Google Glass is expected to transform the way that people interact with data and communications but for one unlucky user a paranoid reaction to the device ended up becoming a huge time waster. After wearing a turned off and prescription lens-equipped model to the theater, a man had it torn…
Following in the footsteps of Hollywood, several of the world’s largest book publishers are now going after Hotfile. The publishers have filed a complaint with a Florida District Court, demanding up to $7.5 million from the defunct file-hosting service. Whether Hotfile still has money left in the bank remains to…
In a first-of-its-kind case, a Spanish court has ordered a local ISP to sever the Internet connection of a copyright infringer. The case, brought by Universal, Sony, Warner and EMI, involved the unauthorized sharing of thousands of music tracks on a P2P network. An earlier decision found that no copyright…
Marking the second anniversary of the raid on his New Zealand home, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is today enjoying the release of his brand new album, the launch of a brand new music service, the one-year anniversary of Mega.co.nz, and the eve of his 40th birthday. There's certainly a lot…
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’. ‘Frozen’ completes the top three.
Japanese culture can often prove bewildering to many Westerners but at the same provoke wonder and fascination. So, it may come as no surprise that the unique moment when a movie pirate gets caught camming in a theater by the police is now a novelty to the Japanese. So much…
Several Irish ISPs have started blocking access to KickassTorrents, the country's most-visited torrent site. Following legal action taken by Sony, Warner and Universal the High Court ordered several providers to block the site, and others including Eircom followed suit voluntarily. Whether the new measures will put a dent in local…
In mid October 2013 veteran torrent site isoHunt.com announced its closure at the hands of the MPAA, but just a few days later a clone site appeared to step into its considerable shoes. Now, less than three months later, isoHunt.to - a site that has nothing to do with the…