Set n' forget recordings are what make PVRs so great, but uTorrent lets file-sharers download each week just as easily.

Australia has long been known for its 'big' tourist attractions. Now, with over 6 million Aussies downloading from BitTorrent site Mininova in April, we've officially become a nation of 'big' download lovers.

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The Pirate Bay have come out in support of Iran by temporarily renaming themselves 'The Persian Bay' with a forum for uncensored speech. Similarly, Google and Facebook are to launch Persian translations of their respective sites

A Spanish judge has ruled that downloading copyright files online is legal, as long as it's not for profit, a ruling that would make Spain one of the most lenient in the world

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Infamous BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay has been bought by Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X.

After Global Gaming Factory announced its intention to buy The Pirate Bay, the world plus dog was wondering what the file sharer would become.

A top French court has ruled that the internet should be classified as a basic human right, and denying access to it in the form of deterrents such as outright disconnections, should be deemed unlawful

iiNet have been ordered to give up IP records of twenty file downloaders in the controversial court challenge between the Australian ISP and copyright group AFACT.

This is one of the big traps for unwary broadband users, and avoiding services that meter uploads is a good idea, especially if you're a user of peer-to-peer (P2P) services like BitTorrent.

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Like a digital Swiss Army knife, these are the utilities and tools that are so useful you won't know how you ever did without them

We take a closer look at some of the more common scareware traps; what to look out for, how to identify the fakes and 5 rogue security software packages you should try and avoid at all costs.

Legal beagles from software bully Microsoft have managed to close down the last public download source for the Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE).

The European Union has finally agreed the last details of the Telecom Reform Package, and decided that citizens' internet access can be restricted if necessary, but only after a "fair and impartial procedure including the user's right to be heard".

Freeview and Foxtel are currently vying for our attention, but I'd say Foxtel's biggest threat is the internet. Like me, many people spend $50 to $100 on internet access each month in lieu of getting pay TV.

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