US federal government seized their domain names, undertaking $50 million in assets, and at the same time New Zealand police arrested four of the site’s key employees, including Megaupload’s founder Kim Dotcom. In a 72-page mega piracy indictment unsealed in a Virginia federal court, prosecutors charged that the site has earned more than $175 million since 2005, most of it is based on copyright infringement.

The indictment goes after six individuals, who between them owned 14 Mercedes-Benz automobiles with name plates such as POLICE, MAFIA, STONED, CEO, HACKER, GOOD, EVIL, and GUILTY. The group also had a 2010 Maserati, a 2008 Rolls-Royce, and a 1989 Lamborghini. They had not one but three Samsung 83″ TVs, and two Sharp 108″ TVs.  Motor bikes, jet skis, artwork, and even 60 Dell servers could all be forfeit to the government if it can prove its case against the members of the “Mega Conspiracy.”

Remember Megaupload recently released a viral video on Youtube with $3 million budget, where they represented various stats and also users saying how much they love Megaupload?

The indictment also charges Megaupload “on or about November 10, 2011, a member of the Mega Conspiracy made a transfer of $185,000 to further an advertising campaign for Megaupload.com involved a musical recording and a video.” Do you really think that is a valid reason to seize?

I don’t remember the exact time, but back in my mind I remember Viacom made many of the same charges against YouTube, but never heard that US federal government knocked the Eric Schmidt’s or Chad Hurley’s door anytime. Let me know if you remember something on those lines..

In addition to these charges on Megaupload, the government contends that everything about the site has been doctored to make it look more legitimate than it is. The “Top 100” download list does not “actually portray the most popular downloads,” say prosecutors, and they claim that Megaupload purposely offers no site-wide search engine as a way of concealing what people are storing and sharing through the site.

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Free YouTube Download is one of the most usable programs on the web to download YouTube videos, single videos as well as whole channel, playlist. It combines simplicity of usage as well as advanced downloading features which you can set as you like:

• videos from Movies Category, Music Category, personal playlists, users’ channels
• download videos in original YouTube quality or convert them to AVI, MP4, WMV
• enjoy multi-stream downloading
• customize output name easily
• save and load links from external text files
• save download history
• import videos to iTunes automatically
• download videos which require YouTube authorization via Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome
• enable compatibility with screen reading software.

Free YouTube Download contains no spyware or adware. It’s clearly free and absolutely safe to install and run.

Requirements

• It runs only on Windows platform (Win XP SP2, Vista, 7)
• .Net Framework

Download Free Youtube Download here

Its just a 3 step process-

1. Copy all Youtube links you want to download and paste them as shown in the screen-shot below-

2. Select the file format you want to download, as shown below-

3. Shoot Download and just wait for all videos going green.

Wasn’t that so easy? I mean for me it was so-so helpful. I really liked the tool, How about you?

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How to download Ice Cream Sandwich font Roboto

• If you have a rooted android phone then you simply download the font link given below and install it.
• But if your phone is not rooted, then also you can install this font. All you need to do is install a app called Font changer first and then install Roboto.

Font Changer App | Roboto Font

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After the release of Firefox 5 last month, Firefox 6 is now available a bit early, for those not willing to wait. Firefox 6 is supposed to be 20 percent faster than Firefox 5. Firefox has not created a dedicated page for Firefox 6, but you can still download directly through FTP. Download links here-

Download Firefox 6 for Windows | Mac | Linux.

What’s new in Firefox 6

Here are few of the major changes in Firefox 6 over Firefox 5.

• The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
• Streamlined the look of the site identity block
• Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
• Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
• Added support for window.matchMedia
• Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
• Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
• Improved usability of the Web Console
• Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
• Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama

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Facebook today announced a standalone messenger app for iPhone and android platform. Users can simply download the new Facebook Messenger app for free and can share messages very frequently.

Facebook messenger provides

Reaching friends right on their phones
Now you can send messages directly to your friends on their mobile phones, so you stay in touch no matter where you go. Message friends or anyone in your mobile contacts.

Send and recieve messages fast
With the new standalone Messenger app, now messaging with friends is faster than ever. Messages are delivered instantly, and they’re always just a click away.

Make plans with groups on the go
Group conversations make it easy to message everyone at once and see where your friends are. Don’t want to share your location? Turn it off with one click.

If your are Not using a smart phone? You can still reply to messages sent using Messenger by confirming your mobile number.

Download Facebook Messenger for iPhone | Android

I am still not able to figure out where exactly is Facebook heading? In the race to beat Google+, they are replicating all Google+ features. Just after the launch of Google+, facebook launched Video chat (similar to Hangouts on G+) and now they have created a dedicated messenger app (similar to Huddle on G+).

Would love to hear your views on this-

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Facebook stats says more than 3 million photos are being uploaded every month. This is really a huge huge number. And the good news is now you can download all your Facebook photos in a single zip or pdf format. Here is the tool for you-

Pick&Zip is a totally free backup online tool that will allow you downloading photos from Facebook in a single zip or pdf file.

Features

Download tagged photos of you

With this great tool you can download photos where you have been tagged even if you have not uploaded them.

