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Stolen 'Halo 2' hits pirate sites

Stolen 'Halo 2' hits pirate sitesTerrible news.Terrible news. Geez.. can't a game make it out nowadays that ISN'T pirated before it's released? The industry is being killed by these greedy bastards who aren't willing to pay the developers for their years of hard work.This is disgusting.ControlWhen it comes down to...

Tags: game, Halo 2, Microsoft Corp., piracy, pirate site

Discussion threads 2004-10-14

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A Microsoft and News Corp. search pact? It adds up

Goodbye RupertI am not going to use Bing.Google will find stuff I am interested in.Too lazy to use Bing.Bing is dead.Something will dethrone Google, but it ain't Bing.Goodbye Google...You can't earn money without paying for content made byothers...Google has milked the industry for years without giving anything back...There's no such...

Tags: SEARCH, Digital music, Digital media, News Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Did Microsoft Windows 7 download tool violate the GPL?

ProbablyA microsoft programmer probably used code he found in the net(IE code-plex...) instead of developping his own code...At school the programmer would have failed his course, here MS will face, once aggain, the wrath of Stallman's little cultists.if true they should get penalize ntnt It was a CodePlex project?Well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., GPL

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

I Am T-Pain enjoys 10,000 downloads per day

Numbers for Ovi Store and WinMo Marketplace please.Your data is a bit light.light numbersI agree that the whole set of numbers is missing, but then again maybe he didn't want to embarrass anyone else.WinMo MarketplaceWinMo Marketplace is new so there aren't a lot of apps on it yet. But there...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, WinMo

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

MI5, an ISP lawsuit and an e-petition: More opposition to piracy cut-off plans

new world order is comingeveryone should boycott any measure imposed by the goverment.there is no piracy - information is free by it's definition.there is only total control over usersSee what can happenwhen one entity the government controls both the regulation and delivery of anything, be it the internet in...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Vertical industries, piracy, world order

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

News to know: Snow Leopard; Salesforce; Sony; Apple ads; Search

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Apple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard Jason D. O'Grady: Apple removed blood stains from Snow...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Portals, E-books, RSS, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-08-26

ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site is back online in hours

The resilience of the InternetIt was always a foregone conclusion that TPB would restart instantly in some other part of the internet, but I am a little surprised that hackers even bothered to punish the Dutch ISP that threw them off.RE: ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Pirate Bay, TPB, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site is back online in hours

Putting the pirate in Pirate Bay, it seems that TPB fans have taken matter into their own hands regarding the plug being pulled on the torrent-sharing site. Computer Sweden reports that Black Internet, the ISP that turned off access to TPB is now suffering substantial sabotage....

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Sabotage, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Bing's U.S. search share creeps up to 8.9

Is 0.5% marketshare increase a large increase?It depends. When Macs go up 0.5%, that is [b]huge[/b] and signals that this is the year MS dies. When Bing goes up 0.5%, this is tiny, insignificant, and signals that this is the year MS dies.Cue the double standards...Careful, James Quinn will arrive...

Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Bing

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter

HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutterWell researchedThe problem with Blu Ray is the royalty aspect of this format.Thousands of dollars just to use their logo on the Jacket Cover and so on.Maybe this chinese will work.So is my HD-DVD player dead or not?In the US that is,...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Court boots Pirate Bay out of Netherlands

It's official - The Pirate Bay is officially kicked out of the Netherlands. A Dutch court ordered the TPB founders to block traffic between the TPB site and the country within 10 days or face fines of 30,000 euros per day. [The founders] "each separately and...

Tags: Netherlands, Internet Cafe, Founder, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-30

News to know: Google; IBM; Microsoft's edge; Palm SDK; Twitter

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Google: Nice quarter, but... Larry Dignan: IBM delivers strong second quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Data Center, Palm Inc., SDK, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Palm Pre, Storage, Desktops, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-07-17

Microsoft gets its edge back

Microsoft gets its edge backrplat"edge"? Microsoft hasn't had an original idea since "Visiplot/Visitrend".Kicking butt is what they do best...This is pure heaven for my rep and I. I of course knew Microsoft would strike back and strike back hard they have. I have done my part by re-launching "Rotten...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Rosso pitches Pirate Bay to Hollywood - and the cloud

Last week, Sweden-based Global Gaming Factory announced it would buy bad-boy torrent site The Pirate Bay. Now, the company has hired Wayne Rosso, former prez of Grokster and founder of Mashboxx, News.com reports. His job includes negotiating with music and movie execs and cutting distribution deals for a company once...

Tags: Movie, RIAA, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-16

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biased

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biasedbullcrap Its the same thing if a judge here was a member of the nra and was judging in a case again a gun manufacturer. What a load of crap Is there a point?Biased or not doesn't change what Pirate Bay has...

Tags: Pirate Bay, supreme

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biased

Despite the fact that the judge in The Pirate Bay prosecution, Tomas Norström, is a member of several pro-copyright groups, he's not biased, the Stockholm District Court has argued to the Svea Court of Appeal, which will rule on the issue, The Local, a Swedish news...

Tags: Court, Strategy, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyer

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyerBrave but silly manHe has yet to realise the golden rule in life, **NEVER** go up against lawyers.Especially, if they have just smacked you down in court.Revenge is sweete, except it will be the lawyer taking it all.. Yeah, sounds like Pirate Bay...

Tags: Piracy, SECURITY, Revenge, Pirate Bay, DDo$ attack, DDo$, attack

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Global piracy on the rise

Global piracy on the riseWhat's a loss?Does the loss include dropping your prices to be more inline with the economy of the country you're selling in? Did the drop in piracy coincide with a drop in prices or an increase in enforcement? Or both? Is the BSA...

Tags: software key, piracy, software

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft

EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for MicrosoftLet 'em have it.Because it won't change their behavior in any way. Instead of issuing a fine to the company, the EU should fine the shareholders. You want to see some quick action in a company's attitude change?...

Tags: Web browsers, Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., huge fine

Discussion threads 2009-05-10