Month: May 2017

Mit dem Open-Source-Projekt Kubic will das Team von Opensuse den Aufbau klassischer Linux-Distributionen durchbrechen und sich auf Container-Dienste und -Werkzeuge konzentrieren. Ziel ist eine Plattform für Container as a Serivce. (Suse, Red Hat)

Stell dir vor es ist Docsis 3.1, und keiner hat Kabelmodems. So ging es dem Schweizer Kabelnetzbetreiber Quickline, der sein Netz schon im Jahr 2016 ausbaute und seitdem wartet. (Docsis 3.1, Telekommunikation)

As expected, Asus is adding a new 15.6 inch laptop with slim bezels to its VivoBook line of relatively affordable notebooks.  What I wasn’t expecting is that the new Asus VivoBook S15 is just one of two new 15 inch models from Asus. The company also unveiled the VivoBook Pro 15 at its Computex press […]

Asus introduces VivoBook S15 and Vivobook S15 notebooks is a post from: Liliputing

While ‘pirate’ sports streaming sites have been around for over a decade, in recent years rightsholders have taken a more aggressive stance.

The UK Premier League has triggered several police investigations, for example, which have led to the shutdown of several streaming platforms.

In Germany, the local football league (DFL) and Sky Deutschland are involved in a similar battle. The rightsholder and broadcaster feel that unauthorized streaming sites threaten their livelihoods so they’ve initiated legal action in response.

One of the prime targets of these efforts was the streaming portal Stream4u.tv, which was broadcasting sports events without permission. In addition to the site’s operator, a civil lawsuit filed by Sky also targeted the hardware provider that offered the equipment used to decrypt and distribute the streaming signal.

Last week Sky declared a major victory after The District Court of Hamburg ruled that both the site operator and hardware provider are liable for copyright infringement.

Together, both defendants must now pay €18,000 in damages. A clear win for Sky, especially since the streaming portal has been shut down as well.

Stream4u.tv (via)

Aside from the damages, Sky highlights that this is the first time that a third-party intermediary has been held liable for copyright infringement in a case like this. They hope the result will send a strong deterrent message to others.

According to Sky, the ruling effectively means that every technical service provider faces a significant liability risk if they are aware of the illegal use of its services and do not immediately address legitimate complaints.

“The ruling is a warning for all those involved in the illegal distribution of Sky content,” says Thomas Stahn, Director Anti-Piracy & Technology at Sky Deutschland, commenting on the case.

“In contrast to criminal law, every helper is also liable for the full damages suffered by the injured parties – regardless of whether or not it profited from the illegal business,” he adds.

Sky informs TorrentFreak that the Stream4u.tv operator was not present at the court hearings, only the hardware provider. The company could not provide any additional details on the provider but noted that the hardware itself is not illegal.

“The hardware in question was used to receive the Sky broadcast signal and encode it for transmission via the internet. The hardware itself is not illegal in general,” a Sky spokesperson told us.

This isn’t the first victory of its kind for the German division of Sky. As Tarnkappe points out, late last year two people were convicted for their involvement with a sports streaming platform, resulting in a prison sentence for one of them.

Sky Deutschland has several criminal and civil copyright cases pending in Germany, so this isn’t likely to be the last verdict we’ll see against sports streaming sites and services.

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

The new Asus Zenbook Pro UX550 laptop may not be as svelte as the new Zenbook Flip S. But as you’d expect from a laptop with the word “Pro” in its name, this model packs some serious punch. It features a quad-core Intel Kaby Lake processor, NVIDIA graphics, quad speakers, support for up to 14 hours […]

Asus Zenbook Pro UX550 packs a lot of power into a 4 pound notebook is a post from: Liliputing

Bisher waren geformte Displays Einzelanwendungen, doch mittlerweile beherrschen zahlreiche Hersteller sogar das dynamische Verbiegen. Neue Anwendungsfelder dürften bald auf dem Markt sichtbar werden. Ein Bericht von Andreas Sebayang (Displayweek 2017, Display)

The Asus Zenbook Flip S is a convertible notebook that’s thinner than a first-gen iPad. Measuring just 10.9mm (0.43 inches) thick, the laptop features a 13.3 inch touchscreen display and a 360-degree hinge that lets you fold the screen back to use the computer as a tablet. In fact, Asus says it’s the world’s thinnest convertible […]

Asus unveils Zenbook Flip S: a premium, compact convertible notebook is a post from: Liliputing

Geradeaus fahren, nicht so schwierig. Schwierig wird es erst, wenn der Mensch ins Spiel kommt. Forscher haben ein Testprogramm entwickelt, um autonomen Autos beizubringen, was wirklich wichtig ist: die Interaktion mit menschlichen Fahrern. Das soll die Tests für die Roboterautos vereinfachen. (Autonomes Fahren, Wissenschaft)

Google Deepmind verabschiedet sich von seiner künstlichen Intelligenz Alpha Go. Es hat nur eines von 74 Spielen verloren. Von Frank Wunderlich-Pfeiffer (Alpha Go, KI)

Mit einem drastischen Vergleich fordert Telekom-Chef Höttges ein Verbot von Cyberangriffen: Es müsse ein internationales Abkommen geben, ähnlich dem zum Verzicht auf Landminen. Zudem soll es eine Meldepflicht für Sicherheitslücken geben - auch für staatliche Institutionen. (Timotheus Höttges, Malware)