Archivos September 2009


MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile USA in Court Over MetroFLASH
PhoneNews.com
... can use their phones, the settlement of this case could have the same chilling effect as DeCSS, or the freedom of the FCC's Comcast/BitTorrent ruling. ...
Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS in legal battle over phone flashingFierceWireless

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Internet piracy: the quest for digital treasure Pt. I
Western Courier (subscription)
If something is released, chances are that someone will find a file of it and share it over something like Limewire or BitTorrent.
Internet piracy: the quest for digital treasure Pt. IIWestern Courier (subscription)

all 2 news articles »

Tom's Hardware : News Star Wars Old Republic PC
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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Canadian Pirate Party Launches BitTorrent Tracker
Zeropaid
Wants to prove P2P can be used by music artists as an important marketing tool to showcase their work. Formed back in early July of this year, ...


Cable: Not Impacted by Net Neutrality?
BusinessWeek
... down certain applications, such as file-sharing service BitTorrent, running over its network, the impact of the ruling has been subject of much debate. ...
Prepare to pay more for cable: Comcast will raise 'standard ...Quincy Herald Whig

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Anti-Piracy Group Drops Ridiculous Claim Against ISP
TorrentFreak (blog)
With just days to go before the BitTorrent piracy case involving Aussie ISP iiNet goes to court, anti-piracy group AFACT has made a second significant legal ...
AFACT "goes for the throat" in iiNet caseARNnet
Hollywood drops another claim in iiNet suitiT News
Another claim against iiNet droppedWA Business News (subscription)
Australian IT
all 6 news articles »

Wednesday's the Pirate Bay acquisition deadline, yeah right
CNET News
... announced in June that it would acquire The Pirate Bay--one of the world's most popular and controversial BitTorrent search engines--Pandeya said the ...

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p2pnet.net

Editorial: "Network neutrality" or "network neutering"?
Ars Technica
In explaining this away, a new Washington Post op-ed describes "one example alluded to by the chairman: Comcast's blocking an application by BitTorrent that ...
Washington Post: Net Neutrality Kills Puppies Oh, did we forget to ...Dslreports
Mark Cuban on net neutrality: 'Flat out wrong'p2pnet.net

all 6 news articles »

Tom's Hardware : News modern warfare 2 demo beta
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, bittorrent clients, and a slew of ...

UK ISP: Ban your own bittorrent - CD Freaks.com


Telegraph.co.uk

UK ISP: Ban your own bittorrent
CD Freaks.com
In the same way that adult content can be screened, an Internet service provider is letting users block Bit Torrent on their computers. ...
ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrentTorrentFreak (blog)
TalkTalk plan to introduce rating system for broadbandthinkbroadband.com
Cinema-style classifications for broadband to stop illegal filesharingTelegraph.co.uk
PC Advisor
all 20 news articles »

Slippery Brick

QNAP NMP-1000 Networked Media Player
Slippery Brick
The device supports BitTorrent Server, FTP Server, remote web browser access, and is DLNA compliant. The QNAP NMP-1000 can also function as an external USB ...


Demonoid Warns Of Severe Torrent and User Data Loss
Ethiopian Review
Earlier this month we warned that there could be extended downtime at Demonoid, one of the Internet's most popular bittorrent trackers. ...


TorrentFreak (blog)

Record Label Embraces Pirate Party BitTorrent Tracker
TorrentFreak (blog)
Last week TorrentFreak reported that the Canadian Pirate Party had established its own BitTorrent tracker. The Pirates hope to show that BitTorrent is not a ...


Voice of America

Washington Post: Net Neutrality Kills Puppies Oh, did we forget to ...
Dslreports
One example alluded to by the chairman: Comcast's blocking an application by BitTorrent that would allow peer-to-peer video sharing. ...
Conversation: Julius Genachowski on Net NeutralityNew Yorker
Net Neutrality In High GearMultichannel News

all 211 news articles »

Macworld UK

Court: Spotify Link Makes Pirate Bay Appeal Judge Biased
Zeropaid
Last week the case against Swedish BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay heated up with reports that the lay judge for their appeal is employed by Spotify, ...
Spotify Connection Disqualifies Pirate Bay Appeal JudgeTorrentFreak (blog)
Judge in Pirate Bay Appeal Removed for BiasWired News
Pirate Bay Lay Judge Deemed to Be BiasedPC World
paidContent:UK -Earthtimes (press release) -The Local
all 13 news articles »

Spotify Connection Disqualifies Pirate Bay Appeal Judge
TorrentFreak (blog)
... tech savvy programmer who co-owns a streaming technology patent along with the original developer of uTorrent and knows the ins and outs of BitTorrent. ...
Spotify ties make Pirate Bay judge bias: courtThe Local

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ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent
TorrentFreak (blog)
“But through doing it we can also help the content industry by blacklisting sites that have BitTorrent files on them,” he added. It's not difficult to see ...
Cinema-style classifications for broadband to stop illegal filesharingTelegraph.co.uk
TalkTalk hints it will launch cinema-style ratings to combat piracyBroadband Genie (blog)

all 3 news articles »

TorrentFreak (blog)

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on bittorrent
TorrentFreak (blog)
The top 10 most downloaded movies on bittorrent, 'Star Trek' tops the chart this week followed by 'The Proposal'. 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' ...


