PS3 bug, Apple sues HTC, and more on the Weekly Wrapup
This was a big week in tech news. Sony's PS3 had a clock bug that rendered many PS3s useless. Apple pulled out the big guns and sued HTC over iPhone patents. Microsoft managed to sell millions of copies of Windows 7. Those stories and more on the Weekly Wrapup.
YouTube video lands Google execs in jail: TechVi Now
An Italian court has sentenced three Google executives to jail for a video that appeared on YouTube. Find about that story and more on TechVi Now.
Social scammers could face class-action lawsuit
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Victims who traded "coins," "poker chips" and other sketchy currency in exchange for filling out forms, surveys, and other sorts of shady lead generation on Facebook and MySpace might soon have another sketchy set to deal with when seeking recourse: Class-action attorneys.
Verizon upsets senator with $350 early-termination fee
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Representative Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota wrote an angry letter to the FCC asking the oversight agency to look into Verizon's new ETF structure, which takes effect for so-called "advanced devices" like the Droid or other smartphones on the expensive side.
Cable modem hacker could get 20 years in jail
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Ryan Harris, most famous for selling hacked modems capable of increasing broadband speeds, has been charged with wire fraud, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting computer intrusion. Harris claims that he did not knowingly sell his modems to anyone who intended break the law and says he will plead not guilty. If found guilty, Harris faces a $250,000 fine and a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Psystar wants Apple to stop calling them criminals
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Psystar has sought an injunction asking the court to stop Apple from characterizing Psystar’s business as illegal in the Psystar v. Apple lawsuit. Psystar says that the label is damaging them economically. Apple has yet to respond.
Pirate Bay buyer booted off stock exchange, sale in jeopardy
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Shocking, right? Some nonsensical company, Global Gaming Factory X, claims to be buying The Pirate Bay, a notorious BitTorrent "back alley" of the internet, and now a Swedish stock exchange has delisted the company for misleading investors. We're guessing this puts the sale of The Pirate Bay at risk, if the legalities of selling a company built on copyright infringement weren't risky enough.
Malicious hacker pleads guilty to $10m hacking case
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Ehud Tenenbaum, the Israeli born hacker who was caught in Canada after stealing $1.5 million from Canadian banks, has plead guilty to US charges claiming the notorious hacker stole nearly $10 million from a credit card processor, and two U.S. banks, according to Wired.
Tenenbaum faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
Pirate Bay taken down by Swedish authorities: TorrentFreak
Apparently the Pirate Bay is finally going underwater, as the site is not currently accessible according to our tests, and TorrentFreak reports the site has been taken down by Swedish authorities. Sad day for bittorrenters everywhere, till the next Pirate Bay clone pops up, anyway.