items tagged with Bittorrent
Windows 7 build 6956 leaks to web as a VHD
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-05 19:18:50
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-05 19:18:50
It has been claimed that an attendee at the Chinese WinHEC conference has managed to leak a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image of the previously unreleased Windows 7 6956 build to torrent sites on the Internet. Some have claimed success in downloading the file and running as a VHD, others claim no success and say that “Chinese hackers” are trying to convert the VHD into an installable ISO instead.
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Australian piracy sting over “14.3 million” movies
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-04 21:48:36
Two unemployed Australians have been charged with allegedly operating a BitTorrent tracker site facilitating the download of terabytes of movies and TV shows, charging up to 400,000 members $10 per month to be VIP members, raking in tens of thousands of dollars and ripping off the global media industry.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-04 21:48:36
Two unemployed Australians have been charged with allegedly operating a BitTorrent tracker site facilitating the download of terabytes of movies and TV shows, charging up to 400,000 members $10 per month to be VIP members, raking in tens of thousands of dollars and ripping off the global media industry.
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iiNet to “vigorously” defend claims it is a piirateNet
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-20 07:23:14
Australian ISP iiNet is the subject of Federal Court action over claims it is supporting or encouraging the illegal downloading of pirated content, despite a “terms of service” agreement with its users that prohibits the infringements of other’s rights, and intends to vigorously defend itself in court.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-20 07:23:14
Australian ISP iiNet is the subject of Federal Court action over claims it is supporting or encouraging the illegal downloading of pirated content, despite a “terms of service” agreement with its users that prohibits the infringements of other’s rights, and intends to vigorously defend itself in court.
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Windows 7 available now - on BitTorrent sites
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-02 01:05:40
Thousands of curious PC users unfazed about breaking the law are downloading the latest pre-beta 6801 build of Windows 7 released at Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference, in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-02 01:05:40
Thousands of curious PC users unfazed about breaking the law are downloading the latest pre-beta 6801 build of Windows 7 released at Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference, in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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Do Foxtel’s “four tuners” make the iQ2 four times foxier?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-20 03:37:44
Foxtel is progressively rolling out its “four tuners” functionality that allows 2 shows to be recorded while you watch one live – but what’s happened to the fourth tuner?!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-20 03:37:44
Foxtel is progressively rolling out its “four tuners” functionality that allows 2 shows to be recorded while you watch one live – but what’s happened to the fourth tuner?!
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FCC orders Comcast to stop arbitrarily blocking Internet traffic
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-04 20:16:12
In a move that will be welcomed by net neutrality advocates, the US Federal Communications Commission has slammed Comcast for selectively blocking its customers' peer-to-peer traffic. The FCC has also ordered Comcast to take a number of measures to rectify the situation.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-04 20:16:12
In a move that will be welcomed by net neutrality advocates, the US Federal Communications Commission has slammed Comcast for selectively blocking its customers' peer-to-peer traffic. The FCC has also ordered Comcast to take a number of measures to rectify the situation.
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New Trojan in the wild targeting MP3, WMA and WMV files
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-14 03:23:54
Researchers at Secure Computing say they've found a new Trojan in the wild that infects multimedia files including MP3s. It is thought to be seeded by 'warez' sites and then spread via peer-to-peer networks.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-14 03:23:54
Researchers at Secure Computing say they've found a new Trojan in the wild that infects multimedia files including MP3s. It is thought to be seeded by 'warez' sites and then spread via peer-to-peer networks.
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Aussie iTunes TV show selection – a bit of a yaaawner
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-25 04:29:09
iYawn... yeah, Apple has finally, after a million, zillion years, launched TV shows in the Australian iTunes store. I’m sure it’ll grow, or at least, I certainly hope so, but for now... iYawn. Aaaah.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-25 04:29:09
iYawn... yeah, Apple has finally, after a million, zillion years, launched TV shows in the Australian iTunes store. I’m sure it’ll grow, or at least, I certainly hope so, but for now... iYawn. Aaaah.
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Content is king, so Adobe Media Player doesn't rule, OK?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-20 00:58:18
Adobe's very proud of its new AIR-based Media Player, and of the fact that it has garnered 15,000 pieces of content including 400 shows from major broadcasters and publishers in just over two months. That's fine if you're in the US, but what about the rest of the world?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-06-20 00:58:18
Adobe's very proud of its new AIR-based Media Player, and of the fact that it has garnered 15,000 pieces of content including 400 shows from major broadcasters and publishers in just over two months. That's fine if you're in the US, but what about the rest of the world?
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Internet trumps TV, consumers say
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-20 02:31:28
The premium price of new high definition cable services may be a moot point according to survey findings released today. Broadband users spend far more time on the net than in front of their TVs.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-05-20 02:31:28
The premium price of new high definition cable services may be a moot point according to survey findings released today. Broadband users spend far more time on the net than in front of their TVs.