Pitch Weekly

Morrissey Set to Release B-Side Album Swords
Pitch Weekly
... just to get a bonus song can just get all the bonus songs in one handy-dandy place (no, not BitTorrent...ok, yes BitTorrent, but I meant legally). ...

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Cinema-style classifications for broadband to stop illegal filesharing
Telegraph.co.uk
“But through doing it we can also help the content industry by blacklisting sites that have BitTorrent [a filesharing technology] files on them,” he told ...

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Tom's Hardware : News Google Book Deal Hearing Rewrite
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, bittorrent clients, and a slew of ...

Is This Intervention Necessary? - Cato @ Liberty


Is This Intervention Necessary?
Cato @ Liberty
(This is what Comcast was trying to avoid when it ham-handedly degraded the use of the bittorrent protocol on its network.) Will regulation bar isps from ...


Canadian Pirate Party Launches Its Own bittorrent Tracker
Zikkir World (blog)
“We're starting a bittorrent tracker to show artists how to properly use P2P technology in order to gain access to a cheap and efficient marketing and ...

The FCC's Heavy Hand - Washington Post


Multichannel News

The FCC's Heavy Hand
Washington Post
One example alluded to by the chairman: Comcast's blocking an application by BitTorrent that would allow peer-to-peer video sharing. ...
FCC Defends Internet Regulation AuthorityBroadcasting & Cable
FCC Position May Spell the End of Unlimited InternetZikkir World (blog)
Net Neutrality In High GearMultichannel News
New Yorker -Washington Post
all 94 news articles »

Demonoid Warns Of Severe Torrent and User Data Loss
SecuObs
Présentation : Earlier this month we warned that there could be extended downtime at Demonoid, one of the Internet's most popular BitTorrent trackers. ...


Demonoid Warns Of Severe Torrent and User Data Loss
TorrentFreak (blog)
Earlier this month we warned that there could be extended downtime at Demonoid, one of the Internet's most popular BitTorrent trackers. ...


Comcast Quits Throttling bittorrent, Targets Heavy Users Instead
Zeropaid
Comcast, the country's second largest ISP, has announced that as of December 31st, 2008 it has ceased throttling bittorrent users as requested by the FCC ...


resnet Censoring Alternative News Sources
New University Online
Apparently, in the spirit of democracy, some files are hosted via bittorrent, an effective method of hosting files without paying for file hosting. ...


Pirate Party Canada Starts a BitTorrent Tracker
TorrentFreak (blog)
In the meantime the party's members haven't been sitting still and today sees the launch of their very own BitTorrent tracker. The Canadian Pirate Party is ...
FlashForward proves a hit on bittorrentPocket-lint.com

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Is Stopping Piracy More Expensive Than Ignoring It?
I4U
Sure, Ted the Income tax adjuster probably would have bought that dvd of "Coupling" if he hadn't had access to Bittorrent. But I doubt that Jimmy the 9th ...


Gadget Review (blog)

Fon Unveils Fonera 2.0N Router
BroadbandReports.com
The Fonera 2.0n is an updated version of their Fonera Wi-Fi router with 802.11N, but according to the company press release it also adds BitTorrent support, ...
Now AvailableGizmodo.com

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What to do about bandwidth hogs? - Computerworld


What to do about bandwidth hogs?
Computerworld
"We were having issues with guests file sharing using applications like BitTorrent and LimeWire," explained Stephen Bell, Director of IT for InTown Suites. ...

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Voice of America

FCC Takes Sides In Net-Neutrality Debate
Washington Post
... conflicts since Comcast's attempts to throttle BitTorrent file-sharing in 2007 -- but also the mobile broadband services of wireless-phone carriers. ...
Washington Post: Net Neutrality Kills Puppies Oh, did we forget to ...Dslreports
Conversation: Julius Genachowski on Net NeutralityNew Yorker
Net Neutrality In High GearMultichannel News

all 211 news articles »

flashforward proves a hit on bittorrent
Pocket-lint.com
It's a tracker that doesn't have an indexing site - it can be used by any bittorrent website. The show will be appearing on Five's freeview-only Fiver ...


Zikkir World (blog)

Massachusetts postal worker stole 3012 Netflix dvds
Zikkir World (blog)
But I'm sure even Weathers agrees at this point that just renting them was a better long term plan than stealing. Or, even better: Bittorrent! – Geek.

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Now Available - Gizmodo.com


Now Available
Gizmodo.com
There's NAS support, BitTorrent support, and even 3G support for some mobile Wi-Fi action. The Fonera golden rule still applies: share your Wi-Fi and others ...

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Tom's Hardware : News windows 7 cafe paris store
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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What to do about bandwidth hogs? - NetworkWorld.com


What to do about bandwidth hogs?
NetworkWorld.com
"We were having issues with guests file sharing using applications like BitTorrent and LimeWire," explained Stephen Bell, Director of IT for InTown Suites. ...

Free TV and Movies - Technologizer (blog)


Free TV and Movies
Technologizer (blog)
TorrentFreak recently listed the Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent. I'm reluctant to talk about these sites for a couple of reasons. ...
Magill Movies: FAB Films PreviewBi-College News
Internet Movie Database Launches Spanish-Language and Italian ...Business Wire (press release)

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FCC Defends Internet Regulation Authority
Broadcasting & Cable
... authority to take action against Comcast for "covertly interfering" with BitTorrent peer-to-peer traffic in violation of Internet openness principles, ...

