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BitHQ – Full DVD movie and TV show torrent tracker signups open

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:14 AM CST

BitHQ is a private torrent tracker which tracks full DVD movies and TV Shows. In terms of content, BitHQ is similar to trackers such as The DVD Club (TDC), Asian DVD Club and DVDQuorum. You can download lots of untouched DVD5 and DVD9 discs (with original menus and other bonus features) of English movies and TV shows from BitHQ. At the time this post is being written, BitHQ tracks over 6600 torrents and has a user base close to 8000.

As mentioned earlier this tracker does not track movie or TV show rips like most other trackers. Instead, it tracks the original DVDR which comes complete with menus, bonus content and other features. There are both scene and p2p releases on BitHQ. Among them are some nice DVD packs of movies and TV Shows:

BitHQ is a private tracker that is closed for most part of the month. They open signups for one day per month which probably means there are only a few hours of open signup period remaining. If you are interested, now is a good time to create an account without an invite.

Site Name: BitHQ (http://www.bithq.org)

Signup URL: http://www.bithq.org/signup.php

Signup Notes: Leave inviter code and referral code blank during open signup period

Categories:

Adult/Hentai
Adult/XXX
CD-R/OST
DVD-R/Animation
DVD-R/Asian Cinema
DVD-R/Documentaries
DVD-R/Foreign Films
DVD-R/Kids
DVD-R/Movies
DVD-R/Music
DVD-R/TV
Hi-Res Covers
High Quality
Low Quality
Misc.
Software/DVD
Software/System Utilities
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Prince of Persia (2008) leaks to BitTorrent, No DRM present

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:45 PM CST

Back in early 2008, there were almost no good games released for the PC. Then a lot of great titles including Fallout 3, Dead Space, Tomb Raider: Underworld and Call of Duty World at War got released all at once . The influx of good titles for the PC has not stopped and the latest popular game to be released is Prince of Persia (2008). Newest installment to the POP franchise has many new features and game play enhancements over the previous titles. Unlike most other PC titles to be released in 2008, POP does not have any kind of DRM protection built into it.

To be honest I was taken by surprise when I first heard the news about POP 2008 being DRM free. It was too good to be true specially considering Ubisoft's history with DRM systems – they were a company that relied on controversial Starforce protection heavily back in 2005/2006. Anyway the news is true and there is no DRM in POP(2008). This time around, pirates will not be able to use the 'I-hate-DRM-so-I-cracked-it' excuse.

The game has already been leaked by scene group SKIDROW right on it's official North American release date. There is no crack associated with this release – remember, a crack is not required as the game uses no protection. The release consists of a Full DVD image of POP 2008 (7.2GB in size) which can be used to perform a complete installation of the game. SKIDROW's release has already made its way from scene topsites to torrent trackers, one click hosting sites and other FTP sites across the world.

Developer Description

Set in a land rooted in ancient Persian mythology, the Prince finds himself caught in an epic battle between the primal forces of light and darkness: the God of Light, Ormazd versus his brother Ahriman, the destructive God of Darkness. The Prince arrives just in time to witness the destruction of the legendary Tree of Life - an act which threatens to plunge the entire world into eternal darkness. Manifested in the form of the Corruption, a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the Prince must partner with Elika, a deadly companion, to heal the world from the evil Corruption.

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium D @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Memory: 1 GB for XP/2 GB for Vista
Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
Video Memory: 256 MB (Shader Model 3.0+)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Memory: 1 GB for XP/2 GB for Vista
Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
Video Memory: 256 MB (Shader Model 3.0+)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c

Private Tracker Watch : LzTr signups open – OST/Lossless music tracker

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 12:31 PM CST

Here is some great news for music fans. LzTr, a private torrent tracker specializing in OST (Original soundtracks) releases, has just opened its doors to the public. You can find a large collection (over 1100 albums) of original soundtracks of movies, games and TV shows on this tracker. Soundtracks found on LzTr range from new releases such as The Dark Knight (2008) to older, classic OSTs such as Chinatown (1974). Majority of the music on this tracker are encoded using lossless codecs such as FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) and are of excellent quality.

In our last mention of LzTr back in November, the site had a user base of 1500 members and tracked 1000 torrents. Now, only a month later, LzTr's user base has grown close to 2000 and it now tracks over 1500 active torrents. These statistics are impressive - especially for a rather young private torrent tracker which has been closed for new signups for the most part of the month. As you may already know, LzTr is based on the Gazelle codebase. Like all gazelle trackers, it features an informative, fast and an easy to use layout.

When we posted our previous update about LzTr, it was only open for 1 day and some readers missed out due to the short open signup window. This time however the site will stay open throughout the month of December. Following is quoted from a new post on LzTr homepage:

As most of you may or may not know, LzTr has gone into open registrations until the end of the year. With over 3,000 seeders and barely 50 leechers on average, our little community is ready to make the next step to bolster activity and classical/soundtrack sharing.

At LzTr, we specialize in quality and community, in parallel with making sure that everyone has the opportunity to make requests, take advantage of the advanced search, notifications, bookmarks, and subscriptions. So for all you new members, make sure you read the rules, and if you have any questions feel free to search in the Wiki, or join us in IRC!

If you are a fan of original soundtracks, this tracker is a must have. Go check it out!

Site Name: LzTr (http://www.lztr.us)

Signup URL: http://www.lztr.us/gazelle/register.php

Product Key Explorer 1.9.6 – Find serial numbers and product keys of installed software

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:50 AM CST

Most modern software applications require a valid product key to be entered either during installation or at the first run. Users tend to forget about this key once the software is installed as it's usually not needed after that. But what if you needed to reinstall the system? If you do not have the product key, it will not be possible to reinstall the software; you will have to retrieve it either from the original software manual or search serial number and crack sites if you use a pirated version. It gets more painful if you have more than one computer or manage a computer network. This is where Product Key Explorer comes in.

Product Key explorer is a software that can retrieve product keys and serial numbers of software installed on your system. From operating systems such as Windows XP to standalone software such as Photoshop, Product Key Explorer supports retrieval of keys for over 500 different software applications. Note that it can only retrieve previously entered key values – it's not a key generator of any kind. PKE can even retrieve product keys from all computers connected to a network.

Developer Description

Product Key Explorer enables network administrators to scan network computers and retrieve the product keys for a variety of Microsoft Windows, SQL Server, Office and dozens other software products. You can copy or print the license keys for backup purposes, recover forgotten CD keys and track the number of software licenses installed on your network.

Product Key Explorer is a powerful utility that can help you to recover lost serial numbers for over 200 popular products, including Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Microsoft Office, etc. Product Key Explorer automatically recovers serial keys from local and network computers. The software allows to protect your company from having pirated software on your network. With this software you will be able to track the number of software licenses installed in your business, find and recover a lost or forgotten product keys, save and keep an up-to-date backup of all your software product keys in a central location.

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