Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on December 17, 2006 by CyberNet.

For around 2-weeks I have been watching the µTorrent forum because they were recently acquired by BitTorrent. I have been a uTorrent user for quite some time but news of the acquisition left me a little disappointed. I began wondering whether the two programs were going to stay independent of each other or if they would slowly start to merge the two applications together in hopes that people wouldn’t have a problem accepting it.

Reading through the posts in the forum makes me believe that µTorrent will be losing some faithful users because of the acquisition though. This conclusion is from posts like these:

Back to BitComet for me!

Time to switch back to BitComet. This sucks. 🙁

This could be bad.
If it does get bad, it’s back to “no decent Bittorrent client in existence” for me.

Sucks for all the people who were helping this community.  (webUI, forums, GUI themes, etc.)

One user even went on saying that there is a solution to the problem, and that is to disable the program from automatically updating which will keep µTorrent from getting a bloated update later on down the road. Other’s recommend that you should backup the program files for µTorrent and also the profile folder that is associated with it.

As for me I am just going to wait it out. I think BitTorrent would be stupid to step in and make µTorrent a bloated Torrent client because there are already plenty of those. The people who use it, such as myself, love it so much because it is really small and no installation is even needed to use it. As of right now I guess this is the only information that we have as far as what will happen:

Q: How will uTorrent’s technology be integrated with the current BitTorrent client?
A: Although uTorrent is lightweight, it is missing the patented innovations BitTorrent has made at the protocol level. It is also lacking an implementation for Mac and Linux. We will improve uTorrent in these arenas.

I just don’t like how it sounds when they say µTorrent is missing things that BitTorrent already takes advantage of. For me that is just a nice way of them saying they are going to make the application more bloated.

–The Poll–

So now I want to use this as a way to lead into our new poll. In the sidebar you’ll see 12 different BitTorrent clients that you can choose from. Pick the one that you use the most and over the next few days we’ll see which client tech enthusiasts think is the best!

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This article was written on March 01, 2008 by CyberNet.

Back when the iPhone first launched, there were many people who wanted to get one but had to decide whether it was worth it or not to be locked into a required 2-year contract with AT&T. As it turns out, a good chunk of people must have felt it was in fact worth it, given how well the iPhone has done so far. Every cell-phone provider out there that we know of requires people to sign at least a one year contract at the time they subscribe for service. This contract that locks users in to one carrier is part of the reason that companies are able to offer phones at subsidized prices.  If someone decides to break their contract though, it can be very costly and include a lot of hassle.

The reason we’re bringing up the topic of a contract free cell-phone is that earlier this week, a State Representative from Massachusetts proposed a bill which would force the cell-phone carriers in the United States to offer no-contract phones. The only condition under this bill, if the subscriber decided to go this route, would be that they’d have to pay full price for a phone. In return though, they would not be locked into one provider and wouldn’t have to worry about paying early termination fees. Additional items that are part of the bill which is being called the Wireless Consumer Protection and Community Broadband Empowerment Act include:

• Better  and more detailed coverage maps
• No penalties for canceling a contract within 30 days (if a user decided to stay locked-in a contract)
• Detailed cost breakdowns for wireless plans that are clear and easy to understand
• Carriers would be forced pro-rate early termination fees for contracts (some already do this)
• Phones wouldn’t be able to be locked to just one provider (e.g. Apple and AT&T would be forced to unlock the iPhone)

Some of you are probably thinking that not having a contract would be great because you have an iPhone and you already paid full-price. You may want to think again though because some analysts have estimated that AT&T already subsidizes the phone by $400 meaning you’d pay $800 for the phone with no contract.

Given the choice, would you be willing to pay more for a contract-free phone? Take our poll below! Please note that you must have Flash enabled and the poll below does not replace the current site poll in the right sidebar.

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This article was written on April 03, 2008 by CyberNet.

It’s time for a new poll today! The results from the last poll regarding how long you’ve been reading CyberNet News is pictured to the right. Well over half of our readers have been with us for over 6 months, and we’re extremely grateful for that! Those of you who have been reading us for over 2-years… all I can say is wow!

Now our inquiring minds are wondering another thing: How old is your primary computer? I’ve seen some people in the last few months who are using ancient computers that are still running rather old operating systems like Windows 98. More power to them if it fits the bill, but I couldn’t imagine using a computer that old.

Personally Ashley and I just got new laptops about a year ago, but how old is your primary computer? Cast your vote in the sidebar of our site, or if you have Flash enabled you can vote right here:

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Looks like all those sleepless nights cozied up next to the tender warmth only an Xbox can provide have finally paid off. For you, noble Xbox user, have officially been crowned the Sexy Time Champ. More »

We’ve seen plenty of users report that Apple’s latest OS, Mountain Lion, has caused a massive drop in battery life. While we haven’t been able to confirm any decrease in longevity with our own OS 10.8 machines, which include previous generation MacBook Pros and the company’s latest Retina model, it’s clear that some of you who were able to get the operating system downloaded and installed have experienced some not-so-favorable side effects with your Pros and MacBook Airs. While there are plenty of theories, there has yet to be a fix, though Apple is reportedly investigating the issue. This isn’t the first time users have reported decreased battery life after an OS update, with a lengthy support thread popping up after Lion’s release last year. So, how has the upgrade affected you? Sound off in the poll below to let us know.

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