The popular file-sharing site Megaupload.com has been taken down by the FBI as the Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging seven people associated with the site. The indictment, which is 72 pages long, was handed down by a federal grand jury in Virginia on January 5th, 2012. This document charges the seven people, including Megaupload’s [...]
The infamous “Spam King” Sanford Wallace has been brought up on federal fraud charges for allegedly using phished Facebook accounts to send 27 million spam messages in 2008 and 2009. If the charges hold at their current state, Wallace could serve more than 16 years in prison. Wallace formed the spam company Cyber Promotions in [...]
Windows Phone 7 can now get their hands on Angry Birds. This comes after a long wait and demand from the users, but Microsoft finally pulled through. However, it doesn’t come free. Unlike iOS and Android, Angry Birds will take $2.99 to put Angry Birds on your Windows Phone 7. There is a free trial, [...]
Some people have a lot of time on their hands. Case in point, this complete monster sized chess set is made with 100,000 lego pieces. I love playing chess and I find those commemorative chess sets to really be a collector’s item, so I’m really tickled to see that someone actually took the time to [...]
Well, I can’t say I saw this one coming. The Hooters waitresses are collecting used and ripped pantyhose from their colleagues and will be donating them to the Gulf spill cleanup. I gues the nylon in the pantyhose is used to make the booms that will soak up the oil still floating in the Gulf [...]
According to a new study, social media is more a buzz about Apple, the new iPhone, and the privacy issues on Facebook more than the oil spill. I can understand why a little. After we voice our opinion on the efforts to clean it up, what more is there to say or do. On the [...]
I have some friends going to the internet retailers conference this week in Chicago. This is basically for anyone who has a selling business of any kind on the internet. There are going to be a lot of people representing every type of exhibit company you can think of. I like these events, I imagine [...]
If you’re reading the title, no, I haven’t found a home made of Legos, but I did hear about a company via inhabitat.com that uses a similar concept for modular homes. PAF architecture has been working with the concept of snapping parts that can offer eco-friendly housing and a chance to break away from the [...]
As someone who likes technology and sees the benefits of it, I have to say that there are sometimes when it’s ok to be away from the internet for a while. Take, for instance, the iLoo. This was designed by Microsoft’s UK branch for public access. It’s a public toilet with internet access. That’s right; you [...]
The reason for this is that Facebook has signed on to keep it’s slew of social games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars for the next five years. I’m not going to get on a soapbox about how useless or pointless these games are, since I do indulge in Mafia Wars, but the thing about [...]
