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Netflix loses Starz deal->

Submitted by JameskPratt
JameskPratt writes "Netflix lost its deal with Starz to provide content for Netflix streaming according to the LA Times. This is a big deal because much of the new content for Netflix streaming is provided by Starz. So, if you got movies provided by Starz better watch them before Feb 28, 2012 when the split is finalized."
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Desktops (Apple)

Mac skeptic Vents->

Submitted by JameskPratt
JameskPratt writes "SEAMUS GEARIN opens with, "Overpriced, overly simplified, less than impressive technology – there are a lot of reasons not to buy a Mac. Yet people still do." He makes the standard claims that the only reason that there aren't more viruses for Macs is because more people us PCs. But he also makes a strange claim that "Apple products are built with an expiration date. The battery in an iPod is only meant to last 18 months, for example." And that Apple spends less than other companies on R&D."
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Hacker receives 18 years for harassing neighbors->

Submitted by JameskPratt
JameskPratt writes "Thought you had bad neighbors? A hacker, Barry Ardolf, tried framing his neighbors for child pornography, sexual harassment and other misconduct. He has been given an 18 year sentence. Why did Barry hate his neighbors? The neighbors reported Barry to the police for kissing their four year old son on the lips."
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XBox (Games)

Dark side of making L.A. Noir->

Submitted by JameskPratt
JameskPratt writes "Many readers have no delusions of how awful the video game industry treats its workers. Eleven ex-employee of Team Bondi's, who made LA Noir, have cited working 60 to 110 hours a weeks. And claim their boss, Brendan McNamara, crushed office morale with verbal abuse and unreasonable goals. As the saying goes, the two things you don't want to see being made is law and video games.""
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Games

The Dark side of Making LA Noir->

Submitted by JameskPratt
JameskPratt writes "Many reader have no delusions of how awful the video game industry treats its workers. Eleven ex-employee of, Team Bondi's who made LA Noir, have cited work 60 to 110 hours a weeks. And claim their boss, Brendan McNamara, crushed office morale with verbal abuse and unreasonable goals. As the saying goes, the two things you don't want to see being made is law and video games."
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Crime

Russian Payment Firm Behind Mac Defender->

Submitted by RedEaredSlider
RedEaredSlider writes "A Russian payment processing firm may be behind the Mac Defender scareware — or at least be turning a blind eye to the scammers.

Security researcher Brian Krebs traced the web addresses that the Mac Defender scareware was sending users' credit card information to, and found that the domain names were owned by a firm called Chronopay."
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Games

Bringing old arcade machines into the Internet age->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "To celebrate the opening of their hackerspace, Sprite_tm of SpritesMods hacked an old 1943 arcade machine to record its high scores, as well as post them on Twitter, via a newly added TCP/IP stack. The bus-tapping module he added to the machine lets him read the full contents of the Z80 logic board's memory, allowing him to store high scores for posterity as well as add an Ethernet interface. The device should work on any Z80-based machine, which makes it easy to add these same capabilities to any old arcade cabinet."
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