Iron Man 2 online before US debut
With the North American debut of Iron Man 2 still five days away, scores of pirated copies of the comic-flick began popping up online this weekend, reports CNET.
The film, starring actor Robert Downey Jr, generated $100 million in ticket sales this weekend in its overseas debut. Apparently, some of the millions of international moviegoers to see the film were hiding handheld cameras.
At The Pirate Bay on Sunday evening, there were dozens of copies of the Paramount Pictures' film available for download.
Palin e-mail hacker found guilty
The college student accused of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account in 2008 has been found guilty of obstruction of justice and unauthorised access of a computer, writes ArsTechnica.
The verdict, against 22-year-old David Kernell, came down late on Friday, with sentencing to follow later.
Kernell made headlines during the 2008 election season by basically being clever. At that time, GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin had been using a Yahoo e-mail account, as well as an official government e-mail for her business as Alaska state governor.
$100 laptop targets east Africa
The group behind the "$100 laptop" has formed a partnership which it hopes will deliver computers to every primary school child in East Africa, says the BBC.
The partnership between One Laptop per Child (OLPC) and the East African Community aims to deliver 30 million laptops in the region by 2015.
OLPC has also announced a partnership with a UN agency, which aims to deliver 500 000 machines in the Middle East.
Boy Scouts develop video game badge
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has introduced a video game badge that awards scouts for demonstrating an active interest in video games, states PCMag.
And, no, one doesn't have to play Cabela's Big Game Hunter or some scout-like equivalent to earn the physical achievement.
The actual qualifications for the award include "demonstrating knowledge of the video game rating system, creating a schedule balancing gaming with schoolwork and chores, and learning to play any new video game that is approved by a parent, guardian or teacher".
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