Apple is known for the stringent guidelines it applies when deciding which software to allow into their App Store – BitTorrent is one of the things on their ban list. However, one developer who carefully avoided the dirty word “torrent” in the submission process, eventually managed to get a BitTorrent-related App approved by Apple.
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Private trackers are seen widely across the bittorrent scene as a means to a "free" end. At its most basic level, we need to start with: "Why do you join a private tracker?" The answer is to get all kinds of free content shared by the members of the private tracker community which you have joined. Yet, are private trackers really free? What are the economics behind private trackers? What allows private trackers to maintain their speeds and permits them to rapidly upload content at such a blazing rate?
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Torrific isn't the first HTTP torrent downloader but it'll download any torrent file your throw at it, help you search for what you want via Google, and do it all for free.
Torrific is pretty easy to use. If you've already got a URL to a torrent file, just paste it in to Torrific and click "Get." Alternatively, you can enter a Torrent site you want to browse for a particular torrent, or just enter a search term and Torrific will turn to Google to help you find what you want.
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Failed “Operation Ark Royal” that charged the BitTorrent tracker site’s admin Alan Ellis with “conspiracy to defraud” rang up more than £29,000 ($45,347USD) in expenses. Cleveland Police note that the amount also covered the cost of investigating 4 uploaders to the site who pled guilty of lesser charges.
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Plenty of trackers open for signup and the good news just keeps coming in. AfterTorrentLeech and TorrentGui earlier this month, SuperTorrents (ST) is the latest private tracker to join in on the PS3 jailbreak celebration bandwagon. ST has opened public registrations for a limited time and new members are now able to create an account without needing an invite code. Having featured this site numerous times on this blog, we assume that most of our readers are/were members of the tracker. In case you haven’t visited SuperTorrents in a while, this is not the same old ST we are talking about.
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On the 12th September 2010, the Official PeerPortal.org torrent tracker was closed by Superman the owner of the site.
it was not an easy decision to make, and will be missed by all of the P2P community, the reason for the site closure will stay confidential for now.
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Music lovers and especially trance and progressive music fans have a new place where they can go for free downloads. The new niche file sharing site called Zeduga offers a nice, clean layout, free of annoying ads and with a good searching system.
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BitTorrent trackers and IRC channels go hand in hand. Most torrent sites have an official IRC channel where you can chat with fellow members, get support from staff, idle to get bonus points, etc. We’ve featured several P2P friendly IRC networks in the past and this article is about a new IRC server; Corrupt-Net. It looks pretty stable, has over 900 users and already hosts official channels of several well known private torrent trackers.
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Every single US Copyright lawsuit against nearly 19,000 John Does has been filed in Washington DC. Discovery has been granted in every case, which means the identification process against many of these individuals is taking place as you read this article. Before the USCG can obtain the identifiable information associated with the IP address collected during their copyright infringement investigation, they have the opportunity to file a motion to quash - or prevent the USCG from obtaining their information.
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Pirate Bay will become a documentary subject in the idea of a Swedish filmmaker. Simon Klose wants to create a documentary called TPB AFK about the three founders of the site, and their reactions to being found guilty of being accessory to crime against copyright law and fined about $3.6 million.
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The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Salt’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’. ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ completes the top three.
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A DLL load hijacking vulnerability in the Windows operating system, has affected dozens of applications which become quickly a target for remote hijack exploits. Since Microsoft refuses to patch Windows, the developers of the affected applications have to take measures on their own.
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Re: SportsCult.Org - 3 Invites Available
It affords you access to a private BitTorrent tracker site which is by invite only.
DigDawg Today, 06:45 PMWith such an invite, you can gain membership and access to