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GGF Reconsidering Purchasing The Pirate Bay
InsideTech has learned that The Global Gaming Factory, the Swedish company that's considering buying The Pirate Bay, may be reconsidering purchasing The Pirate Bay. GGF has said that it would only purchase TPB if it could convert it into a "legitimate business". Considering TPB's 3.7 million user-base has gotten where it's at for one simple reason; to download torrents for free, it seems nearly impossible for it to be turned into a legitimate business without dramatically decreasing traffic in...
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Top Ten BitTorrent Clients
BitTorrent has become one of the most popular file-sharing methods today. Unfortunately popularity often brings negative things to; in this case spyware and viruses. In this article we'll go over the most popular BitTorrent software right now so that you can select the best one for your needs without installing spyware or viruses in the process.
uTorrent uTorrent is known as one of the best BitTorrent clients out there. It's fairly easy to use with a simple interface and...
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The Pirate Bay to become a pay-site?
CNET has learned that Global Gaming Factory, the Swedish company planning to buy The Pirate Bay, will make TPB a pay-site. Under the new scheme members will have to pay a monthly fee in order to download their favorite torrents. Of which, some of the profits will then be used to pay copyright holders.Considering TPB was founded under the idea of freely sharing files online I doubt this sort of thing will work. As of right now TPB has 3.7 million members who originally signed up for one reason;...
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The retention war continues: Giganews hits 300 days
Giganews announced today their rentention has reached 300, a first for Usenet service providers, and will reach 365 in August. Official Statement from Giganews:
Today, Giganews eclipsed another Usenet landmark by reaching 300 days
of binary retention. This milestone stands as the longest binary retention
provided by any Usenet provider – ever.
Three-hundred days of retention means that Giganews stores more data for a
longer period of time than any other Usenet...
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PowerUsenet Upgrades In Process
PowerUsenet has announced that they have reached 300 days retention. They plan to max out at a whopping 401 days of retention later this year. Furthermore, the amount of connections allowed are also being upped. Secure Power customers will now be allowed 50 connections while Power User customers will get 20 connections.Also, right now there's a new promotion where new customers will get 50% off their first month which gives you even more of an incentive to give them a try.Things are definitely...
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