Privacy has always been a major concern for BitTorrent users and there are only a few ways to remain anonymous. By using a secure connection, as the new TorrentPrivacy tool offers, you can bypass almost every firewall or traffic shaping application, while making sure that nobody can see what you're downloading.
Belarus TV viewers who saw The Hurt Locker on TV last Sunday noticed something odd. In the middle of all the action, near the end of the movie, a female voice-over interrupted with the following announcement: “This release is created exclusively for int …
Just a few hours ago we brought the news that BitTorrent search engine isoHunt has been sued by 26 record labels in Canada. The labels allege that the BitTorrent site is facilitating massive copyright infringement of their songs, and are demanding millions …
Type ‘Crysis 2′ into Google and the first result you get is the official site. The second result is a post from publisher EA’s blog titled ‘Crysis 2 Leaked’ “Crytek has been alerted that an early incomplete, unfinished build of Crysis 2 has appeared on …
The BitTorrent App Studio was launched by BitTorrent last August and features content from selected content providers and software developers. The idea is to offer these publishers a unique distribution platform and to make it easier for the 100 million st …
For a global release to the file-sharing public, the makers of the Warcraft III documentary teamed up with VODO -the independent BitTorrent distribution platform – and BitTorrent Inc. Beyond the Game primarily revolves around Warcraft III: The Frozen T …
BitTorrent was the first widely adopted technology that made it possible to download large videos online in a timely fashion. It’s needless to say that BitTorrent inventor Bram Cohen unleashed a small revolution here, even though he never envisioned the te …
In the last year RapidShare has taken extreme measures to ensure that they are operating legitimately. The company is actively working with copyright holders to meet their needs and has employed various take down tools comparable to those found at YouTube. …
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