Aus der Konzeptstudie von der IAA 2015 wird in den nächsten Jahren Realität: Porsche beginnt mit den Vorbereitungen zur Produktion seines ersten Elektrosportwagens und setzt auf bisher selten verbaute Technik. (IAA 2015, GreenIT) 
Month: December 2015
Die Woche im Video: Vodafones (Nicht-)Drosselpläne & das kleinste Gaming-Gehäuse
Für Vodafone war die Woche turbulent. Außerdem kam das lang erwartete PHP 7 und wir haben ein erstaunlich kleines Gaming-Gehäuse getestet. Sieben Tage und viele Meldungen im Überblick. (Golem-Wochenrückblick, Internet) 
Für Vodafone war die Woche turbulent. Außerdem kam das lang erwartete PHP 7 und wir haben ein erstaunlich kleines Gaming-Gehäuse getestet. Sieben Tage und viele Meldungen im Überblick. (Golem-Wochenrückblick, Internet) 
BREIN Does a Deal With Kickass and Pirate Bay Uploader
Anti-piracy group BREIN says that after identifying an uploader of around 5,000 torrents on sites including KickassTorrents and The Pirate Bay, it has reached settlement with the individual. In response the man has published a warning to others, noting that while uploading may seem harmless, it’s actually a damaging and expensive hobby.
Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
In August 2015, BREIN announced that it had reached a private agreement with members of ‘Dutch Release Team’ (DRT), a group that had uploaded movies to torrent sites including The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents.
The deal entailed them deleting their files from Kickass, paying a cash settlement, and informing on remaining members of the group.
Now BREIN has announced a new development which should herald the final nail in the coffin for another release group. According to the anti-piracy outfit it first identified and then settled with the last active member of DMT (Dutch Movie Theater).
According to BREIN the man uploaded mostly movies and eBooks on an almost daily basis to sites including KickassTorrents and The Pirate Bay. Revealing his alias as ‘ipod020′, BREIN says that overall around 5,000 torrents were uploaded.
On Kickass, where the man used to have an active account, all torrents have been deleted. In their place sits a warning message (Dutch, translated by TF) to other would-be releasers.
“Illegal uploading and downloading costs a lot of money to the film industry, but also to me. Do not do it. I had to settle with BREIN for thousands of euros,” the message reads.
Although BREIN hasn’t publicly made any connection, in November it announced that an injunction had been obtained following an ex-parte case against a 20-year-old student, who uploaded over 750 torrents to KickassTorrents.
He appears to have been connected to the same group and also reached a compensation agreement with BREIN. His KickassTorrents account displays a message too.
“We deal with increasingly prolific uploaders,” says BREIN chief Tim Kuik commenting on this week’s case.
“Some uploaders pretend it is a harmless hobby, while they’re causing extensive damage and illegal sites are profiting handsomely. If you run into trouble, it is an expensive hobby for sure.”
In closing, the anti-piracy boss warns of an active 2016 in which BREIN will continue to track down content uploaders.
“There are more investigations in the pipeline, and next year we’ll launch an even more comprehensive approach where we will use software to trace uploaders,” Kuik concludes.
Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Tronsmart Ara X5 giveaway
The Tronsmart Ara X5 is a small desktop computer with an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor, Windows 10 software, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It’s not super-powerful, but it packs enough punch to let you surf the web, watch videos, edit documents, or even play some casual games. Geekbuying sells the Ara X5 for $150, […]
Tronsmart Ara X5 giveaway is a post from: Liliputing
The Tronsmart Ara X5 is a small desktop computer with an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor, Windows 10 software, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It’s not super-powerful, but it packs enough punch to let you surf the web, watch videos, edit documents, or even play some casual games. Geekbuying sells the Ara X5 for $150, […]
Tronsmart Ara X5 giveaway is a post from: Liliputing
Net neutrality supporters optimistic after court arguments
Judges seem to accept FCC’s Title II authority, lawyer says.
(credit: Daniel Gies)
Net neutrality supporters optimistic after court arguments
Internet providers suing the Federal Communications Commission to overturn net neutrality rules got their day in court today as oral arguments were heard by a three-judge panel at the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC.
A decision might not come for months, but net neutrality supporters said the judges’ questions indicate that a ruling may defer to the FCC’s determination on the crucial question of whether Internet providers can be reclassified as common carriers. Opponents of the net neutrality rules believe the judges are skeptical about some of the FCC’s arguments, however.
