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BitTorrent activity drops in markets where Netflix is available
- The best way to combat piracy isn’t legislatively or criminally, but by coming up with an alternative that makes it easy to consume the content at a fair price. That according to Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos, who says…
UNICEF reminds the Internet that Facebook Likes don't save lives
- All too often we see causes spread on social networks claiming that, for each Like received, some sort of a charitable contribution will be made. But today UNICEF Sweden launched a campaign reminding people that Facebook Likes do not equate…
Kickstarter dress shirt can be worn for 100 days without washing
- Washing clothes is such a drag. Just imagine how much time you could save if you didn’t have to bother with such a time consuming task. That thought will soon become a reality for some if 24-year-old marketing grad Mac…
True photo tagging arrives on Instagram as 'Photos of You'
- A new feature on Instagram allows members to tag themselves, friends, family or anyone in photos they’ve taken and uploaded to the photo sharing service. Photos of You specifically uses Instagram handles to tag people, an improvement over the old…
Facebook Trusted Contacts: call friends to recover your account
- Facebook has announced a new account recovery feature called Trusted Contacts. An enhancement to the existing Trusted Friends feature they first started testing in 2011, Trusted Contacts allows users to identify people they trust from within the security settings of…
Omaha next up for gigabit Internet, but it's not Google Fiber...
- With gigabit Internet already deployed in a handful of U.S. cities, less fortunate municipalities are likely to develop -- or may already have developed -- a little gigabit-envy. The next city to join that exclusive gigabit club though will be Omaha,…
Users can simultaneously video chat and troubleshoot with Google Hangouts update
- Another avenue for helping your parents with their borked OS just opened up in Google+ Hangouts with the addition of a remote desktop feature. The application, found in “Hangout Apps,” allows you to remotely control the computer of any member…
Facebook revenue at $1.46 billion in Q1 2013, active users on the rise
- Facebook's days as a public company have seen some serious ups and downs, with most of the news focusing on the down side. Today the company released its first quarter 2013 results, and overall, things are looking quite positive for the…
The Pirate Bay moves to the Caribbean, remains alive
- While many of us can appreciate the irony of 'The Pirates of the Caribbean', you can be sure that the site's search for a safe haven is hardly walking on the beach singing with a bottle of rum on one…
Enigma makes accessing public data on the internet easy
- The amount of untapped public information available on the web is quite astounding. But the majority of people have no idea how to access it, and even if they do, the sheer amount of data will probably get them nowhere.
TPP: The biggest global threat to the Internet since ACTA
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation is reporting that the content industry is at it again with TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. In what it’s calling the “biggest global threat to the Internet since ACTA,” the EFF is raising alarms about the new…
CERN restores world's first website, celebrates 20 years of a free and open web
- Tim Berners-Lee led the project that resulted in the world's first web page sometime around 1991. But it wasn’t until this exact same day in 1993 that CERN announced it would make the software required to run a web server…
Say goodbye to overseas poker sites, as America's first legal, real-money site arrives
- It was not long ago that many online poker sites were shut down, causing avid players to lose a great deal of money. A new law pushed through in Nevada has since made online poker legal in the US again,…
Google Now finally arrives on the iPhone and iPad
- It’s been a long time coming but Google has finally brought its Google Now service to the iPhone and iPad. Arguably a more comprehensive alternative to Apple’s Siri, the personal assistant feature uses a natural language user interface to answer…
White House launches official Tumblr page via Twitter
- President Obama and his administration launched an official Tumblr page for the White House earlier today. The presence on Tumblr further bolsters the administration’s presence on social media which includes a Facebook account, Twitter account, YouTube channel and a Pinterest…
McAfee patents anti-piracy filter
- A recent patent published by McAfee describes what amounts to an anti-piracy system. Titled "Detect and prevent illegal consumption of content on the internet", McAfee's approach would employ a centralized blocklist-style system to issue warnings for -- or entirely block…
Amazon TV set-top box rumored to be in the works
- Amazon has a team of engineers working on a "television set-top box", anonymous sources in contact with Bloomberg claim. Of course, a TV-based device would be a seemingly natural extension to Amazon Instant Video as it continues to produce its…
Average broadband speed in the US up 28%, South Korea still far ahead
- Akamai has published its “State of the Internet” report for the last quarter of 2012 today, offering an overview of broadband speeds per country as well as figures on denial of service attacks, among other interesting metrics. According to the…
Google Now could be headed to Google's homepage on desktops
- Google Now was first introduced last year as part of the Jelly Bean version of Android. Generally regarded as a more comprehensive alternative to Apple’s Siri, the popular personal assistant feature was largely expected to hit iOS devices and Chrome…
Vote on US Internet sales tax bill nears: Marketplace Fairness Act
- The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act -- an innocuously named piece of legislation which is actually an initiative to implement a nation-wide sales tax. Essentially, the MFA doesn't create a federal sales tax, but…
YouTube protected by DMCA in Viacom lawsuit, judge rules
- A federal judge has ruled in favor of YouTube once more, shooting down claims made by Viacom that the Google-owned video service infringes on its intellectual property. Judge Stanton agreed with Google that it was protected under the "Safe Harbor"…
CISPA passes House (again), White House threatens veto (again)
- The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is once again making the rounds. The bill passed the House on Thursday with a 288-127 vote. Although there appears to be a fair amount of bi-partisan support for the bill, it may…
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