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Motorola Splits Into Two Companies, But That Just Means They’ll Be More Streamlined And Focused [Motorola]

Just as Motorola was getting its act together and releasing brilliant hardware after years of, well, dirge, they're now splitting down the middle into two independent companies—on one side the phone division, the other, wireless networking. Don't glare at your Droid and vow to never put more money into Motorola, because the split is actually a good thing. It'll make them more streamlined and focused, with equal attention being placed on each side—though the handset and set-top box side will own the name and license it to the dustier wireless networking and radio systems unit. Sounds fair, considering we only care about the mobile division anyway, but apparently they're both raking in around the same amount in sales (approximately $11 billion last year each). Honestly, I never thought I'd see the day when I could write about Moto's corporate struggles and actually be able to put a positive spin on it, but it does sound like the right decision has been made up above. [ NY Times ]
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The Pirate Bay Tracker Officially Shutting Down for Good [BitTorrent]

The Pirate Bay, the largest, most popular BitTorrent tracker on the internet, has faced seriously troubled times this year, and today, the site's operators announce that they're officially shutting down their tracker for good. They're putting a positive spin on things to all-things-BitTorrent weblog TorrentFreak—talking about trackerless solutions that haven't really seen a ton of adoption just yet from users (though trackerless solutions are supported by most popular BitTorrent clients)—but their tracker's demise will certainly mark the end of an era. The site's still operational for magnet links, but The Pirate Bay tracker (with .torrent file downloads) as you knew it is on its way to Davy Jones' locker, and so on with pirate-speak references. [ TorrentFreak ]
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