Backup your pictures

You can backup all your Facebook photos, with just a few clicks you can download all your albums and tagged photos.

Build your selection

If so you prefer, you can make a selection of the pictures you like best among your own, your friends’, your fan pages and those of the groups you belong.

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Get Your Facebook photos downloaded in single file here

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Android has proven itself as a very competitive and dynamic platform so far. When we talk about comparing smartphones, tablets or other devices, options based on Android always comes in top lists. Android has emerged in a very outstanding way in last few months. Developers love to work on this platform and has created some of very prominent apps for Android. We have here shortlisted some best apps for most of the devices available today.

Check them out

Remote Web Desktop

Description : Remote Web Desktop is a brilliant app for your phone that allows you to log in and control your handset from a PC via a web desktop interface over either a USB or Wi-Fi or 3G connection. Once you have logged in to your phone you can use the web desktop to carry out a whole load of neat tasks. For example, you can manage files on you phone’s SD card and transfer them between your phone and your computer.

SwiftKey Keyboard Free

Description : In the series of keyboard replacement softwares, Swiftkey is a great app for android. It scans your messages to get a feel for how you type and then predicts words in your future inputs.

Evernote

Description : Evernote allows you to jot down notes, clip articles, take snapshots and save recordings for later. Everything you save gets synchronized with your account on your PC. Evernote turns your Android phone into an extension of your brain.

Dropbox

Description : Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your Android device, and even the Dropbox website!

Skyfire

Description : The USP of the Skyfire browser is that it supports Flash content, popping up a little window when it detects an embedded YouTube video or something similar. The actual Flash business is handled by Skyfire’s server, which does all the computery stuff, then sends the file to your handset. A bit clunky on slower Android phones, but it works like a dream on models with faster processors.

ASTRO File Manager

Description : Best app on adroid for File Manager, Backup, Image and text viewers, Networking, SMB, Bluetooth, SFTP, Zip Tar, downloader, thumbnails, search files, application manager, task manager, attachments.

AndroZip File Manager

Description : A must have app to save space on your android phone. Works as file manager, archive manager (ZIP, encrypted ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, 7ZIP), app backup, Task manager, search files, app installer, send files, app installer. Has multiple/batch move, copy, delete, create ZIP.

OpenHome

Description : Is the best and the most popular home replacement on the android market. Hundreds of free skins, Hundreds of icon packs, SenseUI like preview (pinch screen), Widget resizing, Custom shortcut icon, Theme music/setting/weather widgets, Quick Actions (Long press desktop element), Works with all android phones, Fonts and color customization, Hide apps from home screen, Full screen mode.

AntiDroid Theft

Description : Anti theft, protect against lost or stolen phones. Track your phone with GPS. Add extra to security to your phone if it is lost or stolen. Track its location and take pictures on the internet through the Anti Droid Theft

Advanced Task Killer

Description : ATK is often used to kill apps and clean memory. One of the realities of having a multitasking mobile OS in Android is that you have to manage your apps so that they don’t hurt performance or battery life. Advanced Task Killer (or ATK) is my favorite. It even comes with a widget that you can tap once to kill all open apps.

FxCamera

Description : If you play around with clicking pics and images, here is a friend for you. FxCamera enables you to take a picture with various effects like ToyCam, Polandroid, Fisheye, SymmetriCam, Warhol. etc

Adobe Photoshop Express

Description : Edit and share photos virtually anywhere. Edit and share photos virtually anywhere. Touch to crop, rotate, adjust color, and add artistic effects. Access all your photos and videos directly from your free Photoshop.com account. Quickly share with family and friends.

Barcode Scanner

Description : Scan barcodes on products then look up prices and reviews. You can also scan Data Matrix and QR Codes containing URLs, contact info, etc. Also share your contacts, apps, and bookmarks via QR Code with permissions.

McAfee WaveSecure

Description : McAfee WaveSecure secures your mobile device and personal data in the event of loss or theft by allowing you to locate/track your device, helps prevent device misuse, and remotely locks your device and wipes your data. It enables you to back up and restore your data from the device or via an easy-to-use web portal.

If you also have your favorite apps, you can share them here and help others.

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• Firefox delivers helpful new features to make your online experience more productive. Chose from over a thousand useful add-ons to personalize and make it your own.
• Miro – free, open source internet tv and video player. Miro gives you access to more free HD content than any other video player.
• Pidgin – is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once: AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo!, Zephy
• FeedReader – is a news aggregation solution that provides robust, state-of-the-art features in an intuitive, user-friendly environment. FeedBurner offers advanced, cutting-edge capabilities, including the most comprehensive podcasting support available today, as well as unique smart feed technology that puts the information you need right at your fingertips.
• Azureus - implements the BitTorrent protocol using java and comes bundled with many features : Multiple torrent downloads, Upload and download speed limiting, both globally and per torrent, Advanced seeding rules, Adjustable disk cache, Only uses one port for all the torrents, UPnP sets the forward on your router and more…
• FileZilla – is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.
• OpenOffice – is a multi platform and multi lingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute
• Thunderbird help you better manage your unruly inbox, scales to the most sophisticated organizational needs while making it easy to find what you need.
• Pant.Net – is free image editing and photo manipulation software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools

Address Book

• Corvalis – is a free, open source address management system .Export to/import from other popular e-mail programs such as Outlook and free e-mail service. Improved search features and group management .
• Rubrica - is an address book manager for the GNOME Environment. It allows you to add personal data (name, surname, address, etc.), web links, irc and email addresses, telephone numbers, job information (company where contact works, company infos, contact’s assigment, etc.) and notes.

