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Filesonic, Fileserve Pull File Sharing Services Following Megaupload Arrests
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Filesonic, Fileserve Pull File Sharing Services Following Megaupload Arrests
It didn’t take so long after the FBI shut down Megaupload.com and arrested its staff, competitors Filesonic.com and Fileserve.com have made the decision to get rid of all file-sharing functionality from their own services.
All these websites offer users the ability to upload any kind of file to the websites for their own personal storage, but also share a public link to allow others to download the file for free.
As of 23 January, Trying to download any previously shared file from Fileserve results in the error message: “FileServe can only be used to download and retrieve files that you have uploaded personally.” On a similar Filesonic message reads: “All sharing functionality on FileSonic is now disabled. Our service can only be used to upload and retrieve files that you have uploaded personally.“
On the other hand RapidShare, based in Switzerland, has publicly stated that its users needn’t worry: “There is no reason to be concerned,” the site said on its Facebook page. “We aren’t threatened in any way.“
The whole thing comes as Megaupload.com has been shut down by US authorities. Its founders and several of its employees were arrested and charged on counts of copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering on a massive scale.
The scheme is alleged to have taken half a billion dollars (£320 million) away from copyright holders, while making more than $175 million (£113 million) in proceeds from subscriptions and advertising to non-paying users.
Not to mention Megaupload.com founder, Kim Dotcom also apparently known as MEGARACER, the No. 1 player worldwide in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer. Here’s Dotcom’s video showing him take the No. 1 spot as MEGARACER
[via wired]
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SOPA and PIPA On Hold After Internet Protests
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Anti SOPA and PIPA Banner
If you were paying attention this week, you probably have noticed that on Wednesday, January 18th, few Websites, Wikipedia, Reddit, Google and Microsoft have gone blackout trying to stop the infamous controversial SOPA and PIPA Acts. The blackout has worked and both acts placed on hold indefinitely.
As reported by Reuters, Lamar Smith, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee saying his panel would delay action on similar legislation until there is wider agreement on the issue:
“I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy. It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products.”
“The House Judiciary Committee will postpone consideration of the legislation until there is wider agreement on a solution.”
Its nice to see how effective was the Internet protest.
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iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak for A5 iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Using Absinthe Guide
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This is a tutorial on how to perform an untethered jailbreak of your A5-Powered iPhone 4S or iPad 2 running on iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1 using the newly released Absinthe. For Mac, Linux and Windows
Note: Make sure to do a backup of your device in iTunes because you may lose you Camera Roll during this process.
Do it at your own risk.
Step One
Download the latest version of Absinthe. Links below.
Step Two
Double click to extract/launch the Absinthe application.
Step Three
Connect your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 to the computer via USB.
Step Four
Click the Jailbreak button to begin
Step Five
The application will take you through several steps.
Step Six
On your device, locate the Absinthe icon and press it to complete your jailbreak
If the server is down and you get an Error establishing a database connection message then tap the Settings icon on your springboard and turn on VPN.
You will get a configuration error; however, after about a minute your device will reboot with Cydia on the Springboard!
Download Links:
- Download Absinthe for Windows
- Download Absinthe for Mac OS X
- Download Absinthe for Linux
- Download iOS 5.0.1 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad
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Absinthe: The Untethered Jailbreak Solution for A5 iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Released
1The jailbreak community just released an untethered jailbreak solution for A5-powered devices, iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0 or iOS 5.0.1. In a blog post, the French hacker Pod2g revealed the name of the tool as Absinthe.
Absinthe
Now, the hacker p0sixninja tweeted that the tool is ready and the updated greenpois0n tool is now available for download. This means that iPad 2 and iPhone 4S owners can finally jailbreak their device without the need to tether it to a computer after a reboot.
Download the new Chronic Dev Team’s Absinthe tool from here for Mac
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