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Building Mega: Ars' pre-launch interview with Kim Dotcom — Kim Dotcom shares a lighthearted moment with colleague Finn Batato. — Chris Keall — It's a busy weekend, but Kim Dotcom is feeling relaxed. — He was in boyish good spirits as around 150 contractors buzzed around his mansion … | Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Mega Launches: Brilliantly Secure, But Not Anonymous — Mortal souls have to wait another day, but today members of the “press” were given an early look Megaupload's successor, Mega. — TorrentFreak was lucky enough to be one of the early-birds and here we report our findings.
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Senator John Cornyn Asks Eric Holder To Explain DOJ Prosecution Of Aaron Swartz — While we've seen some politicians in Congress speak out about the prosecution against Aaron Swartz, for the most part, it had been the “usual crew” of folks who had formed the core of the anti-SOPA alliance — Reps. Lofgren, Issa and Polis.
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Orange boasts: We made Google PAY US for traffic — Some packets are more neutral than others ... France Telecom-Orange is making a wad of cash from Google, the company's CEO boasted in an interview with French media yesterday. — Talking to BFM Business TV, CEO Stephane Richard didn't give …
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Google should be ashamed for paying carriers to handle its traffic — The concept of net neutrality means different things to different people. Some see tiered access pricing for connectivity as the key debate point, while others are more concerned with the idea of content providers having … | Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint: |
Opera Ice: New browser for Android and iPhone coming February uses WebKit (video) — EXCLUSIVE: Mobile and tablet versions set for MWC — Opera Software, the company behind the popular browser of the same name, will launch a new smartphone and tablet browser called Opera Ice in February, Pocket-lint can exclusively reveal.| Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Exclusive: Facebook Cuts Off Access to Voxer Over Competition Concerns — Facebook is facing allegations from a small rival that the service is acting decidedly antisocial. — Mobile communications service Voxer tells AllThingsD that Facebook has cut off access to the company's social graph over competitive concerns.
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YouTube halts funding for WSJ and Reuters channels; Reuters cuts positions — YouTube has cut off funding to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters that formed part of its $150 million dollar plan to help launch more than 100 premium channels. The termination of the one-year deals … | Nick Heath / ZDNet: |
'We thought we'd sell 1,000': The inside story of the Raspberry Pi — Summary: The $35 Linux Raspberry Pi computer has sparked a coding revolution. Here's the inside story of the Pi, from its inspiration and development to its plans for the future. — Nick Heath
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Google Declares War on the Password — MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Want an easier way to log into your Gmail account? How about a quick tap on your computer with the ring on your finger? — This may be closer than you think. Google's security team outlines this sort of ring-finger authentication … | Zach Honig / Engadget: |
Amazon quietly introduces Kindle rentals for US readers, bases prices on duration — Think you can finish a 168-page novel in a month? It might pay to opt for Amazon's new Kindle rental feature, now available on an incredibly limited number of titles. A few options published …
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| Chris Morran / The Consumerist: |
Dish Gives Itself The Award That CBS Stopped CNET From Giving — A week after CBS execs told the editors of CNET they could not give its Best Of Show award to Dish's Hopper DVR because the broadcaster is suing Dish over the device, their decision has backfired, with the satellite TV provider using …
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