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RCN Drops Newsgroups Immediately, Comcast Starting Oct 25th
Zeropaid
It's like suddenly losing a massive private bittorrent site that didn't enforce ratios even though everyone uploaded huge amounts as if they were enforced. ...


FCC: Comcast contradicts itself in claim agency has no power over it
ZDNet
... jurisdiction over it, is that the arguments are jurisdictional and precedential — not over the basic question of whether Comcast throttled BitTorrent. ...


Asus RT-N13U Wireless N Router with All-In-One Printer Server
CNET.com.au
The RT-N13U also offers a bittorrent client utility, called "Download Master". Once installed, it'll shift downloading duty to the router, with right-click ...
Asus RT-N16 Wireless RouterCNET.com.au

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LATEST Product Reviews - PCWorld.co.nz


LATEST Product Reviews
PCWorld.co.nz
Wyzo is a web browser for power downloaders who don't want to muck about with an extra BitTorrent program. If you're of the opinion that the world needs a ...


Ars Technica

FCC: Congress said we could spank Comcast for P2P blocking
Ars Technica
"Curiously, today's speech appears to admit that the Commission did not have enforceable rules at the time of last year's Comcast/BitTorrent decision while ...


Pirate Bay, Record Companies Agree Appeals Court Judge Biased
Zeropaid
Swedish BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate BAy is scheduled to have an appeal of its conviction for copyright infringement heard this November, ...


Symform: A Peer-to-Peer Take on Backup
Technologizer (blog)
It's kind of like a private, secure bittorrent for your own data; I'm still wrestling with the whole concept of storing confidential data on the computers ...


Massachusetts postal worker stole 3012 Netflix DVDs
Geek.com
But I'm sure even Weathers agrees at this point that just renting them was a better long term plan than stealing. Or, even better: Bittorrent!

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1.0 What is a network? - CNET.com.au


1.0 What is a network?
CNET.com.au
While lines are starting to blur with the advent of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks like BitTorrent, in networking there is a fundamental relationship known as ...
What equipment is used to connect to a network?CNET.com.au

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TechCrunch critical of latest music industry royalty demand
Punknews.org
... Kazaa and BitTorrent; and two, people who demand to be paid for their work, which includes organizations like the RIAA and musicians like Lily Allen. ...


Wired (blog)

Japan Foils Movie Pirates With Infrared
Wired (blog)
We have a better idea. Quit whining and make downloads available day-and-date with theater releases. Because right now the only option is BitTorrent.

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TorrentFreak (blog)

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
TorrentFreak (blog)
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'District 9′ tops the chart again this week followed by 'Year One''. 'State of Play' completes the top ...


Wireless providers wary about net neutrality rules
TG Daily
ISPs would have to offer an equal service to all, and be open about their practices - and not, for example, block BitTorrent and keep quiet about it, ...

Rulers of the Internet - Washington Post


Rulers of the Internet
Washington Post
Comcast allegedly blocked a video-and-music sharing site called BitTorrent. -- Verizon Wireless allegedly rejected a text messaging program from NARAL ...


Ars Technica

Comcast fires back at Net neutrality proposals
CNNMoney.com
In 2007, Comcast came under fire from the FCC for attempting to block BitTorrent, a popular file-sharing program. The blocking of this program would not be ...
FCC Throws Down Gauntlet Over Net NeutralityPopular Science
FCC Republicans Have Problems with Genachowksi ProposalBroadcasting & Cable
Yup, the FCC supports Net Neutrality all rightCrunchGear (blog)
InternetNews.com -Electronista (blog) -Gadget Review (blog)
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Siliconrepublic.com

FCC Throws Down Gauntlet Over Net Neutrality
Popular Science
The standout example of this comes from Comcast trying to throttle the peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol BitTorrent in 2008. Such practices have also ...
Yup, the FCC supports Net Neutrality all rightCrunchGear (blog)
FCC Chair Throws Weight Behind Net Neutrality PushInternetNews.com
FCC proposes net neutrality rulesElectronista (blog)
Gadget Review (blog) -Blast -Wired News
all 608 news articles »

What happens when copyright goes digital
Canada.com
When a pirate BitTorrent site makes pirated copies of cultural products available, everyone involved in the creative process is deprived of income for their ...
The great American, Canadian copyright 'debate' duetHill Times (subscription)

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FCC Republicans Have Problems with Genachowksi Proposal
Broadcasting & Cable
They also suggested that the FCC may have provided some fodder to Comcast in its challenge to the FCC's BitTorrent decision, in which it found that the ...


Zeropaid

Aussie Minister: “I Never Wanted to Filter P2P”
Zeropaid
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy responds to criticisms that the proposed “mandatory voluntary” Internet filter would try to block bittorrent and other P2P ...


Ars Technica

Yup, the FCC supports Net Neutrality all right
CrunchGear (blog)
That last one should be of interest to BitTorrent users: here, ISPs will have to make available their methods and rationale for managing their network. ...
FCC proposes net neutrality rulesElectronista (blog)
Formal Declaration of Net Neutrality Under Way At FCCGadget Review (blog)
FCC to formally propose net neutrality rulesBlast
Ars Technica -jkOnTheRun
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Would-Be Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Bankruptcy Filing
paidContent.org
After being kicked off the Swedish stock market for not providing evidence of the funds needed to buy giant BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay, ...
Bankruptcy Petition for Pirate Bay BidderNews In Tech (blog)

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FCC to formally propose net neutrality rules
Blast
While blocking domains is a rather draconian measure that would likely never occur, Comcast has been known to throttle BitTorrent traffic, giving other data ...

