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Kim Dotcom wins access to evidence found in Megaupload raid

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:40:12 +0100

A judge in New Zealand has ruled the evidence gathered in 2012 by law enforcement in the Megaupload raid can be accessed by its founder Kim Dotcom and his defense team. Read more...

Will Kim Dotcom sue Microsoft and others over two-factor authentication patent?

John Callaham — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:13:59 +0100

Mega founder Kim Dotcom claims he holds the patent for two-factor authentication and says he may sue other companies that are using it, like Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and more. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: Mega now has over 3 million users

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:58:53 +0000

Kim Dotcom, the founder of the Mega file-sharing service, posted word today that it now has over 3 million users a month after its official launch, along with over 125 million uploaded files. Read more...

Is Microsoft blocking Mega email registrations from arriving at Hotmail/Outlook.com accounts? [Update]

John Callaham — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:46:32 +0000

People who try to register to use the new Mega file-sharing service with Microsoft's Hotmail and Outlook.com email accounts are apparently not getting back their confirmation emails. Read more...

Mega pledges to offer more password options

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:21:47 +0000

The newly launched Mega file sharing website has pledged to offer new options that will allow users to change their passwords sometime in the future while defending its current security methods. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: Mega reaches 1 million users one day after launch

John Callaham — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:49:49 +0000

At the official launch party for his new Mega file-sharing service, Kim Dotcom announced that Mega already has over one million registered users one day after it opened to the general public. Read more...

Mega launches with server overloads and 250,000 users

John Callaham — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:15:00 +0000

Mega, the cloud-based file serving website, had server issues as it launched to the public earlier today as it had to handle a massive flood of registered users that currently total 250,000. Read more...

Mega opens to preview users, announces premium pricing

John Callaham — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:57:29 +0000

Some members of the press can now access Kim Dotcom's new Mega file sharing service, which includes the pricing for premium services and word on what features will be added in the next few months. Read more...

Kim Dotcom: Mega to offer 50 GB of cloud-based file storage for free

John Callaham — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:24:53 +0000

When Kim Dotcom's upcoming file sharing web service Mega launches on Sunday, it will offer up 50 GB of file storage space for free to its customers, but there's no word yet on premium services. Read more...

Kim Dotcom shows off Mega's file upload-download accelerator

John Callaham — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:48:47 +0000

Kim Dotcom has posted up another screenshot of Mega's interface, which will have an accelerator for uploads and downloads of file for his upcoming cloud service. Read more...

The Top 10 Tech News Stories of 2012

John Callaham — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:46:55 +0000

As 2012 comes to an end, we give our picks for the top 10 biggest stories in the tech industry in the past 12 months, featuring the launch of Windows 8, the reveal of Microsoft's Surface and more. Read more...

Kim Dotcom to hold Mega press event at his infamous mansion

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:27:49 +0000

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom will hold a press event for his next website, Mega, at the New Zealand mansion which was raided in January by law enforcement as part of the Megaupload shutdown. Read more...

Screenshots of MegaUpload's successor, Mega, released

John Callaham — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:06:19 +0000

MegaUpload creator Kim Dotcom has posted up some new screenshots of Mega, the successor to his now shut down file sharing website, on his public Twitter account. Read more...

Kim Dotcom's extradition case could go all the way to July 2013

Paul Ferson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:32:30 +0000

Kim Dotcom's extradition to the United States hearing could be pushed all the way back to July 2013, with the family's case reaching box-office proportions in terms of plot twists and turns. Read more...

MegaUpload heir gets a new domain

Alfonso Maruccia — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:59:30 +0000

Kim DotCom's new on-line service will have a New Zealand-based domain, the entrepreneur confirms. And it will work with the due respect of the local laws. Read more...

Dotcom's Mega loses domain before launch

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:31:18 +0000

Megaupload's successor, Mega, isn't even out the door and is already running into problems. Months before launch it has lost its me.ga domain but owner, Kim Dotcom says a backup was already in place. Read more...

Kim Dotcom promises free fiber for New Zealand ISPs

Tyler Holman — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:45:15 +0000

Even as Kim Dotcom prepares to launch a successor to his ill-fated Megaupload, he's working on other exciting projects, like building a fiber system for New Zealand - and it's free, at least to ISPs Read more...

Kim Dotcom's Mega "will change the world" on January 20

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:10:56 +0000

Kim Dotcom has launched a preview site for 'Mega', the file sharing service that will rise from the ashes of MegaUpload, and which promises to "change the world" when it launches next year. Read more...

Kim Dotcom reveals details of MegaUpload successor Mega

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:35:11 +0100

Kim Dotcom, the founder of the shut down file sharing website MegaUpload, revealed the first details of the site's successor, Mega, even though Dotcom is still facing online piracy charges. Read more...

New Zealand's Prime Minister says, "Sorry" to Kim Dotcom

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:04:53 +0100

New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key, apologizes to MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom, after it was found that the country's government illegally spied on Dotcom's activities. Read more...