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Take Your Downloads to the Next Level

This article is also available in Spanish: Lleve tus descargas al siguiente nivelWe’re all familiar with the cliché saying that in our century, information is power but since most of us do not live in a James Bond movie, the continuous improvement of data transfer technology is most welcomed as an optim...

6 May 2010
12:31 GMT

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 2 Has GNOME 2.30 and Revamped Installer

A few minutes ago, the Ubuntu development team unleashed the second and final Beta release of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system, due for launch at the end of this month. As usual, we've downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 10.04 L...

8 April 2010
15:21 GMT

Jessica Simpson Offers New Song for Free Download

Only days away from the debut of her new television show, “The Price of Beauty,” Jessica Simpson is treating fans to a free download of the song she just debuted on Ryan Seacrest. “Who We Are” was written by Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and is available for free download, as AceShowbi...

10 March 2010
10:37 GMT

Nintendo Grants the Handheld Library Five New Games

This week's DSiWare list is kicked off by Nintendo's Spotto!. Players will take control of the world's greatest Bombirdier, Spotto the duck, as it tries to rescue the president's daughter from her ghostly kidnappers. Fighting actual ghosts, players will have to aim and drop with the stylus their e...

16 February 2010
05:36 GMT

Chris Brown Unleashes ‘In My Zone’ Mixtape – Free Download

Chris Brown came out with a brand new album in December last year. Called “Graffiti,” the young R&B star envisioned it as a work of art, though most music critics failed to see it in this light. However, fans did and it’s for them that Chris is now offering his brand new mixtape for free download, a...

15 February 2010
10:36 GMT

Download Tablet Driver for Mac OS X 10.6.2 Support of Wacom Devices

If you’re thinking this is a driver that ensures compatibility between Mac OS X and the upcoming Apple tablet, think again. Wacom, which creates hardware solutions for professional designers and artists, has issued a free driver for users of several of its pen-based tablet devices. Wacom Tablet Driver X suppor...

27 January 2010
05:34 GMT

The First Nintendo Download List of 2010

While Nintendo ended 2009 with quite a big bang and a download list to match, is seems it's still a little groggy from the New Year party, and can't quite get back into the same tempo just yet. As such, it looks like this week's download list is a few titles shy of a full lineup. First one up is the Wi...

5 January 2010
07:02 GMT

‘Star Trek’ Is Most Pirated Movie of 2009

J.J. Abram’s 2009 “Star Trek” has been named by critics one of the best movies of the year, along with the most successful reboot of a longstanding franchise that enjoys the support of millions of fans around the world. According to numbers released by Torrent Freak just recently, “Star Trek&r...

28 December 2009
09:49 GMT

Nintendo's Christmas Download List

Christmas is knocking on our doors and, as Santa tries to make his way down the chimney and hand out gifts, Nintendo offers third-party support with this week's download list. There will be four new WiiWare items available for all that want to make a gift this week, so pay close attention to the list and make th...

22 December 2009
08:21 GMT

Nintendo Adds More Games to Its Download List

Nintendo has a lot of new additions to this week's download list, so we're going to jump right to them and start off with the WiiWare. First off, we have Excitebike: World Rally, another installment in the Excitebike franchise, which will allow players to soar across a bumpy dirt-road on their mountain bike...

10 November 2009
05:25 GMT

Joss Stone Trashes Lily Allen for Going Against Illegal Downloads

Just recently, Lily Allen joined the fight against illegal downloads of music, saying that artists had all to come together and do something to stop them until things really got out of control. In a new interview with the British media, cited by DigitalSpy, fellow singer Joss Stone lashes out at Allen, saying only so...

5 November 2009
03:27 GMT

Windows 7 RTM Leaked Direct Download Links

Microsoft has just barely released its latest Windows client to the general public and leaks of the operating system have already started to emerge in the wild. Pirated copies of Windows 7 have hit the download tubes since the platform was still in development, from various illegal third-party sources, including torr...

23 October 2009
09:53 GMT

Speed Download 5.2.6 Adds Enhanced Snow Leopard Compatibility

Yazsoft has released a new version of its powerful download manager for Mac OS X, Speed Download 5. Updating key Speed Download components and adding “tons of Snow Leopard specific tweaks,” Speed Download 5.2.6 is available as a free download for all existing users and can be acquired immediately via Soft...

