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Need for Speed ProStreet PC Demo
2007-11-04 13:42:00
EA has released a PC demo for Need for Speed : ProStreet, the latest in the Need for Speed racing series, allowing you to try out the game which will be available for PC, Nintendo DS, PSP, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii on November 13. Mirrors (796MB): 3DGamers | CGO.ro | FileFront | ...
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1and1.com offers cheap .biz domain
2007-11-04 13:32:00
It’s a special offer, so hurry up and make use of it! You can get a .biz domain for just 2.99$ (first year only) What you get with a 1and1.com domain? FREE Private Registration: Protect your contact information from spammers! Your privacy is important. Starter Website: Choose a template and create a 5 page website in minutes. Search Engine ...
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NetFirms.com unbeatable hosting offer
2007-11-04 13:22:00
$10 for one full year of ADVANTAGE(TM) Hosting ! 2 FREE domain names , 250GB disk space , 2,000GB data transfer per month , Host unlimited websites , 500 email adress!!! Everything you need for your small business website: 250 GB Disk Space 2,000 GB Transfer 2 FREE Domain Names FREE Design Software WordPress Business Blog 24/7 Customer Support Not enough? Well there’s more, ...
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Crysis single player demo out early
2007-10-27 17:55:00
A day earlier than expected, EA has released a single-player demo for Crysis, allowing you try out the sci-fi FPS by Crytek. The massive 1.8 GB file contains the first level from the game along with a version of the game’s Sandbox level editor. Mirrors: 3D Downloads, CGO.ro, EA FTP, EXP.de, FZ.se, ...
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Aussie student makes copper broadband faster
2007-10-25 22:24:00
200 times! A student from down under has come up with a way to speed up traditional copper broadband from it’s usual 1-20Mbps bandwidth to upto 250Mbps. John Papandriopoulos, a PhD student from Melbourne, has patent applications for the technology being processed in the US and Australia, won one of Melbourne University’s top academic prizes yesterday. He ...
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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars patch v1.09
2007-10-25 22:18:00
Electronic Arts has released a new patch for their sci-fi RTS game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars . The patch, which is downloaded via the game’s auto-updater or manually on the game’s official web site, brings the game up to version 1.09 and fixes a few bug fixes with no balances changes. The new version ...
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3DMark Next requirements out
2007-10-23 20:37:00
Futuremark is developing a new version of this utility, which will now be tagged as 3DMark Next, foregoing the yearly surname. The company has released minimum system specifications for 3DMark Next in the Game-O-Meter section of its YouGamers website. Those minimum specs are as follows: Processor: x86/x64 single core CPU with SSE2 support. Performance similar to Intel ...
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CNN interview Blizzard Korea Developer
2007-10-23 20:30:00
StarFeeder has a link to the live interview that took place between CNN’s Kristie LuStout and Jungwon Hahn of Blizzard Korea . The Korean Developer isn’t the best of interviewees. She discusses mostly the financial side but the long enduring popularity of the game comes into conversation as well. Hit the StarFeeder blog for the video link.
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Xbox 360 Arcade is out
2007-10-23 20:25:00
GamingTruth reveals that the Arcade edition of the Xbox 360 is out, something we’ve all been expecting anyway, but haven’t received official word of, until now: For those that aren?t aware, the Xbox 360 Arcade is the rebranding and repackaging of the Xbox 360 Core system, but it contains a bit more in the package now. It?s ...
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Adobe on the case for iPlayer platform hop
2007-10-17 07:50:00
The Beeb has recruited Adobe for full compatibility of it’s iPlayer service into Mac and Linux. The crime that the BBC commited of only having released the iPlayer for Windows XP ticked off many, and an e-peitition was also signed and submitted (like they really read that stuff). Abode’s agreement (which is non-exclusive, thus not having ...
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Demonoid downed by ?RIAA Canada?
