Month: December 2015

Samsung will reportedly release the Galaxy S7 in two different sizes

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are apparently going to grow in size a bit.

The Galaxy S1 through Galaxy S6. Use your imagination and picture the Galaxy S7.

A report from the Economic Times of Korea claims to have the skinny on Samsung's launch strategy for the Galaxy S7. According to the report, Samsung's usual strategy of releasing a smaller flagship early in the year (the Galaxy S) and a larger flagship later in the year (the Galaxy Note) will change. This year, the company will apparently align with Apple's release pattern and offer up two different-sized phones at the same time.

For 2015, Samsung had four different "flagship" devices. It released the 5.1-inch Galaxy S6 and 5.1-inch Galaxy S6 Edge at the beginning of the year and the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 5 and 5.7-inch Galaxy S6 Edge+ toward the end of the year. The ET news report lists two different models for early 2016. One goes by the codename "HERO1" and has a flat, 5.2-inch display—we'd guess this is the regular Galaxy S7. The other is listed as "HERO2" and has a 5.5-inch curved display.

If Samsung follows last year's naming conventions, the 5.5-inch curved device would be called the "Galaxy S7 Edge+," but the report calls it the "Galaxy S7 Edge." Is the regular Edge just growing in size?

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Active Probing: Wie man Tor-Bridges in verschlüsseltem Traffic findet

Chinas Internetzensoren sind offenbar erfindungsreich: Statt stumpf alle verschlüsselten Verbindungen zu blockieren, suchen die Zensoren aktiv nach Tor-Bridges, um diese zu unterbinden. Doch es gibt Möglichkeiten, die Zensur zu trollen. (Zensur, Server)

Chinas Internetzensoren sind offenbar erfindungsreich: Statt stumpf alle verschlüsselten Verbindungen zu blockieren, suchen die Zensoren aktiv nach Tor-Bridges, um diese zu unterbinden. Doch es gibt Möglichkeiten, die Zensur zu trollen. (Zensur, Server)

Bewährungsstrafe: Yandex-Mitarbeiter wollte Suchmaschinen-Code verkaufen

Ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter des russischen Suchmaschinenbetreibers Yandex hatte dessen Code kopiert und wollte ihn offenbar verkaufen, um ein Startup zu gründen. Die nun dafür verhängte Strafe fällt aber vergleichsweise milde aus. (Rechtsstreitigkeiten, Internet)

Ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter des russischen Suchmaschinenbetreibers Yandex hatte dessen Code kopiert und wollte ihn offenbar verkaufen, um ein Startup zu gründen. Die nun dafür verhängte Strafe fällt aber vergleichsweise milde aus. (Rechtsstreitigkeiten, Internet)

Gog.com: Der Duke im Schlussverkauf

Nur noch bis zum Jahresende 2015 sind PC-Spiele mit Duke Nukem auf dem Onlineportal Gog.com erhältlich – aus Lizenzgründen. Immerhin können Fans des blonden Haudraufs solange zum Schnäppchenpreis kaufen. (GOG, Duke Nukem Forever)

Nur noch bis zum Jahresende 2015 sind PC-Spiele mit Duke Nukem auf dem Onlineportal Gog.com erhältlich - aus Lizenzgründen. Immerhin können Fans des blonden Haudraufs solange zum Schnäppchenpreis kaufen. (GOG, Duke Nukem Forever)

Chrome für Android: Google versteckt die Kontextsuche

Plötzlich war sie weg: Ohne ersichtlichen Grund ist die One-Tap-Kontextsuche von Googles Chrome-Browser für Android nicht mehr verfügbar. Verschwunden ist sie jedoch nicht, Nutzer müssen sie lediglich wieder aktivieren – mit Hilfe eines leichten Workarounds. (Chrome, Google)

Plötzlich war sie weg: Ohne ersichtlichen Grund ist die One-Tap-Kontextsuche von Googles Chrome-Browser für Android nicht mehr verfügbar. Verschwunden ist sie jedoch nicht, Nutzer müssen sie lediglich wieder aktivieren - mit Hilfe eines leichten Workarounds. (Chrome, Google)

Registrar Shuts Down Pirate Bay Domain Names

The Pirate Bay lost all of its active “Hydra” domain names this morning. ThePirateBay.LA, .GD, .MN and .VG were suspended by their registrar, alongside several other TPB related domains. The domain troubles make the site hard to reach through the usual channels, but The Pirate Bay still has some backups in reserve.

