Stephen Fry Admits He’s a BitTorrent Pirate
torrentfreak.com — Stephen Fry, a highly respected actor, comedian, writer, presenter and author yesterday admitted to downloading TV shows for free using BitTorrent. Speaking at the iTunes Festival in London last night, Fry told the audience that he’s grabbed episodes of 24 and the series finale of House, starring his former comedy partner Hugh Laurie. More…
What Google's Chrome OS Means To You, the End User
hothardware.com — We don’t know how this experience will differ just yet, but it’s quite likely that the Chrome OS will utilize cloud-based storage and services, especially since some of Google’s current offerings such as Google Docs would benefit from such a setup. Also, we wouldn’t be too surprised if Google uses a folder/label system. More…
"Rules" for Windows 7 Upgrades Verified
hothardware.com — Technophiles like ourselves who are also frugal have, in the past, purchased upgrade editions of Windows, and been able to do a clean, fresh install either by entering a prior valid license key or inserting a CD for the older software at install time. That went away with Vista, which required a hacky workaround. Here are the new rules: More…
DDOS Attacks Wane in US, May Result in Mass Bot Suicide
blogs.pcmag.com — Six days after the US/Korean DDOS attacks began it seems, in many ways, we know less than before about them. The emerging consensus among security analysts is that the attacks are not being executed by the North Korean government or some sophisticated hacker group. The malware is MyDoom being used is MyDoom, a very old program built largely.... More…
Rumor: $800 Apple Tablet Coming in October
wired.com — Apple fans have been clamoring for a Mac tablet for years, and year after year the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has disappointed them. Now a new report with strong evidence suggests that Apple might be releasing their Tablet sooner then you expect. More…
Twitter use is a job qualification? … Welcome to Best Buy
networkworld.com — Yes, the job is in Best Buy's marketing department and involves "emerging media," but it's still jarring to see an employment ad list under preferred qualifications: "250-plus followers on Twitter." The ad also shows a lack of Twitter savvy in that almost any twit can attain 250 followers with little or no effort. More…
12 Useful FireFox Plugins For Safe Browsing
smashingdownloads.com — Being secure, on the web specially is something we all need. There are thousands of risks roaming and getting evolved in shape of different malwares, viruses, file & more. Since these things come via your browser and majority of us use firefox, here are some of the best and useful plugins/add-ons which can help you be safe on the internet. More…
Robotic Spy Bat: A real life Batman-style gadget
livescience.com — A palm-sized "robo-bat" with shape memory alloy jointed limbs and smart material alloy muscles is being built by North Carolina State University researchers. It's the perfect micro air vehicle (MAV) for surveillance or other kinds of data gathering — Batman could fit this gadget easily onto his utility belt. More…
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