A Finnish court rules on SOPA-like guidelines for Internet Service Providers, Ubuntu TV is coming soon, and a foreign affairs and security issues company gets hacked.
- Finnish Operator Required To Block Access To ThePirateBay, Among Others: A district court in Helsinki Finland decided today that ISP - Elisa - must block access for its customers to web sites such as ThePirateBay due to their sharing of illegal information. [Arctic Startup]
- I Want My Ubuntu TV!: Canonical will be at CES 2012 pushing the idea of branching out to tablets, phones and in-vehicle displays with Ubuntu. In addition, they are announcing Ubuntu TV, as they work with hardware partners to execute the unfinished product. [TechCrunch]
- Hackers Expose Defence and Intelligence Officials in US and UK: A group of hackers, believed to be part of the group Anonymous, have revealed email addresses, encrypted passwords, and credit card numbers of thousands of customers of Texas-based Stratfor over Christmas. Included were the details of those in the UK Government, NATO officials, members of the US military, and more. [The Guardian]
- LG Can Help You Ditch Your Work Phone Using a Virtual Android OS: LG is set to launch phones in the coming months that will have the ability to run one phone as a virtual device on another. Using a VMware virtual Android machine, users will no longer need to carry around a personal and work phone with them. [Gizmodo]
- Netflix Launches Video Streaming Service in the UK and Ireland: Netflix has launched in the UK and Ireland, signing content deals with the likes of the BBC, Miramax, and Lionsgate in an effort to compete with Amazon's LoveFilm. [Mashable]
- Google Paying to Have Android Installed on TVs: Reports have surfaced that Google is paying television vendors (and Google is denying it) to include Android on televisions that will be released to consumers in the very near future. [Neowin]
- Here's What $100 Worth of Wondertablet Looks Like: OLPC XO 3.0 First Pictures: The One Laptop Per Child project has unveiled it's durable, $100 tablet at CES featuring a silicon covered plastic unit that is targeted towards kids. [Gizmodo]
- InScribe Brings Swype-Like Keyboard to Windows Tablets: InScribe has released their version of Swype for Windows 7 & 8 tablets that can be used with touch screens or a mouse. The keyboard does lack spell correction and word correction at the moment, though. [Addictive Tips]
- Mobile App Usage Further Dominates Web, Spurred by Facebook: Mobile computing adoption is significantly ahead of computer revolutions in the past, including the PC and internet booms of the 80's and 90's. There are currently over 500 million smartphones and tablets in use, which is expected to double this year. [Flurry]
- Eight Top Internet Firms Back Alternative To SOPA: Major internet firms are supporting alternative legislation to SOPA. The OPEN act would force online ad networks and payment processors to discontinue relationships with websites named in infringement claims. [ReadWriteWeb]
