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Apple debuts 'iTunes Pass'

Premiering with Depeche Mode, Apple recently launched a new service, called the 'iTunes Pass', which entitles customers to get all updates for an artist they purchase, like music, videos and remixes for example. ... [More]

Sony gets rid of PlayStation Store and Go! Messenger

Just one day after Sony announced to close its only PlayStation Store in San Francisco, the company adds, that the Go! Messenger service has to be abandoned as well ... [More]

Pirate Bay declares 80 % of all torrents legal

After one week of the battle between The Pirate Bay wikings and the copyright world, site owner Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi surprises with an announcement, that according to an internal investigation of 1,000 cases most torrents shared through the group are legal. ... [More]

The Hunt for Gollum ...

... is a so called fan film, written and directed by Chris Bouchard and realized with a budget of 3,000 US-Dollar - pretty good, as the trailer suggests. ... [More]

Hulu disconnects Boxee

Yesterday the young Media Center Software Boxee, which brings local and Internet content to your TV or monitor, got disconnected from Hulu, one of the biggest streaming services in the United States. ... [More]

YouTube offers offline content

Google's video site YouTube wants to offer downloadable video content under certain licenses, among them Creative Commons and Public Domain, which both allow people to reuse content under certain conditions. ... [More]

Will Apple stream iTunes videos?

It appears Apple is planning a video streaming service beside its download portal. As certain sources on the net report, Apple's new solution should free up space on customer's harddrives, who don't want to store videos. ... [More]

Massive price cut for Vudu boxes

To get more customers and facing a struggling economy, Vudu decided to cut the price of its video-on-demand box from $300 down to $149, which makes the device nearly $80 cheaper than Apple TV. ... [More]

Danish ISPs will fight Pirate Bay block

Last month the operators of the Swedish torrent hosting site 'The Pirate Bay' were charged by local authorities in Sweden under copyright law, while a Danish court ruled, that all Danisch ISPs have to block their users from accessing The Pirate Bay. At least three of them announced, they will take the case to the Supreme Court. ... [More]

DRM ungeared Gears of War

Tough luck for Gears of War fans (for the PC). The Digital Rights Management used by publisher Epic and its Games for Windows partner stopped using the game beginning January 27th ... [More]

Google Earth unveils Marijuana field

No luck for the wicked: Swiss authorities uncovered a well hidden large marijuana plantation just by looking closely at Google Earth ... [More]

Everything at hand for the start: Android Converter for music, photos and videos

Germany's mobile phone community is eagerly awaiting the 2nd February. On this day, T-Mobile is going to present Google's new G1 Android-mobile phone in Germany, which has been available in the USA since December. For G1-owners who still want to view or listen to music, videos and photos on their new mobile phone, Engelmann Media releases the "Android Converter", just in time for the start in Germany. As of now the software is available for download under www.android-converter.com for 24.99 Euro. ... [More]