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Want to watch a replay? - Seattle Times


Want to watch a replay?
Seattle Times
Usenet or Bittorrent, say? Also, did anybody record the Rondeau/Nelson broadcast?... Posted on September 20, 2009 at 7:23 AM by shitbrain. Jump to comment.


Boston Globe

FCC to propose new Internet net neutrality rules
Afterdawn.com
The ISPs say that throttling is a necessary evil as BitTorrent use eats up massive bandwidth thus leaving other users with slower Internet. ...
Report: New net neutrality rule coming next weekSan Francisco Chronicle
FCC to Take a Stand on Net NeutralityPC World
FCC Chairman To Smack Down ISPs That Throttle DataZikkir World (blog)
Apple Insider
all 597 news articles »

TorrentFreak (blog)

Arrr, Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009 is Here
TorrentFreak (blog)
Every single day millions of 'pirates' all around the world gather on BitTorrent, but one day in September is extra special. Avast mateys, today is Talk ...

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Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Court Over Debt - Zeropaid


BBC News

Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Court Over Debt
Zeropaid
10 days ago Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the software developer trying to buy Swedish BitTorrent tracker site the ... GGF's Stock Gets Relisted: [. ...
Pirate Bay buyer struggling with mounting debtsPC Advisor
GGF's Stock Gets RelistedZeropaid
Swedish ISP Appeals Order to Block The Pirate BayZeropaid

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GGF's Stock Gets Relisted - Zeropaid


BBC News

GGF's Stock Gets Relisted
Zeropaid
Exactly 10 days ago Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the software developer trying to buy Swedish BitTorrent tracker site the Pirate Bay, was found guilty of ...
Pirate Bay buyer struggling with mounting debtsPC Advisor
Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Court Over DebtZeropaid
Swedish ISP Appeals Order to Block The Pirate BayZeropaid

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Tom's Hardware : News Windows XP Service Packs Update
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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Tom's Hardware : News ITG Windows XP xpPhone
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol out of print and doing well
iTWire
Which is probably why The Lost Symbol has also become a BitTorrent 'bestseller' if you'll excuse the technical inaccuracy of the word in this case. ...

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p2pnet.net

Bram Cohen To Deliver BitTorrent Live Streaming
Ethiopian Review
There are currently a few dozen people working on P2P-based live streaming, and they are soon to be joined by Bram Cohen, the inventor of BitTorrent. ...
P2P Power: Cohen does BitTorrent live streamingp2pnet.net
Bram Cohen now wants to revolutionize p2p live streaming!TechWhack (blog)

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CrunchGear (blog)

I'm sorry, but we have to ban music. That's just the way it is.
CrunchGear (blog)
... Kazaa and bittorrent; and two, people who demand to be paid for their work, which includes organizations like the RIAA and musicians like Lily Allen. ...

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TorrentFreak (blog)

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol 'Bestseller' on BitTorrent
TorrentFreak (blog)
Both the unabridged audiobook and the ebook versions have already been downloaded tens of thousands of times through BitTorrent. Books that are popular on ...


Tom's Hardware : News Windows 7 Professional Students $19
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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Tom's Hardware : News Yahoo! Bing Google Search
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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Zeropaid

Swedish ISP Appeals Order to Block The Pirate Bay
Zeropaid
... the largest bandwidth provider of Swedish BitTorrent tracker site the Pirate Bay, to cut off service to the site until it exhausts the remaining appeals ...

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Minister: BitTorrent Will Not Be Blocked By Aussie Filter
TorrentFreak (blog)
After Australia's Senator Stephen Conroy's plans to filter the Internet earned him the title of Internet Villain of the Year, today there is more ...

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Sarotech's WizPlat boxes 4TB NAS with BitTorrent client, biscuits
engadget (blog)
... RAID 0/1 or JBOD configs, 2x USB for more storage, FTP, SAMBA, iTunes, and printer servers, and integrated BitTorrent client for 24/7 PC-less downloads. ...


TorrentFreak

Bram Cohen To Deliver BitTorrent Live Streaming
TorrentFreak
Bram Cohen, the inventor of the BitTorrent protocol that revolutionized file-sharing, is working on BitTorrent-based live streaming. ...


isohunt Launches Hexagon.cc, a “Social bittorrent Site”
Zeropaid
After 2 years of development, isohunt founder Gary Fung has managed to push the boundaries of bittorrent tracker sites a bit further with the advent of ...


Geek.com

Pirate Bay bidder finds new stock exchange
CNET News
Shares of Global Gaming Factory X, the software maker that that claimed it would acquire popular and controversial bittorrent search The ...
Swedish ISP to appeal Pirate Bay cut-off verdictRegister
Soon to Sink, Pirate Bay's Torrents Come AshorePC World
ISP Appeals Decision Forcing it to Disconnect Pirate BayTorrentFreak
Kezins.info -PC World -TorrentFreak
all 48 news articles »

Download uTorrent 0.9.2 for Mac OS X - Softpedia


Download uTorrent 0.9.2 for Mac OS X
Softpedia
µTorrent, a popular BitTorrent client now available for Mac OS X as well, has been updated to version 0.9.2 beta. ...


