Megaupload is one of the largest filehost used by millions of people on a daily basis was taken down by the FBI for copyright infringement and “conspiracy to commit racketeering.” A number of Megaupload’s staff members have been charged with these offenses and four people were arrested in New Zealand in connection to the site. Authorities all over the globe are closing in on the site’s resources. Surprisingly they discovered that Swiss Beatz is the [...]

I’m sure some of you heard that members of Congress intend to censor the internet y introducing the bills SOPA and PIPA. SOPA stands for ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ and PIPA stands for Protect IP Act. Millions of internet users oppose SOPA and PIPA. The Senate will begin voting on these bills on January 24th. This has become a Hollywood and Silicon Valley fight some would say. But in my opinion they are both right. [...]

Video games are known as the replacement of outdoor fun for kids nowadays. Last year game sales plummeted with 21% during the holidays compared to 2010. Which brings up the next question: Did kids find outdoor games more fun after all or is it simply that most parents don’t have the money to spend? Normally the holidays are very good to video game sales. The National Purchase Diary (NPD) says that during the holidays in [...]

The current most inexpensive vehicle is the “Tata Nano” manufactured in India. However, the “Bajaj RE60” may become the new most inexpensive car which is also manufactured by Indian automakers. The Bajaj RE60 weighs only 400 kilograms and its top speed is just 70 kmh. That’s not very fast, but the car can carry up to four people. It features a water-cooled 200cc engine with about 20 horsepower. The manufacturing company plans to provide several [...]

HP substituted Nokia as the greenest IT Company in the world. Apparently HP earned most of its points because of its sustainable operations and energy criteria, this all according to Green Peace. Another company that beat Nokia I the race is Dell; as they invested a great deal in order to reduce their overall emissions. Despite the fact that both HP and Dell are leading the charts, they don’t use green materials in their products [...]

A Mexican architecture firm designed a super innovative concept of future skyscrapers; underground that is. ‘BNKR Arquitectura’, the firm responsible for this new way of thinking, out of the box if you may, proves that they are capable of solving Mexico City’s growing infrastructure difficulties. The building will be an upside down pyramid structure of 65 stories which makes more of a “Earthscraper”. Its location will be right below Mexico City’s main square, Zocalo. Natural [...]

How many times do people drive drunk, get into accidents and kill innocent people? There are people with sufficient moral values not to drive while drunk but there are some that just don’t care. Thankfully there is a coming solution to this problem. The Japan-based automotive safety product supplier is developing a device that uses an infrared sensor to determine a driver’s blood-alcohol level with the help of TruTouch Technologies, a company that specializes in [...]

The designers Cheng-Hsiu Du & Chyun-Chau Lin understand our needs when it comes to outlet surges. Adapters sometimes can be difficult to plug, especially when you have a free spot at the middle of the outlet. The design of Cheng-Hsiu Du & Chyun-Chau Lin allows you to add as many sockets as you want and they are able to rotate 360°. Sadly this design is a concept but will soon be on the market. Blog [...]

I like Apple products but I’m no apple freak. I like the iPad but it’s a little too big for me. I like kindle, but I think I’m going to LOVE Kindle Fire! It has all the functionality of your regular tablet pc but smaller. It has a 7″ screen which is perfect for me because it’s small enough to not be easily detected, it’s a great size still to watch movies, and it’s the [...]

Gang Wang designed a radiation-detecting bracelets, the Care Bracelet, due to the dangerous effect electromagnetic radiation on people’s health, especially on pregnancies. Therefore bracelet is especially designed for pregnant women to protect their babies. The Care Bracelet detects the levels of radiation in its proximity thanks to a detecting chip, micro motor and thermal energy conversion module that allows it to change colors. For instance when you’re not in a polluted area, the bracelet’s color [...]

Mr. Peter Thiel (43), best known as the Paypal founder is known for his brain full of innovative ideas. He’s currently interested in building countries in open oceans and i working with the Seasteading Institute to build sovereign nations in international waters, free from the laws of any country. The self-made billionaire explained that these ‘islands’ may be used for “experimenting with new ideas for government.” They will implement multiple Libertarian political ideologies on each [...]

With great power follows even greater problems. Google agreed to a $500 million settlement in order to avoid criminal prosecution for making profit for publishing online adverts from Canadian pharmacies selling illegal drugs to US customers. Google made a statement that it shouldn’t not have allowed the adverts at all. They also said that they banned the advertisements quite some time ago and that the fact remains that they shouldn’t have allowed these ads on [...]

Who cares about having a real relationship these days? It’s so yesterday! As the virtual social-life is detaching us from the real world, it found a way to kinda re-connect us. A dating application called LocalSin, with the use of GPS technology will find the nearest matches in your approximate area. LocalSin provides its services to all men and women regardless of their sexual preferences. It also gives the users access to ‘the passion map’ [...]