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Man holds woman hostage for 10 Hours with a “Sega Light Gun”

Posted in international news, strange stories, True Crime with tags , , , , on March 5, 2009 by nunetherlands

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A man looking to collect on a debt broke into the house of 60-year-old woman in Brazil’s Federal District, holding her hostage for ten hours on the business end of a Sega Light Phaser. Fortunately, the man released his hostage, unharmed, after negotiating with police.

Story At Kanye West Blog

British Zak Bennett attempt to break Guinness World Record in Street Fighter

Posted in amazing stories, arcade, console games, fighting games, gamer, Games, gaming news, international news with tags , , , , , , on February 24, 2009 by nunetherlands

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UK’s premier Street Fighter player Zak Bennet will attempt to break

the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Editionwith a new world record for most consecutive wins on Street Fighter IV

Full Story Here

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Last day for the Trial of the Pirate Bay

Posted in entertainment with tags , , , on February 21, 2009 by nunetherlands

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As the landmark trial of The Pirate Bay wrapped up its first week Friday, the prosecutor fought to tie the last two defendants to the daily operation of the world’s most notorious filesharing site.

Story at Wired

Universal charger for Phones

Posted in cell phones, international, international news, mobile phones, smart phones, tech news, Technology with tags , , , , on February 17, 2009 by nunetherlands

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Firms to back the plan include Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, T-Mobile, Orange, 3, AT&T and Vodafone.

The majority of new handsets will support the re-charger by 2012.

Full Story BBC news

50% of Charges Against Pirate Bay Dropped

Posted in bit torrents, computers, international news with tags , , on February 17, 2009 by nunetherlands

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What has been shown in court today is that the prosecutor cannot prove

That the .torrent files he is using as evidence actually used The Pirate Bay’s tracker.

Full Story at Torrent Freak

Pirate Bay file-sharing defended

Posted in tech news, Technology, Video with tags , , , on February 17, 2009 by nunetherlands

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The Pirate Bay is the world’s most high-profile file-sharing site and is being taken to court by media firms including Sony and Warner Bros.

The men face up to two years in prison and a fine of $143,500, if convicted.

Full Story Here