Pirated Jay-Z might rob our future
Kansas City Star
Some 400000 people ripped it off bittorrent, according to torrentfreak, a blog dedicated to breaking news about the file-sharing world. ...


Tom's Hardware : News Google Fast Flip Online Magazines
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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Tom's Hardware : News Bing Visual Search Microsoft
Tom's Hardware Guide
Now we're looking at Internet apps, including Web browsers, RSS readers, podcatchers, FTP clients, download managers, BitTorrent clients, and a slew of ...

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TorrentFreak

Jumping the Shark: Pirate Bay and Spotify Circle US Waters
Kezins.info
Have all the rumors of their infiltration jumped the shark? Sweden-based Pirate Bay touts its company as being “the world's largest BitTorrent tracker.” [. ...
It's Time To Sink The Pirate Bay, and Replace ItTorrentFreak
Shady From The StartPollstar

all 5 news articles »

The Edinburgh Journal

Swedish ISP to appeal Pirate Bay cut-off verdict
Register
Last month TPB was taken offline after Stockholm's district court ordered its bandwidth supplier - Black Internet - to stop serving the BitTorrent website's ...
ISP Appeals Decision Forcing it to Disconnect Pirate BayTorrentFreak
ISP appeals verdict that closed Pirate BayComputerworld
In Sweden, 'Pirates' Make The Web A Political CauseNPR
Nashville Scene -The Edinburgh Journal
all 17 news articles »

Understanding piracy - Stuff.co.nz


Understanding piracy
Stuff.co.nz
Patrick uses BitTorrents, known commonly as "torrents", to digitally acquire his media for free. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file-sharing system used for ...


TorrentFreak

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on bittorrent
TorrentFreak
The top 10 most downloaded movies on bittorrent, 'Year One' tops the chart again this week followed by 'District 9′. 'Antichrist' completes the top three. ...


Hexagon BitTorrent Launches a Social Community Site
Walyou
Hexagon was recently launched, creating a social community for BitTorrent downloads where users may create public and private groups, discuss content and ...


Sydney Morning Herald

How much mobile data is enough?
Sydney Morning Herald
... secondary PC and you're not downloading all your email or doing anything crazy like downloading movies via BitTorrent over a mobile broadband network. ...

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TorrentFreak

It's Time To Sink The Pirate Bay, and Replace It
TorrentFreak
Luckily for most BitTorrent fans there are plenty of alternatives. However, in the current climate where media moguls send their lawyers after everything ...

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Apple says No! to µMonitor - Ethiopian Review


Apple says No! to µMonitor
Ethiopian Review
“An app called µMonitor, which lets people monitor their downloads on the uTorrent BitTorrent client, has been rejected by Apple, with the company's letter ...

Pirate Bay Purchase Sinking - Ethiopian Review


Pirate Bay Purchase Sinking
Ethiopian Review
Threat Level has repeatedly questioned Global Gaming Factory's intentions of turning the world's most notorious bittorrent tracker into a legitimate, ...

Kwikset Connected Locks Are Cool - UberGizmo


UberGizmo

Kwikset Connected Locks Are Cool
UberGizmo
We've all become fairly used to remotely controlling our stuff via the Internet, be it another computer, your bittorrent downloads and who knows what else. ...

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EZRSS.it - Your Favorite Shows At Your Fingertips
KillerStartups.com
By the use of this solution you will have your bittorrent client completing this process for you in a simple and fast way. That is why you will not have to ...


Trackhub Offers a Solution for Failing BitTorrent Trackers
TorrentFreak
Trackers are the Achilles' heel of BitTorrent. Tens of thousands of downloads will slow down or stop working entirely when some of the bigger trackers go ...


The Pirate Bay: Buyer Delisted, Founder Talks Strategy
NewTeeVee
The Pirate Bay is not only known as the world's largest bittorrent tracker; its founders also gained notoriety for continuously announcing project after ...


Run a Free BitTorrent Tracker on Google
Ethiopian Review
In their defense, operators of BitTorrent sites often argue that they do nothing more than Google does. They offer a search platform for people to find ...


Easy Peasy is a Lightweight Linux Distro Optimized for Netbooks
Lifehacker
Easy Peasy includes Firefox, Pidgin, Skype, Transmission bittorrent Client, Open Office, Banshee Media Player, Picasa, Cheese Webcam Booth, ...

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Facebook Bans LimeWire's Share Feature
TorrentFreak
The client recently updated its BitTorrent support and added the option to share files with friends on Facebook, a feature that thousands of users reviewed ...

bittorrent support for Thandy - SecuObs


bittorrent support for Thandy
SecuObs
My task was to add bittorrent support to Thandy, the secure automated updater developed by the Tor project, along with setting up and testing the necessary ...

Vote: What's Next for The Pirate Bay? - Wired News


New Zealand Herald

Vote: What's Next for The Pirate Bay?
Wired News
... exchange of The Pirate Bay's corporate suitor is likely to scuttle the planned $8.5 million purchase of the world's most notorious BitTorrent site. ...
Pirate Bay buyer 'misled' investors, booted off exchangeCNET News
GGF Stock Delisted from Swedish Stock ExchangeZeropaid
The Pirate Bay purchase falls throughEnd Of Show
Register -Pocket-lint.com -Wired News
all 126 news articles »

PC World

Add Real Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9
Washington Post
Whad'ya know! iTunes 9 CAN monitor folders for new music. Well, make that folder, singular. Hey, it's a start! See, if you peek inside C:\Users\[Your ...
Add Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9PC World

all 25 news articles »

Amazon's Cloud Computing Service Could Be Security Vulnerability
CIO
Now a developer, Brett O'Connor, has come up with a step-by-step method for using the same service to host an open source BitTorrent application called ...

