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Limewire Gets More Serious About BitTorrent
Limewire Gets More Serious About BitTorrent
In 2008 LimeWire was the most installed P2P application with an impressive market-share of 37%, compared to 14% for runner-up uTorrent. Although Limewire is primarily a Gnutella-based client it also supports BitTorrent downloads. Although we can safely say that most LimeWire users don’t ...
The Pirate Bay Will Close Its Tracker and Remove Torrents
The Pirate Bay Will Close Its Tracker and Remove Torrents
torrentfreak.com — Earlier today The Pirate Bay announced that it would be acquired by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF)... who are listed on the Swedish stock market. So, Pirate Bay users can not only share files but they can buy a share of the site as well. Perhaps even ... (more) The Pirate Bay Will Close Its Tracker and Remove Torrents
D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router
dlink.com — D-Link is proud to present the new Xtreme N Storage Router (DIR-685). By combining the superior features... of a wireless N router, a built-in Network Attached Storage (NAS), digital photo frame, and D-Link Green power saving features the DIR-685 ... (more) D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router
Monday's Office 2010 preview leaks to BitTorrent
computerworld.com — Computerworld - Just hours before Microsoft plans to launch Office 2010, a build that may be the... first public preview of the suite leaked to the Internet, searches showed late Sunday. A new version of Office 2010, build 14.0.4302.1000, appeared on ... (more) Monday's Office 2010 preview leaks to BitTorrent
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Limewire gets improved torrent support in new beta thanks to LibTorrent
Download Squad — ... Interestingly, being the most widely-installed app doesn't translate into actual use. As TorrentFreak points out, in a survey of nearly 200,000 bittorrent peers only 43 were using Limewire. ...

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