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The Essential Download: Twitter Engage, Slack, Glastonbury
Discover the best new, updated and essential apps for your smartphone and tablet
uTorrent Hack Exposes Account Details And Passwords
Undergound data breach. Up to 35,000 user accounts on the uTorrent community forums exposed after hack
BitTorrent In Corporate Networks A Sign Of Breaches: BitSight
While Bittorrent is not a direct cause of malware, networks that use the peer-to-peer service are much more likely to have botnets and other compromised systems
BitTorrent Releases Secret Messaging App
'Bleep' goes public, with BitTorrent promising to keep user identity anonymous by storing encryption keys and messages locally
BitTorrent Live Streaming Protocol Launched
The peer-to-peer streaming platform could change live video as we know it
Most File-Sharers Can Be Easily Monitored, Study Finds
The majority of pirates can be tracked within three hours of starting a download
Cambodia To Deport Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gottfrid Svartholm
Gottfrid Svartholm is to be deported but he might not be going back to Sweden, where he faces jail
US ISPs Will Start Hunting Pirates From July
Pro-copyright organisations confirm ISPs will commence initiatives on 12 July
BitTorrent Site BTjunkie Closes In Megaupload Aftermath
BTjunkie, one of the world's most popular BitTorrent sites, has voluntarily shut down following recent anti-piracy moves
BitTorrent Downloaders Given A Malware Scare
BitTorrent's µTorrent downloaders got fake antivirus scareware, not the client they wanted
Pirate Bay Founders Launch ‘Legal’ File-Sharing Site
Pirate Bay founders hope to avoid fresh accusations of copyright breaches with their new venture, Bayfiles
Pirate Bay Founding Group Abandons Ship
Piratbyran, creator of notorious BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay, is throwing in the towel following the death of one of its founders
Law Firm Defends Illegal Fileshare Hunt
A law firm that specialises in anti-piracy lawsuits has defended its controversial actions, which have been branded as bullying and extortion
Windows 7 SP1 Beta Leaked Online
A beta of Microsoft's upcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 has appeared on a number of Torrent websites
US Court Ruling Sparks Net Neutrality Fears
The US Court of Appeals has thrown out a 2008 Federal Communications Commission ruling that Comcast violated its network neutrality principles