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Japan Enacts New Law With Up to 1 Year in Prison Now for Online Abuse!
Online abuse is clearly a pretty huge problem. And, unfortunately, one that doesn’t seem to have a magic bullet solution either. – I mean, you only have to spend around 20 minutes in Call of Duty lobbies to see just how hideous some people can to each other thanks to…
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Apple Faces New Legal Challenge in UK Over iPhone Throttling
Taking a small trip down technologies memory lane, you may recall that back in 2017 Apple got into some exceptionally hot water when it was found that they were applying updates to iPhone devices that reduced their performance. – Unlike an ageing PC filled with years worth of bloat, your…
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European Union Mandates the USB-C Charging Standard!
Over the last few years, the European Union has made more than a few overtures toward looking to standardise (as much as possible) charging systems within portable tech devices. Primarily driven by a wish to reduce overall electronic waste, back in April things in this regard took a big step…
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Club Penguin Fan Remake Shutdown with UK Police Currently Holding Website!
I never once visited the official Club Penguin website. And even if I wanted to at this point, I’d have a hard time considering that following their purchase of it in 2007, Disney shut it down in 2017 (with a largely unsuccessful attempt to move people onto a mobile version).…
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UK ‘Cyberflashing’ Law! – An End to Unsolicited “Eggplant” Pictures?
Let me just start by having a quick heart to heart with our male readers here at eTeknix over what some may consider a bit of a difficult subject (hence the title which I hope doesn’t get us sent to Google algorithm jail!). – If you take any kind of…
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UK Edges Closer Towards Online ‘Passports to Porn’
For the last three years, the UK Government has regularly discussed/proposed plans to introduce terser age verification checks when it comes to accessing online pornography websites. To date, however, one of the biggest issues hasn’t so much been the concept, but exactly how this could be applied. – Following a…
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Facebook Threatens to Withdraw its Platform From Europe (It Won’t!)
Facebook has never had a particularly great relationship with its users. In fact, I know many people who are seemingly only one minor aggravating point away from quitting from it entirely. – Following a report via ITWire, however, it seems that the social media platform may be considering taking that…
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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Craziest News from 2021!
I’ll freely concede that here at eTeknix if something a bit bizarre crops up in the news it’s usually passed onto me for my expressed attention. Yes, I make no secret about the fact that while I love technology, I have a particular passion for some of the more weird…
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Man Murdered Over Diablo 2 Loot Dispute!
I think it would be fair to say that, in gaming terms, Diablo II has managed to snag more than a few victims over the years with its addictive gameplay and loot mechanics being the literal thief of time! In terms of ‘victims’ though, this has always been entirely metaphorical.…
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CD Projekt Red Basically Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for $1.85M
It’s certainly been a pretty rough 12-months for developer CD Projekt Red. Not only did it see the rather ignominious launch of their (clearly not finished) Cyberpunk 2077, but it also saw a huge Source Code leak, and, if that wasn’t enough, they were also facing several lawsuits due to…
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Man Shot After Attempting to Privately Sell His PS5
With Christmas fast approaching, it’s not surprising to see that attempts to sell, or more accurately resell, PS5 consoles online have gotten a little more enthusiastic over the last couple of weeks. For one such man, however, the deal nearly cost him his life as following a Twitter post by…
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Man Arrested For Reselling 200 Consoles That Were Set For Delivery!
With games consoles in such short supply at the moment, it’s not surprising to see that they have quite a significant value above their supposed MSRP. With Christmas approaching fast, however, many consumers are absolutely desperate to find a PS5, Xbox Series X/S, a Nintendo Switch. Hell, anything! – It…
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UK To Finally Ban All Handheld Devices While Driving!
I would hope that the vast majority of you would acknowledge that when you’re driving a car, the only thing that should ever be in your hands is the steering wheel. Ok, and maybe occasionally the gear stick. The bottom line though is that it’s been well established that attempting…
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GTA Modders Issue Countersuit Against Take-Two Citing ‘Fair Use’
One of the most notable precursors to the release of the GTA Trilogy was the fact that Take-Two Interactive had definitely kicked things into a new gear when it came to the game’s modding community. Put simply, masses of mods were taken down amid a flurry of DMCA claims and…
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Bowser Pleads Guilty To Nintendo Piracy Charges
Team-Xecuter was (formally) a group that looked to make money by selling software and hardware information related to various Nintendo products. An action which, as you can imagine, didn’t win them many friends with the tech giant. Therefore, it was not entirely shocking when various members of the group were…
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