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You can now download the whole of The Pirate Bay in one 90MB file
thenextweb.com
Back in August 2009, we reported on how the entire Pirate Bay could be downloaded in one 21.3GB file. At the time, we thought it was small – but now, as TorrentFreak reports, the notorious site has now been crammed into a truly minuscule 90MB zip file. The file, which...
Spotify for iPad launches: impressions and a visual tour of the new app
www.engadget.com
It's here. After all the rumors, leaks and false alarms, Sweden's top music streaming service is finally ready for the big(ger) screen. Spotify has landed on the iPad, and not surprisingly, the new app is a no-brainer of a download for anyone currently in possession of a premium account...
Pirate Bay Founder Fined For ‘Continued Involvement’ In The Site
torrentfreak.com
Over the years the laundry list of punishments and measures against The Pirate Bay and its founders has grown to epic proportions. The founders of the site were hit with jail sentences and huge fines following a 2009 trial and subsequent appeals, and the site itself is banned or censored...
ThingLink Acqu-hires Pixboom To Double Down On Fashion
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ThingLink, which has a platform for tagging things inside images, has acquired Pixboom, an interactive image tagging service for the Swedish fashion industry. The terms of the deal were undisclosed but we understand it was an ‘acquhire’ in that ThingLink, in the main, wanted to bring the Pixboom team on...
Hollywood Wants To Kill Piracy? No Problem: Just Offer Something Better
www.techdirt.com
Just John points us to a recent Reddit thread, in which a rather basic suggestion is made for how Hollywood could do a much better job killing movie piracy: by offering something better. It was summarized with the following graphic: Or, basically, create a service that doesn't limit people and...
Fiat 500 parked at Volkswagen HQ in Google Street View prank
www.theverge.com
We imagine many people would hide at the sight of the Google Street View car for fear of being recorded for all eternity, but Fiat had other ideas. The Italian carmaker apparently decided to use the opportunity to prank Volkswagen when Google was shooting Street View footage in Sweden...
Apple may release iOS 5.1 on March 9th according to iPhone operator profiles
www.bgr.com
Apple recently published eleven new profiles for various iPhone-operators that point to a potential iOS 5.1 release date, according to YourDailyMac. The files include references to iOS 5.1, and they mention an update launch date of March 9th, indicating an iOS update could be released around the same time for the iPhone, iPad...
Spotify’s embeddable Play Button: Awesome idea, but not as good as it should’ve been
thenextweb.com
In case you missed it, Spotify launched its embeddable Play Button earlier today, letting you embed any Spotify song, album or playlist directly into your website. Just like YouTube, right? Erm, no actually. Now that the initial dust has settled, it’s worth reflecting a little and seeing what’s on offer...
Waze sees 10,000 gas stations added by its users in 2 weeks
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Back in June, community-powered road navigation app Waze rolled out a new feature to let users find the cheapest gas station around them, as well as get discounts when filling up. The initial launch of the real-time fuel price feature was US-only, but starting from two weeks ago the Waze...
Samsung Finally Pushes Ice Cream Sandwich To The Galaxy S IIs Of The World
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Well, after a bit of a false start, Samsung finally seems to have done it. According to a new blog post on the official Samsung Tomorrow blog, the Korean consumer electronics giant has finally begun to push their Ice Cream Sandwich update out to the Galaxy S IIs of the...
WikiLeaks Founder Assange Loses Extradition Appeal
www.pcworld.com
The U.K. Supreme Court ruled that Julian Assange may be extradited to Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual offenses....
Samsung kicks off Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Galaxy S II in Europe and Korea
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Samsung has announced that it is all set to roll out Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 7.4) updates to the Android Galaxy S II at last and for real, following an accident slip last week. The rollout will begin for device owners with a number of European countries — including Poland,...
LG lines up Optimus 4X HD for launch in Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland
www.engadget.com
While there's already plenty of excitement around other quad-core Android phones, LG will join the party soon when its Optimus 4X HD launches in a few European countries next month. Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland are all on deck in June, where this latest Optimus variant will...
VIDEO: Assange loses extradition appeal
www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Assange loses his appeal to the Supreme Court against extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex offences....
The Pirate Bay wants to use flying drones to operate over international waters
www.theverge.com
While The Pirate Bay's founders lost their appeals against their sentences in Sweden recently, the torrent site claims to have some unique ideas about how to operate going forward. A blog post reveals plans to host some of the site's machines on drones that will "float some kilometers in...
