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Statistics in Australia shows that the piracy rate has declined for the first time in "quite some time", thanks largely to the introduction of legal streaming services such as Netflix.

Netflix launched in Australia in March, just shortly after local streaming opreators Stan and Presto also launched their subscription video-on-demand services. Since then, these streaming services has proved increasingly popular (with Netflix leading the way), and it appears that giving people what they want has led to a shift in piracy habits.

At least that's according to IP Awareness Foundation's executive director Lori Flekser, who also pointed out that the most "problematic" age group when it came to piracy, 18 to 24 year-olds, saw the biggest decline. It's the first time in "quite some time", according to Flekser, that any decline has been observed. While other age groups did not see the same kind of dramatic results, Flekser still considers this latest change to be a "game changer", one that will forever alter the way content is delivered to consumers.

Flekser says that the main problem with piracy is that there is the perception that illegal downloads offer an easier user experience than paying for content, which usually involves several steps, including creating an account, logging in and entering payment details. This process, Flekser says, is unavoidable and the reason why content providers are always going to have a hard time trying to beat piracy.

One of the new features in Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the ability to treat microSD cards as if they were internal storage. If you have a cheap phone with 8GB of storage or less, this can let you easily double or quadruple your available storage space for just a few bucks. But if you’ve got […]

Android 6.0 can treat SD cards as internal storage… at a cost is a post from: Liliputing

If you’re in the market for a new PC, there’s a good chance you’re looking to replace an older model. So you might as well get some money for it. You could try selling your old machine on eBay, but if you’re looking for a simpler solution (and don’t expect to get a lot of […]

Deals of the Day (10-16-2015) is a post from: Liliputing

Amazon’s Alexa voice service debuted with the Amazon Echo internet-connected speaker thingamajig and it’s now available on the new Amazon Fire TV. But Amazon’s answer to Siri, Cortana, and Google Voice Search isn’t just limited to Amazon hardware. The company has released tools to let any device maker tap into the Alexa service, and the company […]

Triby is connected speaker with Amazon Alexa voice features is a post from: Liliputing

Google seems to be doing a little spring cleaning in the Chrome web browser. While the company’s been adding features to Chrome for years, the latest version of Chrome for Windows, Mac, and Linux is missing a few features that had been available in earlier versions. We already knew Google was killing the notification center. […]

Google removes “OK Google” hotword from Chrome for Windows, Mac, and Linux is a post from: Liliputing

Red Hat will Ansible kaufen. Das Open-Source-Framework zum Konfigurieren und Administrieren von Computern wird viel von Admins genutzt. Red Hat will seine Position bei Hybrid-Cloud-Management, Openstack und Containern ausbauen. (Open Source, Red Hat)

Intel’s new button-sized system-on-a-chip, Curie, will be incorporated into a next-generation Arduino board called the Arduino 101, making it the first device to ship with a Curie module. The company made the announcement at Maker Faire Rome. What makes the Curie so special? The tiny, low-power chip is designed for wearables and other low-power connected devices. The chip […]

New Arduino board has Intel Curie inside is a post from: Liliputing

Der Glasfasernetz-Betreiber Wilhelm.tel modernisiert sein Netz. Er will mit Ericsson TDM auf ein paketvermitteltes All-IP-Netzwerk umstellen. (WLAN, Ericsson)

The Motorola Moto X Play is a smartphone with a 5.5 inch, 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, a 21MP camera, and a 3630 mAh battery. And it’s not currently available in the US, where Motorola only sells the Moto X Pure Edition, which has a bigger, higher-resolution display, more RAM, and a smaller battery. But […]

Motorola Droid Maxx 2 coming soon (Moto X Play for Verizon) is a post from: Liliputing