Pirate Bay knocked offline worldwide following police raid

From CNET: Peer-to-peer file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has been knocked offline worldwide in the wake of a police raid on the company's Stockholm, Sweden premises, and the subsequent seizure of servers and other equipment.

"There has been a crackdown on a server room in Greater Stockholm. This is...

Google wants Windows server applications to run on its cloud

From InfoWorld: Google has made a series of announcements aimed at helping Microsoft customers run Windows workloads on Google's cloud.

Microsoft License Mobility is now available for Google Cloud Platform, Google said Monday in a blog post. This allows customers using SQL Server, SharePoint and...

Bop.fm delivers almost ad-free, a la carte music streaming on the go

From PC World: In 2013, Bop.fm quietly launched a Web service that promised “free legit music you can share with anyone.” Now it’s taking that model to the mobile space.

On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of its first iOS app, allowing fans on either the iPhone or the iPad to listen to...

Amazon tests delivery by bike in New York City

From CNET: Amazon is testing bike messengers deliveries in New York City, which means the company could deliver products to customers within an hour, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

The Journal said it discovered messengers performing time trials out of an Amazon building near the Empire...

Kakao Talk adds encrypted 'secret chat' feature amid privacy worries

From PC World: Chatting on Kakao Talk will become more secure with a new hidden chat feature that has end-to-end encryption for all messages.

Secret Chat is a chat room that requires messages to be read with a decryption key stored in a user’s mobile device, Daum Kakao, the South Korea-based...

Sony hacked again, this time the PlayStation Network

From CNET: Sony has been hit by another hack -- the PlayStation Network and store has been targeted and taken offline.

Although the online store for games, films and TV shows seems to be back up and running once again, visitors to the site were brought to a halt on Sunday night with a message...

Intel plunks down billions to expand in mobile market

From InfoWorld: Intel has bought its way into the tablet market, but success seems years away in smartphones, despite billions of dollars spent.

The allure of mobile devices has led Intel to take some uncharacteristic moves that defy the company's proud tradition of designing and manufacturing...

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