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hydragoneLast May the Stockholm District Court ordered the Pirate Bay’s .SE domains to be handed over to the Swedish state, a decision which is currently being appealed.

In a response The Pirate Bay decided to quickly redirect its visitors to a ‘Hydra’ of six new domain names in case the .SE domains were lost for good.

The notorious torrent site decided to use more than one domain name, anticipating that not all would survive pressure from copyright holders.

This was no unnecessary precaution as the first domain name was quickly suspended following an intervention from the associated registry, which soon chopped off the first head.

Today, the Hydra lost its remaining heads after TPB’s domain registrar took over all remaining domain names.

This morning ThePirateBay.la, ThePirateBay.gd, ThePirateBay.mn and ThePirateBay.vg were all listed as “clienthold” by the registry and the same is true for several other official TPB domains including those using the .FM, .SH, .MU and .TW extensions. This means they are no longer accessible, once all DNS entries are updates.

All affected domain names are linked to the same service and registered to Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij. According to ICANN the clienthold status is uncommon and “usually enacted during legal disputes, non-payment, or when your domain is subject to deletion.”

Pirate Bay’s .LA Whois

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As a result of the domain troubles The Pirate Bay is currently not reachable (cached DNS entries aside, but these will expire soon) through the usual ThePirateBay.se domain, which redirects to the domains listed above. However, the .org domain remains operational and the same is true for the .onion address.

At this point there is no official statement on the reason for the seizures/suspensions. The responsible registrar appears to be Idotz.net, which is a U.S. based 1api/Hexonet reseller. TorrentFreak has asked the company for a comment but at the time of publication we hadn’t yet heard back.

Not all domain registrars and registries are equally responsive to copyright complaints. Some suspend a domain name after a single complaint, while others require a local court order before taking action.

The Mongolian registry, which is behind TPB’s .MN domain name, previously informed TF that they will process potential complaints through ICANN’s Dispute Resolution Policy, suggesting that they will not take any voluntary action.

Still, that didn’t prevent the registrar from putting the .MN domain name on hold today.

Considering Pirate Bay’s defiant stance it’s likely that a copyright holder complaint triggered the current actions, but that hasn’t been confirmed. The TPB team has yet to make an official statement on the problems.

We will update this article should more information become available.

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BMW thinks the future of car UI is gesture control

AirTouch will appear in an i8 convertible at CES next week.

BMW

This is BMW's tease of the new gesture control UI for CES.

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BMW has just given us a brief teaser ahead of CES next week. The German automaker will be bringing a new concept car that shows off the company's latest thinking when it comes to interior design and the future of the car user interface.

The car, a convertible variant of the extremely clever i8 hybrid sports car, uses an evolution of the gesture control that we first saw this year in the new 7 Series. Called AirTouch, it uses sensors embedded in the dash near the car's main information display that pick up three-dimensional hand movements, allowing the driver to interact with the infotainment system as if it were a touchscreen—without ever leaving their fingerprints on the LCD.

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Samsung unveils 2016 ultrabooks with Skylake chips

Samsung unveils 2016 ultrabooks with Skylake chips

Samsung’s next generation of thin-and-light laptops are on the way, and not surprisingly they’re powered by Intel Skylake processors and Windows 10 software. What might be a little surprising is just how compact these new 2016 laptops are. The 13.3 inch Samsung 900X3L weight just 1.9 pounds and measures about half an inch thick, while […]

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Samsung unveils 2016 ultrabooks with Skylake chips

Samsung’s next generation of thin-and-light laptops are on the way, and not surprisingly they’re powered by Intel Skylake processors and Windows 10 software. What might be a little surprising is just how compact these new 2016 laptops are. The 13.3 inch Samsung 900X3L weight just 1.9 pounds and measures about half an inch thick, while […]

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Trotz EU-Verordnung: Aktivisten geben Netzneutralität noch nicht verloren

In der Debatte um die Netzneutralität haben Netzaktivisten im Oktober eine schwere Niederlage erlitten. Doch sie wollen weiterkämpfen und setzen auf die EU-Regulierungsbehörde und eine öffentliche Konsultation im kommenden Sommer. (Netzneutralität, Technologie)

In der Debatte um die Netzneutralität haben Netzaktivisten im Oktober eine schwere Niederlage erlitten. Doch sie wollen weiterkämpfen und setzen auf die EU-Regulierungsbehörde und eine öffentliche Konsultation im kommenden Sommer. (Netzneutralität, Technologie)