Following a landmark legal ruling that forces the United Kingdom’s largest ISP to block access to an illegal filesharing site, movie studios, record companies and other media publishers are banding together to push for British ISPs to block access to the Pirate Bay in an attempt to significantly cut down on piracy within the …
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‘Anonymous’ Releases IP Info for 190 Alleged Pedophiles
Anonymous’ forceful closure of more than 40 child pornography sites was apparently only the beginning of the group’s war against pedophile activity on the internet. The group has continued its action by releasing the internet addresses of 190 alleged pedophiles online, using information collected from the sites it had earlier shut down.
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‘Do a Barrel Roll’ and Several Other Fun Google Easter Eggs
The world went crazy over Google’s “Do a Barrel Roll” stunt yesterday. Crazy. In case you missed it, go to Google and search for “do a barrel roll” without the quotes. Ta-da. Cool, eh? Maybe you’re even a little nauseous.
But the old barrel roll trick—as it’ll one day be called when it’s actually old—isn’t the only Easter egg Google
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Watch Negative Tweets Disappear… on Facebook?
When it comes to advertisers trying to reach out into the world of social media, results tend to veer wildly between “inspired” and “oh please make it go away I can’t unsee that oh no.” Or, in the case of the new Mentos “Negative Tweet Eliminator,” just plain confusing.
Don’t get me wrong; the idea of an app that “destroys” tweets …
Internet Explorer Finally Falls Below 50% of Web Browser Use
Web designers around the world, it’s time to celebrate: Last month, Internet Explorer’s share of global browser usage fell below 50% for the first time in more than a decade. Your long nightmare of having to make things work for people who still use IE6 is a little bit closer to coming to an end.
Microsoft’s iconic browser can still …
Gmail App for iPad and iPhone Now Available [UPDATE]
The rumors were true, and it’s finally here: a native Gmail app for your Apple device. You’ll get push notifications, inbox searching, autocompleting e-mail addresses, photo uploads and—if you’re an iPad user—a split view with your inbox on the left and your messages on the right.
You’ll also have access to Gmail’s “Priority Inbox”
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Our Friends Electric: Facebook Info Open to ‘Socialbot’ Snooping
Perhaps it’s time to start paying more attention to whom you’re friending on Facebook. A recent study designed to evaluate how safe social networks are from being invaded by programs pretending to be real people resulted in more than 250GB of personal information being collected from thousands of Facebook users by the researchers’ …
‘Anonymous’ Abandons Attack Against Mexican Drug Cartel?
Just days after announcing its intent to reveal information about civilians who have assisted the Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas, the group has seemingly backed down for fear of possible violent reprisals.
Two apparently self-identified Anonymous members, Skill3r and Glynnis Paroubek, were quoted in Mexican newspaper Milenio as saying, …
The Internet Weighs About as Much as a Strawberry
Last week, the world was shocked—shocked!—to discover that downloading an electronic book to a device such as a Kindle actually increases the weight of the Kindle. Not by any truly measurable amount, said the New York Times, but still: adding data to a device apparently results in trapped electrons which “have a higher energy than …
Pete Townshend Calls iTunes a ‘Digital Vampire’ that Hurts Musicians
Apple’s iTunes may have ushered in a digital revolution to the music industry, making music more affordable and—in tandem with the iPod and other MP3 players—more of a feature in people’s day-to-day lives, but according to Pete Townshend, iTunes is a “digital vampire” that’s bleeding musicians by taking a commission for each download …
Native Gmail iPhone App Reportedly Coming Soon
FOLLOW-UP: Gmail App for iPad and iPhone Now Available
An official Gmail app for iPhone may be coming soon, providing an alternative to the feature-barren iPhone e-mail app that’s built into the OS.
The rumor, reported by M.G. Siegler, is based on multiple unnamed sources. The app may already be awaiting Apple’s approval, Siegler says,
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Zediva Shuts Down After Settling Lawsuit with MPAA
The dream of an admittedly-overly-complicated way of ignoring existing copyright law in order to stream movies online is, it seems, over with the news that the lawsuit between the Motion Picture Association of America and website Zediva.com has been resolved, with Zediva agreeing to pay $1.8 million and permanently stop streaming video …