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Netflix plans 2012 launch for piracy-plagued Spain

It seems like Netflix will be heading over to the piracy den known as Spain in early 2012.
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Peter Thiel funds Bioshock-esque project to construct floating sovereign nations

Billionaire Peter Thiel's hunt for the eccentric finds him funding a Bioshock-esque project aiming to construct floating island nations.

League of Legends boasts $5 million prize pool for Season Two

League of Legends' thriving community can look forward to a whopping $5 million prize pool for the upcoming Season Two.

Broken Thumb Apps pays out $50k to FTC for violating children’s privacy

The FTC comes down on mobile apps developer Broken Thumb Apps, squeezes $50k out of them for violating children's privacy.

S.F. BART snuffs cell phone service in anticipation of police protests

BART snuffs cell service in San Francisco in an effort to quell an anticipated protest against police. Was this a heavy handed tactic or where they justified in their concern over safety?

UCLA Engineers develop smartphone LCDs that harvest light for power

New tech developed by UCLA engineers allow smartphone LCDsto harvest light for energy

AT&T to offer mobile security app later this year

AT&T will be offering a new mobile security app to customers later this year addressing both network security and problems with app integration.

California inmates getting Facebook profiles disabled

Facebook is working with the California Corrections Department to disable inmates' profiles and lock them away from victim's cyber-lives

Apple expands recycle program, receive gift cards for iPhone, iPad and even PC trade-ins

Apple has expanded its Reuse and Recycle program to include gift cards for trade-ins of iPhones, iPads and even non-Mac computers

Gamefly breaks into digital distribution, will offer unlimited PC and Mac downloads

Gamefly is breaking into Steam's racket with a new digital distribution service offering unlimited computer game play.

Anonymous attacks PasteBin to test new DDoS attack tool

Anonymous sharpens their claws on PasteBin, testing a new DDoS tool to replace the current Low Orbit Ion Cannon

Trekkie king bringing Star Trek ride to Jordan’s coastal theme park

Trekkie King Abdullah II of is bringing a Star Trek ride to the country's planned theme park in 2014.

Twitter acquires gear listing social network startup Bagcheck

Twitter's acquistion of gear listing social network Bagcheck may be what the microblogger needs for brand interaction.

Huge rare earth minerals deposit springs from tiny Nebraska hamlet

A new deposit of rare earth minerals found in Nebraska may reduce the US' dependence on foreign supply of these metals used in many modern gadgets.

Apple patent: Inductive device chargers using earphones

A new Apple patent has surfaced, showing the company is looking at induction charging using earphones for Apple devices

Microsoft announces $250,000 ‘BlueHat Prize’ contest for security innovation.

Microsoft ditches bug bounties and goes after the bigger security picture with a $250,000 BlueHat prize contest

Facebook nabs interactive digital book publisher Push Pop Press

Facebook purchases digital book publisher Push Pop Press as a talent acquisition for the iPad app project.

Google acquires The Dealmap to aid in Groupon chase

Google adds The Dealmap to its mass in order to aid in the daily deal Groupon rivalry.

PlayStation apologizes again, pleads for ‘a few more days’

Playstation issues a vague update on the network restoration. The newest Playstation blog post by spokesman Patrick Seybold apologizes and says the restoration date will be in a few days.

Norway retailers pulling WoW, CoD and other games in response to terrorist attacks

Some Norway retailers are stripping their shelves of violent video games, including CoD and Wow, in response to the recent terrorist attacks.

Hulu being sued by Rovi for patent infringement

Hulu was sued yesterday by Rovi over patent infringement. Is this legit or a push by Rovi to do business?

Anonymous steals 390MB from U.S. cybersecurity contractor ManTech

Anonymous strikes again, hitting cybersecurity contractor ManTech in order to embarrass the FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Committee approves new ISP data retention bill

A new ISP data retention bill has been approved by a House Judiciary committee which will require data to be stored for longer periods of time.

Gig.U to bring 1Gbps broadband to 29 college communities

A band of 29 universities is hoping to bring ultra high speed broadband to their communities through the new Gig.U project

Chinese couple sells three of their kids to fund online gaming habit

A couple in southern China has apparently sold their three children for less than $10,000 to support an online gaming obsession.

New Apple Patent: Flat Keyless Keyboard for Desktops & More

Apple shows of its new virtual keyboard invention plans with "Flat Keyless Keyboard for Desktops & More".
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Arizona getting colossal solar updraft tower in 2015

By 2015, an Australian company plans to erect a colossal solar updraft tower in Arizona able to produce clean energy with a top output of 200 MW.

Italian Cyber Police Hit by Anonymous Hackers, 8GB stolen

Italy's cyber police get owned by Anonymous' Italian branch Legion of Anonymous Doom. 8GB stolen.

Macbook battery firmware vulnerable to hijacking or worse

Charlie Miller's found a way to easily hijack an Apple Macbook through a vulnerability in the batteries.

20th Century Fox bringing movie downloads to Android in October

Android is getting some new movie watching features with Fox bringing legal movie downloads to the OS in October.

Google and Facebook splurge on lobbying in Q2

Internet companies such as Google and Facebook are splurging on their presence in Washington according to Q2 lobbying expenditure reports.

Google dips into vendor financing with new AdWords MasterCard Credit Card

Google steps into the vendor financing arena and introduces an AdWords credit card to stimulate spending.

Apple selling Mac OS X Lion thumb drive version in August

Apple aims to make sure all their customers are content with a physical thumb drive version for $69 available in August.

Sony using 3D headset to experiment with Virtual Reality gaming

Sony's 3D headset from CES may be used for virtual reality gaming in the future.