How The Pirate Bay was reduced to just 90MB of data

Famed for its vast array of torrents and infamous within the film, television and music industries, The Pirate Bay has become one of the most well known and infamous torrent sites on the web.

Following its recent switch to the using magnet links however, its also become far more space efficient. So much so, one user decided to take the entire library of Pirate Bay torrent links and condense them onto a single USB flash drive.

With over 1.6 million torrents, it’s easy to see the appeal for those who are fans of file sharing and depending on the files in question, easy to understand why such a site would be likely to come under fire from big content creators.

Carbon app for Twitter now available on Windows Marketplace

Twitter users using Windows Phone 7 devices have been waiting for this one for quite some time now and it has finally released. The Carbon app is now available on the Windows Marketplace and can be purchased for $1.99.

Although it is a bit unusual for a Twitter client to charge money for you to use it, this one promises to be well worth the price. Carbon makes great use of the Metro UI to create a visually brilliant interface. But it’s not just a pretty app and comes with all the important features built-in, such as multi-account support, Read Later, image upload, custom URL shortening, threaded direct messages and image & video previews.

Nokia Public Transport drops its beta moniker, wants to show you the way on your Belle device

First introduced as a beta several months ago, Nokia Public Transport has made its way into a commercial release. As its name suggests, the Nokia Belle app is ready to help you navigate your way around the transportation systems of about 80 cities and urban areas.

The application lets you search for any address in the supported locations. It also gives you the opportunity to find different points of interest such as hotels or restaurants. You can save your favorite locations on the application’s home screen for easy access.

In case you are a Nokia Lumia user and feel a bit jealous about the app being available only for Belle users, don’t despair. A Windows Phone version of Nokia Public Transport is already in the works.

You can download the application on your Nokia Belle device here. Feel free to drop us a line with your impressions in the comments section below.

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Here's a 1080p sample video from the LG Prada 3.0

UK online retailer Clove has uploaded a 1080p sample video from the LG Prada 3.0 on its blog. The video gives us a look at what the 8 megapixel camera on the Prada 3.0 is capable of.

As you can see from the video above, the quality seems quite decent. We did notice some blurring around edges, though, as the camera was panned around. Also, the dynamic range of the camera isn't particularly great, which resulted in the sky being consistently washed out in the video. The details, however, seemed quite good.

Unfortunately, we couldn't see how the camera copes with moving images, or what the audio quality is like or how it performs under low light. For that, we will just have to wait till we get our hands on the phone ourselves.

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Instagram update brings new photo-enhancing effect, new filter and updated UI

The highly popular Instagram app was recently updated and brought a handful of new features and changes. First of all is the new Lux effect, which brings out more detail in your images. It works a bit similar to the HDR function built-into the iPhone’s camera and brings out the details in the dark as well as light areas of the picture. This effect can then also be accompanied by a filter.

Other changes include the addition of a new filter called ‘Sierra’ and a redesigned interface that uses an updated header and menu buttons for a simpler and more refined look. Instagram has also added tappable notifications, where tapping on a notification will take you to the relevant image, comment or profile page in the app.

Finally, a less advertised addition is one where the app now asks you before it uploads your contacts to its servers to find your friends who may also be using the service. This was probably done after the recent controversy with the Path app, where it would upload your entire contact list to its servers without your permission.

Sony looking into porting Vita OS to smartphones and tablets, smartphones apps to Vita platform

If you thought the OS on the PlayStation Vita would be limited to that device, think again. It seems Sony is looking into porting the Vita OS onto smartphones and tablets. This OS has apparently been designed by Sony to be expandable and can be used for powering smartphones and tablets. They may not be in a hurry to port it over on to other platforms right now but it is certainly something they could do down the line.

Another thing of note is that Sony is also going to port smartphone apps over to the PSVita. Sony’s deputy president Kunimasa Suzuki said that they will be putting in energy in building up the PlayStation Suite for this very purpose. Unfortunately, no word on whether PSVita games will appear on other platforms, although that does seem highly unlikely.