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Die Adressen von Freunden des CIA-Direktors John Brennan sind jetzt für jedermann nachvollziehbar – Wikileaks hat mehrere Dokumente veröffentlicht, die aus dem E-Mail-Account des CIA-Direktors stammen sollen. Brennan hatte seinen privaten AOL-Account offenbar auch für dienstliche Zwecke genutzt. (Wikileaks, E-Mail) 
Die Adressen von Freunden des CIA-Direktors John Brennan sind jetzt für jedermann nachvollziehbar - Wikileaks hat mehrere Dokumente veröffentlicht, die aus dem E-Mail-Account des CIA-Direktors stammen sollen. Brennan hatte seinen privaten AOL-Account offenbar auch für dienstliche Zwecke genutzt. (Wikileaks, E-Mail) 
Nach der Kickstarter-Kampagne kann Nextbits Smartphone Robin jetzt vorbestellt werden. Vor allem wegen ungewöhnlich hoher Versandkosten wird es für deutsche Kunden aber ziemlich teuer. (Smartphone, Android) 
Nach der Kickstarter-Kampagne kann Nextbits Smartphone Robin jetzt vorbestellt werden. Vor allem wegen ungewöhnlich hoher Versandkosten wird es für deutsche Kunden aber ziemlich teuer. (Smartphone, Android) 
A web version of Popcorn Time has been shut down by the MPAA only days after it launched.
Popcorn Time was an application that promised to be the Netflix of piracy, making pirating movies and TV shows as easy, perhaps even easier than the point-and-click interface of Netflix. Instead of downloading, installing a BitTorrent client like uTorrent, and then finding and downloading torrent files, Popcorn Time automates most of this for you, and gives you a Netflix-like interface to search for and play video content.
But for all of its simplicity, users still had to download and run the Popcorn Time app. At least this was true until last week, when a new website called BrowserPopcorn was launched by web developer Milan Kragujević. It promised the full functionality of Popcorn Time running inside a browser without the need to install anything.
Whether it was intended or not, BrowserPopcorn was a shot across the bows of the likes of the MPAA, who have already expressed serious concern about Popcorn Time. An even easier to use version would be even more of a concern for rights-holders.
Since it’s launch, information has been made available on the underlying architecture of BrowserPopcorn, and its resource intensive requirements (on the server end) meant that it was unlikely to have been a huge hit. But all of this is now moot, with the developer of BrowserPopcorn choosing to shut down the site due to legal pressure. A message, which has since been removed from the BrowserPopcorn website, blamed the MPAA for taking down the site (a new messages now reads: “This was never intended to be a battle for piracy, more of an experiment with the streaming technology.”).
While BrowserPopcorn is down, the developer of the app, Milan Kragujević, has made the source code available for a local version of the app that users can run on their own computers within a browser, something that other developers can perhaps use to create their own BrowserPopcorn.
Update: Since this story was originally published, the official BrowserPopcorn site no longer has any content, other than a “nothing here” message.
A web version of Popcorn Time has been shut down by the MPAA only days after it launched.
Popcorn Time was an application that promised to be the Netflix of piracy, making pirating movies and TV shows as easy, perhaps even easier than the point-and-click interface of Netflix. Instead of downloading, installing a BitTorrent client like uTorrent, and then finding and downloading torrent files, Popcorn Time automates most of this for you, and gives you a Netflix-like interface to search for and play video content.
But for all of its simplicity, users still had to download and run the Popcorn Time app. At least this was true until last week, when a new website called BrowserPopcorn was launched by web developer Milan Kragujević. It promised the full functionality of Popcorn Time running inside a browser without the need to install anything.
Whether it was intended or not, BrowserPopcorn was a shot across the bows of the likes of the MPAA, who have already expressed serious concern about Popcorn Time. An even easier to use version would be even more of a concern for rights-holders.