LG Optimus 4X HD out in Europe today
www.theverge.com
If you live in Europe and your head hasn't been turned by a certain other quad-core phone from a Korean manufacturer, you may be interested to know that LG's Optimus 4X HD is now rolling out across the continent as expected. The company announced that Germany will get the...
LG Optimus True HD LTE's European assault begins in Portugal, Germany and Sweden
www.engadget.com
While the latest LTE and HD equipped addition to LG's Optimus line has already landed across Asia (Korea, Japan) and North America (US - AT&T, US - Verizon, Canada) under a few different names, the newly rebranded Optimus True HD LTE is finally prepared for a European debut. As...
As Sweden Goes, So Goes the World: The Beginning of the End of Cash
www.theatlantic.com
Sweden could be pointing the way to a (nearly) cash-free economy....
Galaxy S II Android 4.0 update rolling out today in Korea, Poland, Sweden, and Hungary
www.theverge.com
As promised, Samsung is finally rolling out Android 4.0 to Galaxy S II users in Korea, and has also announced the first details of European availablity. Poland, Sweden, and Hungary will also be getting the update today, with more countries on the way — and the UK could be...
Music Labels Have No Plans To Share Any Money They Get From The Pirate Bay With Artists
www.techdirt.com
We see this every single time the music labels (usually RIAA or IFPI) "win" a big case against an alleged "pirate" site. They're awarded a bunch of money... and none of it goes to the artists. We've heard about it happening with Limewire and YouTube (though that was payoff to...
U.K. court: Assange can be extradited
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The WikiLeaks editor can be extradited to Sweden under a European arrest warrant to face sex crime-related charges. [Read more]...
Galaxy S II ICS update available in UK starting March 19th, subject to carrier testing
www.theverge.com
Samsung has released more details about its Android 4.0 update rollout for the Galaxy S II. Having already made it available in its native South Korea, Poland, Sweden and Hungary, the company has now told us the UK will be among the next wave of upgrade countries, receiving the...
Swedes' Twitter Voice: Anyone, Saying (Blush) Almost Anything
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Under a government initiative, each week a different citizen is entrusted the country's Twitter account, @Sweden, to post at will. Read more »...
Hot Berlin startup Delivery Hero raises €25m, expands online food ordering business through acquisitions
thenextweb.com
Online food ordering company Delivery Hero, one of Berlin’s hottest startups, has raised another round of funding, bringing its total capital raised to 40 million euros. The latest capital injection serves to finance the acquisition of OnlinePizza Norden Group by Delivery Hero, a mere 18 months ago after the latter...
Hot Berlin startup Delivery Hero raises €25m, expands online food ordering business through acquisitions
FunnyJunk attorney ropes California Attorney General into The Oatmeal lawsuit
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The updated Monday filing is the latest chapter in an increasingly ridiculous legal case involving an online intellectual property dispute. Neither Carreon, Harris, nor any of the other defendants (except for Ars commenter "Modelista") responded immediately to our request for comment. The move to include California’s top law enforcement officer...
Sweden may also investigate Apple's '4G' marketing for new iPad
www.appleinsider.com
The Swedish Consumer Agency is considering launching an investigation into the new iPad for "misleading" marketing related to high-speed 4G LTE connectivity....
Tripl launches beautiful travel summaries to help you keep track of your friends' journeys
thenextweb.com
When you return from a trip, wouldn’t it be nice to compile a neat summary of what you did while you were away to share with others? Tripl is launching a new service today that does that in style. Founded in Sweden but now based in New York, Tripl began...
Amidst layoffs and leadership changes, Nokia acquires mobile imaging firm Scalado
thenextweb.com
Buried in a press release announcing 10,000 additional lay-offs and 3 top executives stepping down from the company, mobile phone maker Nokia said it has acquired Swedish mobile imaging company Scalado. From the press release (we’re updating this post): In Smart Devices, Nokia plans to extend its strategy by broadening...
Nokia Doubles Down On The Lumia Phone After Announcing Mass Layoffs
www.businessinsider.com
Can the Lumia phone save Nokia? The company announced plans Thursday to sell off its Vertu luxury handset business and slash 10,000 jobs by the end of next year, or about one fifth of its global workforce, in an effort to get costs in line. Yet, amid all of that,...
Swedish tweets stir controversy
www.bbc.co.uk
A unique campaign to promote tourism in Sweden has stirred controversy after messages about Jews and Nazis were posted on its Twitter page....
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