by Joseph Forbes | Mar 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the can’t-put-that-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube dept. We recently discussed what appeared to be a positive response from the Obama administration on the legality of cell phone unlocking. Unfortunately, the Obama administration may not be able to do anything...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 15, 2013 | LAW, MONEY, PIRACY, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the you-can-trust-us dept. The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 14, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The company said it was working to restore access, while users complained they were unable to use their accounts Microsoft experienced disruptions for several hours to its online suite of mail, calendar and storage services, leaving many users unable to access their...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | HACKING, HAPPINESS, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY, Web Hosting
Your video game console is great for playing games, but you might not realize it’s also one of the best media centers around. Here’s how to set up all of the modern consoles so you can stream videos and music to them right from your computer. The PS3 and...
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by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The launch of the six strikes anti-piracy scheme in the United States has boosted demand for VPN services and BitTorrent proxies. Data from Google reveals a big surge in searches for terms such as “BitTorrent VPN” and “BitTorrent proxy” over the past two weeks. Some...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 11, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The popular game EVE Online is set to enjoy a boost from the world’s favorite file-sharing protocol. Developer CCP Games has announced that work is underway to improve the EVE Launcher so that EVE client updates may be rolled out more frequently and reliably. In...
