Megaupload's Kim Dotcom Gets Access to Documentary Evidence Against Him
Posted by PCWorld
A court in New Zealand has granted Kim Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload file-sharing site, access to documents which contain evidence against him, and are held by prosecuting authorities both in New Zealand and the U.S.
"A denial of the provision of information that could enable a proper adversarial hearing in my view would amount to a denial of the opportunity to contest and that would effectively mean that the process is one sided...," District Court Judge David J. Harvey said in his ruling on Tuesday.
"In my view there must be fairness at the hearing and a balance must be struck, otherwise the ROC (record of case) becomes dominant virtually to the exclusion of everything else and places[...]
Continue Reading"A denial of the provision of information that could enable a proper adversarial hearing in my view would amount to a denial of the opportunity to contest and that would effectively mean that the process is one sided...," District Court Judge David J. Harvey said in his ruling on Tuesday.
"In my view there must be fairness at the hearing and a balance must be struck, otherwise the ROC (record of case) becomes dominant virtually to the exclusion of everything else and places[...]
Plum Perfect Uses A Picture Of Your Face For Makeup, Clothes Recommendations
Posted by TechCrunch
Listen up, ladies! (And upwardly fashionable gents!)
A new service has hit the web that you’ve likely been waiting for for a long time. Gone are the days of trotting over to a store sales associate and getting help with matching makeup or clothing colors. Now all it takes is a trip to Plum Perfect and a camera to get your style on.
Here’s how it works:
Upload a picture of yourself to Plum Perfect, and wait a second while the technology scans the photo to detect your coloring. It should generate three conclusions: lip, eye, and skin color. You’ll instantly be given recommendations based on your coloring for the best eye shadows, lip sticks and glosses, and foundations/bronze[...]
Continue ReadingA new service has hit the web that you’ve likely been waiting for for a long time. Gone are the days of trotting over to a store sales associate and getting help with matching makeup or clothing colors. Now all it takes is a trip to Plum Perfect and a camera to get your style on.
Here’s how it works:
Upload a picture of yourself to Plum Perfect, and wait a second while the technology scans the photo to detect your coloring. It should generate three conclusions: lip, eye, and skin color. You’ll instantly be given recommendations based on your coloring for the best eye shadows, lip sticks and glosses, and foundations/bronze[...]
Junar Nabs $1.2M To Help Government, Business Unlock Big Data
Posted by TechCrunch
Last month, San Francisco unveiled a new cloud-based open data site as part of its move to adopt cloud services and, in turn, to encourage open government, transparency and accountability by improving access to data and information. San Francisco is hardly alone — both public and private sectors in the U.S. and around the world are pulling back the curtain on their data. Of course, opening the doors is one thing, but unlocking and making sense of that data? Not quite as easy.
That’s why Palo Alto-based Junar has developed a platform that allows businesses, governments, and NGOs not only to unleash their data in order to drive collaboration and enhance transparency, but to remove[...]
Continue ReadingThat’s why Palo Alto-based Junar has developed a platform that allows businesses, governments, and NGOs not only to unleash their data in order to drive collaboration and enhance transparency, but to remove[...]
Amazon will start selling prepaid wireless in Japan — this was inevitable
Posted by VentureBeat
Amazon is already one of the best places to land a great smartphone deal online, so of course the retailer is stepping into the wireless resale market — starting with Japan.
Amazon will soon start selling prepaid SIM cards for Japan’s NTT Docomo LTE network as an MVNO, or mobile virtual network operator (like Boost and Virgin Mobile), the Verge reports based on earlier reporting from Nikkei. This marks the first time that a foreign company will offer wireless service within Japan, and for Amazon it’s also a big step towards controlling the entire wireless ecosystem.
The prepaid SIM cards will offer 500 megabytes of data and sell for a flat-rate fee of ¥1980 (around $25). Wi[...]
Continue ReadingAmazon will soon start selling prepaid SIM cards for Japan’s NTT Docomo LTE network as an MVNO, or mobile virtual network operator (like Boost and Virgin Mobile), the Verge reports based on earlier reporting from Nikkei. This marks the first time that a foreign company will offer wireless service within Japan, and for Amazon it’s also a big step towards controlling the entire wireless ecosystem.
The prepaid SIM cards will offer 500 megabytes of data and sell for a flat-rate fee of ¥1980 (around $25). Wi[...]
Joining the Dark Side: Why I left engineering to become a VC
Posted by VentureBeat
It’s safe to say that growing up I never thought I’d be a VC.
It’s not that there’s anything inherently wrong with venture capital. It’s just it’s not part of what I thought being a good geek was all about.
There’s a very well-defined model for becoming a successful Silicon Valley technologist. You study computer science, math, or engineering in college. Then you intern at one of the great software titans. Perhaps you routinely commit code to an open source project on Github, suffer from a crushing caffeine addiction and/or a nocturnal sleep schedule, and own a track jacket emblazoned with a tech company’s logo.
But few good geeks become VCs. It’s hard to stay a razor-sharp hacker when you s[...]
Continue ReadingIt’s not that there’s anything inherently wrong with venture capital. It’s just it’s not part of what I thought being a good geek was all about.
There’s a very well-defined model for becoming a successful Silicon Valley technologist. You study computer science, math, or engineering in college. Then you intern at one of the great software titans. Perhaps you routinely commit code to an open source project on Github, suffer from a crushing caffeine addiction and/or a nocturnal sleep schedule, and own a track jacket emblazoned with a tech company’s logo.
But few good geeks become VCs. It’s hard to stay a razor-sharp hacker when you s[...]
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