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The UK High Court has ordered UK ISPs to block more torrent sites at the whim of the BPI, a private company representing the interests of music labels, despite data showing that blocking these sites have little effect on copyright infringement.
Why are people still surprised when Twitter kills your app? Goes to show that you can't make a viable Twitter app while selling it for under £1, especially when Android lets users have free trials of your app and use up those tokens without even paying.
Who would've bet that Google would be the first company to release a competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro with Retina display? Certainly not me. For whatever reason, other 'brands' seem reluctant to compete with Apple in this new class of notebook computer. Sony, Asus, and Lenovo all have notebooks at similar prices, but none have a high density display and none have only solid state storage.
HP is selling key parts of it's webOS product to LG, although interestingly HP are keeping the backend services such as cloud sync and the app store.
Could this be the catalyst App.net needs for a resurgance? I know many people who were interested in App.net, but put off with a service charging for something Twitter were giving away for free.
A highly impressive notebook from Google, I love the industrial design and of course the 2560x1700 resolution display. It has an aspect ratio of 3:2 which is unique, it will be interesting to see why they chose it and if Chrome OS will take advantage of it.
I have seen the Android brand disappear over time. First, it was the Nexus, then Samsung came with the Galaxy brand, who made Android less relevant. Now, Android is just invisible. I thought Google was losing a war against its partners, but I finally concluded that it cannot be just a coincidence. It is not just a trend. It is a deliberate effort. By Google.
'iHKDesign' responds to an idiotic article on CNN claiming that Samsung is 'out innovating Apple':