Now That MegaUpload is Dead, You Might Want to Try Fileblaze from Minority Founder as an Alternative
U.S. Prosecutors shutting down MegaUpload has left some people disappointed. Being one of the most popular file-sharing sites out there, many don’t even know of other sites that are available that do the same thing MegaUpload once did. One alternative is FileBlaze, a a secured cloud-based file storage and streaming platform by minority founder Chuck Baker. [...]
Read MoreSwizz 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 MoreTech Week in Review 1-6-2012
Techmeme’s Biggest Stories of 2011 Rather than focusing on some technical specifications or using some fancy algorithm to figure out the biggest stories from the past year, Techmeme decided to keep it real. They’ve compiled a list of the biggest stories, literally, as measured by height. I thought that was pretty clever, but even more [...]
Read MoreGoogle Adds App Search. Frostwire Goes Mobile. Android Market to Get PayPal Support.
Users of Android and iPhone devices have recently noticed a feature on Google search for mobile that lets you search for apps. Searching for an app will give you more details on that app at the top of your results. You can also use the “more” dropdown to access Android/iPhone App Search directly. While the [...]
Read MoreFinland First Nation to Make Broadband a Legal Right
As of today, July 1st, Finland is guaranteeing every citizen of Finland at least a 1Mbps broadband connection with a promise to bump this up to 100Mbps by 2015. This puts broadband internet on the same level as other legal rights in the country like healthcare and education. Finland is the first to make this [...]
Read MoreFile Sharing Breach Exposes Congressional Investigations
Last week a fresh political scandal hit the streets of Washington, DC, when a document listing dozens of investigations of Congressional leaders was leaked to the Washington Post. Such a leak would normally be a huge breach of confidence and trust toward those involved in the investigations. However, it appears one of the investigators themselves [...]
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