Month: September 2019

Mangamura Uploader Pleads Guilty, Another Denies Charges

Following the July arrest of the alleged mastermind behind massive ‘pirate’ manga site Mangamura, former contributors to the site are being rounded up. A man pleaded guilty this morning to uploading copyrighted images to the now-defunct site, while a woman who lived with him denied the same charges.

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After being founded in 2016, ‘pirate’ manga-focused site Mangamura was blamed for facilitating huge volumes of pirate downloads.

Previously, local anti-piracy group CODA estimated damages to the manga industry of around $2.91 billion. That all came to an end last year, however, after the site mysteriously shut down.

For those who contributed to the platform, the past is proving more difficult to leave behind. In July, alleded site mastermind Romi Hoshino, 28, was arrested in the Philippines when attempting to board a plane to Hong Kong. This morning, two alleged upoaders appeared in a Japan court facing charges of copyright infringement.

The first, a 26-year-old man called Kota Fujisaki, pleaded guilty at Fukuoka District Court to uploading copyrighted images to Mangamura in violation of Japan’s copyright law.

However, 24-year-old woman Shiho Ito pleaded not guilty to the same charges, Jiji reports.

According to the prosecution, Fjisaki and Ito uploaded images from the 866th episode of blockbuster manga series One Piece to Mangamura. The infringement was reportedly actioned from Fujisaki’s home in May 2017, an address where Ito also lived at the time.

The prosecution alleges the pair conspired with former site operator Hoshino to upload content to the site for the public to view without permission. It’s further alleged that Ito received payment for the uploads, cash that was used to cover the living expenses of the pair.

The manga series ‘One Piece’ is proving somewhat of a magnet for police and prosecutors in the Mangamura case. Last month, police in Fukuoka arrested a 37-year-old man under suspicion of uploading images of the hit series to the same site, again in May 2017.

Anime New Network reports that a man believed to be Adachi previously contacted the police trying to turn himself in for questioning. He was arrested at Fukuoka airport, after he arrived there from the Philippines via Taiwan.

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Latest Pixel 4 leaks include live photos, a commercial, and confirmation of key specs and features

Google’s next flagship smartphones are likely coming this fall. The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are expected to be the first in the world to feature the company’s “Soli” radar technology that lets you interact with phones by moving y…

Google’s next flagship smartphones are likely coming this fall. The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are expected to be the first in the world to feature the company’s “Soli” radar technology that lets you interact with phones by moving your hands and fingers in front of the screen. They’ll also probably feature displays with 90 […]

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Mobilfunk: Weiße-Flecken-Auktion nicht bei Verstoß gegen Ausbauauflagen

Der staatliche Ausbau durch die Mobilfunkinfrastrukturgesellschaft sollte keine Lücken schließen, die die Netzbetreiber trotz Auflagen nicht geschlossen haben. Das fordern lokale Glasfaser-Netzbetreiber. (Breko, Mobilfunk)

Der staatliche Ausbau durch die Mobilfunkinfrastrukturgesellschaft sollte keine Lücken schließen, die die Netzbetreiber trotz Auflagen nicht geschlossen haben. Das fordern lokale Glasfaser-Netzbetreiber. (Breko, Mobilfunk)

Intel “Chaco Canyon” NUC is a rugged, fanless mini PC

Intel’s NUC line of computers are known for their compact size, which makes them interesting options for small spaces. They’re often used for digital signage or point-of-sale systems in retail settings, or just as tiny desktop computers in …

Intel’s NUC line of computers are known for their compact size, which makes them interesting options for small spaces. They’re often used for digital signage or point-of-sale systems in retail settings, or just as tiny desktop computers in home or office spaces. They’re also popular with folks who want a small media-center computer. Most NUC […]

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App Store: Apple zeigt weniger eigene Apps als Top-Suchergebnisse an

Wer in Apples App Store nach bestimmten Begriffen sucht, wurde bisher teilweise von einer überraschend großen Anzahl an Apple-Apps in den oberen Rängen der Suchergebnisse überrascht. Ein veränderter Algorithmus soll diese Verzerrung beseitigen – einen …

Wer in Apples App Store nach bestimmten Begriffen sucht, wurde bisher teilweise von einer überraschend großen Anzahl an Apple-Apps in den oberen Rängen der Suchergebnisse überrascht. Ein veränderter Algorithmus soll diese Verzerrung beseitigen - einen Fehler will Apple nicht gemacht haben. (Apple, Mac OS X)

What Sega’s Dreamcast launch keynote would have looked like, 20 years ago

Take a look back at our “live” coverage of Sega’s big launch event on 9/9/99.