Since it's launch, information has been made available on the underlying architecture of BrowserPopcorn, and its resource intensive requirements (on the server end) meant that it was unlikely to have been a huge hit. But all of this is now moot, with the developer of BrowserPopcorn choosing to shut down the site due to legal pressure. A message, which has since been removed from the BrowserPopcorn website, blamed the MPAA for taking down the site (a new messages now reads: "This was never intended to be a battle for piracy, more of an experiment with the streaming technology.").
While BrowserPopcorn is down, the developer of the app, Milan Kragujević, has made the source code available for a local version of the app that users can run on their own computers within a browser, something that other developers can perhaps use to create their own BrowserPopcorn.
Update: Since this story was originally published, the official BrowserPopcorn site no longer has any content, other than a "nothing here" message.
Apple hat OS X 10.11.1 und damit das erste Update für El Capitan veröffentlicht. Das Mac-Betriebsystem wurde erst im Herbst vorgestellt und wies eine Reihe von Fehlern beim E-Mail-Client und im Umgang mit Microsoft Office 2016 auf. Diese sollen nun behoben sein. (OS X 10.11, Apple) 
Apple hat OS X 10.11.1 und damit das erste Update für El Capitan veröffentlicht. Das Mac-Betriebsystem wurde erst im Herbst vorgestellt und wies eine Reihe von Fehlern beim E-Mail-Client und im Umgang mit Microsoft Office 2016 auf. Diese sollen nun behoben sein. (OS X 10.11, Apple) 
The Samsung Galaxy View is expected to launch sometime this month, and while Samsung still hasn’t officially unveiled the 18.4 inch tablet, SamMobile happened upon some promotional images that give us a pretty good idea of what to expect. We still don’t know the price or the official launch date though. Here’s a roundup of […]
Lilbits 311: The Samsung Galaxy View 18.4 inch tablet cometh is a post from: Liliputing
The Samsung Galaxy View is expected to launch sometime this month, and while Samsung still hasn’t officially unveiled the 18.4 inch tablet, SamMobile happened upon some promotional images that give us a pretty good idea of what to expect. We still don’t know the price or the official launch date though. Here’s a roundup of […]
Lilbits 311: The Samsung Galaxy View 18.4 inch tablet cometh is a post from: Liliputing
Misfit’s first fitness tracker was a $100 device called the Misfit Shine that you could wear like a watch or necklace. The company followed up the Shine with a cheaper model called the Flash which offered may of the same features for half the price. Now the original is getting an update. The Misfit Shine […]
Misfit Shine 2 activity tracker is thinner, more accurate is a post from: Liliputing
Misfit’s first fitness tracker was a $100 device called the Misfit Shine that you could wear like a watch or necklace. The company followed up the Shine with a cheaper model called the Flash which offered may of the same features for half the price. Now the original is getting an update. The Misfit Shine […]
Misfit Shine 2 activity tracker is thinner, more accurate is a post from: Liliputing
Sky baut seinen Video-On-Demand-Bereich um und attackiert damit direkt Netflix und Amazon Prime Video. Denn zum Basispaket gehören bei gleichem Preis jetzt haufenweise aktuelle Fernsehserien. Der günstige Einstieg in die Sky-Welt mit Snap entfällt hingegen komplett. (
Für einige Pay-TV-Kunden von Sky ändert sich einiges: Mit dem Sky+-Receiver können bald alle Sky-Go-Inhalte direkt abgerufen werden. Außerdem werden die Tarife stärker auf die Bedürfnisse von Serienzuschauern zugeschnitten. (
Apple hat mit watch OS 2.0.1 ein Update für das Betriebsystem der Apple Watch veröffentlicht, das neben neuen Emojis auch Bugfixes enthält. So soll die Akkuleistung verbessert worden sein. (
Apple hat mit iOS 9.1 ein größeres Update für seine mobilen Geräte veröffentlicht, das zahlreiche Probleme von iOS 9 beheben und die Stabilität des Betriebssystems verbessern soll. Fehler bei Pop3-Mails, dem Game Center und bei der Darstellung von Apps wurden behoben. (