Daily Archives: February 22, 2012
Piracy Agreement ACTA faces EU’s highest court
This week the act known as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been pushed before the European Union’s highest court where it will face scrutiny by law. This move has been described by EU trade head Karel De Gucht as a question by the court that will clarify whether the treaty was able to comply with “the EU’s fundamental rights and freedoms.” What we know so far of the ACTA, for those of you following along, is that its a multi-nation agreement currently being signed (or protested against) after its initial negotiation excluded civil society groups, developing countries, and the general public on the whole.
The agreement has thus far been signed by 22 EU member states including the UK (and holds support from the United States, Japan, and Canada) and needs 6 countries to come into force. Protesters include Germany Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/5YDRV5aR_Xc/
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Borderlands 2 trailer revealed, Premiere Club detailed
This week the folks responsible for promoting the oncoming release of the first person shooter known as Borderlands 2 have done one spectacular job with a preview video that’s about to smack you right in your collective faces. In this epic three minute and three second trailer you’ll find yourself dipped in a world of ultra-detailed action across flat surfaces splooged across an environment where you get a “bazillion” guns and action so hot you might as well play naked. In addition, this trailer lets loose information of a pre-order club called Borderlands 2 Premiere Club that includes several exclusive items you cannot get anywhere else!
This Premiere Club includes a Gearbox Gunpack, a Vault Hunter’s Relic, and your very own Golden Key! What more could you want?! This game comes out on the 18th of September and will be one of Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/qlBlTELaB-8/
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Fujitsu bringing the quad-core heat to Mobile World Congress
There’s one gigantically powerful and ultra-enticing smartphone headed for Mobile World Congress from Fujitsu, and it comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor inside, right next to a tablet with no less than the same (minus the camera, of course)! These devices does not yet have a name, but according to Unwired View on the smartphone, they wont be anything to be scoffing at. With the onset of quad-core processors and the regular appearance of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich PLUS the coming of the 12+ megapixel camera on smartphones, have we suddenly decimated the relevance of all other smart devices from years past?
I think we certainly have, why not? It’s always a good time to upgrade far beyond what you’ve just purchased a month ago, folks. Fujitsu is apparently preparing you for Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/oNY_M7pLCSk/
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Transformer Prime bootloader unlock now available!
This week the folks at ASUS have granted the world with a simple unlock tool for their most excellent tablet yet, the Transformer Prime. Since this first in its class for many reasons device was released, developers and so-called hackers have ben working on plans for what they’re going to do with the Transformer Prime once its bootloader was unlocked, and now the fun can commence. As is true with any bootloader unlock on an Android device specifically, going forward with the process will void your contract and will make your device no longer the device it once was.
As ASUS mentions in its rules and regulations for the bootloader unlock tool, “once you activate the App you will not be able to recover your ASUS product (“Original Product”) back to original locked conditions.” This is of course true of any bootloader unlock Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/qEioeZHe370/
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Anonymous reveals Cybersecurity Act of 2012
This week it appears that the NSA has brought forth warnings of the hacker group Anonymous’ ability to take down the power grid at a most opportune time, according to none other than Anonymous. While earlier this week it was warned by the NSA that Anonymous might be targeting the US power grid, the hacker group has noted that they’d do no such thing, as “there are ppl on life support/other vital services that rely on it.” In addition, the group has brought attention today to a new bill that’s looking to get passed in the first part of the year: the Cybersecurity Act of 2012.
You can download and read this bill in its entirety here: Senate Committee Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, downloading files here: The Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2105 and here: Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/twRo0Zb_018/
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