Archive for November 9, 2007

Demonoid Down [AGAIN]: Hosts Threatened by CRIA

The Canadian Record Industry Association threatened the company renting to them, so they’re down again.

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Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly

Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new Xbox feature that will allow parents to set the amount of time that kids can play games.

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Prosecutor Announces Charges Against The Pirate Bay

Prosecutor Håkan Roswall announced that he plans to press charges against 5 people involved with The Pirate Bay before January 31, 2008. The 5 are suspected of facilitating copyright infringement.

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Demonoid gone for good?

The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us (demonoid), and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding.

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iPhone and iPod touch 1.1.2 jailbroken BEFORE the official release

Apple hasn’t yet put the 1.1.2 update into iTunes but the iPhone and iPod touch are already jailbroken! With pictures.

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Blu-ray’s DRM crown jewel tarnished with crack of BD+

SlySoft promised the BD+ would be cracked by the end of 2007, and the company was on the money. Blu-ray’s one DRM “advantage” over HD DVD has apparently disappeared, as the newest beta of AnyDVD reportedly can rip discs protected with BD+.

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Elder Scrolls MMORPG confirmed!

Elder Scrolls Online is a go, and I think it’s safe to say that World of Warcraft may have its first legitimate challenge to the MMORPG throne, don’t you? We’ll see what happens in the future, but for now, Hines is saying nothing else.

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First Look at Firefox 3.0

With the release of the much anticipated Firefox 3 looming just around the corner, we got our hands on the latest beta build of your favorite browser to get a closer look at exactly what changes and exciting new features you can expect from the upcoming release of the ‘fox.

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Hirai: PS3 Home Delay Could be a Positive

PlayStation president Kaz Hirai has admitted to being unsatisfied with the present build of Home, the PlayStation 3’s virtual online space. He’s also addressed the company’s PS3 pricing strategy and the defection of Monster Hunter 3 to Wii.

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SUMOTorrent: The New BitTorrent Juggernaut

In just a few months SUMOtorrent managed to grow from 0 to 350,000 visitors a day, which makes it one of the most widely used BitTorrent sites. Impressive statistics but how did they accomplish this, and what are their plans for the future? Let’s find out.

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