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Windows 8 Marketplace Won’t Offer “Adult” Games

Windows 8 app developer guidelines forbid any content that falls under a “Mature” or PEGI 18 rating. Microsoft has revealed that the Windows 8 Marketplace will not sell adult games. According to section 6.2...

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Sunday, October 14th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Why Bitcoin lives in a "legal gray area"

When news of Silk Road , the secretive online marketplace that allows drugs to be purchased with bitcoins , broke last year, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) was not pleased. He denounced the currency...

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Friday, August 24th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Study estimates $2 million a month in Bitcoin drug sales

Kyle Pearce We've noted before that the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has been adopted enthusiastically by those engaged in legally dubious pursuits like gambling and drug purchases. Forbes points us to a new study that...

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Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Four signs America’s broadband policy is failing

Photo illustration by Aurich Lawson In 2008, I wrote a paper for the Cato Institute questioning the need for network neutrality regulations; I argued that the Internet's decentralized architecture made it inherently resistant...

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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

SopCast for Android: P2P Streaming on Phones, Tablets

Popular desktop program that offers free, live streaming channels of sports, news, movies, and more goes mobile. SopCast, long one of the more popular ways to watch sports, news, movies, and more for...

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Monday, April 23rd, 2012 Net News 3 Comments