Swizz Beatz’s File-Sharing Company Megaupload Shut Down By US Prosecutors
One of the largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com was shut down today. Its founder, Kim Dotcom and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws. Rapper/producer, Swizz Beatz was listed as CEO of the company but there are no reports of him being indicted. According to the Associated Press, an indictment does accuse Megaupload.com of [...]
Read MoreWikipedia, Other Sites Going Dark Tomorrow to Protest SOPA
Wikipedia, Reddit, and Boing Boing and many other sites are staging global blackouts tomorrow to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. Specifically, Wikipedia, which has been a very vocal opponent of the restrictive set of bills, polled 1800 users and with their support has chosen to take down its English pages all day [...]
Read MoreThe Root Promotes Lauren Williams to Deputy Editor
The Root said goodbye to its Managing Editor, Joel Dreyfuss in Nov. 2011. Sheryl Huggins Salomon then immediately took his place leaving the position for Deputy Editor unfilled. Today The Root announced they have promoted former Associate Editor, Lauren Williams to the position. Lauren has been Associate Editor of The Root since the Fall of [...]
Read MoreThe Top 15 Stories in Tech From 2011
Another exciting year in technology has passed. In 2011 we saw new mobile startups gain million of users, a new social network launch to take on Facebook, patent wars and sadly deaths. But what were the top tech stories from 2011? Here’s the list: Sony PlayStation Hack Amazon Kindle Fire Microsoft acquires Skype AT&T Fails [...]
Read MoreWordPress Updates with Version 3.3 “Sonny” Now Available For Download
Today WordPress announced version 3.3 of their publishing software platfrom code named “Sonny” in honor of jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt. WordPress 3.3 comes with a an aray of new features and a slick new dashboard redesign. Four of WordPress 3.3 new features I’m excited about are: Easier file uploading with file type detection and drag [...]
Read MoreApple Devices Winning Big in the Middle East and North Africa
Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are huge in the Middle East and North Africa, where they account for 55 percent of mobile internet traffic, according to a new survey by Dubai-based Effective Measure. The iPhone and iPad in particular are doing well, splitting top device honors among the countries covered in the study. During the [...]
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