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Prior to the release of the Microsoft Xbox One, there were several instances in which a white Xbox One version was spotted. It turns out that the white Xbox One is an employee-only special edition console meaning that regular folks like you and me won’t be able to get our hands on it.

Well it turns out that if you absolutely must have the white Xbox One, an eBay auction has been sighted in which the seller is putting up the white Xbox One for sale where it is currently priced at a whopping $2,700, which is a little over five times what the Xbox One is currently worth ($499). (more…)

White Xbox One Spotted On eBay For $2,700 original content from Ubergizmo.

In the past we have seen how to the US government has warned not to trust companies like Huawei or ZTE for allegedly designing spyphones for the Chinese government. Naturally both companies have denied these allegations and in the latest Snowden leak, it seems a little ironic because it has been revealed that the NSA has been spying on Huawei themselves.

This is according to a recently released report on Sunday which claims that the NSA has been snooping on Huawei and has even managed to obtain the source code for individual Huawei branded products, thus potentially allowing them to spy on other nations which uses Huawei’s hardware. (more…)

NSA Accused Of Spying On Huawei original content from Ubergizmo.

This article was written on October 22, 2007 by CyberNet.

Comcast is quickly gaining enemies from the BitTorrent crowd by using new technology to throttle torrent downloads.  The Associated Press was able to confirm that they are in fact doing this through tests all over the nation.  In their report they say that this move is “the most drastic example yet of data discrimination by a U.S. Internet service provider.” Luckily, there are some workarounds available that TorretFreak writes about which we’ll be taking a look at in just a minute.

This isn’t the first time that Comcast was accused of decreasing speeds or even cutting off BitTorrent transfers. They previously denied these accusations back in August, but this time around once the AP investigated, they admitted they were using an application to break every seed connection to “ensure all our customers have the best broadband experience possible.” Comcast’s spokesman Charlie Douglas said, “This means we use the latest technologies to mange our network to provide a quality experience for all Comcast subscribers.” And of course, because it is their network, they can do what they want and what they feel is necessary.

For those you who subscribe to Comcast’s Internet service and use BitTorrent networks, you really have two options: switch to a different ISP, or find a workaround. As mentioned, TorrentFreak has put together a list of what’s working to get around this and what’s not working so that you know what’s worth trying. One such suggestion is to run BitTorrent over encrypted tunnels like SSH or VPN, or even forcing protocol header encryption. They also advise to play around with the different options mentioned because while one solution may work for you, it may not work for someone else. What they say is not working is to “grab a hammer, visit the Comcast office, smash a keyboard and knock over a monitor” as one 75 year old woman recently did in Chicago. 🙂

There’s some good news and some bad to come from this is. The good is that  Comcast is the only known ISP throttling downloads.  The bad news is that others may follow in Comcast’s steps and try to implement technology to do the same. Fortunately there’s some more good news though, and that is that Comcast is paying big bucks for this technology. Given that they’re the largest Cable TV and Internet provider in the U.S. with 12.4 million subscribers, they’ve got the money to do this. Other companies, well, they just won’t have the money to spend trying to stop subscribers from using Torrent networks. From the sounds of it, instead of trying a workaround, you’re just better off ditching Comcast and moving on to a new provider.

Thanks for the tip Cory!

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Travelers going to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Chengdu and Harbin for less than one week can now buy a Smog Insurance to be compensated in case the smog is so thick that it would ruin their trip. The metric for air pollution would be the local Pollution Index and if it goes above a certain level, then customers would be entitled to compensation. (more…)

Trip To China: Smog Insurance Now Available original content from Ubergizmo.

Wearable tech is poised to become the next big thing and many big name players in the industry are already preparing themselves for the onslaught of wearable tech products flooding the market.

To date we have companies like Google, LG, Motorola, and Samsung entering the wearable tech market, and there are rumors that Apple could be an upcoming player as well, so with all that initiative taken by tech companies, how are consumers responding to it? Do they even know what wearable technology is? (more…)

Study Finds One In Six People Already Own A Piece Of Wearable Tech original content from Ubergizmo.