TorrentSpy, one of the most popular sites for .torrent sharing, has been ordered by US federal judge Jacqueline Chooljian in the Central District of California that, despite the site‚Äôs privacy policy, which states they will never monitor their visitors without consent, they must start creating logs detailing their user‚Äôs activities. This information could then be […]

Podcasting network PodShow appears to be getting some unwanted attention from hackers. Some PodShow members have reported getting emails like this: —–Original Message—– From: hacked.by.xxxxxxx@podshow.com [mailto:hacked.by.xxxxxxx@podshow.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:18 AM To: xxxxx@xxxxxx.com Subject: HACKED! podshow.com got HACKED by yeknom! PodShow has contained the issue and released this statement: At approximately 10am PST […]

Security technology firm McAfee today published an update its State of Search Engine Safety report. McAfee estimates that United States web survers make approximately 276 million monthly searches that lead to Web sites that could compromise their online safety. Surprisingly, digital music sites are twice as likely as adult sites to pose security risks to […]

A new robotic iPod dock, Tokyo-based ZMP Inc.’s 14-inch long Miuro robot, can do more than just amp up your tunes. – it does table dances: “We aim to create a new form of life that moves freely and spontaneously in ways human beings can’t predict,” said ZMP President Hisashi Taniguchi. “We’re hoping to turn […]

Buzz about Apple’s introduction of iTunes Plus, which offers DRM-free music tracks for $1.29 each, has turned into concern for some. Posts at Ars Technica and TUAW have revealed that Apple is embedding personal information, such as your name and email address, in¬†music files (including the DRM-free ones) purchased at iTunes. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, […]

If appliance maker LG has its way, your next MP3 player may be a washing machine. LG has filed for a patent for a Home appliance with MP3 player. Here’s how LG describes their invention: The washing device comprises: an input/output terminal for physically connecting the washing device with the MP3 player for data communication […]

The New York Times has published an article that looks at costs of running contests for user-generated advertising, suggesting that it’s actually more costly than traditional advertising, and that most amateur ads are terrible. “That‚Äôs kind of a popular misnomer that, somehow, it‚Äôs cheaper to do this,” said David Ciesinski, vice president for Heinz Ketchup. […]

Ann Summers, a UK sex toy site, is getting a massive load of free publicity courtesy of the lawyers at Apple. According to reports,¬† Apple lawyers claim that Ann Summers’ advertising for its iGasm iPod sex toy, right, is a blatant rip-off of Apple’s iPod advertising. Apple has sent a cease and desist letter, warning […]

Natalie Portman, star of the Star Wars prequels and V is for Vendetta, is rumored to be shopping around for funding for a new reality Internet video project: Natalie Portman’s effort appears more in the line of Justin.tv, the Yale graduate who had been filming every minute of his life, or Lonely Girl 15, the […]

Paul Fischer of the A.D.D. Cast tipped us off to an all-(podcast)-star cover of Jonathan Coulton’s song, First of May. The cover is a memorial tribute to the late science fiction podcaster, Joe Murphy. Murphy was a co-host of the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas podcast, contributor to several other sci-fi related podcasts, and official book reviewer […]