2007-09-26 18:59:00
Canada based Torrent site Demonoid is suspected to have been taken down by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. Both the site and tracker have been offline for almost a day. According to TorrentFreak, the server is still pining, but everything else could be blocked by a firewall from the ISP. Site creator Deimos has no word out ...
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Amazon DRM-free music service in public beta
2007-09-26 18:56:00
amazon’s awaited DRM free music service has finally been announced, entering public beta. Touted to contain the largest DRM-free list of music available, which can be played on any portable device capable of playing music. Over 2 million songs from several hundred thousand artists are already on offer, despite the beta status. Most songs are ...
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TPB to get Suprnova back onlnie
2007-08-03 14:48:00
TorrentFreak has news that the Pirate Bay are about to relaunch Suprnova.org, which was considered one of the most popular BitTorrent search engines in it’s day. The former owner Sloncek, donated the site to TPB and the site will be relaunched in a few days, in it’s original design. The announcement is the same they made ...
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BitTorrent Sites Shut Down, Admins Arrested
2007-07-29 15:00:00
Spanish authorities shut down 2 Bittorrent sites for alleged facilitation of copyright infringement. Todotorrente.com and trackertdt.com were both taken offline and three administrators were arrested and accused of facilitating ‘copyright infringement’. From Torrent Freak: According to the Police, todotorrente.com was responsible for more than 500,000 ? in losses to copyright holders, while the site itself made more ...
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?Top 25 P2P Universities? Amendment Blocked
2007-07-26 11:32:00
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) withdrew a controversial new amendment from the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Monday afternoon. Reid?s amendment would have required the Department of Education to compile an annual list of 25 colleges that were considered the worst culprits in file-sharing, based on the volume of letters received from RIAA ...
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RIAA want money again
2007-07-23 18:53:00
We just reported on the RIAA saying lawsuits are not the solution, and what do we read on p2pnet? 23 more letters naming people who owe reparations for apparent crimes against humanity. Harvard kindly told them to push off, though they didn’t use that harsh a language. Those who were lettered, were ordered to pay $3000 ...
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Anti-Piracy Outfit?s Business Model On Life-Support
2007-07-23 18:48:00
TorrentFreak has summarised the activities on Logistep, a swiss company hellbent on terrorizing anyone and everyone they can, legally anyway, for using P2P and claming they have broken laws with very shaky evidence. They take a tour of the countries the Swiss have landed their feet, which may be in their mouths at the moment: Swiss ...
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RIAA says lawsuits cannot be the complete answer to music piracy
2007-07-23 18:41:00
zomg! TGDaily has a detailed report on the RIAA’s activities regarding lawsuits against individuals claimed to have been illegally sharing music files over the interweb and their now changed stance of ‘maybe this isn’t going to work’. An excerpt: The Recording Industry Association of America?s massive lawsuit campaign to crack down on music pirates has generated a ...
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Major Victory Within Grasp For European File-Sharers
2007-07-19 19:26:00
European file-sharers were given a huge legal boost today when the Advocate General to the European Court of Justice declared that EU law does not allow Internet Service Providers to be forced to reveal the personal details of people accused of file sharing. According to Juliane Kokott, Advocate General to the European Court of Justice, anti-piracy and copyright enforcement groups may not be able to demand that ISP’s hand over the names and addresses of those they accuse of file-sharing. The statement was issued to help judges come to a decision in the case involving Promusicae - a Spanish music industry organisation - and Telefonica, Spain’s biggest ISP. Promusicae sued Telefonica after they refused to reveal the identities of some of its customers who were accused of swapping copyright music using the file-sharing software, KaZaA. If it had been successful, Promusicae would have used the information to take legal action against those it accuses of sharing music to which it hol...
