Almost exactly one year ago, MegaUpload unexpectedly went down in flames. Now, Kim Dotcom’s new venture, plain old “Mega” is rising from the ashes, and we’ve taken you inside for a sneak peek. But things will be different this time. Why? Dotcom’s prepped this baby against all manner of attack, and its encryption is the first line of defense, for him and for you. More »
Kim Dotcom’s Mega officially launches tomorrow, but we’re already in. From the membership plans we showed you this morning, the service might look like it’s just another online storage locker like Dropbox or Google Drive. (Update: It’s live.) But it’s way more than that. Mega is a weapon aimed straight at copyright rights holders. It’s maybe the most private, invincible file-sharing service of all time. More »
Ahead of the official launch tomorrow, Kim Dotcom’s Mega is live early for some members of the press. The landing page at mega.co.nz now redirects to http://kim.com/mega (in Safari) and shows an error to people using Chrome. Here’s everything we know so far. More »
Kim Dotcom seems decided to give the megafinger to the Feds and continue with his meganew file sharing megaproject after megaupload was megashutteddowned. He claims his new Mega will give 50GB of storage space to every user. For free. If true, it will crush Dropbox and Skydrive like Kim crushes plastic chairs. More »
In the world of file-hosting websites, one of the biggest had to have been Megaupload, although it suffered a shut down last year that has since sent owner Kim Dotcom scrambling to create a new portal for free file hosting. Kim Dotcom announced a new site, simply called Mega, will be launching on January 20, but today, he took to his Twitter to announce the new site will offer 50GB of online storage for free.
Compared to similar services like Dropbox (2GB), Google Drive (5GB) and Skydrive (7GB), Mega will offer the most amount of free online storage we’ve ever seen and one we’re sure the other mentioned services will not be matching any time soon.
In addition to that, Kim Dotcom also announced he and his team are currently working on giving previous Megaupload premium users the same status with Mega, although his lawyers say it isn’t possible at this time. Dotcom is also looking into getting the files back of Megaupload users as his team of lawyers are working to get those files back by seeking the court’s permission to transfer the data over.
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Kim Dotcom’s dream of hosting the follow-up to Megaupload at Me.ga fell through last week when Gabon’s government objected. No worry: instead it will appear at the rather less snappy Mega.co.nz. More »
Not only did Kim Dotcom’s Megaupload reboot get its domain name seized by officials in Gabon, it seems ‘real pirates’ have taken offence to Dotcom, and have hacked his domain to redirect to a group calling themselves ‘Omega‘. More »
Kim Dotcom has been hyping up Megaupload’s new website Mega for so long that it seemed like a given that the file sharing site would come back bigger and badder. But it doesn’t look likely because Me.ga has already been shut down by Gabon, a small country in Africa that controls the .ga domain. More »
Kim Dotcom is most certainly a name that many have heard of. In case you’re not familiar, Kim Dotcom is the founder/owner of filesharing/storage website, Megaupload, whose servers were raided by the authorities awhile back. His home in New Zealand was also raided by the authorities on behalf of the FBI, a move in which New Zealand’s high court ruled to be illegal. While the extradition hearing for Kim Dotcom is set for March, it seems that in the meantime he will be suing both the Hollywood studios and the US government.
Assuming he’s successful with his lawsuit, what does he plan to do with the damages he receives? While seemingly eccentric in nature, it looks like Dotcom will be using the money provided from the lawsuits to help provide free broadband to residents of New Zealand, and will only be charging business and government users. Dotcom believes that this will be the key for New Zealand’s prosperity and could help attract foreign internet businesses. It’s a rather odd move and we’re not sure how successful he will be with his efforts, but it’s pretty interesting nonetheless.
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Kim Dotcom is trying to build an undersea broadband pipeline that connects Australia, New Zealand, and Los Angeles. Translation: the Megaupload founder is trying to resurrect a project that is seriously never going to happen. More »
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