Bittorrent goes to Content Delivery Through CDN
Well the Word that you are all used to hearing by now, Torrents will no longer be only associated with Illegal content obtained from sites like Mininova and Pirate Bay. Now the parent company i.e. BitTorrent is trying its hand at delivering content of Big Media Companies through the Bittorrent Protocol. Bittorrent DNA (Delivery Network Accelerator) as the new CDN (Content Delivery Network) will be called, will aim to provide big media companies and online Video providers, to reduce the Bandwidth costs with P2P information sharing technology. The basic principle... Read The Rest →
Demonoid is back – But not ready for Prime Time as Yet
After nearly a week of being down, Demonoid is back up and running, but there are issues that are being ironed out as we speak here. If you are wondering why Demonoid was down, then here is the official response to the downtime. We received a letter from a lawyer representing the CRIA, they were threatening with legal action and we need to start blocking Canadian traffic because of this. Thanks for your understanding, and sorry for any inconvenience. I am sure many of the Bittorrent users worldwide would... Read The Rest →
Bitlet Improves – Adds Creation of Torrent Files
Back in july I had written about Bitlet, a web based Torrent downloader. At that time Bitlet was just starting up and it had some amazing features, that had the potential to take Bittorrent to lay users. Well things have only got better at the Bitlet camp. They have now added support for Creation of Torrent files. With this step, I feel that we will see more and more stuff popping up on torrent search engines like Mininova etc.
Joost 1.0 Beta is Here
My favorite P2P Application, Joost has received a major makeover in the first public beta release. Joost 1.0 comes with a revamped UI, that is super slick and is better than the old one. I have really fallen in love with the new UI. Joost 1.0 has everything rearranged, and the new Navigation system is the best I have seen in a P2P Application.
Windows Vista to Get Internet TV
Microsoft is up on its heels again and plans to release the Internet TV addon for the Vista Media Center. All the existing users of Windows Vista Premium or Ultimate should get updates early tomorrow that would give them Internet TV on their Vista PC. The Initial Offering would include over 100 Hours of free content, that would include some of the following : Full episodes of TV shows such as the critically acclaimed “Arrested Development” Full-length music concerts by artists such as Chris Cornell, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, Pink,... Read The Rest →
Demonoid Goes Down – Keep the Fight Going!
Demonoid one of the Best Bittorrent trackers is currently down due to some ISP problems in Canada. Torrentfreak reports that Demonoid has been down for the past 24 Hours, that includes both the main site and the tracker. For those of who are hearing about Demonoid for the First time, let me tell you something about it. Demonoid is a fully private Bittorrent tracker and is one of the most popular trackers in the pirate world after thepiratebay. While the exact reason for the downtime is not known, Torrentfreak... Read The Rest →
WordPress 2.3 "Dexter" is Here !
WordPress is back on schedule again with a shiny new release in WordPress 2.3. With a Host of New features that are sure to create waves in the wordpress community, WordPress 2.3 is the best upgrade ever since WordPress 2.0 came out. Here is a rundown into what WordPress 2.3 Has to offer : Native tagging support allows you to use tags in addition to categories on your post, if you so choose. We’ve included importers for the Ultimate Tag Warrior, Jerome’s Keywords, Simple Tags, and Bunny’s Technorati Tag plugins... Read The Rest →
Xobni – Redefining EMail!
If you are one of those kind of people who prefer to read their mail in an offline reader like Outlook, then you will definately fall in love with Xobni (Its Inbox Spelled Backwords) is a must have addon for Outlook. Xobni replaces the basic and stale layout of Outlook with a fresh design you will fall in love with. Xobni brings you the best of both the worlds of Web based email and Desktop based. In short Xobni is a new look at your email. Here is a short... Read The Rest →
Convert Anything to Anything Using YouConvertIt!
Have you ever been frustrated with the multitude of File Formats that exists today? Were you in a fix when you wanted to send a file to your friend but were worried if he could open it or not. Worry No more because we now have You Convert It, an online file convertor that handles many types of file formats. You Can convert Audio, Video, Images to various formats all from the web. Once the Conversion is done you are emailed the output which you can download. If you... Read The Rest →
Seven Wonders of the IT World
First, there were the Seven Wonders of the World. Then there was a New Seven Wonders list, voted on Internet-style. That got us thinking: What are the seven wonders of the IT world? Here’s a look at seven of the biggest, most extreme and most unusual computers and projects. By the way, do you have a vote for an eighth wonder? Well this is the introduction to the amazing post made by CIO that Computer Closest to the North Pole : Webcam #1 Who’s in charge: The National Oceanic and... Read The Rest →
