not be eligible for DMCA safe harbor protection.
According to TorrentFreak, this request didn't go unnoticed by Google, who has become a somewhat unexpected ally of Hotfile with the filing of an 'amicus brief' objecting to the MPAA's "distortion" of the facts. According to Google, the movie studios are misleading ...
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Samsung Galaxy Beam Projector Releases in India
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Last month, Samsung unveiled their latest addition of the Galaxy Beam projector phone. Today, it was revealed that this device is now available on the consumer market in India. The device is run by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and a 1.0 GHz dual-core processor. The projector portion is capable of displaying 15 ANSI lumens and a 640 x 360 resolution. Other major features include a camera, 8GB of internal memory, and an SD card slot. The company has not yet released a retail price at this time.
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