Hasta La Gadget!

Just last week we reported on a streaming service called Popcorn Time. It was basically a pirate’s equivalent of Netflix where users would be able to stream torrents instead of downloading the files onto their computers.

According to its creators, they claim that Popcorn Time is 100% legal, although we’re not sure how. Perhaps it could be due to a loophole in the law, but whatever it is, its creators asserted its legality, although the act of piracy itself is not. That being said, they decided to shut down its service anyway, but not before the code for the program made its way onto GitHub where it has since been forked several times. (more…)

Popcorn Time Gets Resurrected Under A Different Torrent Group original content from Ubergizmo.

The American Bar Association has been very concerned regarding the attorney-client communications and the sanctity of this privilege, particularly in light of the NSA surveillance debacle that got leaked to … Continue reading

Popcorn Time surfaced earlier this week and was quickly labeled “the Netflix of piracy”, providing easy access to illegal movies via a sophisticated-looking app. Fast-forward a few days after its … Continue reading

A powerful image, but one that does not represent today’s phone world

The European parliament is pushing to have phone manufacturers use a single type of charger for all mobile phones. According to some institutions, this would reduce the Euro electronic waste by 51000 tons and it would basically put an end to a rather stupid situation where consumers have to buy proprietary chargers each time they get a new handset (this doesn’t happen much these days…). It would also make it convenient to charge phones in many places including friends homes, office and possibly public spaces. (more…)

European Standard Phone Charger Law: Pro and Cons original content from Ubergizmo.

Overstock.com is a website that sells all sorts of items for the home and other categories. It’s rather like Amazon, but on a smaller scale. The last time we talked … Continue reading