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The Pirate Bay is down at the moment, which is a cause for concern among many BitTorrent users.

Those wondering whether their ISP has started to block access to the site can be reassured though, as the site is down globally.

Every time TPB becomes unresponsive threads appear on Reddit and other discussion forums as people start to worry that something awful has happened to their beloved site. To users’ relief, however, this is usually not the case.

That being said, today’s issues are a little more widespread. In addition to The Pirate Bay, other torrent related sites such as EZTV, Zoink, Torrage and the Istole tracker are down too. This suggests that there’s a broader technical issue at play.

Pirate Bay, EZTV, and others have had simultaneous downtime in the past. On one occasion the problems were caused by a power failure.

TF contacted the people behind The Pirate Bay and other affected sites to find out more about the current downtime, but we have yet to hear back.

Update: The problems seem to be more serious, more news in a few minutes.

Update: Pirate Bay targeted in police raid.

Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and anonymous VPN services.

Sony Pictures is in full-blown damage-control mode and has called an all-hands meeting following another huge leak of sensitive, confidential info. The new trove of data released by the so-called GOP (Guardians of Peace) includes more private employe...

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I consider myself lucky. I managed to make it through the first weekend of December relatively unscathed by bad Christmas music—I didn't even hear the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" remake, which I consider a victory. But there's one album you could put on repeat from now until December 25 and I wouldn't mind one bit: A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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Mobile VR is here, for the Galaxy Note 4

Back in July, it was rumored that Samsung was diving into the world of virtual reality devices, which the company finally confirmed in September. But unlike the Oculus Rift, which is a standalone device, the Gear VR has been developed to make use of mobile devices as a source of power and content generation. But content creators and VR enthusiasts no longer have to wait for it. Today, Samsung has released the Gear VR Innovator Edition for $200. 

The Gear VR, which was developed in partnership with Oculus VR, features an optical lens that has a 96-degree Field of View and utilizes gyrometer, geomagnetic, proximity, and accelerator sensors. For controls, it comes with a built-in touchpad, back button, volume key, and a control for focal adjustment. A Samsung Gamepad, sold seperately or bundled, is also available for games that might require one. 

However, if you want to use the Gear VR you will also need to own Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4. Once connected by microUSB, the Gear VR will make use of the Galaxy Note 4’s 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, which has a resolution of 2560x1440, and power source to help generate content. Samsung’s VR headset is also powered by the Oculus Mobile SDK, which is available for everyone to download, and lets Samsung’s VR device take advantage of low-latency 3DOF tracking and is able to achieve sub-20 millisecond motion-to-photons latency. 

The Gear VR Innovator Edition will include sample games and VR experiences that include a dungeon exploration adventure game called HeroBound and a multiplayer space shooter titled Anshar Wars as well as other titles and demos. There will also be 3D 360-degree video content available such as a portion of the Cirque de Soleil show, Zarkana, that was specially filmed for the Gear VR.

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