Piracy Is Hurting Porn
Piracy is hurting porn, won't somebody please think of the poor porn stars? On a related note, what the hell is up with all the ugly people in this "save the pr0n" PSA video? The Adult Entertainment Trade Association, a branch of the Free Speech Coalition, says DVD sales are down at least a third because of DVD counterfeiting and so-called internet "tube" porn sites that sometimes infect viewers' computers with malware and spyware. Credible piracy figures are not available, as the porn business is run largely by private companies, the coalition says. Comments
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Super Talent SuperCrypt USB 3.0 32GB Thumb Drive
Our friends at PC Perspective have the Super Talent SuperCrypt USB 3.0 32GB thumb drive in house today for a little review action. If you have USB 3.0 in your system already, or were thinking about the ASUS U3S6 or ECS add-in cards, then you need a device like this to truly see its potential. You can use it for speedy backups or moving large amounts of data between USB 3.0-ready systems or just sit there and read and write to it to see how fast it can go. Comments
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'Avatar' on Track to Break Record for Blu-ray Piracy
Not only does Avatar have the record for the highest first-day Blu-ray sales, the movie is well on it's way to breaking the record for Blu-ray piracy too. That's a rate that "surpasses all previous Blu-ray titles," putting "Avatar" on a collision course with the unwanted title (well, among Hollywood industry types, anyway) of "most pirated Blu-ray film to date," according to TorrentFreak. Comments
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Adobe's CEO Responds to Steve Jobs
Adobe's CEO sat down with the Wall Street Journal and responded to Steve Jobs' "Thoughts on Flash" letter he wrote yesterday. He called Jobs' points a "smokescreen," said Flash is an "open specification," and further said Apple's restrictions are "cumbersome" to developers and have "nothing to do with technology." What's more, he also said Jobs' claims about Flash affecting battery life are "patently false," and suggested that any Flash-related crashes on OS X have more to do with Apple's operating system than Adobe's software. Comments
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iPhone App Leads to Murder
Want to locate, rob and murder someone? Yeah, there's an app for that. Phoenix police say that the 54-year-old Woodland used a popular iPhone app that uses a GPS to locate willing "dates" based on that person's proximity to the user. It is reportedly used by gay men looking for "no-strings hookups." Comments
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Foldaway Aluminum Office
If you are hurting for space at home or work, this aluminum foldaway office would be pretty cool. Obviously this will only appeal to people that live in cramped quarters / small offices but I like the idea of closing up my whole desk at night to save space. Comments
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New Chrome Fires Up Geolocation Ability
The latest version of Chrome now has geolocation abilities built in. According to the news item, Chrome has had geolocation support since March but it wasn't activated by default until now. With those words, posted Thursday at the bottom of a Chrome issue tracker item, the developer version of Google's browser catches up to Firefox with one important new component of the Web. That component, geolocation, lets a browser tell a Web site the location of a person's computer once the person has given permission. Comments
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ASUS Biggest Winner at 18th Taiwan Excellence Awards
ASUS has emerged the biggest winner at the 18th Taiwan Excellence Awards, with the international panel of judges awarding the netbook pioneer, cloud computing leader, and world's fastest-growing notebook brand a total of 36 awards—thus earning it the coveted "Most Popular" award. This marks the seventh year in a row in which ASUS has finished with the most number of awards. Comments
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Class Action Lawsuit Over PS3 Losing "Other OS" Option
Well, it's not like we all didn't see this one coming. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony in a North District of California court. The amount of damages sought exceed $5 million. Plaintiff Anthony Ventura takes issue with that decision in a suit filed against SCEA in a North District of California court. The suit filed on his behalf believes the change "reflected Sony's concerns that the Other OS feature might be used by 'hackers' to copy and/or steal gaming and other content." "Sony's decision to force users to disable the Other OS function was based on its own interest and was made at the expense of its customers," reads the complaint. Comments
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Greenpeace Updates Its Cool IT Leaderboard
Greenpeace has posted its annual Cool IT leaderboard list today. If you follow the link there is a PDF that explains how to get high marks on the list and what gets you firebombed by activists in ghillie suits made of 100% recycled material. "The company bottom line coupled with the environmental bottom line, the need to curb a growing greenhouse gas emissions, should send the IT industry to the front lines in the battle for a clean energy economy," said Greenpeace campaigner Casey Harrell in a statement. "The sector needs to step up its policy advocacy now." Comments
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