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Pirate Bay buyer kicked off Swedish stock exchange and may face criminal charges

by Sue Walsh on Sep 10, 2009 at 04:17 PM

The company that intends to buy the controversial site Pirate Bay has found itself in some serious trouble.  The Swedish stock market, known as AktieTorget, has kicked them off the exchange, claiming they misled investors. Sweden’s Economic Crime Bureau has launched an investigation into possible insider trading after noticing a… Continue Reading »

Pirate Bay announces new business plan

by Shawn Ingram on Jul 20, 2009 at 09:17 AM

Last month, when The Pirate Bay announced its sale to Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), there was much cause for concern.  The firm promised to legalize and monetize the site in a way that wasn’t all that clear to anyone.  The thought scared many people into thinking they may have… Continue Reading »

Four founders of Pirate Bay found guilty in file sharing trial

by Heather Wood on Apr 17, 2009 at 02:17 PM

The Swedish courts handed down a landmark decision by finding the four founders of the wildly popular torrent site Pirate Bay guilty of hosting copyrighted material on their website.  Along with being sentenced to one year in prison each, the company will have to pay an estimated $3.5 million to… Continue Reading »

Fonera 2 coming with awesome new ideas

by Shawn Ingram on Apr 6, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Fon, the European company that specializes in sharing Internet connections between its users is set to release its new router soon.  The Fonera 2 will still have the same basic functions of the Fonera 1 that makes it a Fon router.  The routers create two networks, one private and one… Continue Reading »

Myka finally making its way to a TV near you

by Natesh Sood on Jan 18, 2009 at 02:12 PM

Back in March of 2008, we reported that Myka created a BitTorrent box that was capable of directly receiving your Torrent downloads and replaying them on a TV.  It’s a competitor to Apple TV, and people who torrent a lot would definitely like the Myka box.  When the product was… Continue Reading »

Comcast hints that new data cap may not be set in stone

by Sue Walsh on Sep 25, 2008 at 09:03 AM

Gigaom is reporting that the new 250GB cap Comcast announced recently may not be set in stone. In a chat with the site, Comcast spokeperson Charlie Douglas said the cap, which is roughly 100 times more than the average Comcast customer uses in a month, will likely rise as average… Continue Reading »

Michael Jackson, other artists attempt to take on The Pirate Bay

by David Gonzales on May 19, 2008 at 06:12 AM

With help from the so-called Web Sheriff, Michael Jackson (along with The Village People, UB40, and some folks who have the rights to Bob Marley’s music) are going to take on The Pirate Bay, just like how MPAA did. This all springs from, as you may already know, the fact… Continue Reading »

Torrented videos playing on a TV near you, thanks Myka

by Natesh Sood on Mar 22, 2008 at 06:38 PM

If you torrent a lot, then you will be happy to hear about this new product by Myka. Usually, whatever we download we end up watching on our computer screen, but sometimes we just want to watch it on the bigger screen of our big screen TV. To do this,… Continue Reading »

The Water Cooler: BitTorrent and Warner Bros…huh?

by XXEvan Cabat on May 15, 2006 at 05:05 PM

Evan will be filling in as The Water Cooler contributor while Bryan continues his plot to take over the world, for the next few weeks, across the pond in London . Before I start on today’s topic I want to call everyone’s attention to my favorite non Gadgetell blog on… Continue Reading »

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