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Plex, a company that got its start by offering a way to stream your personal media collection from a home computer or server, is now… a lot more complicated to describe. In recent years the company has added support for live TV, an ad-supported …
Plex, a company that got its start by offering a way to stream your personal media collection from a home computer or server, is now… a lot more complicated to describe. In recent years the company has added support for live TV, an ad-supported movie and TV streaming service, podcast support, and other features. Now […]
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Apple also released tvOS 14.4 and watchOS 7.3.
Enlarge / The 2020 iPad Air—one of several devices supported by today's new software releases. (credit: Samuel Axon)
Today, Apple began rolling out iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 to supported iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. The company also pushed watchOS 7.3 to Apple Watches and tvOS 14.4 to Apple TVs.
iOS 14.4/iPadOS 14.4 is a somewhat small feature update. New additions in the release notes include the ability to read smaller QR codes with the iPhone cameras, notifications to tell users "when the camera of your iPhone is unable to be verified as a new, genuine Apple camera," and a number of bug fixes.
Here are Apple's full iOS 14.4 release notes:
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Today you can pick up a 1080p USB webcam for $30, a 3-month Tidal Premium music streaming subscription for less than $1, and for $28 you can snag an 18W USB-C wall charger that also functions as a 5,000 mAh power bank when you unplug it from the wall….
Today you can pick up a 1080p USB webcam for $30, a 3-month Tidal Premium music streaming subscription for less than $1, and for $28 you can snag an 18W USB-C wall charger that also functions as a 5,000 mAh power bank when you unplug it from the wall. Here are some of the day’s […]
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Dealmaster also has discounts on LG OLED TVs, Apple’s M1 Mac Mini, and more.
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Today's Dealmaster is headlined by nice discount on Sony's WH-1000XM4, as the high-end wireless noise-cancelling headphones are currently down to $278 at various retailers. That's more than $70 off Sony's MSRP, about $50 off its typical street price online, and tied for the largest discount we've tracked to date, which we also saw on Black Friday.
At the moment, the WH-1000XM4 are our top pick among noise-cancelling headphones. There are certainly better-sounding headphones for the price, but the XM4's bass-forward sound is still enjoyable for those who like a boosted low-end, and it's possible to customize the audio profile through Sony's companion app. Either way, the XM4s are very comfortable to wear for hours at a time, get an excellent 30 or so hours of battery life, and have several useful features, such as USB-C charging, a "speak to chat" function that automatically mutes music when you speak to someone else, and a great "ambient sound" mode that blends external noise with your music while you're outdoors. More than anything else, their noise-cancelling quality is excellent, muting lower-frequency rumbles and, to a lesser-but-still-impressive extent, higher-pitched tones alike.
A pair like Bose's Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 has better call quality, a more neutral sound, and the ability to customize noise-cancelling strength, but overall, we think Sony's pair is the better deal, particular at this price. Elsewhere, our deals roundup also includes discounts on Apple's M1 Mac Mini and Magic Keyboard, a budget pair of noise-cancelling headphones from Anker that we like, LG's latest OLED TVs, and more. You can check out our full roundup below.
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The company behind the movie “I Spit On Your Grave” has filed a lawsuit against 14 people who allegedly downloaded the film without permission. The defendants are identified through an IP-address and email and, according to the complaint, they have registered an account with the popular torrent site 1337x. This raises several questions.
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Last year, Hawaii-based attorney Kerry Culpepper made the headlines when he filed several lawsuits against YTS users.
The lawyer was able to do this because YTS handed over database information as part of a private settlement.
The tactic proved quite useful. For one, the database information is additional evidence and provides valuable details such as email addresses. In addition, calling out a torrent site by name may deter some people from using it in the future. It’s a win-win for the copyright holder.
Perhaps motivated by the controversy earlier lawsuits generated, Culpepper later moved on to another popular torrent site. Last November he filed a complaint on behalf of the filmmakers behind ‘Ava’ and ‘Rambo V: Last Blood’, targeting alleged RARBG users.
At first sight, this lawsuit sounded concerning to RARBG users, as it indirectly suggested that they were somehow compromised. However, unlike in the YTS cases, there was absolutely no evidence that the defendants used RARBG.
The RARBG complaint doesn’t mention any emails but only IP-addresses, which can easily be collected from public trackers. The only link with RARBG is that the torrents were shared on that site, but these same files could be downloaded from other sites as well.
When we contacted RARBG’s operator he fiercely denied any involvement. The most likely explanation is that RARBG was mentioned in the lawsuit to cause confusion and perhaps stir up another controversy.
This week Culpepper filed yet another lawsuit, targeting fourteen people who shared a copy of the horror movie “I Spit on Your Grave“. The plaintiff in this case is Family Of The Year Productions, which is an affiliate of the production company Cinetel Films.
Again, the complaint singles out users of a popular torrent site, 1337x in this case. In addition to IP-addresses, which can be collected from public trackers, the legal paperwork also includes 14 email addresses that were allegedly used to register a 1337x account.
