50x Faster Than BitTorrent? Dream On!

Yesterday, quite a few websites, such as TechCrunch, quoted Kaiser Kuo, who claims that Blin.cn is working on a P2P-technology that is allegedly 50 times faster than our beloved BitTorrent. Impossible of course, and we will show you why … read more

New Harry Potter DVD to come with PC, portable versions

Fans of Harry Potter will get something extra with the Order of the Phoenix DVD: versions of the film that can be downloaded from the disc to a PC or digital media player … read more

iTunes Store Mistakingly Leaks Stargate Atlantis Episode

Apple has made a huge mistake by offering the fourth episode of the popular science fiction TV-show “Stargate Atlantis” instead of the season premiere via its iTunes store. Soon after the episode leaked it spread to BitTorrent and other P2P networks … read more

BitTorrent Addiction: The Thrill of the Chase

It’s great to have access to a huge library of media via your torrent client, no one can deny that, but for many users BitTorrent is more than just a functional tool. It’s become an addictive hobby, with puzzles to solve and treasures to find …. read more

“txtor” tool circumvents basic torrent blockers

Some universities block the downloading of torrent files by not allowing users to access files with the wrong mime-type or file extension. This simple block is easy to get around, and that’s exactly what a new site called “txtor” does. … read more

Anti-Piracy Technology For Sale On eBay For $1m

In 2005, anti-piracy company ViralG burst onto the file-sharing scene promising to end 99% of all online piracy. Today, if you need a top secret piracy solution, have an eBay account, can collect in person and have $1,000,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you’re in luck … read more

Porn Industry Infighting As Pirate Bay Takes On Big Media

After declaring their own war on BitTorrent, players from the porn industry have been debating The Pirate Bay’s calls for police action after major media companies tried to illegally sabotage their operations … read more

Judge deals blow to RIAA’s boilerplate copyright infringement complaints

DRAWING ON a recent Supreme Court decision, a federal judge tells the RIAA that the record labels’ boilerplate copyright infringement complaints aren’t enough to win even a default judgment.

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Opera 9.50 Kestrel Adds BitTorrent Peer Exchange

OPERA the popular multi-platform browser has supported BitTorrent for some time now. After more than a year of development, the release of v9.50 Alpha sees the introduction of a uTorrent compatible Peer Exchange feature which will hopefully help to speed up transfers and reduce tracker load.

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P2P responsible for as much as 90 percent of all ‘Net traffic’

AN UPCOMING report from a German traffic management firm shows that P2P is responsible for the lion’s share of traffic on the Internet. The bandwidth crunch looms…

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