Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) – a Swedish gaming company has acquired the notorious peer-to-peer file-sharing site “The Pirate Bay” for $7.8 million. GGF has plans to turn it into a legitimate, legal download service, with new business models that …
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Now, that can’t be right! Wasn’t the Green Dam Software actually designed to filter pornography and violence from the Internet in China? According to a report, Chinese Web users testing the software have found that Green Dam is apparently blocking photos of babies, pork, actor Johnny Depp, Paris Hilton and even Garfield (Garfield?!? A cartoon cat? Oh come, not all cats can wear clothes!)
The authorities seem to have gone a little too far.
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This has been a week of tragic celebrity deaths (Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon). And a couple of days back, it was the pop princess Britney Spears! Well, rather a Tweet (with a Twitpic) on her official Twitter page that read the following:
“Britney has passed today. It is a sad day for everyone. More news to come.”
Well… well… Pranksters get weird kicks hacking accounts and posting wicked stuff.
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Life is soon to become a lot easier for Europeans with universal mobile phone chargers. European Commission and companies like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Apple, Samsung and Research in Motion have struck a deal on developing a charger that fits all.
This means that manufacturers would now start using micro-USB connections for phone chargers used for smartphones and users will not have to worry about looking for the “right” charger for their handsets.
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Africa has the world’s highest mobile growth rate with one-third of the population owning a mobile phone and many others that have access to one.
Google, along with the Grameen Foundation charity has set up a mobile phone service in Uganda called Google SMS, to give people weather forecasts, farming advice and health information through text messages. By way of doing this, Google hopes to help ease poverty, reach the rural and disadvantaged communities, and help some 9 million Africans with mobile phones, but no internet access.
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It’s time to say goodbye to Microsoft’s MSN Web messenger and welcome the new IM in Windows Live Hotmail! The new web-based IM is now available worldwide aiming to provide easier access to communication even while checking emails on Hotmail.
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It’s Rahul’s birthday today and we have yet another reason to celebrate! That’s right… the man behind Devils Workshop turns 25!
Most of the regulars on DW would already know about Rahul. For all those who don’t, I take this opportunity to present to you the “Half Saint… Half Sinner” – Rahul Bansal!
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As the news of the unfortunate demise of the pop star – Michael Jackson broke out, millions and millions of people world over swamped the Internet to verify Michael Jackson’s death. The Internet suffered slowdowns and MJ news on the web became an easy way for cybercriminals to spread malware.
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Following Michael Jackson’s sudden death, a malicious campaign around Michael Jackson’s death is on the run. It’s indeed disheartening to know that cybercriminals often rely on some of the most unfortunate events to promote their ill motives and agendas.
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It can be quite a challenge to upgrade machines that don’t come with a CD or DVD drive. Trying to deal with such tricky situations, Microsoft has been thinking of convenient ways to offer Windows 7, one of them being on a thumb drive so that Netbook owners could easily upgrade their machines.
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