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GTA IV - just buy it
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-27 21:36:37
Uh-oh... pirate copies of Grand Theft Auto IV are roaming around the web, causing havoc - but why risk downloading a pirate copy at 6.32GB in size for the Xbox 360 - when the full version comes out tomorrow?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-27 21:36:37
Uh-oh... pirate copies of Grand Theft Auto IV are roaming around the web, causing havoc - but why risk downloading a pirate copy at 6.32GB in size for the Xbox 360 - when the full version comes out tomorrow?
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Microsoft XP SP3 illegally torrents onto the Internet
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-25 23:59:38
Got Windows XP and feel like breaking the law? We don’t recommend it, for it’s illegal, but XP SP3 is reportedly available on torrent sites – and reportedly will pass the WGA check. Naughty!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-25 23:59:38
Got Windows XP and feel like breaking the law? We don’t recommend it, for it’s illegal, but XP SP3 is reportedly available on torrent sites – and reportedly will pass the WGA check. Naughty!
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Forget Comcast's P2P Bill of Rights, how about the rights of couch potatoes?
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2008-04-16 20:38:30
If television networks abided by a Couch Potatoes' Bill of Rights for viewers, they wouldn't face such a threat from file-sharing networks such as BitTorrent.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2008-04-16 20:38:30
If television networks abided by a Couch Potatoes' Bill of Rights for viewers, they wouldn't face such a threat from file-sharing networks such as BitTorrent.
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What's a reasonable venue for legal action?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-03-31 01:57:56
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-03-31 01:57:56
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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Survey confirms broadband users aren’t stupid
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-12 02:25:41
AVRRA, the Australian Video Rental Retailers Association, says online movie downloads are a ‘tough sell’, referencing a Diffusion Group survey of 1,975 US broadband users claiming that only 9.5% say they regularly download movies. However, there is evidence to suggest that the results are skewed.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-12 02:25:41
AVRRA, the Australian Video Rental Retailers Association, says online movie downloads are a ‘tough sell’, referencing a Diffusion Group survey of 1,975 US broadband users claiming that only 9.5% say they regularly download movies. However, there is evidence to suggest that the results are skewed.
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Pirate Bay de-scuppered and back on Yahoo
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-21 20:23:18
What’s going on at the world’s second most popular search engine, Yahoo? First they delist the Pirate Bay, but then they put it back. Did Jack Sparrow call them and have a chat?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-21 20:23:18
What’s going on at the world’s second most popular search engine, Yahoo? First they delist the Pirate Bay, but then they put it back. Did Jack Sparrow call them and have a chat?
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Swedish “Pirate Bay” under new legal attack
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-17 20:10:20
Torrent download site, the Pirate Bay is in the legal firing line once again, this time from lawyers representing Prince and the Village People. However, if the Pirate Bay’s other responses to letters they have received from companies around the world are any indication, their response will likely be little more than a line from the Village People’s hit: you can’t stop the music, nobody can stop the music (or the Pirate Bay!).
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-17 20:10:20
Torrent download site, the Pirate Bay is in the legal firing line once again, this time from lawyers representing Prince and the Village People. However, if the Pirate Bay’s other responses to letters they have received from companies around the world are any indication, their response will likely be little more than a line from the Village People’s hit: you can’t stop the music, nobody can stop the music (or the Pirate Bay!).
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Pirate Underbelly downloads go ballistic down under
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-17 01:57:48
Net-savvy Victorians denied the chance to watch Channel 9’s hit new show thanks to a court order preventing its broadcast in the state have rushed online to download it, with local police threatening to thunder down upon copyright infringers like a ton of bricks.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-17 01:57:48
Net-savvy Victorians denied the chance to watch Channel 9’s hit new show thanks to a court order preventing its broadcast in the state have rushed online to download it, with local police threatening to thunder down upon copyright infringers like a ton of bricks.
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Vista SP1: Slow Pack 1?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-09 21:36:28
Although Vista SP1 has gone RTM, there’s still confusion over whether the final SP1 code truly speeds things up like copying – or not. Is Vista SP1 just Vista’s twisted ugly sister, or a beautiful Cinderella awaiting the glass slipper?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-09 21:36:28
Although Vista SP1 has gone RTM, there’s still confusion over whether the final SP1 code truly speeds things up like copying – or not. Is Vista SP1 just Vista’s twisted ugly sister, or a beautiful Cinderella awaiting the glass slipper?
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Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 leak to the web as expected
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-07 00:34:14
As predicted, pirate copies of Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 are already available from Bittorrent websites, weeks before consumers can get them legally, showing once again just how efficient hackers and decentralised networks really are at providing and distributing illegal stuff.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-07 00:34:14
As predicted, pirate copies of Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 are already available from Bittorrent websites, weeks before consumers can get them legally, showing once again just how efficient hackers and decentralised networks really are at providing and distributing illegal stuff.
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