The Demon has returned from the ashes to claim its rightful place :D

One of the most popular torrents sites in the world Demonoid.com is now back on line after suffering from a week's downtime. The sudden death of Demonoid on 25th of September sparked fears among the bit torrent community of a possible CRIA involved shutdown. Both the tracker and site went unresponsive without any prior notification, causing millions of downloads come to a standstill. Demonoid lead admin "deimos" was also not available for comment on official Demonoid IRC channel.

However on the 29th of September, Demonoid showed signs of life with its torrent tracker inferno.demonoid.com coming back online. The site too is now back online but there is some disturbing news.

" Newspost - Sep/30/2007

Downtime
We received a letter from a lawyer represeting 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. "

This news will no doubt add to the woes of bit torrent users in North American region. Leading torrent sites TorrentSpy, ISOHunt and TorrentBox have already decided to block access to US visitors as results of lawsuits filed by anti-piracy organizations. But with new torrent sites emerging daily and with giants like The Pirate Bay still online, it's highly unlikely that attempts by anti piracy organizations will do any lasting damage to the bittorrent community.

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DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced is CD & DVD emulation software which allows users to make CD/DVD disc images, create a virtual CD / DVD drives and play CDs & DVDs without the need for the physical disc and supports virtual IDE adapters.

 

Features

• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced enables you to create up to 32 virtual drives, allowing you to run your CD / DVD images at over hundreds times faster than from a conventional CD-ROM.
• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced supports more CD / DVD image types than any other CD emulator! It is able to emulate nearly all CD / DVD image types on the market today.
  Your original CD / DVD discs can be safely stored away;
• DAEMON Tools Pro Images mean that you always have your expensive media stored safely on your Hard Drive for instant retrieval at the click of a button. No more searching for the correct disc or software application install disc, everything is at your finger tips.
• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced enables you simultaneously use your CD / DVD as an image and bring up your route planner written on another CD-ROM, without having to eject and reload any physical discs. The 32 virtual drives ability of DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced means you can have the equivalent of 32 CD-ROM Drives in your Home PC all accessible simply and quickly running your Disc image at hundreds times faster than that of a conventional CD-ROM drive. If you need a program or CD it is immediately there - always ready to use!
• DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced at the office:
  Program discs and many other applications generally require the original Disc to be in the computers CD-ROM drive, this restricts the amount of people in your office who can have access to the same software at the same time without the cost of additional discs, DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced virtual drives resolves that problem for you. No more hunting around the offices for that elusive disc you need to run your application, every thing you require is just a click.

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PowerCinema is another one of those cools apps in Cyberlink's arsenal. It acts as an entertainment center for the digital home. It lets you integrate, watch, listen and schedule your video related tasks at ease. If you have a TV Tuner card, then this app is a must for you (and you can say goodbye to the crappy software that usually comes with TV Tuner cards).

Features

TV on the PC: schedule, record, and watch your favorite shows:

• Search for programs by name, category, and channel
• Schedule your PC to record shows while you´re out
• Catch up on the action of live TV shows even after they´ve started, with time-shift recording
• Record programs to DVD or hard disk
• Switch between channels, language settings, and subtitles

DVDs, Videos, Music, and Pictures: watch, listen, and enjoy:

• Play movie DVDs with Dolby Digital audio
• Watch widescreen movies in their true display ratio
• Sync music files with your portable media player
• Remove photo red-eyes, auto fix contrast and brightness
• Display photos as a slideshow with background music and transition effects

News and Weather, More Options:

• Access live weather and news information
• Change your interface colors and themes
• Expand functionality with packs for video editing, disc burning, and watching sports highlights
• Enrich the movie experience with the Advanced Audio Pack of home-theater technologies
• Get a remote control for the ultimate digital home experience

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Anonymity Gateway masks the real IP of a user, allowing him to browse all kind of pages without ever worrying that the ISPs or any other marketing tool is monitoring your surfing habits or spammers are attacking your computer. The simplest way to do this is to have traffic redirected through anonymous proxies. A proxy server is a kind of buffer between your computer and the Internet resources you are accessing. The data you request come to the proxy first, and only then it transmits the data to you. As a result, the websites see the IP address of the proxy server instead of your own IP address. This tool has a comprehensive proxy list, containing proxies from various countries so that you can choose one from a specific one.

Features

• Browse anonymously, check mails, participate in newsgroups using proxies form different countries at your choice, having the identity well hidden
• Interact with websites anonymously: using proxies that allow you to post messages, game, cast votes, post on forum, use IP – based trials
• Blocks ActiveX - ActiveX controls add interest to sites through multimedia but the controls can also harbor malicious code such as viruses. Most sites will function properly with ActiveX controls disabled.
• Blocks JavaScript - This code may be used in harmful way such as to information on your computer.

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WinRAR is a  file archiver and data compression utility by Eugene Roshal. It is arguably one of the two main file archive programs for Windows, along with WinZip. It is one of the few applications that is able to create RAR archives natively, as the encoding method is held to be proprietary.

 

Features

• Complete support for RAR and ZIP archives, and unpacking of CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7z and Z archives. Future versions of WinRAR are planned to include 7z creation.
• The ability to create self-extracting and multi-volume (split) archives.
• Data redundancy is provided via recovery records and recovery volumes, even allowing reconstruction of damaged archives.
• Support for advanced NTFS file system options and Unicode in file names.
• Optional archive encryption using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with a 128-bit key.

