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CATEGORY: Internet
50 Million Megaupload Users Could Lose Their Data
This coming Thursday, 50 million people could lose personal data, according to recent progressions in the federal case against file storage site Megaupload. Continue reading
Nintendo Network Officially Unveiled
Nintendo Network will include a lot of the features gamers are used to having from an online network, such as multiple accounts and a personal interface. Continue reading
Internet Users Rejoice — SOPA is Dead
After several months of animated protests by the online community, Lamar Smith, the sponsor of the “Stop Online Piracy Act” has decided to withdraw the bill. Continue reading
Hackers Now Planting Viruses in Kids’ Games
Hackers have found a new way to get malicious software onto your home computer — through your kids’ computer games. Continue reading
Wikipedia Will Be “Blacked Out” for a Day to Protest SOPA
It looks like we’ll be getting a chance to witness history — on January 18th, Wikipedia has announced that it’s going to “black out” its US site for 24 hours. Continue reading
Man Gets 10,000 URLs Tattooed on His Body
What kind of crazy stuff would you do to be in the Guinness Book of World Records? If you’re Pat Vaillacourt, you get over 10,000 URL addresses tattooed on your back and shoulders. Continue reading
New Networking Speed Record Set — 186 GB/s
Think you have fast internet? Well, a team of physicists has just set a new world record for networking speed — a whopping 186 Gigabytes per second. Continue reading
Amazon Offers Customers $5-15 Off For Screwing Over Local Stores
On December 10, Amazon will be offering a discount for customers that use the mobile “Price Check” app at brick-and-mortar stores, send this information to Amazon, and then leave the store without purchasing anything. Continue reading
Customers Claim Kindle Fire has Wi-Fi Issues
Several reports have been released claiming that the Kindle Fire has been experiencing some slightly odd issues with wireless connectivity. Continue reading
SOPA, The Bill that Could “Kill the Internet” Comes Closer to Passing
H.R. 3261, also known as SOPA has definitely been under scrutiny by the tech world. The concern is that SOPA could bring US internet censorship to dangerously draconian levels. Continue reading
