Sony follows up, officially sues Geohot and fail0verflow over PS3 jailbreak
January 12, 2011 No Comment
We figured Sony would follow up last night’s temporary restraining order against Geohot and fail0verflow for distribution of the PS3 jailbreak with a copyright infringement lawsuit, and well, here it is. It’s actually pretty straightforward, as far as these things go — Sony alleges that George Hotz, Hector Martin Cantero, Sven Peter, and the rest of fail0verflow are: Violating
Continue reading …Budget trouble in Illinois will hit residents’ wallets: Lawmakers approved a 67% increase in the personal income tax rate (from 3% to 5%) along with a 46% hike for businesses (from 4.8% to 7%), reports the Tribune . The Legislature did so in the wee hours as its final act…
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‘The Game,’ which lasted for three seasons on the CW from 2006-2009, has been revived by BET. The cast, which includes Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson, talk about its new home, how they learned about the show’s cancellation and more. (Jan. 12)
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ZEINA KARAM Associated Press= BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s year-old unity government collapsed Wednesday after Hezbollah ministers and their allies resigned over tensions stemming from a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The walkout ushers in the country’s worst political crisis since 2008 in one of the most volatile corners of the Middle East. Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of the slain leader, cut short a visit to Washington after meeting with President Barack Obama. He was heading to Paris where he will meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, his office in Beirut said. Hariri planned to hold consultations on his…
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How often have you bought a new gadget and then regretted it three months later because the new version is released—or if you can afford it, how often do you buy different versions of the same gadget? Best Buy’s new Buy Back plan allows you to avoid the latter, and stop stressing about the former…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Located at 550 feet from the ground, there is bungee jumping facilities with 3 cantilevered out springboard-like platforms. Conventional theme parks are problematic. Designer Ju-Hyun Kim notes that ” for decades, [they] have been the by-product of automobile-centered society and a catalyst for suburban sprawl and traffic congestion.” Kim asks: why not put them downtown, where there is already dining, hotels, and alternatives to the car? Why not make them vertical?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The public appears to feel a little less disgruntled these days. President Obama’s approval rating shot up 6 points to 53% in an AP-GfK poll released today. That’s his highest rating in nearly a year, Politico points out—and he’s not the only one feeling the love. A majority—56%–said…
Continue reading …Jared Lee Loughner had a minor run-in with the law less than three hours before he opened fire at that Tuscon supermarket. A wildlife officer pulled Loughner over for running a red light at 7:30 that morning, the AP reports, but he let him go because there were no…
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Falling ice from a television tower in Jackson, Mississippi meant employees had to be quick on their feet, dodging icicles as they tried moving their cars. (Jan. 12)
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