Watch folders finally come to iTunes - CNET News


PC World

Watch folders finally come to iTunes
CNET News
I'd also tell you to point your BitTorrent client's download folder here, but I'm sure you don't do that sort of thing. Forget I mentioned it, OK?
iTunes Finally Adds Watched Folder to Automatically Add New MusicLifehacker
Add Real Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9Washington Post
Tip: Using The New Automatic Import Folder In iTunes 9Cult of Mac
Washington Post
all 12 news articles »

How to Download Music from Newsgroups - Zeropaid


How to Download Music from Newsgroups
Zeropaid
It's evolved greatly since then and has become a robust means of downloading music, music, and more like file-sharing programs such as BitTorrent, KaZaA, ...


Run a Free BitTorrent Tracker on Google
TorrentFreak
In their defense, operators of BitTorrent sites often argue that they do nothing more than Google does. They offer a search platform for people to find ...


PC World

iTunes Finally Adds Watched Folder to Automatically Add New Music
Lifehacker
Let's say, for example, you downloaded Radiohead's In Rainbows via BitTorrent. Previously you'd have to manually add the music to iTunes via drag and ...
Add Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9Washington Post
Add Real Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9PC World
Tip: Using The New Automatic Import Folder In iTunes 9Cult of Mac

all 10 news articles »

Automatic Downloads New Torrents... Automatically
Lifehacker
Automatic is a free download, Mac OS X only. If you're not quite up to speed with bittorrent, check out our beginner's guide.

and more »

Pirate Bay Purchase Sinking - Wired News


guardian.co.uk

Pirate Bay Purchase Sinking
Wired News
Threat Level has repeatedly questioned Global Gaming Factory's intentions of turning the world's most notorious BitTorrent tracker into a legitimate, ...
Pirate Bay buyer 'misled' investors, booted off exchangeCNET News
GGF Stock Delisted from Swedish Stock ExchangeZeropaid
The Pirate Bay purchase falls throughEnd Of Show
Register -Pocket-lint.com
all 117 news articles »

Add Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9 - Washington Post


PC World

Add Folder Monitoring to iTunes 9
Washington Post
Can you believe it?! iTunes 9 still doesn't watch folders for new music! Well, at least there's that old standby: iTunes Folder Watch. ...
Hands on: iTunes 9 refinements cool, but hard to findArs Technica
ITunes Gains Automatically Add to ITunes FeaturePC World

all 25 news articles »

New Zealand Herald

Pirate Bay buyer 'misled' investors, booted off exchange
CNET News
... when the software company and operator of Internet cafes first announced it would acquire The Pirate Bay, a popular BitTorrent search engine. ...
GGF Stock Delisted from Swedish Stock ExchangeZeropaid
Prospective buyer of The Pirate Bay gets delistedSan Francisco Chronicle
Would-be Pirate Bay buyer ousted from stock marketThe Associated Press
End Of Show -Escapist Magazine -SR International - Radio Sweden
all 91 news articles »

End Of Show

GGF Stock Delisted from Swedish Stock Exchange
Zeropaid
Disciplinary committee says its claims that investors were prepared to fund its 60 million kronor ($8.5 million USD) purchase of Swedish BitTorrent tracker ...
The Pirate Bay purchase falls throughEnd Of Show
Would-be Pirate Bay buyer ousted from stock marketThe Associated Press
Pirate Bay Purchaser Has Property SeizedEscapist Magazine
The Industry Standard -SR International - Radio Sweden -TorrentFreak
all 77 news articles »

End Of Show

The Pirate Bay purchase falls through
End Of Show
It's tracker – which has been quietly defunct for weeks – hosted over 50% of BitTorrent tracking, a core competent of the protocol. ...

and more »

Your local independent record store isn't just a box of records
Nashville Scene
Until you can BitTorrent cauliflower or download scallops directly off the Internet, the food industry won't be turned upside-down quite the ...


Zeropaid

P2P Art – “090909,” a 6th Film Uploaded to bittorrent
Zeropaid
He uploads the original artwork to bittorrent tracker sites, in this case the Pirate Bay, and seeds it until at least one other user has downloaded it. ...


Pocket-lint.com

Microsoft Office 2010 leaks to Bittorrent
Pocket-lint.com
Microsoft Office 2010 is due next year, but a version has already leaked out to Bittorrent websites. It's the first that uses the term "beta", ...


