February 2008
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In the future, UK web pirates may be banned from... →
Britons who illegally download mp3s or movies may have their internet rights revoked if legislative proposals introduced this week are passed. The new laws would require ISPs, or Internet Service Providers, to take legal action against any users known to be downloading, The Times of London reports. The proposed policy follows the “three strikes you’re out” mantra; Net users would...
Survival in Space Unprotected Is Possible--Briefly →
As far as certain death in a science fiction plot line goes, being ejected into the vacuum of space is more than a pretty sure thing. A shove out of the air lock by a mutinous lieutenant or a vicious rip in a space suit, and your average movie victim is guaranteed to die quickly and quietly, though with fewer exploding body parts than…
Rumor: Al Pacino as head villain in next James... →
You read that right. Apparently there is a new rumor that was floated to the guys over at AICN that Al Scent of a Woman Pacino would play the head honcho of the new, evil terrorist organization in the upcoming Bond film Quantum of Solace.
In China, 99% of Digital Tracks are Pirated →
Havocscope tipped us off to this surprising Bloomberg story, which discusses China’s massive problem with unlicensed and pirated music on the web, which amounts to 99% of all digital tracks in that country. That statistic was provided by a study from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which cites China as the biggest source of illegal downloads. Speaking at a Jan. 27...
iPhony runs on Windows →
It looks like the gods of binary have made up and produced the unthinkable—a Windows iPhone. What’s that you say? The rivalry between Jobs and Gates is still strong as Captain Ahab and Moby Dick? Then what gives? TravelTechTalk tells us that the T32 is just a really (bad) counterfeit iPhone. This knockoff runs on Windows Mobile, and is equipped with a triband radio, GPS, WiFi,...
Super Bowl XLII Champions New York Giants →
The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII. Story has a nice summary of the game.
“Digg Girl” Kina Grannis Gets Song During Super... →
I was just watching the Super Bowl and saw that Kina Grannis, the Digg Girl won the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. Her song, Message from Your Heart” was played during the Doritos Super Bowl commercial and is now available on iTunes.
