The founders of the world's biggest torrent portal The Pirate Bay announced their intention to start a new project, reports BBC News. A new Internet resource will be called The Video Bay. The principle of his work similar to the service, the service YouTube. The Video Bay will provide unlimited access to video clips for free.

In April, Swedish court ordered the payment of the four founders of the popular torrent-tracker The Pirate Bay 4,5 million dollars in compensation for copyright infringement. In addition, the founders of Internet resources have been sentenced to one year in prison. However, despite the fact that all appeals in this case were dismissed, a quartet of Swedish founders pirated portal is still at large.

During the summit held in New York presentation, The Video Bay stood at the beginnings of The Pirate Bay Swede Peter Sund told that the first ti ... Read more »

Microsoft is considering the release of Windows 7, not only on optical media, but also on the flash key ring.

The advent of USB-drives in hand Windows 7 to simplify the process of installing new software platform for netbuki. The point is that popular in the recent mini-computers have no built-drive for optical media, so their owners when transferring large amounts of data need to use external DVD-drive, flash key rings, or download the necessary files over the LAN.

It is also noted that Microsoft may issue a special version of Windows 7, users will be able to download over the Internet, then burn it on a USB-disk as the boot installer. However, the final decision on how to apply the new software platform that has not yet been decided.

Presentation of Windows 7 is scheduled for October 22, that day will be provided 14 localized versions of op ... Read more »

I've been living with Windows 7 for some time now. Indeed, I've been using it since the first public release last fall.

At work, it has been my main machine for several months and I frequently bring it home and take it on the road. However, I have relied on my CNET-issued Windows XP machine for a number of key tasks, such as using the desktop version of Outlook and when I needed to access the Internet using a Sprint modem. (Our newsroom USB modem didn't work with the beta of Windows 7.)

With the release candidate, I was finally able to take the complete plunge. Since Tuesday, I have been using nothing else--at work and at home.

And I must say, despite one hiccup that I'll get to in a minute, Windows 7 is shaping up quite well. There's a lot to like about Windows 7 for those using Windows XP or ... Read more »

Energy companies will be banned from charging "unjustified" prices under new proposals put forward by the watchdog Ofgem.

All energy suppliers are under scrutiny by the watchdog

The measures are aimed at securing a fairer deal for customers dealing with energy suppliers.

Ofgem launched a consultation on the proposals following a probe into unfair pricing at the end of last year.

No evidence was found of collusion by the "big six" but Ofgem blasted energy companies for failing to slash unfair prices quickly enough.