7 October 2009
09:49 GMT

Speed Download for Snow Leopard (10.6.1) Available

In tandem with the release of ShareTool 1.3 for Mac OS X, Yazsoft has released a new version of its powerful download manager for Mac, Speed Download. Version 5.2.5 has been optimized for the latest incremental update to Snow Leopard (10.6.1), while adding fixes for recently discovered bugs. According to Yazsoft, so...

25 September 2009
10:31 GMT

Speed Download 5.2.4 Adds Better Snow Leopard Integration

Yazsoft has released updates for its “pro” and “lite” versions of Speed Download, the powerful download manager for Mac OS X. Among the updated components, Yazsoft mentions better RapidShare compatibility in Snow Leopard, improved Add File from URL fetching and parsing, and more. According to...

9 September 2009
05:39 GMT

Speed Download 5.2.2 / Speed Download Lite 1.1.2 Available for Mac OS X

Yazsoft, the company behind quite a few remarkable pieces of Mac software, has released a new version of its powerful download utility / manager for Mac OS X, Speed Download 5. Now at version 5.2.2, Speed Download adds enhanced YouTube integration, as well as a better integration with RapidShare. The Lite version of ...

21 August 2009
09:03 GMT

Patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft Now Live and Available for Download

World of Warcraft is one of the biggest online games in the world, managing to pull in over 11,5 million paying subscribers each month into the fantasy realm of Azeroth, where the two main opposing factions, the Alliance and the Horde, duke it out. One major announcement every WoW player has been expecting in the la...

4 August 2009
10:43 GMT

New UFC 2009: Undisputed Patch Available for Download

Sports games are quite popular these days, substituting for many the need for sports, but also offering many fans the opportunity to lead their favorite athletes or teams to victory in various competitions. Also, the fact that you can beat other opponents in online matches and thus prove your superior skills is a maj...

3 August 2009
15:01 GMT

50 Cent Dedicates ‘Forever King’ Mixtape to Michael – Free Download

As promised, rapper 50 Cent has released yet another mixtape for free download on his personal webpage. “Forever King” was initially called “Sincerely Southside Part 2” but, given the sudden and tragic death of Michael Jackson, 50 felt a minor adjustment needed to be made so the title was chan...

7 July 2009
11:02 GMT

Speed Download 5.2.0 for Mac OS X Out

Yazsoft has updated its powerful download manager for Mac OS X, Speed Download 5. Version 5.2.0 is a free update to existing users and can be acquired right here, on Softpedia. The new version adds optimizations for Mac OS X 10.5.7 and several under-the-hood changes. Yazsoft claims to have optimized and turbo-charge...

30 June 2009
09:01 GMT

Simple but Efficient Downloading

Downloading has become a necessity nowadays, regardless of the fact that you want to get a new driver for your notebook, or test new programs on your fresh Intel Mac. Most companies are aware of that; thus, some decided to get some cash out of people’s pockets by providing them with a download manager so t...

18 June 2009
13:11 GMT

50 Cent’s ‘War Angel’ Mixtape Available for Free Download

Rapper 50 Cent has initiated the promotional campaign before the release of his much anticipated and often delayed album “Before I Self Destruct.” The first step in this direction was to make the extremely violent “War Angel” mixtape available for free download on his official webpage, as Roll...

18 June 2009
11:35 GMT

Dell Download Store Now Offers Microsoft Software

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell, one of the world's leading vendors of computer systems, is trying to further improve its customer support, adding more value to its hardware products. In a recent move to provide users with more options from its online Download Store, launched early this year, in January, Dell has j...

12 June 2009
05:12 GMT

Danger Mouse Offers New Album for Free Download

“Dark Night of the Soul,” the latest project from producer and artist Danger Mouse, in collaboration with Sparklehorse and a series of vocalists, will soon become available for download, following a bitter dispute with record label EMI, Danger Mouse has announced. Because he’s in no position to sell...

18 May 2009
10:59 GMT

Eminem Rare ‘Infinite’ Album Available for Free Download

“Relapse” is literally just around the corner, and rapper Eminem is pulling out the big guns in preparation for the release of what is hailed as his much-anticipated, long overdue comeback album. Among his arsenal of choice is also making his debut album, the 1996 “Infinite,” available for fre...