“Each Defendant registered for an account with a notorious movie piracy website known as 1337x (‘1337x website’) using an email address as shown in Exhibit ‘2’,” Culpepper writes.
It’s worth noting that the full domain isn’t mentioned in this sentence. Later in the complaint, 1337x.to is referenced several times as the targeted site.
This claim nonetheless suggests that these are confirmed 1337x users. This is substantially different from the aforementioned RARBG case. However, the complaint doesn’t explain where these email addresses come from or how they are connected to the fourteen IP-addresses that downloaded the pirated film.
TorrentFreak reached out to attorney Kerry Culpepper to find out more but he can’t comment on this case at the time. Our inquiry to a 1337x staff member and the site’s official contact address, meanwhile, remains unanswered.
This isn’t the first time the attorney has focused his efforts on 1337x. Last year, he subpoenaed Cloudflare to uncover the identity of the site’s operator. Whether that has any bearing on this case is unknown.
Given the gravity of the accusations, we prefer not to speculate but the fact that email addresses are mentioned in the complaint is worrisome.
That said, unlike the YTS cases, there’s no affidavit which confirms that these email addresses come from 1337x directly. Also, the infringing files are still available on 1337x, while they were removed from YTS.
When more information becomes available showing how these email addresses were obtained and how they are linked to the IP-addresses, we will report on it accordingly. For now, we will focus on the rest of the complaint.
The film company writes that it intends to subpoena the Internet providers of the defendants as well as their email provider Google, to obtain the associated names and addresses. After that, the complaint could be amended with extra information.
The defendants are all accused of both direct and contributory copyright infringement. Twelve of the fourteen IP-addresses were caught sharing “I Spit On Your Grave” in 2020, and the other two date back to 2017, which falls outside of the statute of limitations.
The movie company demands the maximum amount of $150,000 in statutory damages. In addition, it requests an order requiring “any service provider,” which includes Internet providers, to terminate the accounts of the alleged pirates.
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A copy of the complaint, filed by Kerry Culpepper at a Colorado District Court yesterday, is available here (pdf).
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Adobe Flash is dead, and as expected that means web browsers are ending support for it. The latest version of Firefox, which was released today, no longer supports Flash content and there’s no way to enable it. But a bigger change in Firefox 85 …
Adobe Flash is dead, and as expected that means web browsers are ending support for it. The latest version of Firefox, which was released today, no longer supports Flash content and there’s no way to enable it. But a bigger change in Firefox 85 may be the introduction of protection from supercookies. It’s the latest […]
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“Advanced Sub Station alpha” files, or a naughty word for a butt? Who knows!
Enlarge / Google's app review robots can't be reasoned with, they don't feel pity... (credit: Carolco Pictures)
Google Play's crazy automated app review process strikes again.
This time, the puritan robot overlords that run the Play Store briefly decided that listing support for common subtitle files is enough to get your app banned. The developer for Just (Video) Player posted their story to Hacker News, writing in the app's bug tracker, "After a tiny unrelated description update, Just Player got suspended from the Google Play Store for "Sexual Content and Profanity policy". Google finds issues with following: Full description (en_US): “* Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT.”"
Yes, just listing standard video player features like support for the "ASS" subtitle format was apparently enough to temporarily earn a suspension. The developer says they "immediately filed an appeal" and today, the app is back up with the ASS subtitle listing still in the description.
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Die ständig erweiterten Verbote der Trump-Regierung gegen Huawei sind ohne Abstimmung erfolgt und haben der US-Chipbranche offenbar geschadet. (Joe Biden, TSMC)
It’s unusual for the leader of department to shift focus to just one product.
Former Apple hardware engineering leader Dan Riccio. [credit: Apple ]
Apple announced Tuesday that its longtime SVP of hardware engineering, Dan Riccio, will depart his current role and assume a new one focused entirely on a "new project." Riccio had led hardware engineering since 2012. Prior to that role, he led iPad hardware engineering. He will report directly to CEO Tim Cook in his new role.
John Ternus, who has held the title of vice president of hardware engineering since 2001, will step into Riccio's prior role leading the hardware engineering team. Ternus has appeared in recent Apple product announcements, and he was the lead for the iPhone 12, as well as a key team leader on AirPods, every iPad, and the M1 transition.
As is common with announcements like this, there are statements from key figures at Apple about it. Starting with Cook:
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 processor is designed for affordable flagship phones (or flagship killers if you prefer). Now Motorola has launched the first smartphone powered by the chip and, as expected, it’s a pretty affordable device. T…
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 processor is designed for affordable flagship phones (or flagship killers if you prefer). Now Motorola has launched the first smartphone powered by the chip and, as expected, it’s a pretty affordable device. The Motorola Edge S is up for pre-order in China with prices starting at about $310 for a phone with […]
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Die ständig erweiterten Verbote der Trump-Regierung gegen Huawei sind ohne Abstimmung erfolgt und haben der US-Chipbranche offenbar geschadet. (
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