It may have been the most draconian and ill-advised copy protection of a copyrighted product since the Sony Rootkit scandal, but now, reports are surfacing that says that Ubisoft has released a patch for the games (including Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction) affected by the infamous “always on” DRM system. The patch will no longer require a constant internet connection, but will still require an internet connection every time the game is turned on.
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Amazon's Kindle has become increasingly popular among end-users, offering them fast access to the large number of books the company has in the Kindle Store, especially since Kindle applications are already available for a series of devices out there, including mobile phones powered by Android, BlackBery, iOS and, since recently, Windows Phone 7.
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BitTorrent, the company responsible for file-sharing tools BitTorrent Mainline and µTorrent, disclosed Monday that 100 million people are using the aforementioned software products per month.
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As LimeWire awaits its jury trial to determine how much it owes the recording industry, the company is trying to get the inside scoop on how much the RIAA really makes off the work it represents. LimeWire has begun pushing third-party licensees to hand over their internal records and documentation related to music industry deals, but so far, they have refused.
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This is for you, Mr. I record video on an SLR. That’s right Lexar is giving you two new goodies to make room for your extra long scene. Is it a coincidence that CES is also at the same time and place as the AVN adult video awards?
By this time, I’d hope that there would be higher capacities and speeds, but ya know, I’ll take what I can get.
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CHIPMAKER Intel has released its next line of chips today.
Code-named Sandy Bridge, the chips combine a graphics processor and one or more CPU microprocessor(s) on one silicon die.
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In 2011 the war against BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites will reach a new level. Since sites such as The Pirate Bay have proven that no amount of litigation or criminal sanctions against their operators can take them down, the focus will switch to undermining their infrastructure. Companies and organizations providing file-sharing sites with essential services are set to face the glare of the spotlight and attempts to hold them accountable for the actions of their customers’ users.
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The Wikimedia Foundation announced this morning that it has reached its goal of $16 million in record time, more than doubling the $7.5 million the organization raised in 2009. The foundation, which is the non-profit parent organization of massively collaborative online encyclopediaWikipedia and a multitude of other wikis, says that more than half a million people from all over the world donated to the effort this year.
Some users of Microsoft Hotmail are starting off the new year scrambling to get back e-mails of old. A chorus of frantic users has posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum that all of their messages have disappeared.
"Please help me get them back," wrote one user under the moniker 'Zacgore' in a post dated Saturday. "All my kids' info and pictures are in there!"
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SOFTWARE THAT STRIPS the digital restrictions management (DRM) locks from Windows Phone 7 (WP7) applications has been developed.
According to Ars Technica, Freemarketplace removes Microsoft's encryption protection, enabling the applications to be used without charge.
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THE GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of China has saved its millions of workers from the perils of using Voice over IP (VoIP) that's not controlled by the state sanctioned telecoms.
No longer will struggling workers have to pay less for their calls by submitting to the evil capitalist pigdog Skype, but instead will only be allowed to use the state-owned enterprises, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom.
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A new airship that is part flying saucer and part blimp could soon carry entire buildings and offer airgoers a fresh way to travel and explore.
Called the SkyLifter and currently in development by an Australian company of the same name, the concept airship relies on a lighter-than-air chamber for its buoyancy, just like a blimp or a balloon. But rather than a standard spherical, cigar, or "bomb" profile for its air-filled envelope, or aerostat, the SkyLifter has a flat, disk shape.
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At least when it comes to adoption, 2010 was Google Chrome's year. Google's increasingly popular browser has gone through about five major versions and has pretty doubled or even trippled its market share, depending on who's numbers you trust.
Net Applications, which is more conservative about Chrome's growth, shows that the browser went from slightly above five percent in January to over nine percent in November.
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Re: hello forum ... what is a retarded peice ? are you one of that ?
and we need to maintain a level of quality
retardedpeices33 Today, 02:49 AM