Month: March 2016

Die Anfang der Woche veröffentlichte Version von Whatsapp sorgt weiterhin für Probleme: Nach inzwischen behobenen allgemeinen Störungen gibt es offenbar unter iOS auch Fehler mit der Speicherverwaltung. (Whatsapp, iPhone)

After a series of High Court orders obtained since 2012, six of the UK’s major ISPs are required to block access to dozens of the world’s most popular ‘pirate’ sites.

Over the past several years the number of blocked domains has expanded to well over 1,000, with popular torrent sites such as The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents being the main targets.

The blocks are somewhat effective, at least in preventing subscribers from accessing the domains directly. However, there are plenty of alternative routes people can use instead, including many reverse proxies.

To remedy the situation the High Court permits copyright holders to expand the blocklists with new domains, provided that they are alternative ways to reach already blocked websites.

This week more than 80 pirate (sub)domains were added, including several proxies for popular torrent sites including The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents, ExtraTorrent and BitSnoop.

More than a dozen of these new additions are subdomains of the proxy portal unblocked.li, which allows UK visitors to bypass the blocking restrictions and visit their favorite pirate sites.

In recent months unblocked.li has gained a steady user-base and it is currently among the 150 most-visited domain names in the UK.

Unblocked.li

Considering the nature of the site, the proxy portal is not going to surrender easily. Indeed, TorrentFreak has learned that the new blockade is seen as only a minor and temporary inconvenience.

“We have several domains ready in case unblocked.li is blocked,” the operator of Unblocked.li says.

“We will launch a new domain once we receive enough complaints of the site not loading or showing blocked. It’s a pretty simple task now since we have automated the migration to new domains with scripts and APIs,” he adds.

At the time of writing the Unblocked site has already switched over to the new unblocked.red domain, and others will likely follow, repeating the same steps in a few months.

And so the whack-a-mole continues, with copyright holders adding new domains to the blocklists, and site owners hopping from domain to domain.

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Below is the full list of newly blocked (sub)domains as reported by one of ISPs.

http://1337x.unblocked.li
http://1337x.unblocked2.bz
http://1337x.unblockme.co
http://ahoy.re
http://beemp3.unblocked.li
http://bitsnoop.unblocked.li
http://bittorrent.so
http://emp3world.unblocked.li
http://extratorrent.date
http://extratorrent.unblocked.li
http://extratorrent.unblockme.co
http://fullsongs.science
http://kat.asia
http://kattorrents.co
http://kickass.ac
http://kickass.ag
http://kickass.lv
http://kickass.unblocked.li
http://kickasstorrent.proxy-index.com
http://kickasstorrentsso.com
http://limetorrents.space
http://limtorrents.com
http://mp3bear.tv
http://mp3boo.cc
http://mp3clan.be
http://mp3clan.in
http://mp3clan.media
http://mp3clan.rocks
http://mp3clan.ws
http://mp3skull.ren
http://mp3skull.unblocked.li
http://mp3skull.us
http://mp3skull.yoga
http://newalbumreleases.unblocked.li
http://piratebay.co.in
http://pirateproxy.pw
http://proxy-index.com
http://seedpeer.unblocked.li
http://stafaband.bid
http://stafaband.online
http://stafaband.uk
http://thepairatebay.link
http://thepiratebay.ae
http://thepiratebay.al
http://thepiratebay.bid
http://thepiratebay.rs
http://thepiratebay.tech
http://torlock.unblocked.li
http://torrentbit.unblocked.li
http://torrentdownloads.to
http://torrenthound.site
http://torrenthound.unblocked.li
http://torrentreactor.unblocked.li
http://tpb.immunicity.info
http://ukpirate.org
http://vitorrentz.tv
http://www.bittorrent.so
http://www.extratorrent.date
http://www.fullsongs.science
http://www.kat.asia
http://www.kickass.ac
http://www.kickass.ag
http://www.kickass.lv
http://www.limetorrents.space
http://www.mp3bear.tv
http://www.mp3boo.cc
http://www.mp3skull.ren
http://www.mp3skull.us
http://www.mp3skull.yoga
http://www.stafaband.bid
http://www.stafaband.online
http://www.stafaband.uk
http://www.thepiratebay.ae
http://www.thepiratebay.al
http://www.thepiratebay.bid
http://www.thepiratebay.rs
http://www.thepiratebay.tech
http://www.torrentdownloads.to
http://www.torrenthound.site
http://www.torrentz.futbol
http://www.vitorrentz.tv
http://yatorrents.com