Ars Technica

Deep packet inspection engine goes open source
Ars Technica
... that identifies protocols passing over the Internet—just don't count on learning how it identifies even encrypted BitTorrent and Skype connections. ...
Open source software library for deep packet inspectionThe H
Privacy Commission orders Bell to be more open about its use of DPICartt.ca (subscription)

all 3 news articles »

Anti-Piracy Group Objects To Friend of the Court Application
TorrentFreak
The ongoing battle over alleged BitTorrent piracy between several studios – Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros Entertainment, ...
iiNet vs AFACT: Internet Industry Association wants in on the actionARNnet

all 12 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald

Apple Rumors Abound: iPod Delay, Jobs Keynote, More
Wired News
... Beatles catalogue will be available on iTunes: digitally remastered versions of Beatles songs have already leaked on BitTorrent for illegal downloading. ...
Apple Tablets, Steve Jobs, and The Beatles: An Apple Event Rumor ...Gearlog

all 493 news articles »

Buy Legit Copies of Popular Software for Less
Lifehacker
A lot of people take the BitTorrent route when they're stuck between a rock and their wallet, but rather than using pirated software, weblog Digital ...

and more »

Remastered Beatles Tracks: BitTorrent Today, iTunes Tomorrow?
Wired News
The remastered Beatles tracks surfaced on a private BitTorrent tracker over the long weekend, according to BigChampagne. They then inevitably spread to ...

and more »

How to Download Movies from Newsgroups - Zeropaid


Zeropaid

How to Download Movies from Newsgroups
Zeropaid
It's evolved greatly since then and has become a robust means of downloading music, movies, and more like file-sharing programs such as BitTorrent, KaZaA, ...


District 9 Pirated Over 1 Million Times in 24 Hours
Tom's Hardware Guide
District 9 is well on its way to becoming the most pirated movie of the year. Remember when everyone flipped out over the pirated copy of X-Men Origins: ...

and more »

TorrentFreak

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent
TorrentFreak
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'District 9' tops the chart again this week followed by 'Bruno'. 'Monsters vs Aliens' completes the top ...

and more »

Ctrl C + Ctrl V - MyADSL


Ctrl C + Ctrl V
MyADSL
The Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde presented at the annual ISPA iWeek conference, discussing the history of the popular BitTorrent website and giving his ...


TorrentFreak

Jay-Z's New Album Drops Early To Compete With Torrents
TorrentFreak
The release date of Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3′ has been brought forward after it surfaced on various BitTorrent sites earlier this week. The album was originally ...

and more »

TorrentFreak

Pirates Jump on District 9 Torrents
TorrentFreak
The huge download spike is caused by a DVD quality version of the movie that leaked onto various BitTorrent sites yesterday. In the present day and age, ...


FCC chairman reaffirms support for net neutrality
Allentown Morning Call
Last year, the FCC ruled that Comcast couldn't stop Internet users from accessing BitTorrent, a popular file-sharing site. Comcast had contended that it ...


Hexagon.cc Turns BitTorrent Into a Community Playground
NewTeeVee
The people behind the popular BitTorrent site Isohunt.com launched a new community portal this week called Hexagon.cc that's aimed at making BitTorrent more ...


Label That Embraces bittorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful ...
Techdirt
Beep! that has all the music from all of its artists available via bittorrent, with help from Mininova. In the interview, the guy from the label says that ...


Zeropaid

Spectrial 2: Pirate Bay Appeal Scheduled for November
TorrentFreak
Millions of BitTorrent users all around the world followed the Pirate Bay trial with great interest this February. Many had hoped that the Court would ...
Irish ISP to Launch “Innovative New Music Service”Zeropaid
Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate BayEthiopian Review
Political Parties Criticize Law Forcing Pirate Bay BlackoutTorrentFreak

all 4 news articles »

TorrentFreak

Hexagon.cc: Now it's BitTorrent's turn to go 'social'
CrunchGear
so it only makes sense for someone to try to socialize BitTorrent. It doesn't hurt when that “someone” is the people behind IsoHunt, who just launched ...
BitTorrent Goes Social with Hexagon.ccMashable
isoHunt launches Hexagon.ccp2pnet.net
isoHunt Reveals World's First Social BitTorrent File Sharing WebsiteSoft Sailor

all 5 news articles »

The 10 most pirated eBooks of 2009
Christian Science Monitor
The 10 books most downloaded on BitTorrent (a free file-sharing application) this year do not include titles by Victor Hugo or Emily Brontë (or even Dan ...


Demonoid BitTorrent Tracker Could Go Dark For Days
Ethiopian Review
Demonoid remains one the most popular BitTorrent sites on the Internet, despite a fairly colorful and turbulent past. Sadly its thousands of users could ...


4 Ways to Get College Textbooks Free
U.S. News & World Report
... ways to distribute textbooks free of charge without requiring students to violate copyright laws or download big files illegally from BitTorrent sites. ...

and more »

The Age

Opera 10 - review of Internet browser new version. What's new?
Ecommerce Journal
Some features , such as a built-in and fully integrated BitTorrent download client , have not yet been adopted by Opera's competitors . ...
Opera 10: It's Final. And Worth TryingPC World
Opera 10: A Pretty Good Browser, But Will Anybody Use It?ReadWriteWeb
Opera 10 gets full releasePocket-lint.com

all 200 news articles »

BitTorrent Goes Social with Hexagon.cc - Mashable


Mashable

BitTorrent Goes Social with Hexagon.cc
Mashable
“The main difference that sets Hexagon.cc apart from other social file sharing and BitTorrent sites, is everything is centered around groups. ...

and more »

Zeropaid

Irish ISP to Launch “Innovative New Music Service”
Zeropaid
... formally bowed to the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and began blocking customer access to Swedish BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay. ...
Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate BayEthiopian Review
Political Parties Criticize Law Forcing Pirate Bay BlackoutTorrentFreak

all 3 news articles »

