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In a surprising move XFX is now stating that they do not provide ANY direct warranty to the consumer. According to their warranty information page  they state “XFX does not sell its Product directly to the consumer therefore the warranty for XFX Products remains the responsibility of your reseller where you purchased the Product”. I am not sure about you, but this sounds like they are dodging responsibility…

After fighting the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US Congress you would think that Google is a supporter of free speech and a free and open internet. However, they appear to be going back on their unofficial motto of “don’t be evil” with a move that could be in support of removing the voice of dissent in countries where the government prevents these things.

As the mobile market begins to become more and more an everyday lifestyle (how often have you seen someone browsing the web on their phone during your morning commute) we are finding that simple things are being left open to potential attack. These are not new items and are often holes or exploits that have been dealt with in the PC (including Mac) world long ago. Still the mobile market where it is today is a lot like the PC market in its infancy; nothing is really secure and both Apps and OSes have a long way to go before they are truly protected.

It looks like the PirateBay founders have lost their final appeal (insert random nautical pun here). After initially being sentenced to 12 months in prison and fines of $6.8 Million US Dollars (which we will talk about in a minute) Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, and Carl Lundstrom have gone through multiple appeals one of which resulted in the reduction of the amount of prison time, but their final Swedish legal step was declined by the Swedish Supreme Court. The move by the high court is puzzling, disappointing and not unexpected.