Technology

The entertainment industry’s fight against piracy has made The Pirate Bay a poster child for the entire online community. The Pirate Bay, commonly abbreviated at TPB, was always a popular site for file sharing, but now stands for online freedom and the fight against the hated entertainment industry/United States Government.

Since The Pirate Bay faces real and imminent danger and can be taken offline potentially any day, TPB and its loyal members have begun creating measures to continue providing file sharing services. One member actually created a script that copied all of the links and mirrors for the files and compressed them so that they could be stored on a simple USB! This would then preserve all of the files so that TPB would live on however this wasn’t enough and TPB has gone even further and developed drones!

For those of you who are Xperia fans, you’d be glad to know that the newest Xperia smartphone has been announced by Sony. The Xperia sola will feature Android and of course the well-constructed Sony technology. Among the newer features that this smartphone will offer its users are the Xperia SmartTags. These tags will make it even easier for consumers to add their own personal touch, because it enables them to make the changes in the settings and even apps in no time.

The Xperia sola will be released sometime before the end of June 2012 and consumers will be able to choose among red, black and white.

One of the many things that make the Xperia sola unique is the new and exclusive floating screen capability. This is definitely taking the touchscreen capability to the next level, or should we say the new floating screen because users will simply hover their finger over the screen and not actually have to touch it. Whenever it’s time to click a link or photo, users can tap it and it will load just like any other touchscreen device.

Online piracy is being viciously and ruthlessly battled by the United States government in an attempt to protect copyright holders and the entertainment industry from further losses. Illegal downloads are like tiny cuts being reopened again and again – one cut doesn’t hurt but when there are hundreds and thousands of them they slowly bleed the substantial profits from the big wigs.

For years now the US government has been trying to stop pirating, but only recently have they struck major blows. While many will argue that the entertainment industry and many other companies have a monopoly and that the prices they are charging for their products are outrageous and disproportionate, almost everyone will concede with the fact that pirating is still illegal (albeit justified). So of course the United States government comes running to aid the entertainment industry and is now shutting down sites with a fevered intensity – guilty and innocent sites alike.

The leader in the processor industry, ARM, has been producing a wide array of microprocessors since 1990. Today, they have made it public that they will be releasing the ARM® Cortex™-M0+ processor, which happens to be the most efficient processor in the world regarding energy.

What makes the Cortex™-M0+ so effective is the fact that it has been completely enhanced to work with low levels of power, and also consume low-cost MCUs as well as the use of smart control systems. Being the latest item added to the collection, the Cortex makes use of about 33% of what a regular 16-bit processor puts to use when functioning. On top of that, it has the capability of raising the bar for the performance level, which is also better than that of a regular 16-bit or 8-bit processor.

With the Cortex™-M0+ now available, consumers will have the opportunity to upgrade to 32-bit devices, since they will be able to improve the overall performance of their devices without having to give up power or any other feature.

Every year, thousands of people make their way to Austin, TX to attend the very popular SXSW Festival. And this year, the festival brings lots of entertainment, news and more. Among the man companies that will be carrying out a demo is PayPal, which plans to give SXSW attendees a taste of the future digital wallet.

There is no doubt that PayPal is the king in its industry, and while others have attempted to compete, only a few have managed to stay afloat. Since it was founded in 1998 in California, PayPal didn’t carry out a complete redesign of its products until now. After all, their goal is to provide customers with the convenience of paying for their purchases online, which removes the hassle of having to carry paper money or even credit cards.

Technology is speeding up at such a rapid rate it’s truly phenomenal. Antiquated dialup Internet has quickly progressed into High Speed, and the computers themselves have gone from a 10 minute start up, to starting up in just a few seconds. Phones now possess the power not just to receive calls, but to browse the net, stream movies, and much more. Today, the technology of tomorrow is being thought of, developed, and tested. Concepts that may seem outlandish and impossible are already in the works – concepts such as smart homes, Power Felt fabric, and laser powered chip for your computer.

On the table for discussion today is the laser chip, and not just any laser chip mind you, a computer chip from HP that will have 256 microprocessors connected with beams of light! All of these little processors working together will make this laser powered chip capable of handling 10 trillion point operations per second meaning just five combined chips will equate to the speed of current supercomputers (so really, really fast).

Just about 16 years ago, I remember hearing the distinctive sound made by my computer whenever it was connecting to the Internet. Undoubtedly, things have changed drastically to the point where you don’t even need to be at home to access the Internet, much less use a cable or wire to check your personal email.

Among the leading wireless Internet providers you will find Clearwire – best known as just Clear.  Today they have made the announcement of their newest device: the Stick Atlas, which is a USB modem just like the other devices offered by the company. The main difference is that it’s the first modem in the United States that can provide the consumer with immediate connection without having to update or install any type of software.