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Feb 2012 |
Federal prosecutors in the US have given Megaupload's web hosts the go-ahead to delete its massive trove of data as early as Thursday.
The erasure may go ahead on the basis that authorities had completed their search under the warrants, which no longer gave them a right to access that data and cleared the way for the service providers to do what they wanted, according to the Associated Press.
A letter filed last Friday by the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia permitted Megaup... |
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Jan 2012 |
The crackdown on file-sharing site Megaupload is expected to do little to reduce overall piracy of music, software and Hollywood movies, while potentially stifling emerging means of distributing content online.
In the wake of last week's surprising indictment of the digital storage company and seven executives, other companies have begun changing their policies even as Megaupload officers maintained their innocence in a first court appearance in New Zealand.
Filesonic.com stopped allowing people to do... |
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Jan 2012 |
Google has changed its privacy policy, streamlining it across its multiple services including search, email, video and social networking sites.
More than 60 different policies will be combined into one that will go into effect 1 March, the company said.
Google said the new policy will give people more relevant search results and help advertisers find customers.
Google has previously faced criticism over the sharing of users data.
"We're rolling out a new main privacy policy that covers the major... |
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Jan 2012 |
Facebook estimates that it benefits the UK to the tune of more than 2bn a year, including the development of an almost ã500m "app economy" that has sprung up around the world's most popular social networking website.
The company commissioned a study by Deloitte, which concluded that Facebook supports 35,200 UK jobs and fuels 2.2bn to UK GDP each year, and published the document at the DLD conference in Munich on Tuesday.
Deloitte's estimates looked at the direct economic impact of Facebook Ö... |
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Jan 2012 |
Google has announced that uploads to YouTube now total one hour of video every second.
"Can you imagine how many 'Nyans' that is?" the company ask in a blog post announcing the milestone, referring to the mind-numbing "Nyan Cat" video that has been watched over 60 million times.
On a separate website, "One Hour Per Second", Google answers that question in an animated flood of stats. "In 24 seconds of uploads to YouTube," one stat notes, "one full day elapses and the Nyan Cat says 'Nyan' over 345,600 t... |
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Jan 2012 |
Two men sought worldwide in connection with a U.S.-led crackdown on the online file-sharing website Megaupload have been arrested, a New Zealand government lawyer told a court on Monday.
U.S. authorities had issued international warrants for Sven Echternach, 39, a German, and Andrus Nomm, 32,
of Estonia for their involvement in alleged internet piracy and money laundering.
The two had been arrested in Europe, New Zealand government lawyer Anne Toohey told a court hearing on an application for bail by... |
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Jan 2012 |
Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said its co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up.
Mr Lazaridis, who founded RIM in 1984, will become vice chairman. Mr Balsillie will continue to sit on the board but not have any operational role.
Chief operating officer Thorsten Heins will replace them on Monday.
Investors have called for a strategy change as the company struggles to compete with Apple and Google.
The departure of RIM's co-chief executiv... |
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Jan 2012 |
The arrest of Megaupload's founders has led to other file storage sites taking action in an apparent attempt to protect themselves from legal action.
Filesonic has disabled its sharing functions, allowing users to access only their own files.
Uploaded.to has blocked US access to its site entirely, with a message saying "sorry about that".
Experts said that the sites were attempting to show that they were taking piracy seriously.
"If those websites are found to be communicating the works - ie fac... |
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Jan 2012 |
Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.
The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.
Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.
In response, the hackers group Anonymous has targeted the FBI and US Department of Justice websites.
The news came a day after anti-piracy law... |
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Jan 2012 |
Google said Thursday that its Google+ social network now has 90 million users, up from 40 million in October.
Engagement is also growing, Google CEO Larry Page said during a fourth-quarter earnings call. More than 60 percent of Google+ users engage with the service daily and 80 percent engage weekly, he said.
Google has shipped a new Google+ feature every day since the network's June debut, Page continued. This week, for example, the service added support for automatic video posts via Webcam, eliminat... |
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Jan 2012 |
The introduction of the Apple iPhone 4S in Beijing turned ugly Friday morning when Apple failed to open its flagship store and a frustrated crowd reacted by pelting the store's gleaming glass walls with eggs.
Apple said in a statement that it had temporarily suspended sales of all iPhones at its five mainland China stores out of concern for the safety of customers and employees. The phones will still be offered online, through Apple's official partner, Unicom, and at authorized resellers. The statement d... |
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Jan 2012 |
Internet giants including Google and Facebook are embroiled in a growing battle in India over offensive content with a judge warning websites may be blocked "like in China," stoking worries about freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy.
The Delhi High Court resumes a hearing on Monday of an appeal by Google, Facebook and others against a lower court case by a private petitioner seeking to remove images considered offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians from websites.
"The lower court ga... |
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Jan 2012 |
Global domain name overseer ICANN has shrugged off intense criticism from big brands and parts of the US government, and will tonight start allowing companies to apply for new top-level domain names.
For a hefty USD185,000 (R1.5 million) processing fee - a third of which will be dumped into ICANN's legal defence fund - any company or organisation in good standing can attempt to get its hands on a right-of-the-dot vanity address that will be the functional equivalent of .com or .uk.
Depending on who yo... |
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Jan 2012 |
Manufacturers are showing off the next-generation of wireless routers at CES, which they claim will hit actual throughput speeds of around 800Mbps.
The next-generation routers are built on the 802.11ac standard, which is theoretically capable of speeds in excess of 1Gbps. A prototype 802.11ac router on the Buffalo stand was delivering actual throughput of around 800Mbps, which is around five or six times faster than the speeds we've recorded from 802.11n routers.
The 802.11ac standard operates in the ... |
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Jan 2012 |
Apples next-generation iPhone will be slimmer than its current iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models according to a new report, and it may feature a quad-mode chipset that will work across all 3G and 4G LTE networks.
In a note to clients on Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty wrote that AppleҒs business will continue to grow despite slowing demand high-end smartphone market.
Mirroring a small piece of countless reports, Huberty says Apples next-generation ғiPhone 5″ will feature a n... |
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