Author: Robert Schaeffer, Senior Editor

Swedish Pirate Party Launches ISP

Posted by | Jul 21, 2010 | , |

The torrent-dedicated website TorrentFreak has reported that the Swedish Pirate Party, who is the host of The Pirate Bay,  has launched their own “Pirate ISP”. To defend torrent users everywhere, the Swedish Pirate Party volunteered to provide bandwith to The Pirate Bay after legal issues in May.  Now the Party has decided to partner with other companies to provide consumer internet service. The service began beta testing in the city of Lund yesterday with around 100 residents. Their initial aim is to gain 5% of Lund, and move on to other parts of Sweden. At the Hacknight conference in Malmo, Sweden, the CEO of Pirate ISP said that they will not allow the Swedish Government to monitor Pirate ISP users and will refuse to retain logs. He also said that any attempt to force the ISP to do so will result in a constitutional issue. It was also clear on how Pirate ISP would respond to outside interference, in particular from the United States, saying “They can bring on whatever they have, we will refuse to follow there. We don’t agree with what they are saying and we don’t agree with the laws they are making so if they have an issue with us, then we will have an issue – but that’s it.” For most potential Pirate ISP customers who intend to use the service to file-share, the...

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New Low-Power Intel Chips Released

Posted by | May 24, 2010 | , |

Intel has updated their popular 2010 Core series of processors by adding low power models designed for thin notebooks. The Core i3, i5, and i7 will use Intel’s latest manufacturing processes to boost performance. Intel has also updated their Celeron and Pentium chip lines, making them faster and smaller. These chips are going to be used by such computer makers as Acer, Asus and Lenovo. The Vice President for Intel says that some makers may also use the chips in tablet computers, but for now they will just stick to the ultra-thin notebook...

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HP Slate To Run Web OS

Posted by | May 24, 2010 | , |

HP has confirmed reports that their new HP Slate tablet PC will be running Palm’s WebOS. HP acquired Palm earlier this year, and is now going into their first project together. WebOS will be used by HP for their tablet and smartphones. HP plans to release more details later next month and we could see it shipping this summer. Palm, known for their line of smartphones, was bought for 1.2 billion in April and wanted to add to HP’s line of smartphones, either by means of hardware or...

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HP Developing Solar Watch For Military

Posted by | May 22, 2010 | |

HP Labs has announced that they are working on a solar powered watch for the military. The watches will all be linked together on a network and will be capable of displaying maps, communicating, and other strategic information. HP says that the prototype will be finished within a year. The idea of making it solar powered came from the thought that solar would make it more reliable in tense situations. The watch’s solar cells come from an ultra-thin sheet containing solar cells. The display for the watch is made from a new plastic display, rather than glass, which is similar to the kind of plastic used in e-book...

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HP Battery Recall

Posted by | May 22, 2010 | |

HP has issued a battery recall for 54,000 lithium-ion notebook batteries. The recall was first announced Friday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and adds on to an earlier recall of 70,000 of the same lithium-ion batteries. The first recall came after two reports of the batteries overheating. Since then, HP has gotten 38 additional reports of the batteries overheating, causing 11 minor injuries. The reports said that those people were burned when they handled computers whose batteries had ruptured. This recall for HP was fairly small compared to the 2006-2007 recall of 10 million Sony laptop...

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