Illegal music downloads hit record high – Suck it RIAA!
August 6, 2007
Illegal music downloads have reached an all time high just as the growth of online social networking has shifted the epicentre of the music industry away from the major record labels, according to a new study.
DoJ may lend the RIAA a hand in file-sharing case
August 6, 2007
The US Department of Justice has until mid-September to decide whether it wants to help the RIAA defend the constitutionality of its claim that it is owed damages of $750 for each copyrighted song infringed.
Delorean making a comback
August 6, 2007
Back to the future fans dream come true, the Delorean may be coming back into production.
The FCC today announced its plans for the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction. Neither Google nor the big telecoms are totally happy: the FCC failed to adopt Google’s proposed ideas, but did support at least two kinds of open access that AT&T and Verizon aren’t very enthusiastic about.
Bebo: An In-Depth Look
August 6, 2007
To most Americans, Bebo, which is the third most popular social network in the world in terms of users and pageviews, would be unheard of. The social network, which was the most popular term on Google for 2006, has caused a storm internationally.
Pie charts being replaced by “pixel charts”?
August 6, 2007
An interesting infographic trend: Square blocks of color are now being used to represent percentage-based statistics instead of the traditional pie chart. Some recent examples are shown here.
A history of the Amiga, part 1: Genesis
August 6, 2007
When it first arrived, the Amiga was a dream machine, and some have said it was ten years ahead of its time. The first installment of this multipart history of the Amiga looks at the events that led up to the birth of the company and the PC that bore its name.
7 Things You Need to Know About Writing Lists That Work
August 6, 2007
One sure-fire way to get attention from socially driven sites is to write a really good list. Here are 7 things you should know about making lists, writen by one of our top diggers msaleem.
Facebook Audio Nuked
August 6, 2007
“Like Napster, you knew it couldn
’t last. Facebook has killed off the Audio application for copyright violations, making it one of the first 3rd party apps to get the chop. We’d previously heard that audio was no longer showing up in the App directory, but now it has gone entirely from the site.”
Lufthansa to add in-flight broadband by 2008 for long-hauls
August 6, 2007
Lufthansa is apparently joining the airborne scramble to get customers connected, announcing that with the help of T-Mobile it will be adding broadband service to its long-haul flights by 2008. While other airlines throughout Europe are racing to offer in-flight calling for shorter trips
