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Update: Twitter blames celebrity hack on 'individual'
news.cnet.com — CNN anchor Rick Sanchez wasn't really high on crack this morning, and the reason his Twitter feed said so wasn't the phishing scam that's been going around--it was a lone hacker, the microblogging service said later on Monday.More… (Tech Industry News)
China Launches Crackdown on Internet Pornography
nytimes.com — China launched a major crackdown on Internet pornography Monday targeting popular online portals and major search engines such as Google.More… (Tech Industry News)
Campaign to Stop File-Sharers Being “Guilty Upon Accusation”
torrentfreak.com — Next month, New Zealand is scheduled to implement Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act. The controversial act provides ‘Guilt Upon Accusation’, which means that if a file-sharer is simply accused of copyright infringement, they are immediately guilty. The punishment - summary Internet disconnection.More… (Tech Industry News)
Comcast Able To Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network Again
gigaom.com — Comcast, which got in trouble with the FCC for its P2P-throttling approach to network management has now completed its plan that deals with bandwidth hogs by slowing all broadband traffic for heavy Internet users during times of congestion. The new system is Protocol-Agnostic which means it isn't targeting P2P protocols only, therefor ok by the FCCMore… (Tech Industry News)
World's top gadget show plugging into the Internet
physorg.com — Smart gadgets, lifelike video, and pocket versions of laptop computers are expected to be Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stars as the annual extravaganza follows its gizmos onto the Web.More… (Tech Industry News)
13 Predictions of 2009
battellemedia.com — Like every year, John Battelle makes 13 Solid Prediction of 2009 surrounding Technology, Social Media & the World Economy. More… (Tech Industry News)
Oops: LA Times wiki experiment fails after inundated by porn watch!
Netflix Streaming To Be Built Into TVs
alleyinsider.com — More options on the way for watching Netflix (NFLX) streaming movies in your living room: Beginning this spring, Korean electronics giant LG will build Netflix streaming directly into some of its plasma and LCD HDTVs, the companies will announce today.More… (Tech Industry News)
Two tools to add cool people on Twitter
news.cnet.com — New Twitter services Mr. Tweet and AutoPack help you find people you should be following. More… (Tech Industry News)
Treasure Hunter Claims Google Maps Treasure Find
informationweek.com — A treasure hunter testified in a Texas courtroom Tuesday that he used Google Maps to locate a shipwreck. 39-year-old musician and filmmaker from Los Angeles has been fighting representatives of an estate in Refugio County, Texas, for the right to excavate.More… (Tech Industry News)
Twitter reveals mundane lifestyles of celebrities
telegraph.co.uk — Stars using Twitter to post minute-to-minute updates for fans have given an inadvertent insight into their surprisingly mundane lives.More… (Tech Industry News)
Trojan Blocks The Pirate Bay and Mininova
torrentfreak.com — A new trojan popped up at several torrent sites a few weeks ago, one that blocks access to The Pirate Bay and Mininova, while informing its victims that “downloading is wrong.” The trojan edits the hosts file on Windows machines, and redirects the BitTorrent sites to localhost, making them impossible to load.More… (Tech Industry News)
California Plans to Crack Down on Power-Hungry Flat Screens
latimes.com — Starting in 2011, state regulators want retailers to sell only the most energy-efficient models of power hungry LCD and plasma sets. The industry opposes the new rules and warns of higher prices.More… (Tech Industry News)
Facebook Sues Social-Network Aggregator Power.com -
news.cnet.com — Social-networking giant files claim against start-up that gives users access to several social networks and messaging clients at once.More… (Tech Industry News)
Hustler Hires Media Protector to Chase Online Porn Pirates
torrentfreak.com — Hustler Europe, part of the world’s largest adult entertainment company, has hired anti-piracy company Media Protector to start chasing down file-sharers. The partnership will have a familiar aim - to find alleged infringers on P2P networks and send them threats to pay up - or else.More… (Tech Industry News)