14 May 2009
11:59 GMT

Speed Download 5.1.4 Available – Download Here

Speed Download, Yazsoft's powerful download manager for Mac OS X, has received an important update, delivering new optimizations and tweaks. Now at version 5.1.4, Speed Download is fully compatible with Apple's latest incremental update to Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.7. According to Yazsoft, Speed Download 5 is...

14 May 2009
08:41 GMT

Transmission for Linux Reaches 1.6.0

All BitTorrent users will be happy to hear that a new version of the popular Transmission client has been released, for both Linux and Mac platforms. Transmission 1.6.0 brings a beta client for the Qt framework as well as important new features and improvements. Users will now be able to limit the seed ratio and pri...

5 May 2009
07:50 GMT

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Leaked and Available for Download for the Xbox 360 and PS2

Comic books have been the source of inspiration for a lot of the entertainment industry's creations, ranging from movies to TV series or animated cartoons. Not even the gaming segment left the genre unexploited and a variety of titles based on comic books have appeared over the years. One of the most recent one...

28 April 2009
13:01 GMT

Speed Download Lite 1.0.6 Supports MP4 Downloads

Yazsoft has released a new version of Speed Download Lite, the stripped-down version of its powerful download manager for Mac OS X. Available for both Tiger and Leopard (Intel and PPC), the newly updated software now provides users with the ability to download mp4 files, in addition to flv support (for YouTube downlo...

28 April 2009
05:24 GMT

Apple Accidentally Posts Billionth iPhone App Page Ahead of Time

Care to have a look at the page Apple is prepping to post once the App Store hits a billion downloads? The screenshot to the left is just that. Found and snapped by a MacMagazine reader (via Modmyi), the page shows Apple's promo for the billionth downloaded iPhone app. “As of today, nearly one billion app...

22 April 2009
03:15 GMT

Blackberry App World Goes Live

Research in Motion was recently rumored to be planning on launching its Blackberry App World starting on April 1, the first day of the CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas, where it would also make an official announcement in this regard. The Canadian mobile phone maker came live with the software portal just after m...

1 April 2009
02:37 GMT

Only 30 Percent of Mobile Phone Users Download Apps

Mobile phone application stores have become a rather popular trend lately, yet it seems that the number of mobile users to actually download apps to their handsets is much lower than expected. To be more precise, only 30 percent of users do this, while 70 percent of them have never downloaded software to their device...

23 March 2009
08:03 GMT

Bono Is Overpaid, Overnourished, Against Illegal Downloads

As U2’s latest album, “No Line On the Horizon,” is getting rave reviews, lead singer Bono is using the opportunity to make a stand for the music industry as well. In a recent interview, the rocker admitted to being considerably better off than most artists out there, yet at the same time complained ...

16 March 2009
09:19 GMT

World of Goo Soundtrack Available for Free Download

The independently-developed video game scene has seen quite a lot of big hits last year, with titles delivering great gameplay despite not being funded by major corporations like Activision Blizzard or Electronic Arts. Some of them, like Braid or Castle Crashers, delivered a great arcade experience but, without a dou...

22 January 2009
11:01 GMT

Dell Launches Download Store

Dell has recently launched the Dell Download Store, the company's first software superstore, designed to allow consumers and small-and-medium businesses to easily download the most popular software titles and also manage volume software licensing requirements. According to the company, its new online store has b...

14 January 2009
09:40 GMT

Michael Moore's Latest Movie Free for Download

Michael Moore, director of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” has decided to put up for download his latest documentary. “Slacker Uprising,” his most recent film, will be available as of September 23 for every US or Canadian resident. Moore explains that the two reasons that determined him to waive his copyri...

5 September 2008
03:20 GMT

Vringo Content Now Offered by Nokia

Vringo, one of the most popular mobile video sharing online communities, has announced today the closing of a deal with Nokia, the world's largest handset manufacturer. Following the new agreement between the two companies, mobiles users now have access to Vringo's video ringtone application as well as to i...

