An intrepid British angler today told how he snared a predator which kills men - by biting off their testicles. Fearless Jeremy Wade, 53, spent weeks hunting for the fish in remote Papua New Guinea after locals reported a mysterious beast which was castrating young fishermen. He finally unmasked the perpetrator as the Pacu fish - known locally as ‘The Ball Cutter’ - and managed to catch one in his small wooden fishing boat.

Mr Wade wrestled the 40lb monster on to the floor of his boat and opened its snapping jaws with his naked hands - to discover a jaw-dropping array of human-style teeth. The Ball Cutter boasts an impressive set of man-like molars, which tear off the testicles of unwitting hunters, leaving them to bleed to death.

Mr Wade, from Bath, Somerset, told how he reeled in the Ball Cutter as part of his new series of River Monsters, aired on ITV next week. He said: ‘I had heard of a couple of fishermen in Papua New Guinea who had been castrated by something in the water. ‘The bleeding was so severe that they died. The locals told me that this thing was like a human in the water, biting at the testicles of fishermen. They didn’t know what it was. ‘It is a hot and dirty area so the people would often go to the water with their children to wash but obviously they were very worried about this thing in the water. ‘Amazingly, these things are quite elusive so we had to be patient catching one. We put a line into the water and waited for it to bite. ‘When I reeled it in, it had this mouth which was surprisingly human-like, it is almost like they have teeth specially made for crushing. ‘They are like human molars and the fish have powerful jaw muscles. They are very deep bodied and solid like a carp, with strong muscles.’ At least two fishermen have bled to death after being bitten by the beast although Jeremy believes they were ‘pretty unlucky’ as it is quite shy.

Pacu fish are usually found in the Amazon, where they need their teeth to crack into the tough cases of nuts and seeds. The previously vegetarian fish were introduced to Papua New Guinea 15 years ago to increase stocks. They quickly used their special technique to chomp meat due to a lack of suitable vegetation in the waters - making short work of human testicles. Read more at www.dailymail.co.uk

An overview on all new smartphones and tablets with our personal considerations.

CES 2012 is officially going to open this morning in Las Vegas, but as usual all big names have already held their presentation or keynote in the previous day, and all the important news have already been unveiled. True that CES is normally a US focused event, but there’s always something interesting also for the global markets. Last year we saw the beautiful Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and the LG Optimus 2X, first dual-core smartphone; what has been launched at this edition? Keep reading for our thoughts on the CES 2012 news. Read more at www.247smartphone.com

In an attempt to reduce widespread piracy in the Netherlands, the government there recently introduced a plan that would make downloading movies and music unlawful. However, this proposal was binned yesterday by a motion from the Dutch parliament due to concerns it would restrict the free flow of information, invade the privacy of citizens and invite copyright trolls. Instead, they encourage the entertainment industry to focus their attention on providing authorized alternatives.

As in many other countries around the world, downloading music and movies is hugely popular in the Netherlands. A massive 30% of the population is said to do so. Presently, the Dutch see downloading movies and music for personal use as “fair use” and not punishable by law. However, the current government is trying to find a solution to the ever-increasing piracy problem and has proposed a new bill to make it unlawful.

The topic has resulted in a heated political debate over the past several months, and yesterday opponents of the bill won the first battle as the Dutch parliament adopted a motion to keep downloading movies and music for personal use legal.

One of the main concerns of the parliament is that a download ban would go against the free and open Internet, as it restrict the free flow of information. The motion further states that enforcing such a ban via monitoring would invade the privacy of Internet users. In addition, the parliament is worried that should downloading become unlawful, copyright holders will go after individual downloaders in court. This might result in a similar situation currently seen in countries like the United States and Germany, where hundreds of thousands of Internet subscribers are being sued by copyright trolls out to make a quick buck.

Instead of a download ban, the parliament suggests that the entertainment industry should focus more on offering authorized alternatives. At the moment, it is practically impossible to download high quality copies of recent movies and TV-shows via legal channels in the Netherlands.

The stance of the Dutch parliament is in line with an authoritative report commissioned by the government in 2009. In the report it was estimated that file-sharing has an overall positive effect on the Dutch economy. While it was recognized that the entertainment industry suffers some losses, these don’t outweigh the positive effects of file-sharing. This report also motivated the Swiss government to keep downloading of music and movies totally legal a few weeks ago. Read more at torrentfreak.com

In an attempt to reduce widespread piracy in the Netherlands, the government there recently introduced a plan that would make downloading movies and music unlawful. However, this proposal was binned yesterday by a motion from the Dutch parliament due to concerns it would restrict the free flow of information, invade the privacy of citizens and invite copyright trolls. Instead, they encourage the entertainment industry to focus their attention on providing authorized alternatives.

As in many other countries around the world, downloading music and movies is hugely popular in the Netherlands. A massive 30% of the population is said to do so. Presently, the Dutch see downloading movies and music for personal use as “fair use” and not punishable by law. However, the current government is trying to find a solution to the ever-increasing piracy problem and has proposed a new bill to make it unlawful.

The topic has resulted in a heated political debate over the past several months, and yesterday opponents of the bill won the first battle as the Dutch parliament adopted a motion to keep downloading movies and music for personal use legal.

One of the main concerns of the parliament is that a download ban would go against the free and open Internet, as it restrict the free flow of information. The motion further states that enforcing such a ban via monitoring would invade the privacy of Internet users. In addition, the parliament is worried that should downloading become unlawful, copyright holders will go after individual downloaders in court. This might result in a similar situation currently seen in countries like the United States and Germany, where hundreds of thousands of Internet subscribers are being sued by copyright trolls out to make a quick buck.

Instead of a download ban, the parliament suggests that the entertainment industry should focus more on offering authorized alternatives. At the moment, it is practically impossible to download high quality copies of recent movies and TV-shows via legal channels in the Netherlands.

The stance of the Dutch parliament is in line with an authoritative report commissioned by the government in 2009. In the report it was estimated that file-sharing has an overall positive effect on the Dutch economy. While it was recognized that the entertainment industry suffers some losses, these don’t outweigh the positive effects of file-sharing. This report also motivated the Swiss government to keep downloading of music and movies totally legal a few weeks ago. Read more at torrentfreak.com

Both Samsung devices are going to stay stuck with Gingerbread because of “hardware limitations”.

Bad news for all the owners of the Samsung Galaxy S: the Korean company has just announced that the device will not receive the update to the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due to limited RAM and ROM. And this despite the Nexus S, which basically has the same hardware, is receiving the new firmware in these days. Similarly, the original Samsung Galaxy Tab will stay with Gingerbread. Read more at www.247smartphone.com

The Android team made a video to wish everybody Happy Holidays.

Have a look at the video, and Happy Holidays also from the 247 Smartphone team Read more at www.247smartphone.com

The Chinese company started to send invites for a press event in Barcelona next February.

Chinese telecom giant Huawei sent an early notice for a press event that will take place next February 26th in Barcelona, Spain, during the next edition of the Mobile World Congress. The notice says the company is going to showcase their “smartest, fastest and most high-performing smartphone yet”.

We are definitely going to be in Barcelona for the MWC, and will also attend Huawei’s press event, so stay tuned for all the news and hands-on live from the Catalan capital. Read more at www.247smartphone.com

A bearded dragon eats ants from an HTC smartphone’s display!

This is fun: have a look at a lizard playing Ant Crusher on its owner’s smartphone Read more at www.247smartphone.com