Month: January 2016

Acer’s first Windwos 10 smartphone is coming in February. The Acer Liquid Jade Primo is a 5.5 inch phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and support for Microsoft’s Continuum for phones software, which lets you connect an external keyboard, mouse, and display to use your phone as if […]

Acer Liquid Jade Primo Windows 10 phone with Continuum launches in February for €569 is a post from: Liliputing

The Acer Chromebase 24 (CA24I) looks like a 23.8 inch full HD monitor with an IPS display (because that’s exactly what it is). But under the hood, this monitor has the guts of a Chromebook… and a reasonably decent Chromebook at that. Acer says the new Chromebase 24 is the first all-in-one Chrome desktop to feature […]

Acer Chromebase 24 is an all-in-one Chrome OS desktop with an Intel Cor eprocessor is a post from: Liliputing

The Acer Aspire Switch 12 S is a Windows tablet with a 12.5 inch display, a detachable keyboard dock, an Intel Core M Skylake processor, an Intel Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C connector, and an Intel RealSense camera. It’s the latest in Acer’s Switch line of 2-in-1 tablets which transform into notebooks when you attach a […]

Acer Aspire Switch 12 S is a 2-in-1 tablet with optional 4K display is a post from: Liliputing

Acer is updating its affordable 11.6 inch Chromebook. The new Chromebook 11 CB3-131 has a refined design to make the laptop more durable for use in commercial and educational environments. The company says it can withstand 132 pounds of force on the top lid and survive falls of about 2 feet without damage. But the […]

Acer Chromebook 11 gets a 2016 refresh is a post from: Liliputing

Malware-Entwickler sind ständig dabei, neue Versionen ihrer Schadsoftware zu programmieren. Eine neue Ransomware erinnert an Cryptolocker, ist aber komplett in NW.js umgesetzt. Damit könnte die Malware auch Linux- und Mac-Systeme befallen. (Malware, Server)

2015 verlief nicht so gut, wie Tesla Motors es plante: Im letzten Quartal wurden zu wenige Model S ausgeliefert. Die Produktion des neuen Elektroautos Model X lief zu langsam an. (Tesla Motors, Elektroauto)

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Last November several pirated copies of 4K videos started to leak from both Netflix and Amazon. These leaks were unusual as online 4k streams were always well protected against pirates.

While it’s still not clear how these videos were copied, a new lawsuit from Warner Bros. and Intel’s daughter company Digital Content Protection (DCP) suggests that HDFury devices may be involved.

The companies have filed a lawsuit at a federal court in New York against the maker of the devices, technology company LegendSky.

Starting a few weeks ago the Chinese company launched a range of new devices which allow users to strip the latest HDCP encryption. This hardware sits between a HDCP-compliant source device and another device, allowing it to pass on a “stripped” 4K signal.

The Hollywood studio and DCP argue that these devices violate the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions and should no longer be sold to prevent further damage.

One of the HDFury devices

TF obtained a copy of the complaint in which Warner Bros. allege that the hardware threatens copyright holders because it enables users to render 4K video “in the clear,” making it easy for pirates to share it online.

“The HDFury Devices harm copyright owners like Warner Bros. because they enable Digital Content to be displayed without the protections of HDCP, thereby enabling users to access copyrighted works, make and/or distribute copies of copyrighted works […] all without the permission of the copyright owner,’ they write.

DCP, on the other hand, is harmed because it owns and controls the HDCP standard. When this copy protection is easily circumvented it loses much of its value and potential licensing revenue.

“The HDFury Devices harm DCP because, among other things, they undermine the effectiveness of HDCP, lower the value of HDCP, and thereby jeopardize DCP’s ability to license HDCP to Digital Device manufacturers and Digital Content owners,” the complaint reads.

Both Warner Bros. and DCP accuse LegendSky of violating the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions. In addition, they claim that the company violated the Lanham Act by falsely stating that the HDFury devices comply with HDCP’s license requirements.

The plaintiffs ask the court to prohibit these devices from being sold and advertised. In addition, they want to be compensated for the damages they’ve suffered.

In discussions with TorrentFreak, someone who recently purchased an HDFury 4K ‘stripper’ confirmed that the product does indeed work. The first devices were shipped from China early November, a few days before the first 4K rips appeared online.

For Warner Bros. it is essential that 4K copy protection remains strong. The company just announced that it will release several dozen 4K Blu-ray movies this year and would like to keep these out of the hands of pirates.

Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

Im Jahr 2016 dürfte das TV-Kabelnetz einen gewaltigen Sprung bei der Datenrate machen. Doch schon im vergangenen Jahr brachten die Betreiber höhere Datenraten - und bereits jetzt wäre noch viel mehr drin. (Kabelnetz, DSL)

Die Swisscom baut Fiber To The Home stark aus und setzt zum Übergang Vectoring und G.fast ein. Doch die Schweizer Regierung will jetzt den mehrheitlich in Staatsbesitz befindlichen Konzern privatisieren. (G.fast, DSL)