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BitTorrent Terms & Phrases Set For Inclusion in Famous Dictionaries

As can be seen from the screenshot below, the people at the forward-looking Oxford Dictionaries have acknowledged the existence of BitTorrent for some time. Others, such as the famous Britannica-owned Merriam-Webster, have been...

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Sunday, April 1st, 2012 Net News No Comments

Fake law firm demands cash from Megaupload users with "settlement" offer

With the federal government having shut down Megaupload on charges of copyright infringement, scammers betting on the gullibility of former Megaupload users are trying to make a sleazy payday. According to TorrentFreak ,...

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 Net News No Comments

"Algorithms can have errors": One man’s quest to purge horrific pictures from his Google results

Last week, we covered the story of Camping Alfaques , a Spanish vacation spot whose owner recently sued Google in a local court. His concern: top search results that feature grisly images (...

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Sunday, March 4th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Who Needs LimeWire? Open Source Groovejaar’s In Town

The RIAA have been killing file-sharing services for more than a decade, but despite spending a fortune closing Napster, Grokster and LimeWire, music is even more widely available online than ever before, just...

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Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 Net News No Comments

Microsoft calls Google out over patent bullying accusations

Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet following Google's public accusation of patent bullying on the part of Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, and others. In a series of tweets sent Wednesday evening, two senior Microsoft...

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Thursday, August 4th, 2011 Net News No Comments

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