Bigflix's to beef up movie library size

17 Jun, 2013, 8:34 am IST Web services

With the number of registered users on its website touching around one million and Internet connectivity increasing in tier-two cities, Big Flicks Pvt. Ltd. is planning to increase the number of movie titles... More

Chinese man gets 12 years in U.S. prison for selling stolen software

12 Jun, 2013, 11:19 am IST General

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defense, space technology and engineering with a retail value of more than $100 million... More

Kerala engineer claims creation of new 'anti-piracy hardware'

19 May, 2013, 1:20 pm IST General

A Kerala-based software engineer claims to have come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams.... More

U.S. top lawman denies bowing to Hollywood in Megaupload case

09 May, 2013, 8:40 am IST General

The United States' chief prosecutor has denied that its investigation into the Megaupload file-sharing site on charges of online piracy is an example of Washington bowing to Hollywood pressure. More

McAfee patents system to detect and block illegal or pirated content

01 May, 2013, 3:50 pm IST Ramkumar Iyer General

It seems anti-piracy groups like the MPAA and RIAA will soon be throwing parties. Security software developer McAfee has acquired a patent for a new technology More

Chinese app store offers paid iOS apps for free without the need for jailbreak

22 Apr, 2013, 12:50 pm IST Shunal Doke iOS

Despite Apple's "walled garden" approach to its App Store, there have been many websites and apps over the years that allowed pirating iOS apps... More

BitTorrent releases Surf beta for Chrome and Firefox

16 Apr, 2013, 1:00 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

After BitTorrent Surf was launched back in January, the torrent company is bringing the beta version of its browser plug-in to Chrome and Firefox. The plug-in More

Download the entire Pirate Bay with a 75MB file, with the site's blessings

21 Feb, 2013, 6:40 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

Trust The Pirate Bay users to be overcautious about worst case scenarios. Thanks to a Czech Pirate Party member, you can now download all of The Pirate Bay More

BitTorrent launches SoShare, allows users to share files up to 1TB

16 Feb, 2013, 12:39 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

After releasing Surf, an in-browser torrent client for Chrome, BitTorrent is making yet another attempt at pushing really big files around the web. The More

Mega explains why it blocked search engine Mega-search.me

02 Feb, 2013, 3:45 pm IST Rohini Lakshane Web apps

Riding on the popularity wave of Kim Dotcom’s latest venture – the new storage service, Mega, launched 10 days ago - a third-party link... More

Anonymous attacks Kim Dotcom over new revelations of NinjaVideo's closure

23 Jan, 2013, 4:22 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps 5 Comments

Hacktivist group Anonymous has turned its back on Kim Dotcom and Mega days after the launch of the Internet entrepreneur's newest venture... More

BitTorrent releases Surf, an in-browser torrent client for Chrome

12 Jan, 2013, 11:03 am IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

Surf’s up at the Chrome Web Store. BitTorrent announced an extension called Surf to Chrome that allows users to discover and download torrents directly More

New services allow pirated iOS app installation without jailbreaking

02 Jan, 2013, 11:49 am IST Shunal Doke Web apps 2 Comments

While the recent Installous closure may have put a dent in iOS piracy, turns out, it's not going to make that much of a difference. According to The Next Web... More

Employees of major Hollywood studios caught pirating on BitTorrent

27 Dec, 2012, 5:40 pm IST Shunal Doke Web apps

Hollywood is known as one of the biggest sources of criticism against BitTorrent. According to Torrent Freak, data has been revealed that employees at studios More

BitTorrent distances itself from piracy

20 Dec, 2012, 12:51 pm IST Shunal Doke Web apps 3 Comments

When you hear the words torrent, BitTorrent or uTorrent, the first thing that comes to your mind will probably be piracy. According to Torrent Freak, More

Google Autocomplete censors The Pirate Bay

11 Sep, 2012, 12:08 pm IST Ramkumar Iyer Web apps 1 Comments

You will no longer be able to see Autocomplete suggestions or use Google Instant when you type in 'The Pirate Bay' in Google. Google started More

Online music storage firm MP3tunes files for bankruptcy

11 May, 2012, 11:50 am IST Web apps

Online music storage firm MP3tunes Inc filed for bankruptcy in a U.S. court, following its prolonged run-in with music publishing giant EMI Group over copyright ... More

The Pirate Bay goes down for some upgrades

20 Mar, 2012, 1:37 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Web apps

The Pirate Bay was down for a bit and while some might have thought that they were being shut down, they ... More

China opposed to U.S listing Taobao as market for piracy

19 Jan, 2012, 5:01 pm IST Web apps

China is "greatly concerned and strongly opposed" to the United States' listing of Taobao, the country's largest consumer e-commerce website, ... More

White House sides with Internet firms in SOPA protest

18 Jan, 2012, 5:14 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web apps

In what could prove to be a major force on the side of all the Internet firms fighting against the SOPA and PIPA bills, ... More