Month: May 2017

Chuwi’s 12.3 inch tablet with a Microsoft Surface Pro-style display is now up for pre-order from crowdfunding site Indiegogo. Like Microsoft’s premium tablet, the SurBook features a 2736 x 1824 pixel display and a built-in kickstand that lets you connect an optional keyboard and use the tablet like a notebook PC (on a flat surface, anyway). […]

Chuwi SurBook 12.3 inch Apollo Lake tablet launches for $299 and up (for crowdfunding early birds) is a post from: Liliputing

Last week the torrent community entered a state of shock when another major torrent site closed its doors.

Having served torrents to the masses for over a decade, ExtraTorrent decided to throw in the towel, without providing any detail or an apparent motive.

The only strong message sent out by ExtraTorrent’s operator was to “stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones.”

Fast forward a few days and the first copycats have indeed appeared online. While this was expected, it’s always disappointing to see “news” sites including the likes of Forbes and The Inquirer are giving them exposure without doing thorough research.

“We are a group of uploaders and admins from ExtraTorrent. As you know, SAM from ExtraTorrent pulled the plug yesterday and took all data offline under pressure from authorities. We were in deep shock and have been working hard to get it back online with all previous data,” the email, sent out to several news outlets read.

What followed was a flurry of ‘ExtraTorrent is back’ articles and thanks to those, a lot of people now think that Extratorrent.cd is a true resurrection operated by the site’s former staffers and fans.

However, aside from its appearance, the site has absolutely nothing to do with ET.

The site is an imposter operated by the same people who also launched Kickass.cd when KAT went offline last summer. In fact, the content on both sites doesn’t come from the defunct sites they try to replace, but from The Pirate Bay.

Yes indeed, ExtraTorrent.cd is nothing more than a Pirate Bay mirror with an ExtraTorrent skin.

There are several signs clearly showing that the torrents come from The Pirate Bay. Most easy to spot, perhaps, is a comparison of search results which are identical on both sites.

Chaparall seach on Extratorrent.cd

The ExtraTorrent “resurrection” even lists TPB’s oldest active torrent from March 2004, which was apparently uploaded long before the original ExtraTorrent was launched.

Chaparall search on TPB

TorrentFreak is in touch with proper ex-staffers of ExtraTorrent who agree that the site is indeed a copycat. Some ex-staffers are considering the launch of a new ET version, just like the KAT admins did in the past, but if that happens, it will take a lot more time.

“At the moment we are all figuring out how to go about getting it back up and running in a proper fashion, but as you can imagine there a lot of obstacles and arguments, lol,” ex-ET admin Soup informed us.

So, for now, there is no real resurrection. ExtraTorrent.cd sells itself as much more than it is, as it did with Kickass.cd. While the site doesn’t have any malicious intent, aside from luring old ET members under false pretenses, people have the right to know what it really is.

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

Erfolg im zweiten Anlauf: Ein US-Berufungsgericht hält eine Klage der Wikipedia gegen die Massenüberwachung des Internets durch den US-Geheimdienst NSA für zulässig. Andere Organisationen sind erneut gescheitert. (Wikipedia, Datenschutz)

BOE zeigt erste Prototypen echter QLED-Displays. Die 5-Zoll-Variante sieht schon gut aus. Zudem hat der Hersteller ein 27-Zoll-LC-Panel mit 8K-Auflösung im Angebot. (QLED, Display)

Wer seine elektronischen Geräte auf Reisen mitnimmt, sollte sich stets Gedanken machen, welche Informationen über die Grenze transportiert werden. Die Entwickler von 1Password wollen das künftig vereinfachen - mit einem Reisemodus in der App. (Passwort, Internet)

QLED-Fernseher können eine mächtige Konkurrenz für Geräte mit OLED-Panels werden. Doch dass Samsung seine neue TV-Generation QD-LCDs als QLED vermarktet, gefällt einigen Forschern gar nicht. Von Andreas Sebayang (QLED, Display)

Die EU will eine Quote für Videostreaminganbieter festlegen. Anbieter wie Amazon, Maxdome und Netflix sollen dazu verpflichtet werden, 30 Prozent ihrer Inhalte mit europäischen Produktionen zu füllen. Einige EU-Länder sträuben sich gegen die Quote. (Streaming, Netflix)

Mit dem XPS 13 2-in-1 macht Dell auf den ersten Blick alles richtig. Es ist exzellent verarbeitet, läuft unter Last sehr leise und hat auch noch einen praktischen Touchscreen. Im Vergleich zum XPS 13 (9360) zeigen sich aber auch Nachteile. Ein Test von Oliver Nickel (Dell XPS 13, Display)

Bei den Leicas M9, M9-P, M Monochrom und M-E kann es zu einer Glaskorrosion auf den CCD-Sensoren kommen. Dadurch werden die Fotos unbrauchbar, was Leica zu einem Austauschprogramm zwingt. Ab Mitte August 2017 werden ältere Kameras indes nicht mehr gratis repariert. (Leica, Digitalkamera)

Die neue Version der iOS-App Duet Display verwandelt das iPad Pro mitsamt Apple Pencil in ein Grafiktablett mit einstellbarer Druckstärke, Neigungsempfindlichkeit und Gestensteuerung. So lassen sich Grafikprogramme am Rechner steuern. (iPad Pro, Grafiksoftware)