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Lawsuit attempts to use six-strikes copyright system in case against Verizon subscriber

Brittany Hillen, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Verizon, which just recently finished its acquisition of Mohave Wireless, has been pulled into a copyright legal spat, with a studio that produces adult films having subpoenaed the ISP for copies of its six-strike alerts against the individual being sued. That's not all the information the studio wants, however, with it prying farther into the subscriber's Internet usage. Read The Full Story

Chromium announces new open source rendering engine project Blink

Brittany Hillen, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

WebKit makes the web go 'round, and yet it is soon to be joined by a new kid on the block: Blink, which was announced on Chromium's blog earlier today. Says Chromium, the decision to create a new rendering engine "was not an easy" one, but ultimately good will come from it. Developers don't need to worry, as the announcement reassures that little will change for them during the initial rounds of work. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 3, 2013

Brittany Hillen, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone. Perhaps the biggest story to hit the Internet today was Disney's statement that it has shut down LucasArts, instead shifting to a license-based model, opening the series up to a wider range of game developers. Speaking of games, Rovio announced its 2012 revenue, pulling in a profit of approximately $71 million, while EA's All Play senior vice president told Games Industry that the majority of gamers prefer its freemium model. Read The Full Story

Russian government blocking some Internet content

Shane McGlaun, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

There are number of places around the world where the government blocks all sorts of Internet content to prevent citizens from accessing things deemed inappropriate. While no one would be particularly surprised that Internet content is being filtered in the Middle East or in some parts of Asia, you might be surprised to learn that some content is being blocked in Russia. Read The Full Story

Authorities investigate CyberBunker “minister” over cyber attacks

Brian Sin, Mar 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

The authorities in the Netherlands and other countries are currently investigating a man whom they say is at the center of the recent cyber attacks against Spamhaus, an anti-spam group. Sven Olaf Kamphuis, who calls himself the "Minister of telecommunications and foreign affairs for the Republic of CyberBunker", started a war against Spamhaus because the anti-spam group blacklisted two of Kamphuis's companies, CB3ROB and CyberBunker. Read The Full Story

Verizon FiOS tops list of best internet bundles by Consumer Reports

Craig Lloyd, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

We all seem to have issues with our cable company. Whether it's because of weird charges on our monthly bill or unreliable service, there seems to never be a decent cable company out there that can provide a great experience for its customers. However, that's not all true. It turns out that Verizon FiOS is pretty good, as it topped the list of Consumer Reports' best internet/cable/phone bundles. Read The Full Story

Three arrested for trying to cut undersea Internet cable

Brittany Hillen, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Attacks on the submarine cables running along the ocean floors carrying massive amounts of Internet traffic aren't terribly uncommon. A series of the cables were severed for reasons unbeknownst back in 2008, for example, and again early last year, the latter of which cut off Internet service to various locations in Africa. Now three have been arrested for attempting to severe a cable feeding Internet to Alexandria. Read The Full Story

Experts say Spamhaus attack is first of many to come

Brian Sin, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, we reported on a cyber-battle between two groups that ended up dragging the entire internet along with it. The week-long battle between Spamhaus, an anti-spam group, and Cyberbunker, a web host known for hosting spam sites, led to a "global internet slowdown", and it looks like the battle is long from being over. Spamhaus has no intention to stop until Cyberbunker is brought down. Read The Full Story

Internet slows as historically unprecedented cyber-battle ensues

Chris Burns, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week you may well have thought your connection to the internet was slowing down – in fact you would be right, and it’s not just you! According to security specialists Spamhaus, a multi-national group based in both London and Geneva, there’s a war going on outside no one is safe from. The beastly battle between Spamhaus and a supposed nefarious web host by the name of Cyberbunker have resulted in what the former says is a global internet slowdown.

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North Korea takes down mobile Internet connection for visitors

Brittany Hillen, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

It hasn't even been a month, and reports are already coming in that North Korea has cut its visitor-only 3G Internet connection, which went live the beginning of March. It seems those with a smartphone, which is still allowed in the country following the recently changed laws, can still make international phone calls (except to South Korea), but can no longer share content or access the Internet via a mobile data connection. Read The Full Story