Piracy is not theft, and not really bad either

I've seen quite a bit of "piracy is terrible, you're stealing and breaking the law" videos/posts as of late. Since I don't have anything better to do while banned from /g/ I thought I'd give my 2 cent on piracy.

Windows 8 to be released October 26, 2012

Windows 8 will be generally available the 26th October 2012. Upgrading from XP, Vista or 7 will cost $40 which is really nice compared to the older prices (109 USD for a retail copy of Windows 7 Home premium upgrade).
They have not said anything about the price of OEM and non-upgrade versions yet.

Yet another stupid Apple patent...

Why do the patent office keep approving Apple's patents? Why?
This new patent is about how documents, lists and lots of other things are displayed on a touch based device.

Needless to say, I wouldn't be surprised if some other device like Windows Mobile or Symbian did these things before Apple did.

You can read more about it on PatentlyApple or FreePatentsOnline.

Let's post (most likely) illegal activities on our FaceBook walls!

I shouldn't even have to point out why this is a terrible idea. It's probably best to stick with an old version of µTorrent or move over to some other client.

Source: BitTorrent's website

No, you will not lose Internet access....

So the media is trying to cash in on this whole "FBI will cut internet access to hundreds of thousands of people" crap and I'd like to shed some light on the whole thing.

iPhone and OS X vurnable to malware, just like any other computer system in the world

New malware for the iPhone, as well as OS X have been discovered by Kaspersky.

The one for OS X spreads via an email. The email has a ZIP file attached to it. If you unrar it then you'll see a JPG, but the archive also includes a malicious program which installs itself automatically and basically gives the creator of it access to the computer. The creator can transfer files, run commands on the computer and other things.
Read more here: Kaspersky

The iOS one is a bit of a surprise since this is, as far as I am aware, the only time a real malicious piece of software have made it to the app store. There have been instances of programs getting through before and doing things Apple don't want, such as Handy Light which used to let you tether your phone. Anyway, this app called "Find and Call" is also in the Android Market. What it does is uploads all your contact info in the address book to the creators server, and also spams your contacts with SMSes with a link to the program.
Read more here: Blog post made by someone working at Kaspersky

So remember, you're never 100% safe no matter what OS you use.