Read 22 remaining paragraphs | Comments
Flash of a knuckle crack caught on video
Mystery of popping noises lingers, but so far no evidence that it’s harmful.
(credit: PROJaysin Trevino/Flickr)
Only one thing is clear about why knuckles crack, pop, and crunch: there are gas bubbles involved.
Whether the noise comes from the birth or burst of those bubbles has been a source of simmering debate for decades, though. Even with modern techniques and studies, new evidence still hasn’t resolved the issue completely. But the latest data is least intriguing—it shows that there’s a mysterious blast in the knuckle after the popping noise. Take a look:
Read 9 remaining paragraphs | Comments
Report: Wearable shipments have tripled
Practically every major consumer electronics company has launched a smartwatch, fitness tracker, or some other sort of wearable gadget in the past year or two. Some high-end watch makers are even starting to get in on the action. But are people actually buying these wearables? Maybe. But companies are certainly shipping them: IDC says 21 […]
Report: Wearable shipments have tripled is a post from: Liliputing
Practically every major consumer electronics company has launched a smartwatch, fitness tracker, or some other sort of wearable gadget in the past year or two. Some high-end watch makers are even starting to get in on the action. But are people actually buying these wearables? Maybe. But companies are certainly shipping them: IDC says 21 […]
Report: Wearable shipments have tripled is a post from: Liliputing
PETA: Your Honor, Naruto really did take those monkey selfies
A federal judge is being asked to grant intellectual property rights to a monkey.
(credit: Court documents (PDF))
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals isn't monkeying around. The animal rights group told a federal judge Friday that a monkey wrench is wrongly being thrown into its lawsuit claiming that a macaque monkey named Naruto is the rightful owner of the selfies the monkey allegedly snapped in the Tangkoko reserve on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in 2011.
In response to allegations that PETA is representing the wrong monkey, the animal rights group wrote in a court filing (PDF) to US District Judge William Orrick that "there is no doubt that, as stated in the complaint, Naruto is the macaque in the Monkey Selfies."
The legal filing comes ahead of a January hearing on PETA's lawsuit in which it is suing a publisher and David Slater, the British nature photographer whose camera was swiped by a monkey while the photographer was on a jungle shoot. Slater has published a book with the pictures a monkey took of himself. Now the monkey—via PETA—is seeking monetary damages for copyright infringement from Slater and his publisher.
Read 3 remaining paragraphs | Comments
PSA: Amazon one-day sale cuts highly rated board game prices in half
Ticket to Ride sold out, but grab Robo Rally, Dixit, Libertalia, Ascension, more.
We're barely a month into our ongoing Ars Cardboard series of board game reviews, but suffice it to say, we love playing board games whenever possible. As such, we were thrilled to see Amazon post a massive half-off sale on some of the best-reviewed board games of the past five years—but it's only live until the end of Friday, December 4.
You'll want to act fast as one of its best offerings, Ticket To Ride, sold out of its promotional price as we were preparing this report. Luckily the sale still has some serious critical gems at seriously low prices. The offerings range from hardcore, card-dueling delights like Mage Wars and Ascension to family-friendly classics like Dixit (update: sold out!) and King of New York—along with in-betweeners like Robo Rally, Libertalia, and Illuminati. (Some people will also recommend that new board gamers pick up the sale's discounted copy of card-economy game Dominion; this author is not one of those people.)
Some games don't quite get a 50 percent discount in the sale, but others go a little further. You can find 55 percent off the newest Magic the Gathering board game for example. Act now—and beef up your board game collection ahead of so many cold December nights.
Read on Ars Technica | Comments
Sony Xperia Z6 smartphone rumored to come in 5 sizes (4 inches to 6.4 inches)
Sony is one of the only major Android smartphone makers that continues to produce high-quality phones with screens smaller than 5 inches. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z5 Compact have the same cameras and processors as their larger siblings, but smaller displays, batteries, and price tags. So what’s next for Sony? If you believe […]
Sony Xperia Z6 smartphone rumored to come in 5 sizes (4 inches to 6.4 inches) is a post from: Liliputing
Sony is one of the only major Android smartphone makers that continues to produce high-quality phones with screens smaller than 5 inches. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z5 Compact have the same cameras and processors as their larger siblings, but smaller displays, batteries, and price tags. So what’s next for Sony? If you believe […]
Sony Xperia Z6 smartphone rumored to come in 5 sizes (4 inches to 6.4 inches) is a post from: Liliputing
You must be logged in to post a comment.