Siliconrepublic.com

App Store roundup: Vonage approved, BitTorrent controller rejected
Apple Insider
Existing VOIP applications like Skype have been held to this standard, and BitTorrent clients are banned. While BitTorrent can be used for legal purposes ...
Apple rejects bittorrent monitoring App, claims it'll be used to ...MobileCrunch
Apple rejects µTorrent controller iPhone apptuaw.com
Apple rejects uTorrent monitor appPocket-lint.com
p2pnet.net -TorrentFreak
all 341 news articles »

CrunchGear

Why is The Beatles on iTunes such a big deal?
CrunchGear
So, if The Beatles on iTunes isn'ta big deal for you guys, people who know how to rip a CD, or who know how to use BitTorrent ;-), then who will give a damn ...

and more »

TorrentFreak

isoHunt Launches 'Social' BitTorrent Site
TorrentFreak
“The main difference that sets Hexagon.cc apart from other social file sharing and BitTorrent sites, is everything is centered around groups. ...

Snow Leopard security features still ... - MacNN


Globe and Mail

Snow Leopard security features still too weak?
MacNN
Significant gaps remain, including other conventional means of downloading like BitTorrent and FTP clients. The OS is moreover unable to detect anything but ...
Apple's Snow Leopard AntivirusAbout - News & Issues
Snow Leopard Protects You From Two TrojansWashington Post
Apple Security Features For Snow Leopard Not Up To Par, Experts SayChannelWeb
GadgetCrave.com -GCN.com -CNET News
all 857 news articles »

TorrentFreak

pisexy bittorrent Admin Passes Away Suddenly
TorrentFreak
It is with sadness that we report that Pimpie, the administrator of long-standing private bittorrent tracker pisexy, has passed away suddenly after ...


BBC News

Apple's Snow Leopard Antivirus
About - News & Issues
Files that are brought in via FTP, BitTorrent or other file transer / file sharing programs are ignored. Unfortunately, many Mac users may be lulled into a ...
Snow Leopard Protects You From Two TrojansWashington Post
Apple Security Features For Snow Leopard Not Up To Par, Experts SayChannelWeb
New Apple OS delivers only rudimentary protectionGCN.com
GadgetCrave.com -InformationWeek -Pocket-lint.com
all 814 news articles »

Demonoid BitTorrent Tracker Could Go Dark For Days
TorrentFreak
Demonoid remains one the most popular BitTorrent sites on the Internet, despite a fairly colorful and turbulent past. Sadly its thousands of users could ...


Zeropaid

Verizon Quits Free Usenet Access Sep 30th
Zeropaid
Say, for example, some official thinks BitTorrent is merely a means for distributing the illegal filth, then forcing ISPs to block the protocol. ...

and more »

WA today

Opera 10: A Pretty Good Browser, But Will Anybody Use It?
ReadWriteWeb
... real-time fraud protection, a BitTorrent client, and the tabs now optionally show a rendered version of the page for a more visual experience. ...
Opera 10: It's Final. And Worth TryingPC World
First look: Opera 10 faster with new featuresArs Technica
Opera 10 gets full releasePocket-lint.com

all 199 news articles »

kavamovies 1.4 adds favorites browser: 64-bit optimized for Snow ...
prMac (press release)
And downloading with bittorrent has never been simpler: one click to search, another click to start the download in your favorite client. ...

and more »

Product Reviews

Apple rejects BitTorrent monitoring App, claims it'll be used to ...
MobileCrunch
Let's face it: when you say the word “BitTorrent,” your mind first goes to The Pirate Bay and not distrowatch.org or downloading Blizzard patches! ...
uTorrent iPhone App Rejected by Apple, Goes UndergroundTorrentFreak
Apple rejects BitTorrent-related iPhone app µMonitorMobile Entertainment

all 145 news articles »

Opera 10: It's Final. And Worth Trying - PC World


PC World

Opera 10: It's Final. And Worth Trying
PC World
As usual, one of the most notable things about Opera is its sheer volume of features-it incorporates an e-mail app and a BitTorrent client, as well as its ...
First look: Opera 10 faster with new featuresArs Technica
Opera 10 browser is hereCNET News

all 105 news articles »

The Promise and the Peril of Web 2.0
TechNewsWorld
For instance, hackers recently persuaded members of BitTorrent, a P2P file-swapping site, to download an executable malware file masquerading as Apple ...


Opera 10: It's Final. And Worth Trying
Technologizer
As usual, one of the most notable things about Opera is its sheer volume of features–it incorporates an e-mail app and a BitTorrent client, as well as its ...

and more »

SlashGear

Brite-View CinemaTube is an HD Media Player With Integration
SlashGear
This time around, Brite-View has gone and provided a full 1080p HD media player, that also comes out of the box with BitTorrent downloader, ...
ZINNET(R) Unveils brite-View(TM) CinemaTube, a 3-in-1 Full 1080p ...PR Newswire (press release)

all 7 news articles »

Slippery Brick

Bram's Cube is harder than Rubik's Cube
Slippery Brick
Meet Bram's Cube, created by the creator of BitTorrent, Bram Cohen. It offers more of a challenge by incorporating gears into the design. ...
Bram's Cube Takes The Rubik's Cube And Makes It Devastatingly HardGizmodo Australia

all 3 news articles »

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