26 August 2008
08:57 GMT

Telstra Unleashes MP3 Downloads in Australia

Telstra, the largest mobile carrier in Australia, announced the availability of a new and huge online collection of MP3s, via its subsidiary BigPond. In consequence, the BigPond Music store now allows music lovers to search and download songs (in MP3 format) from the most famous record labels in the world: Sony BMG, ...

14 August 2008
08:42 GMT

Panda Internet Security 2008 Available for Free

After rebate, the $40 security solution from Panda, Panda Internet Security 2008, is available for free on Newegg. If users decide to acquire the product directly from its homepage, they have to pay the full price for it. This comes with some advantages too, since we are in the season of discounts and special offers,...

9 August 2008
06:14 GMT

Download and Play Fireteam Reloaded for Free

Fireteam Reloaded is a team-based, multiplayer action game that, the most important thing of them all, is free to download, free to play! And even more fascinating is the fact that the title is actually a really captivating and fun way of spending your time online. And, I must repeat, since it is free, you have nothi...

12 June 2008
17:06 GMT

Space Empires V Patched Again

Strategy First is a games publisher who knows that, in order to keep customers happy, it has to keep the quality of its games as high as possible. I had to say that in case you were wondering how come a game released one and a half years ago (and not considered a great financial success) is getting patches: it is eas...

11 June 2008
04:33 GMT

iPhone SDK Downloaded a Quarter of a Million Times

Besides mentioning this at the debut of WWDC '08 yesterday, Apple has also issued an official report noting that its iPhone Software Development Kit, or SDK, has been downloaded more than a quarter of a million times since its initial release in March. Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of World...

10 June 2008
17:21 GMT

Dracula: Origin Gets Demo

A deadly, frightening demo has been released thanks to Ascaron Entertainment and 93 Games - the demo for Dracula: Origin, the classic point and click adventure that is due to be released on the 6th of June this year. And getting your chance to try the game just days before its launch is even better than receiving it ...

2 June 2008
15:06 GMT

Go Spacefaring in Supernova 2: Spacewar for Mac

Tycoon Games has released Supernova 2: Spacewar for Mac. The turn-based simulation title that packs some war game elements too has players controlling an empire based on spacefaring. As such, you must be a good manager of resources to succeed, but also to carry out research to develop new technologies.Don't worr...

27 May 2008
08:37 GMT

ISPs to Introduce Download/Upload Speed Limits

ISPs throttling peer-to-peer downloads have always been criticized by users because these file-sharing applications have an incredible popularity among them but this doesn't stop the Japanese authorities to bring up a new set of guidelines which would allow ISP to limit speeds. According to The Asahi Shimbum, th...

23 May 2008
05:21 GMT

Comcast Does Block BitTorrent Downloads!

A few months ago, Comcast, the largest cable television company and one of the largest Internet Service Providers in the United States, was accused of throttling BitTorrent downloads after numerous clients came upon slow connections and very low download speeds. At that time, Comcast said that the company took action...

16 May 2008
03:26 GMT

Droid Assault Available for Mac

Developers Puppygames (don't judge a book by its cover) have just made available the latest version of its retro arcade shooter, Droid Assault, for Mac. The shareware game resembles 8-bit classics such as Paradroid and Quazatron, in both looks and feel, but sports current-gen graphics and sound. Here's wher...

12 May 2008
17:21 GMT

Windows XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 Available for Download Here

Windows XP Service Pack 3 RTM is finally available for download. Microsoft released the service pack to manufacturing, at the beginning of this week, on April 21, 2008 and is now making headway towards the general availability of XP SP3. Officially, the final version of XP SP3 is scheduled for delivery starting with ...

24 April 2008
03:41 GMT

Download Free Full TrackMania Nation Forever Here

We would dare to name TrackMania Nations Forever the best online racing game available at the moment on the market. Yes, you've read it right - AVAILABLE! The completely free game, the sequel to the highly acclaimed TrackMania Nations, has been finally launched and you can start downloading it right now followin...

16 April 2008
19:31 GMT

Google Earth 4.3 Released and Available for Download

As expected, the Mountain View company has out the new version of Google Earth yesterday, namely the 4.3 edition, which was supposed to come with several new improvements. One of the most important additions is surely Street View, a function that was first implemented into Google Maps and that allows users to view st...

16 April 2008
03:20 GMT


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