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VDFab Platinum is all-in-one DVD copying/converting/burning software. In just one or two steps, you can copy any DVD to DVDR/PSP/iPod/etc. DVDFab Platinum 3 is brand new, is completely rewritten, is based on more than 6 years of DVD copy software development.

Program Features:

• 6 DVD to DVD copy modes available: Full Disc, Main Movie, Split, Customize, Clone and Merge.
• Very fast copying speed, normally it’s about 10 - 20 minutes.
• 6 DVD to Mobile copy modes available: Generic, iPod, PSP, Cell Phone, PVP and PDA. More devices support can be added manually.
• Remove all DVD copy protections, like CSS, CPPM, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, RipGuard, FluxDVD, CORE X2, etc.
• Constantly updated to support latest DVD copy protections.

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MotoGP '07 is the definitive next-generation motorcycle racing title, delivering the most authentic MotoGP racing experience to date. Featuring life-like visuals, complete 2007 rider and team data, new 800cc MotoGP bikes and the newly-announced Misano event, the game's GP mode will be more robust than ever before. The title will also feature interactive track-side crowds, intense on-line tournament features, on-line "pink-slip" racing, a revamped Extreme mode and significantly more bike and player customization options.

Features:

• The official game of the MotoGP Championship.
• Experience the spectacle of MotoGP.
• Fully licensed riders, tracks and bikes from the current 2007 MotoGP Season.
• Extreme Mode.
• 17 rebuilt and expanded Extreme Tracks.
• Full extreme bike customization affecting bike design and performance.
• 20 all new Extreme Bikes.
• Up to 16 online players per race in GP and Extreme mode.
• Pink slip racing - gamble your bike on-line.
• New on-line tournaments.
• Photorealistic graphics.
• 60 frames per second.
• Improved AI (realistic avoidance, human error, improved rider bunching, improved AI slow cornering).
• Improved handling giving more visual feedback.
• Improved accessibility with more challenges, tutorials and reward system.
• New and improved riders’ animations.

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles, the game transports players to the front lines of an epic new war for Earth. Troops utilize over 40 conventional and futuristic vehicles, deployable structures, and defense systems like quad-bikes, tanks, and alien walkers for epic ground assaults; or helicopters and anti-gravity ships to lend firepower from the air.

System Requirements:

• Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP/Vista
• CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.8 Ghz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) XP 2800+ processor (3ghz or higher for Vista)
• RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Vista)
• VIDEO CARD: 128MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 5700 or ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9700
• SOUND CARD: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
• HDD SPACE: 1GB of free hard drive space, plus 700MB for Windows swap file

 

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Electronics Art's next major sports title to be released is FIFA 08. It is set for a 9th October released in the US but a copy has already been leaked to Bit torrent sites across the world. Infamous scene group FAiRLiGHT have cracked the game's SecuROM7 copy protection and have released a working copy two weeks before the game's street date.

FIFA 08 challenges players to master the skills required to play like a pro soccer player. Fans around the world can experience the same highs and lows of real-world players and tackle the challenges they face on a daily basis. FIFA Soccer 08 puts you on the pitch to defy the odds, perfect your skills, elevate your game and rise up to win glory for your club.

System requirements:

• Platforms: Windows XP, 2000 and Vista.
• CPU for XP/2000: Pentium 4 (1,3Ghz) or equivalent.
  Memory requirements for XP/2000: 256Mb RAM
• CPU for Vista: Pentium 4 (1,5Ghz) or equivalent.
  Memory requirements for Vista: 512Mb RAM
• Free Disk Space required: 3,92GB
  Graphic card with 64MB video ram minimum

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From old school copy protection-pwning scene group Fairlight (FLT) comes yet another popular PC game release. We've got only one comment about the game; If you are a RTS fan, it's a must play.

World in Conflict presents a chillingly authentic Cold War scenario created by best-selling author Larry Bond -- the year is 1989, and the Soviets, fearing certain collapse, boldly attack Europe. NATO responds in force only to be met on a second front -- a full-fledged invasion of the American homeland. Players take on the role of field commander, leading the era's most powerful military machines in the campaign to retake America's cities and suburbs.

Features:

• Super-Powered Warfare: Unleash the arsenals of the great military superpowers in the gripping single-player story created by Larry Bond
• Bleeding-Edge Graphics – The latest version of Massive’s proprietary Masstech engine allows for a full 360 degree range of camera control and features advanced lighting and physics effects
• Complete Destructibility – As the battle rages, the world environment pays the price — every object in the game will crumble under the force of war, including cars, buildings and forests
• Deep Multiplayer Modes: Using Massive’s proprietary Massgate multiplayer server system, World in Conflict will support up to 16 players for head-to-head and team-based battles
• Real World Units: Players will take control of the most devastating arsenal of military weaponry ever created, including Soviet, American and NATO tanks, planes, trucks, troops and helicopters as well as nuclear weapons
• Player Roles – Players will choose to play as Infantry, Armor, Support Forces, or Aerial specialists; multiplayer teams will need to master each role for maximum effectiveness

 

 

System Requirements:

• O/S: Windows® XP, Vista operating system (32-bit)
• CPU Single-core: 2.5 Ghz or faster (2.8 GHz for Windows Vista)
• CPU Dual-core: Any Intel® or AMD®
• RAM: 1 GB (1.5 GB for Windows Vista)
• Hard Drive: 2.0 GB available hard drive space
• Video: 128 MB video RAM, DirectX® 9.0c compatible (GeForce® 4 MX, Radeon® 8500, 9200 not supported)
• Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compatible
• Input: Keyboard and mouse
• Internet connection: Cable/DSL

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