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Disney Music Label Offers New CD Format
2007-07-19 19:14:00
Hollywood Records, Walt Disney ’s music label, is offering a new CD format with extra features to help boost sagging CD sales. Hollywood Records on Wednesday unveiled its new CDVU+ (CD View Plus) format with digital magazine extras, song lyrics, band photos and other extras to boost fan loyalty. The new format also replaces the traditional CD booklet and plastic jewel case with recyclable packaging. Teen punk band Jonas Brothers will be the first act to use the technology when they release their self-titled album on August 7. Music companies have been seeking new ways to give buyers more value from recorded music sales in hopes of turning around declining sales trends of regular CDs. U.S. CD sales were down nearly 20 percent in the first half of 2007 as more young buyers digitally download music and piracy runs rampant. Source: Reuters.com
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German eDonkey servers shut down
2007-07-17 19:28:00
File-sharing service eDonkey suffered a heavy blow on Friday as Germ an music industry lawyers won a fight in the battle to to shut down the Donkey’s servers. The District Court in Hamburg has made a temporary injunction to the operator of an eDonkey server. Heise reports that the computer must be taken offline for “as long ...
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Zune DRM successfully cracked
2007-07-16 18:45:00
The digital rights management scheme that guards media bought from the Zune Market place has been compromised, says a forum post and subsequent reports from users themselves. An updated version of the controversial FairUse4WM now exposes and strips the secret keys for the proprietary format as well as any song or video that uses the ...
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uTorrent v1.7.3341 Final
2007-07-13 14:13:00
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients. Changelog - Change: use cached scrape stats if scrapes fail (up to 24 hours) - Change: “When µTorrent has reached ...
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Hollywood Transformers Terror
2007-07-12 16:00:00
Scary stuff isn’t just restricted to the screen anymore Tinseltown, in a travesty of pure horrible power, has listed five people arrested for allegedly using a camcorder to film the new Tran sformer s movie. Regular officers were conscripted to this duty as unpaid corporate copyright cops, as p2pnet puts it.
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The Pirate Bay Interview
2007-07-12 15:52:00
TorrentFreak has some info on the latest BitLord episode in which they interview Brokep of the infamous Pirate Bay: The BitLord show released a special episode in which they interview with Brokep from The Pirate Bay . Brokep talks about TPB?s contribution to the BitTorrent scene, their secret upcoming project, the new anonymous P2P protocol they are ...
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TPB launches image hosting
2007-06-22 12:24:00
The Pirate Bay, which bills itself as the world?s largest bittorrent tracker, has launched a completely uncensored image hosting service called BayImg. They support .zip and .rar files as well for archives and maximum file size is 100mb.
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Judge halts RIAA ?illegal? activity
2007-06-21 11:34:00
The RIAA’s campaign against students in New Mexico has been stalled after a federal judge forbade the anti-piracy body from getting private data from university networks. The RIAA had put up a case against 16 people it claimed were file sharing. It wanted to use the court’s powers to get the university to provide the names ...
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MusicGiants: WMA Lossless Music, DRM-Free
2007-06-20 12:54:00
MusicGiants isn?t the most well-known online music download service out there, but they?ve been pumping out WMA Lossless files since 2005. Until a couple weeks ago, all of the super hi-res files were locked down with Windows Media DRM, but no more! Right now you can only get Paul McCartney?s Memory Almost Full DRM-free in ...
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Mininova hits 2 billion downloads
2007-06-14 11:35:00
Mininova, one of the most popular BitTorrent search engines, experiences a massive growth in the first half of 2007, and today they served the 2 billionth .torrent download, according to TorrentFreak: In January, when mininova celebrated its second anniversary, they passed the 1 billion download mark. It wasn?t really a surprise that getting to 2 billion ...
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TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitors
2007-06-11 16:37:00
TorrentSpy, one of the world?s largest torrent dump sites, has been ordered by a federal judge to monitor its users in order to create detailed logs of their activities which must then be handed over to the MPAA. According to CNET News.com. federal judge Jacqueline Chooljian requested that Torrentspy (what?s in a name) must start creating ...
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