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After several months of being offline, the popular tracker Demonoid is back online. I was able to access my account and my stats were still intact. Hopefully Demonoid will continue to thrive and all of you who are members can access your accounts. Expect some glitches, as all it's members and the rest of the internet come by for a visit.

JoliCloud is an Ubuntu linux based OS, developed with netbooks in mind. Since netbooks are low on processing power and most of them are used mostly for surfing the Internet it would be apt to use an OS which would not only boot up in a jiffy but will also be completely dedicated towards the use of web-applications. JoliCloud has somewhat blurred the line between a web-application and a desktop based application. Since it is based on Ubuntu Linux, it can run all applications compatible with Ubuntu, like Gimp and OpenOffice.org, and you can also install web-applications which would create desktop icons for one click access to those web-sites. This is done by using Firefox's prism. So every time you install a web-applications, JoliCloud creates a shortcut on the desktop using Prism and thus you can launch separate instances of these applications, like twitter or Facebook in separate, single Firefox Windows. The operating system also lets you subscribe to feeds from other JoliClou...

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Vuze, the popular BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus, has received a major update which allows users to automatically convert and play downloaded videos on the iPhone, iPod, Xbox 360 and the PS3. "Now playing, on all your screens" is Vuze's new tagline. Over the past year, Vuze has been slowly transitioning   to an all-in-one BitTorrent application where users can search, download and play videos from the Vuze network and other torrent sites. The latest addition to the client takes yet another step forward. The BitTorrent client has added a new feature that integrates   Vuze   with several media devices. It allows users to automatically convert and transfer downloaded videos to iTunes, and stream the files to the Xbox 360 and PS3. "With today's release, we're unlocking HD content and giving it wings to get from the computer to the other screens in our lives: TV and Mobile," Vuze CEO Gilles BianRosa told TorrentFreak. "We think thi...