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

In diesem Jahr wird es nach einem aktuellen Bericht nur ein großes Windows-10-Update geben. Die eigentlich für Ende des Jahres angepeilte weitere große Aktualisierung von Windows 10 wurde demnach um ein halbes Jahr nach hinten verschoben. (Windows 10, Microsoft)

Die Computer einer unterfränkischen Stadt sind durch Ransomware lahmgelegt worden. Die Verantwortlichen entschieden sich, die geforderten Bitcoin zu zahlen - mit Hilfe einer "Fachfirma". (Verschlüsselung, Internet)

Eine kleine rechteckige Fläche auf dem Display des iPad Pro erkennt Stifteingaben von Drittherstellern nicht zuverlässig, während der Apple Pencil dort problemlos funktioniert. Der blinde Fleck stört Nutzer, die auf dem großen Tablet zeichnen wollen. (iPad Pro, Apple)

The results and analysis for Blu-ray (and DVD) sales for the week ending 20th February 2016 are in. 'Spectre' led the week again, and so this week's best selling new release, Black Mass, managed to only get a second place finish.

Read the rest of the stats and analysis to find out how Blu-ray (and DVD) did.

Amazon entfernt die Verschlüsselung von seinen Fire Tablets. Die Frage ist: Warum? (Fire Tablet, Apple)

Für die Virtual-Reality-Brille Oculus Rift gibt es keine Software, um sie am Mac zu nutzen. Oculus-VR-Gründer Palmer Luckey erläutert in einem Interview, dass die Grafikleistungen der Macs zu niedrig seien. (Oculus Rift, Apple)

Eine Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung für über den Browser geteilte Dateien: Das deutsche Startup Boxcryptor will das mit dem neuen Dienst Whisply bald anbieten. (Boxcryptor, API)

Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Spencer has revealed the company's plans for its gaming division, painting a vision of the future where the Xbox console becomes more like a PC and the PC gaming experience becomes more like the one on consoles.

Speaking at the annual Xbox Spring Showcase, Spencer expanded upon the already in place plans to unify the Windows and Xbox platforms. With game streaming now a possibility on Windows 10 for Xbox One owners, new games created using the Universal Windows Platform can now be ported to work on both the Xbox One and in Windows 10 more easily than ever before.

But it's not just the games that will blur the line between PC and console gaming, the console hardware too may see a radical change to make it more PC like in the future, according to Spencer. The problem, according to Spencer, is that once a console generation is released, it's seven years usually before another hardware upgrade comes along. While slimmer and quieter version of the same console may get released along the way, and developers may be able to unlock more from the console and make the games look and play better, the reality is that unlike PC and mobile gaming, the hardware largely remains static.

"[On PC and mobile] you get a continuous innovation that you rarely see on console. Consoles lock the hardware and the software platforms together at the beginning of the generation. Then you ride the generation out for seven or so years, while other ecosystems are getting better, faster, stronger," says Spencer.

Spencer adds that Microsoft is looking to bring the "capability of hardware iteration" to consoles, suggesting that a more powerful version of the Xbox One may be released in the future, while games will remain compatible across all versions of the console.

Microsoft isn't the only ones thinking about consoles hardware upgrades. Rivals Sony also revealed a similar concept last year that may mean a "Super PS4" that not only adds beefier hardware, also may also add Ultra HD Blu-ray support.