For a brief period 20 years ago, this was console gaming's state-of-the-art.

For a brief period 20 years ago, this was console gaming's state-of-the-art. (credit: Wikipedia)

We originally ran this piece five years ago, on a day when the 15th birthday of Sega's Dreamcast coincided with a major Apple keynote event. In honor of the Dreamcast's 20th birthday today, we thought we'd revisit this fun "alternate history" take on how the Dreamcast's launch impacted the world of gaming, and continues to influence it to this day.

While seemingly the entirety of the Internet was off paying attention to Apple announcing its new phones and watch, something weird was happening to my Twitter feed. Apparently, someone had messed with my settings so that my feed displayed tweets on a 15-year delay for a couple of hours. That means that, instead of Apple tweets, my followers got to go back in time and experience a portion of my liveblogging from Sega's Dreamcast launch-day keynote address from September 9, 1999.

We figure this technical snafu is as good an excuse as any to look back on the Dreamcast as it existed 15 years ago today, when it hoped to be the savior of a once-proud Sega still recovering from the failure of the Sega CD, 32X, Saturn, et al. Below are my live tweets as they were written 15 years ago, along with some accompanying commentary that has the benefit of a decade and a half of hindsight.

[Editor's Note: For those with defective sarcasm genes (or just those feeling a little bit slow today), I will state up front that these are not actually tweets from over six years before Twitter even existed. Sega didn't even have a keynote-style launch event on 9/9/99. I just thought these somewhat jokey "livetweets" would be a fun way to reminisce on the launch of Sega's last console, and reflect on how much technology and the gaming market has changed in the intervening period.]

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Wettbewerbsrecht 4.0: Kommission empfiehlt, Verbraucherrechte zu stärken

Sollten die Empfehlungen einer Expertenkommission des Wirtschaftsministeriums umgesetzt werden, hätten es Google, Microsoft, Facebook und Co schwerer. Nach dieser sollen unter anderem marktmächtige Plattformen beschränkt und Verbraucher gestärkt werden…

Sollten die Empfehlungen einer Expertenkommission des Wirtschaftsministeriums umgesetzt werden, hätten es Google, Microsoft, Facebook und Co schwerer. Nach dieser sollen unter anderem marktmächtige Plattformen beschränkt und Verbraucher gestärkt werden. (Bundesregierung, Google)

Switch: Nintendo experimentiert mit knickbaren Controllern

Vermutlich geht es vor allem um mehr Ergonomie: Nintendo hat Patente für einen neuen Controller angemeldet. Aufmerksame Fans haben in den Konzeptzeichnungen auch weitere Hinweise auf die Switch Pro entdeckt. (Nintendo Switch, Eingabegerät)

Vermutlich geht es vor allem um mehr Ergonomie: Nintendo hat Patente für einen neuen Controller angemeldet. Aufmerksame Fans haben in den Konzeptzeichnungen auch weitere Hinweise auf die Switch Pro entdeckt. (Nintendo Switch, Eingabegerät)

Mozilla: Firefox wird DoH für alle US-Nutzer aktivieren

Schon in wenigen Wochen will Mozilla beginnen, DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) für alle seine Firefox-Nutzer in den USA zu aktivieren. Für die wenigen Situationen, in denen DoH nicht funktioniert, soll wie bisher das System-DNS genutzt werden. (Firefox, Browser)

Schon in wenigen Wochen will Mozilla beginnen, DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) für alle seine Firefox-Nutzer in den USA zu aktivieren. Für die wenigen Situationen, in denen DoH nicht funktioniert, soll wie bisher das System-DNS genutzt werden. (Firefox, Browser)

Elektroautos: VW soll billigere Akkus als Tesla haben

Der Preis für die Batterie ist der entscheidende Kostenfaktor bei Elektroautos. Volkswagen soll dabei erstmals eine markante Schwelle unterschritten haben. Das erhöht den Druck auf potenzielle europäische Hersteller. (VW, Elektroauto)

Der Preis für die Batterie ist der entscheidende Kostenfaktor bei Elektroautos. Volkswagen soll dabei erstmals eine markante Schwelle unterschritten haben. Das erhöht den Druck auf potenzielle europäische Hersteller. (VW, Elektroauto)