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Megaupload Programmer Calls For Dignity In US Extradition Battle

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:37:34 +0800

The lead programmer of the now-defunct Megaupload file-hosting service says that he hopes New Zealand will keep its dignity in its extradition dealings with the United States. Bram van der Kolk, who was released on bail last week, says that New Zealand should remember it is a sovereign state with its own justice system. Today, Megaupload's chief marketing officer was also released on bail.

Google+ Gives Users Noise Controls for Popular Posts

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:14:28 +0800

Google+ is putting its volume slider on the What's Hot feature. What on Earth does that mean? It means that Google+ is giving its users fine-grained control over what appears in their main streams. The volume slider came out in December to let users adjust the prominence of posts from individual circles in their overall streams. It's now available for the What's Hot feed as well, which is where Google+ shows users popular posts from across the network....

Humans blamed as shark attacks 'double'

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:05:34 +0800

Sharks killed twice as many swimmers and surfers last year than in 2010, with the increase due largely to a growth in tourism and changing shark patterns due to global warming.

Sony's Hirai to extend PlayStation strategy

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:25:29 +0800

Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management.

GTA IV is not dead yet- awesome mod will blow your mind away

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:31 +0800

Famed modder ICE La Glace has bumped up the iCEnhancer to 2.00 and the improvement on display is remarkable. As the video above shows, the game features a lot more improvements and the lighting has been fixed, and looks even better now.

Overeating May Double the Risk of Memory Loss, Study Says

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:05:22 +0800

Passing on a second helping of dessert may not only maintain your waistline but also your memory. A new study found that elderly people who ate more calories a day had a higher risk of a type of memory loss called mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Microsoft Store in India hacked, user data leaked, passwords stored in plain text

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:55:06 +0800

The Microsoft Store India was hacked by Evil Shadow, a team of Chinese hackers, who tagged the site with 'Unsafe system will be baptized.' More embarrassing than the defacement, the hackers breached the database and then leaked usernames and passwords which had been protected with no encryption. That's right, Microsoft which supposedly takes privacy very seriously, had stored passwords as plain text in its store.

Neanderthal Art? 1st Paintings Discovered in Spain's Nerja Caves

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:53:48 +0800

Paintings discovered in Spain's Nerja caves --discovered by boys hunting bats in 1959 –may prove be the oldest yet found, and the first ever to have been created by Neanderthals. Charcoal remains found beside six of the paintings have been...

iPad 3: 9 Things We Really Want

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:48:41 +0800

Apple, as usual, is keeping the tablet's specs under wraps. But here's what we want to see.

AT&T Customers Surprised by ‘Unlimited Data’ Limit

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:45:23 +0800

AT&T has some 17 million customers with "unlimited data" plans that can be subject to throttling, representing just under half of its smartphone users. It stopped signing up new customers for those plans in 2010, and warned last year that it would start slowing speeds for people who consume the most data.