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PayPal shuts down Mega's account, kills its payment processing
PayPal shuts down Mega's account, kills its payment processing
Succumbing to political pressures, PayPal has shut down the account of Kim Dotcom's Mega file sharing service. 01 Mar 2015 - 44 comments
Kim Dotcom: RIAA, MPAA, DOJ deserve some thanks for Mega's explosive growth
Kim Dotcom: RIAA, MPAA, DOJ deserve some thanks for Mega's explosive growth
Kim Dotcom's latest venture, MEGA, has seen explosive growth in the last six months, with uploads tripling and now totaling 500 million per month. 04 May 2014
MEGA's Kim Dotcom starts his own political party
MEGA's Kim Dotcom starts his own political party
Kim Dotcom has announced the formal launch of his own political party in New Zealand: The Internet Party. 27 Mar 2014 - 6 comments
Kim Dotcom's MEGA cloud storage service now with native iOS app
Kim Dotcom's MEGA cloud storage service now with native iOS app
Kim Dotcom's cloud storage service Mega has made its way to iOS 7, five months after launching on Android. 28 Nov 2013 - 21 comments
Kim Dotcom's MEGA exits beta, promises encrypted messaging and video chat next year
Kim Dotcom's MEGA exits beta, promises encrypted messaging and video chat next year
Kim Dotcom's MEGA cloud storage solution has exited beta with a bunch of improvements, and is promising some interesting new features for next year. 07 Nov 2013 - 1 comment
Kim Dotcom is building the most secure encrypted email service
Kim Dotcom is building the most secure encrypted email service
Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload (and the new MEGA), is building a super-secure, encrypted email service that is said to be the best available. 15 Aug 2013 - 4 comments
Mega removes 3D gun design
Mega removes 3D gun design
File locker service Mega has removed publicly available 3D gun designs from its service, following orders by founder Kim Dotcom. 13 May 2013 - 46 comments
Mega's Kim Dotcom announces upcoming encrypted email addition to service
Mega's Kim Dotcom announces upcoming encrypted email addition to service
You won't have to worry that a government or internet service provider will be looking at your email 27 Feb 2013
Kim Dotcom reveals Mega one month milestones
Kim Dotcom reveals Mega one month milestones
Mega brings in 3 million users in first month 21 Feb 2013 - 3 comments
MEGA accepts Bitcoin, will expand to secure e-mail, chat & voice, video and mobile
MEGA accepts Bitcoin, will expand to secure e-mail, chat & voice, video and mobile
Kim Dotcom has said that his MEGA cloud storage service will expand to other areas where privacy is needed, and that the service will now accept bitcoin 20 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
MEGA hack challenge turns up 7 security flaws so far
MEGA hack challenge turns up 7 security flaws so far
Kim Dotcom's MEGA hacking challenge is paying off, with 7 security vulnerabilities identified with the cloud/locker service in the first week. 11 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
Kim Dotcom offers money for Mega hacks
Kim Dotcom offers money for Mega hacks
The freshly launched Mega cloud storage service is putting its security to the test with cash prizes for hackers who can find bugs in the service. 03 Feb 2013 - 3 comments
40 percent of Mega resellers pull PayPal processing support
40 percent of Mega resellers pull PayPal processing support
Following a campaign by anti-piracy group "StopFileLockers," 40 percent of Mega's account resellers have pulled support for PayPal processing. ...... 27 Jan 2013 - 5 comments
YouTube takes down MEGA launch video after takedown notice
YouTube takes down MEGA launch video after takedown notice
German music rights group GEMA was behind the misdeed. Earlier this month, Kim Dotcom launched his new file sharing cloud storage service, ...... 26 Jan 2013 - 3 comments
Kim Dotcom sets press conference for Mega launch at his mansion
Kim Dotcom sets press conference for Mega launch at his mansion
Kim Dotcom will hold next month's Mega launch presser at his mansion in New Zealand. The infamous founder of Megaupload says the conference ...... 29 Dec 2012 - 1 comment
Kim Dotcom shows off some features of new Mega
Kim Dotcom shows off some features of new Mega
Kim Dotcom has posted a few screenshots of the upcoming Mega filesharing service, showing off some of the most used features. The site, located ...... 09 Dec 2012 - 6 comments
Kim Dotcom's 'Mega' is now online
Kim Dotcom's 'Mega' is now online
After a minor setback last week, Kim Dotcom's new MegaUpload successor finally has a home. The site, which was to originally have the URL ...... 12 Nov 2012 - 4 comments
Kim Dotcom unveils Megaupload successor, Mega
Kim Dotcom unveils Megaupload successor, Mega
Kim Dotcom has launched a new website which will soon be the official frontpage for a new file storage/sharing service called Mega. 02 Nov 2012 - 5 comments
     

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