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When it comes to seeking fines and damages, usually anti-piracy groups and the industries they represent, whether it be music, TV, movies, and etc., are usually the ones asking for it. In fact rarely do we come across an instance in which these groups are fined themselves, but that’s what happened over in the Netherlands when the Court of the Hague basically fined anti-piracy group, BREIN, to fork out €326,000 (which is roughly $445,600 after conversion) in damages to broadband providers. (more…)

Dutch Court Reverses Block To The Pirate Bay Website, Fines Anti-Piracy Group original content from Ubergizmo.

Smartphones are everywhere these days, keeping us connected to our favorite people as well as social networks, consuming large amounts of data in the process. Its usual to see spectators post updates to social networks, stream highlights, check stats or keep themselves occupied between plays at sporting events, and a lot of that is bound to happen on Super Bowl Sunday. To ensure that spectators stay connected to social media during one of the year’s biggest sporting events, the NFL has confirmed that it will block Super Bowl 2014 video streaming inside the MetLife Stadium, where the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. Both official video streaming sources, NFL.com and Fox Sports, will be blocked on Wi-Fi and cellular networks at the stadium.

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Super Bowl 2014 Video Streaming Blocked in MetLife Stadium original content from Ubergizmo.

If you have seen the older Star Wars movies, you probably remember the scene where Princess Leia delivers her plea for help via a hologram that was projected courtesy of R2-D2. Back then technology like that was the stuff of dreams, and apparently science fiction movies too, but fast forward a couple of decades later, holographic technology is no longer a concept that is in a galaxy far, far away. In fact recently the Turkish Prime Minister delivered a speech via hologram as he was unable to make the trip himself.

Speaking via hologram, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech to the people living in the city of Izmir where he appeared as a 10-foot tall projection which might seem pretty imposing. This was because he was unable to make the trip due to a party meeting in the western Turkish city, but based on the reaction of the crowd who were cheering, it seemed like the speech was a success. Like we said this is not the first time that holographic images have been used. In fact it was back in 2012 that hip-hop artists, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, performed live with a holographic image of Tupac Shakur. It was also in 2012 that Indian politician Narendra Modi delivered a speech himself in holographic form. Pretty cool stuff, huh? We wonder what sort of events we might expect in the future that would use holographic images.

Turkish Prime Minister Delivers Speech Via Hologram original content from Ubergizmo.

We have seen some pretty interesting items pop up on eBay once in a while, ranging from the bizarre to the extremely rare. Well, if you are a huge fan of Jurassic Park, then you might be pleased as punch to hear that the velociraptor cage from the classic dinosaur film franchise “Jurassic Park” is now up for sale on eBay. The velociraptor cage in question happens to be the one which was featured in the first film way back in 1993 – yup, slightly more than a couple of decades back.

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Jurassic Park Velociraptor Cage On eBay original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier today Microsoft rebranded their cloud storage service, SkyDrive, to OneDrive. The rebranding was reportedly due to an ongoing lawsuit between Microsoft and a UK broadcasting company who felt that the names were too similar. In any case hot on the heels of the rebranding, it seems that Microsoft might not be stopping there. According to ZDNET, Microsoft is expected to rebrand Office Web Apps as well, and will most likely be rebranding them as Office Online instead. These changes will also apply to the individual apps where they will be known as Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, and OneNote Online, with Office Online templates expected to be released to users.

No word on when Microsoft will be launching this rebranding, but it seems that Microsoft could finally be doing what they said back in 2007 which was to rebrand and reposition its Office Online website, which at the moment is more of a place for Office subscribers to login as well as a platform where Microsoft can promote the Office 365 suite, so by rebranding Office Web Apps to Office Online, perhaps they can be used in conjunction with the website as well. In any case we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more info.

Microsoft’s Office Web Apps Could Be Rebranded To Office Online original content from Ubergizmo.