Audio Tools

• MediaCoder – is a free universal batch media transcoder, which nicely integrates most popular audio/video codecs and tools into an all-in-one solution. It converts file formats, giving you a great deal of control over the output. It can also save you plenty of hard disk space by shrinking media files. There are also lots of extensions you can download that expand the programs’ capabilities, such as make it easy to transcode files for specific media players.
• Audacity – is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. It allows users to record live audio, convert tapes and records to digital formats, or mix pre-existing digital audio tracks. Supported formats include Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files. Operating system: Windows, Linux/Unix, OS X, Classic Mac.
• HandBrake – is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows. It grabs video from a variety of sources, including a DVD and a DVD image, and grabs audio from sources as well, including MPEG audio tracks. You’ll then be able to output a digital file in a variety of formats, including MPEG-4, AVI, OGM for video, or AAC, MP3, and Ogg Vorbis for audio.
• LAME -is one of the best MP3 encoders in the world, producing excellent quality MP3s. It is used by many CD rippers, combopacks and so on and its popularity is increasing almost daily. Also, in great quality DivX encoding, people tend to use LAME over other MP3 encoders.
• AC3Filter – is an open source AC3 decoding filter that allows you to watch videos with AC3-encoded surround audio. After you install the filter, all video players, including Microsoft’s Windows Media Player, that use DirectShow, should be able to play AC3 audio correctly. Filter also supports ProLogicII audio as well.
• MP3Gain -analyzes and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume. It does not just do peak normalization, as many normalizers do. Instead, it does some statistical analysis to determine how loud the file actually sounds to the human ear. With MP3Gain you can adjust your songs per file, which makes them all play at the same loudness (radio gain), or per album, which keeps the volume differences within an album but makes the albums play at similar loudness.
• Moosic – is a music player for Unix systems. It focuses on convenient and powerful playlist management. The key feature of this music player is its playlist management/queuing abilities. By default, Moosic supports MP3, Ogg, MIDI, MOD, and WAV files, but it can be configured to support other file formats as well. Operating system: Unix.
• StreamRipper – allows you to record and save Shoutcast streams and other Internet audio. Its key feature is the ability to find silences and mark them as possible points of track separation. Operating system: Windows, Linux/Unix.
• EasyTAG - is a utility for viewing and editing tags for MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack, Monkey’s Audio and WavPack files. Its simple and nice GTK+ interface makes tagging easier under GNU/Linux or Windows.

Bulletin Board

• phpBB -is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customizable open-source bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ. Based on the powerful PHP server language and your choice of MySQL, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL or Access/ODBC database servers, phpBB is the ideal free community solution for all web sites. Features include: Unlimited forums and posts; Multiple language interface; Private or public forums; Powerful search utility; Private messaging system; Templates.

Databases

• Firebird -is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms.
• PostgreSQL -is an advanced PostgreSQL-based search engine that provides online indexing of data and relevance ranking for database searching. Close integration with database allows use of metadata to restrict search results. Operating system: Windows, Linux/Unix, OS X, Solaris.

Content Managers

• Joomla! – is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Joomla is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable.
• Drupal – an open source content management platform. Equipped with a powerful blend of features, Drupal supports a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites.
• WordPress – is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.
• Plone – Content Management System built on top of the open source application server Zope and the accompanying Content Management Framework
• XOOPS -is an extensible, OO (Object Oriented), easy to use dynamic web content management system written in PHP. XOOPS is the ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more. Read the All about XOOPS page for more details.
• Opencms – is a professional, easy to use website content management system. It is based on Java and XML technology. It can be deployed in an open source environment (e.g. Linux, Apache, Tomcat, MySQL) as well as on commercial components (e.g. Windows NT, IIS, BEA Weblogic, Oracle).
• WebGUI – is a web application framework and web content management system that puts the publishing power in the hands of the people who create the content, rather than the IT staff. Join the thousands of businesses, universities, and schools that have found out just how easy web can be.
• PHP-Nuke -is a powerful Open Source portal application. It can be used as a weblog or as a CMS. PhpNuke allows webmasters and editors to easily post new content and comment existing articles. PHPNuke is much for game clan and guild sites. It is free software, released under the GNU License.
• ez Publish – supports the development of customized web applications. Typical applications range from a personal homepages to a multilingual corporate website, which include role-based multi-user access, e-commerce functions and online communities.

Developer Tools

• phpMyAdmin – handles the administration of MySQL over the Web. phpMyAdmin performs many database administration tasks like running SQL statements, adding and dropping databases, and adding, editing or deleting tables or fields. Operating system: OS I

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