Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged

Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the sites founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times, the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site was at one time the 13th most popular on the internet. As the Times also …

This isn’t much of a surprise that we’d see textbooks on tablets. Now I wonder how long it’s gonn…

This isn't much of a surprise that we'd see textbooks on tablets. Now I wonder how long it's gonna take for this to come on Android devices?

There was a lot of digital paper dedicated to the potential disruptive effects of the iPad on the textbook industry, but it took until today to fulfil that

Samsung commits to improve smartphone battery life in 2012

Sure, we all love having the latest and greatest smartphone from the likes of Samsung, but the power consumption driven by larger displays, LTE, and more use is making it increasingly harder to get through the day. Samsung's vice president of product innovation, Kevin Packingham, said in an interview with CNET that Korea's darling has set the lofty goal that smartphones coming out this year last an entire day under average to moderately heavy use. Samsung's plans include beefing up batteries,…