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Silk Road admin to be extradited to US
Silk Road admin to be extradited to US
The Irish High Court has ruled that Gary Davis, aka Libertas, will be extradited to the U.S. to face charges that he was the top administrator for the online black market Silk Road. 14 Aug 2016 - 2 comments
IBM's server sale to Lenovo still in limbo after six months
IBM's server sale to Lenovo still in limbo after six months
Earlier this year, IBM announced the sale of its computer servers business to Chinese giant Lenovo for $2.3 billion. 28 Jun 2014
Lenovo purchases IBM's x86 server business
Lenovo purchases IBM's x86 server business
Chinese giant Lenovo has announced their acquisition of IBM's x86 server hardware division for $2.3 billion. 23 Jan 2014 - 1 comment
Google Fiber now permits home servers, in writing
Google Fiber now permits home servers, in writing
After a recent controversy in which Google was asked to explain why their Google Fiber Internet connection banned servers, the company has updated their terms of service to explicitly allow home servers. 16 Oct 2013
Google clearly does not know how to prepare for selling a phone
Google clearly does not know how to prepare for selling a phone
For the second time in as many weeks, Google has failed miserably while trying to sell their latest smartphone, the Nexus 4. Early this morning, ...... 27 Nov 2012 - 9 comments
President Obama broke Reddit
President Obama broke Reddit
President Obama managed to break Reddit yesterday. The President had his own AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit yesterday, giving users a 30 ...... 31 Aug 2012 - 1 comment
Kim Dotcom speaks of new Megaupload; Bye bye Echelon. Hello Freedom
Kim Dotcom speaks of new Megaupload; "Bye bye Echelon. Hello Freedom"
Kim Dotcom has come out swinging, again. The founder of file-sharing public enemy #1 Megaupload, has said the site will be back, and this ...... 29 Aug 2012 - 8 comments
AfterDawn US server problems fixed
AfterDawn US server problems fixed
AfterDawn US server suffered connectivity problems over the weekend. These problems have now been fixed. 07 Nov 2011 - 18 comments
Multiple Sony servers attacked, again
Multiple Sony servers attacked, again
Sony has noted tonight that they have locked down 93,000 user accounts after a new security breach. Hackers "using very large sets of sign-in ...... 12 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
     

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