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Wurde Teamviewer gehackt oder nicht? In den vergangenen Wochen beschwerten sich Hunderte Nutzer über Kriminelle, die über Teamviewer Konten plünderten. Der Hersteller selbst verwies auf schlechte Passwörter - eine Sicherheitsfirma hat jetzt eine weitere Idee. (Security, Virus)

Wikinger, Ritter und Samurai schlagen sich gegenseitig die Köpfe ein - aber wie! Golem.de hat die Kampagne des epischen Actionspiels For Honor ausprobiert. (E3 2016, Ubisoft)

Google hat mit Project Loon einen Internetzugang per Ballon entwickelt, doch das Unternehmen Space Data meint nun, dass Google die Idee geklaut hat. Dabei geht es nicht nur um eine Patentrechtsverletzung. Googles Gründer Sergey Brin und Larry Page besuchten das Unternehmen sogar. (Project Loon, Google)

In addition to launching a new tablet, the folks at Jide are continuing to license their Remix OS operating for use on third-party hardware. We’ve seen a number of laptops, tablets, and other computers ship with Remix OS over the past year or so.

Now one of the biggest players in the PC space is getting in on the action.

Acer plans to sell a laptop with Remix OS software in China soon.

Continue reading Acer introduces a Remix OS-powered laptop at Liliputing.

Chinese startup Jide’s Remix OS is an operating system designed to make Google Android look and feel like a desktop OS. Jide launched a tablet and a mini-desktop PC running Remix OS in 2015, but over the past year the company has also partnered with a number of other device makers to load Remix OS on a wide range of products.

Now Jide is launching its own next-gen hardware… and announcing a few new partnerships.

Continue reading Jide unveils Remix Pro 2-in-1 tablet with Remix OS 3.0 (plus a new PC box and more) at Liliputing.

Mit iOS 10 kommt eine für Fotofreunde interessante Neuerung: Neuere iPhones und iPads können mit dem neuen Betriebssystem Fotos im Raw-Format aufnehmen und später zum Beispiel den Weißabgleich problemlos justieren. (Raw, Digitalkamera)

Der Sohn von Kratos ist immer mit dabei: Die Entwickler von Sony Santa Monica haben bei einer Präsentation des nächsten God of War ein paar weitere Details über das Actionspiel verraten - etwa über die Standardwaffe. (God of War, Sony)

The Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords during May 2016.

Among other things, the draft legislation (pdf) aims to protect companies and individuals from threats of expensive IP litigation where no infringement has taken place.

While aimed largely at patents, trademarks and other design rights, during a Lords Grand Committee hearing yesterday the hot topic of unfounded threats against Internet users was thrust onto the agenda. Lord Lucas, who previously tackled the infamous ACS:Law, was again at the forefront.

“The world is full of people who like to play a junior game of what this bill addresses. A few years ago I had a small role in the demise of ACS Solicitors which were thankfully sacked by the law society,” Lord Lucas began.

“They were shaking down Internet users for allegedly infringing copyright on pornography and other low grade media. Their evidence was extremely suspect and was never tested in court. ACS made its money from their threats and never took anyone to court, though it used the courts to target its victims via Norwich Pharmacal Orders.”

But while ACS:Law is well and truly dead, others in the UK have now resumed shaking down Internet account holders with the aim of securing fast cash settlements. From his speech yesterday it’s abundantly clear that Lord Lucas is unhappy at this unwelcome development.

“Some careless person has dropped blood onto the ashes of ACS and the same scam is alive again. The same thin evidence. They have an IP address, they have not revealed how they get that IP address. But, given that IP address, they go through the same Norwich Pharmacal [ISP disclosure] procedure,” he told those assembled in the Moses Room, the main venue for grand committees.

Lord Lucas in the House of Lords yesterday

As has become clear during the past few years, companies involved in so-called Speculative Invoicing in the UK have learned from ACS:Law’s mistakes. Probably quite sensibly (they tend to feel the wrath of the Solicitors Regulatory Authority) no lawyers are involved in the threats being made to Internet subscribers. This fact has not escaped Lord Lucas.

“This time, to remove the vulnerability that ACS found, the solicitor involved, Wagner and Co, withdraws after obtaining the Norwich Pharmacal Order, so they’re not involved in the threat processes which are undertaken by shell companies. There doesn’t seem to be any redress for people threatened or for ISPs who are asked to comply with Norwich Pharmacal orders,” he said.

Up until this point no live companies had been named, but there would be no escape. A well-briefed Lord Lucas covered them all and had some advice for anyone whose path they cross.

“If anybody comes across the names of Hatton and Berkeley, RangerBay, GoldenEye International, Mircom International and TCYK …I really urge them to put [their correspondence] in the bin. The current scammers aren’t pursuing anyone [in court] they’re just after threats, and extortion, and shaking people down,” he said.

“I applaud our government for helping businesses avoid unjustified threats but I would really like to know what they intend to do to help the granny [accused by TCYK recently] who is being threatened by their smaller, nastier cousins with allegations that she has been downloading illegally.”

Describing the companies above as “villains laughing at and abusing the system”, Lord Lucas called for citizens to be given the ability to respond to trolls with a “sue or desist” letter, which would render any further threats (short of court action) punishable by law.

“Wouldn’t that be a good right for citizens who are being threatened in any circumstances?” he said.

Joe Hickster, the administrator of troll-watching site ACS:Bore, welcomes Lord Lucas’ comments.

“Lord Lucas has lent legitimacy and sobriety to a cause of much concern for those in receipt of letters from the likes of Hatton & Berkeley, Goldeneye International, Ranger Bay, TCYK and Mircom,” Hickster told TF.

“This may be a real turning point in the fight against copyright trolling in the UK. With the ISPA shortlisting TCYK as ‘Internet Villain of the Year’ this week, lets hope this intervention from Lord Lucas will embolden them to send guidance to their members, to stand up and say NO! to these trolls.”

Only time will tell how the government will react to Lord Lucas’ calls, but more than ever something needs to be done to force the UK’s copyright trolls to either put up, or shut up.

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

The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending June 4th 2016 are in. New release Gods of Egypt took top spot for the week, in another otherwise quiet week. Things will change for sure next week when Zootopia is released.

Read the rest of the stats and analysis to find out how DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray did.

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