SOPA and PIPA Shelved Indefinitely
In the wake of Wednesday’s massive online protests, the House and Senate tonight both shelved further action on SOPA (the Senate version is called PIPA). Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) put an indefinite...
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ACTA – SOPA and P.I.P.A’s International Cousin
We’re sure by now that most if not all of you are familiar with SOPA and PIPA, both of which are extremely dangerous to the future of the internet as we know it. What...
Anonymous Target Government Agencies Over Megaupload Shutdown
It seems that the group “Anonymous” are not happy about the takedown of file-sharing site Megaupload, and as a result, it’s targeting some big companies and US government agencies. Earlier this afternoon, interspersed with...
MegaUpload Shut Down by FBI
MegaUpload.com is down, and reports from the Associated Press say that is because the federal government took it down. The federal government has taken down MegaUpload. Yeah. Of course, this takedown comes hand-in-hand with...
SOPA Put on Hold for the Time Being
SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, that could end up crippling the internet as we know it was meant to put to a vote in the US senate tomorrow. Word comes that that vote...
The Designers Toolkit – An Infographic
So what apps and packages are the designers and webbies of today using? Well this inforgraphic surveyed 180 of those creative types from around the world and here’s what they came up with. Click...
Facebook Status Updates From Beyond the Grave
Ever wanted to leave one last brilliant Facebook status update in the event of your death? Now you can! A new Facebook app, If I Die, lets you leave a final pre-written goodbye when...
Awesomest. Superhero (and Star Wars). Prints. Ever.
I think the title says it all! I happened across these prints on my journeys across t’internet last night. I instantly fell in love with the superhero prints (there are Star Wars ones as...
Facebook offers “Bug” Finders Cash for Info
In an effort to squash bugs and stomp out security exploits, Facebook has begun handing out Visa debit cards to white hat hackers–or “security researchers”–for any bugs and/or exploits they’re able to find. Researchers...
Sony Says No PS4 for E3 2012
I think it’s come to a point where we can pretty much discount Sony making any sort of “next-gen” announcements at this year’s E3, especially with both Andy House and Kaz Hirai publicly drilling...