August 2013

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Pirate Bay Lauches Its Own Browser

14 August 2013 6:34 PM
The Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay launched an anti-censorship browser that allows users to bypass ISP filtering and gives them access to blocked websites.

Pirate Bay’s ‘PirateBrowser’ has already been downloaded over 100,000 times from the direct link and thousands of times from shared downloads.

“I didn’t think it would catch on so fast,” The Pirate Bay’s Winston explains, “I guess people want to see the websites their governments and courts are trying to hide from them.”

The web browser is based on Firefox v23 with a Tor client, as well as some proxy configuration to speed up the loading time for web pages.

It is currently available for Windows, but Pirate Bay promises to have Mac and Linux versions available soon.

Download Here – PirateBrowser is a bundle package of the Tor client (Vidalia), FireFox Portable browser (with foxyproxy addon) and some custom configs that allows you to circumvent censorship that certain countries such as Iran, North Korea, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Italy and Ireland impose onto their citizens.

Troye Sivan Australian Actor Comes Out On YouTube

10 August 2013 4:50 PM

A young Australian actor and YouTube star made a big announcement Wednesday on his YouTube page, which has nearly half a million subscribers.

Troye Sivan, 18, who played young James Howlett in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine“, released a video in which he told the world he’s gay.

“This is most nervous I’ve ever been in my entire life,” Sivan said in the clip. “It feels kind of weird to have to announce it like this on the Internet, but … this is not something that I’m ashamed of, and it’s not something anybody should have to be ashamed of, so why not share it with all of you guys?”

Sivan said he came out to his family on Aug. 7, 2010. He explained that his whole life, he knew he wasn’t like other boys.

“When I was born I always knew something was a little bit different about me,” he said.

Ultimately, Sivan said he hoped his video would provide hope for other gay and bisexual people, just the way he found comfort in YouTube confessions made by others when he was younger.

“Those people on YouTube, those brave, brave people on YouTube, without them, I don’t really know where I’d be,” he said.

Click the video above to watch a clip from Sivan’s confession, from his YouTube page.

Resources for teens:
http://www.thetrevorproject.org
http://www.trevorspace.org
http://www.hrc.org
http://www.minus18.org.au
http://www.glaad.org

iPooding Liquid Filled iPhone Case

3 August 2013 11:30 PM
iPooding.

iPooding Liquid Filled iPhone Case

While the iPhone (5) case market keeps filling up with tough and rigid cases, Korean design firm Sumneeds has created the softest iPhone case yet. The ‘Pudding’ case is a liquid filled case with small moving balls in it that gives it a snow globe effect. It is a peel-and-stick cover that you can apply directly on your iPhone or apply it on the case. Worried that it might pop? From the video on their website that shows a car running over the case without any damage, it is guaranteed that it won’t pop.

The website says:

A sweet & charming case for your i-Phone – just like a pudding!

A new grip with a new case, cute icons falling just like a snowball, various eye-catching graphic designs

One and only eye-catching case for your iPhone, i-Pooding

The world’s first high frequency forming mobile phone case, i-Pooding. Inserted with harmless liquid paraffin, i-Pooding gives you the softest grip for your iPhone. Also, just like a snowball, cute icons will move as you use your device. And lastly, through our collaboration with designers and artists, we will provide you with mutliple choices of designs that will fulfill your artistic standards.

※ i-Pooding may be damaged if artificial impact is caused to the product
※ Liquid substance in the product is harmless

BUY NOW $27 USD (Approx £17.66 GBP) – iPooding Liquid Filled iPhone Case avaiable in Blue, Yellow, Pink & Green for the iPhone

Inbetweeners 2: Film set for release in August 2014

2 August 2013 2:17 PM
Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), Will McKenzie (Simon Bird), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas) and Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison)

Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), Will McKenzie (Simon Bird), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas) and Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison)

The makers of 2011’s Inbetweeners movie have confirmed a sequel is now in production.

The follow-up to their hugely successful comedy film will be shot later in 2013, reuniting characters Jay, Neil, Simon and Will. The movie will be released across the UK & Ireland in August 2014.

In a statement, creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley said: “We couldn’t be more excited to be making another Inbetweeners movie.”

“Thank the fans”

They continued: “A new chapter in the lives of the Inbetweeners feels like the very least we can do to thank the fans for their phenomenal response to the first movie.”

Earlier this year, newspaper reports suggested the second film could be set in the Australian outback.

However, writers distanced themselves from the claims, saying “Australia is just one of the ideas we’re kicking around.”

The original Inbetweeners film, released in August 2011, holds the record for the most successful British comedy of all time.

It centred around the group heading off to the Greek island of Crete on a summer holiday to celebrate leaving school.

It made more than £13 million in its opening weekend and is estimated to have made more than £80 million worldwide.

Starring Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas, the Inbetweeners was first aired on E4 in 2008.

The success of the British version saw it remade in the US although it was cancelled after one series.

Will Simon have ditched the hair gel? Will Jay still be getting lucky behind the cheese counter in ASDA?

The show’s creators confirmed the news on Facebook, but said they were unable to reveal any more details.

Story: BBC News