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How to Bypass Wikipedia SOPA/PIPA Blackout Locked Page

By Jack Smith | January 18, 2012

Wikipedia joins many other websites in raising our awareness of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) by locking itself out with a SOPA/IPA blackout page as a protest.

Wikipedia believes that “SOPA and PIPA are badly drafted legislation that won’t be effective at their stated goal (to stop copyright infringement), and will cause serious damage to the free and open Internet.” It is “concerned that SOPA and PIPA will severely inhibit people’s access to online information.”

Wikipedia SOPA/PIPA Blackout

As a result, “Wikipedia is protesting against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Readers who come to English Wikipedia during the blackout will not be able to read the encyclopedia: instead, they will see messages intended to raise awareness about SOPA and PIPA, and encouraging them to share their views with their elected representatives, and via social media.” — Wikipedia: SOPA and PIPA – Learn more

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Lady Gaga Connects With the Little Monsters Through Google Chrome

By Jack Smith | May 24, 2011

Unleash your inner monster! Google features a new Google Chrome commercial, starring Lady Gaga and her “little monsters” singing and dancing ecstatically all over the world.

The video shows Lady Gaga, the “mother monster,” using Google Chrome and sending her messages of love and encouraging words to all her fans whom she lovingly calls the “little monsters.”

The film was made possible by fans uploading their videos online as a response to a message posted by Lady Gaga on her website.

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Angry Birds for Chrome Hack — Unlocks All Levels

By rebeccah | May 12, 2011

Sooner or later, it was bound to happen. A web developer found a way to unlock all the levels on the Chrome version of Angry Birds with a quick hack. The hack also unlocks all the exclusive Chrome levels as well.

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Angry Birds Going Viral, Dropping to Your Web Browser For Free

By Jack Smith | May 12, 2011

Angry Birds is the game that sold over 12 million copies from Apple App Store.

The success has prompted the creators to expand their horizons beyond Apple’s walled garden and spread the Angry Birds fun over to other platforms as well.

As of this writing, the Angry Birds is already available on Android, Symbian^3, Maemo, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, PSP, and PlayStation 3. And evidently, the list continues to grow.

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Download Bestselling New MP3 Songs for 69 Cents Each

By Jack Smith | May 1, 2011

Amazon is definitely scheming to become the best online retailer of downloadable music. It is now offering the bestselling new songs for only just 69 cents each.

AmazonMP3 Bestselling songs for 69 cents

This is quite contrary to Apple’s strategy, where popular songs are priced at $1.29, while poorly selling songs are at $0.69 each.

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