ITwin is a nifty device that let’s you move files between computers without having to put them all on a Flash drive. The iTwin connects to your computer via USB, but allows you to transfers files to other computers through the cloud. All you have to do it plug one iTwin into a computer and more »

The RIAA filed documents in a New York court Friday, demanding that it issue a permanent injunction against LimeWire, the largest P2P file sharing network in the country. The group, which represents the 4 top record labels, has been widely despised for years thanks to it’s insistence on doing everything it can to fight the more »

Rumors of the coming Wi-Fi Direct are out and I’m sure it’s got the Bluetooth makers shaking in their boots. With Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth may no longer be top dog. Just announced at a consortium, some of the biggest players in the tech field are coming together to form an alliance to bring Wi-Fi connectivity more »

After a dramatic few months, it appears as though Pirate Bay may actually be shut down forever. As the operators scramble to find an ISP to host the site, the file sharing site has remained down after Black Internet, their former ISP, was forced to discontinue service to the Swedish based site. The company complied more »

There are plenty of ways to get your files on the web. What if there were a device that used your own hard drive and all those files on the web? No storage limits, no file type restrictions, nothing. Sounds interesting, right? Check out the Pogoplug. Gadgetell got to do some extensive testing. Find out if it is any good.

The RIAA has won another outrageous settlement. A Boston student has been ordered to pay $22,500 each for the 30 songs he admitted to downloading and sharing. That’s a total of $675,000. A judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts found him guilty of infringement and asked the jury to decide damages. They were more »

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 to pay for content on more »

Illegal file sharing is down, and streaming is up, at least when it comes to teenagers. According to new research, teens are changing their ways when it comes to piracy. There has been a dramatic drop in the number of youth aged 14 to 18 who are illegally sharing music. At the same time there has been a hike in the number who now regularly stream their music online with sites like Spotify or YouTube.

In December of 2007, 42% of 14 to 18 years olds admitted they shared files at least once a month. That number has dropped to 26% as of January 2009. 65% of those teens regularly stream music and 31% are listening on their computer daily.

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Ye makers of The Pirate Bay are apparently not planning to go sailing into waters unknown even amidst all the current legal fiascos they are facing. They are launching a new site called The Video Bay to be in competition with YouTube. No one ever said pirates were the more »

Pirate Bay has started beta testing on an encrypted virtual private network or VPN as a way to protect file sharers from prosecution when using their site. It is a special service for users called IPREDATOR Global Anonymity Service and will carry a price tag of $7 a month. The service was named after the more »