The Stockholm District Court sentence against Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was finalized today after he failed to appear at the Court of Appeal. Svartholm, also known as Anakata online, did not appear at the appeal trial last year because he was hospitalized in Cambodia and later went missing. The Court of Appeal has now decided to finalize the initial verdict of one year jail time and a fine of $1.1 million.
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Equities research analysts at Hudson Square Research raised their price target on shares of Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) from $500.00 to $700.00 in a research issued note to investors on Tuesday. They currently have a “buy” rating on the company’s shares.
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One step closer to quantum computers
Summary: Rice University physicists have created a tiny “electron superhighway” that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer.
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Amazon is expected tomorrow to roll out the ability for consumers to preorder digital game downloads for PC.
However, it is Amazon that has the popularity, network infrastructure, and deal-oriented presence to expand its role and shake up the PC gaming marketplace.
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Your desk is to a keyboard as your pocket is to a touchscreen as your home is to…
One of Steve Jobs’ greatest strengths was realizing what form factors work best for various new devices. The original iMac and its successors showed that the traditional computer tower is extraneous for most consumers. The MacBook Air is the most successful laptop sold today because it focuses on a lightweight body and great battery life above all else. The iPod’s legendary click wheel bested its rivals by leaps and bounds, and the touchscreen iPhone and iPad lines took handheld and pocket devices to a whole new level.
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A release group blamed for a Hollywood boycott of all early release movies in Hungary has been raided by the authorities. Dramatic footage shows armed and masked police raiding home addresses and a datacenter said to be connected to CiNEDUB, a release group which provided worldwide high-profile cam releases.
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You already know about Verizon bringing live TV to the Xbox 360, but it turns out that was just the tip of Microsoft’s great big television-related iceberg.
In an effort to transform the television experience, Microsoft has struck deals with nearly 40 entertainment providers to start injecting more media into their gaming platform.
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Since 2005, the prospect of a Halo movie has been in eternal limbo. On-again, off-again, it has seemed like the project would never become a reality. Now, out of a foreign press kit for the latest Halo, it looks like the production might just have been confirmed with a 2012 release date.
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According to The Next Web’s “sources familiar with the situation,” the iPhone announced today will be a iPhone 4S – not an all-new iPhone 5. The sources say that the 4S will include an upgraded 8-megapixel camera and “more definitive GPS features.” In addition to this, the sources say the device “is much more powerful than an iPhone 4″ and that it “feels like [a] high-end device.” They say not to expect a teardrop design as this was just a prototype for the future iPhone 5 “which won’t be available any time soon.”
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Re: Last one to post wins the internets
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