Month: August 2018

Epic Games' Fortnite für Android wird nicht im Play Store erhältlich sein - das dürfte Betrüger mit ähnlich aussehenden Fake-Apps aber nicht stoppen. Google zeigt daher einen Hinweis an, dass es das Spiel nicht im Play Store gibt, wenn Nutzer danach suchen. (Fortnite, Google)

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Der Elektrotransporter der Deutschen Post kommt nicht aus den Negativschlagzeilen. Nun wurde angeblich auch Cadmium im Streetscooter entdeckt - in einem Ladeteil des Fahrzeugs. Vor wenigen Wochen wurde bekannt, dass im Lenkgetriebe ein zu hoher Anteil an Blei vorhanden ist. (Streetscooter, GreenIT)

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Die Landesmedienanstalt Niedersachsen hält ein verpflichtendes Smartphone-Verbot an Schulen wie in Frankreich für sinnvoll. Schüler sollen dadurch lernen, zu bestimmten Zeiten offline zu sein. In Frankreich sind Smartphones seit Kurzem an fast allen Schulen komplett tabu. (Smartphone, Jugendschutz)

Neue Waffen wie die tragbare Balliste und altbekannte Monster wie die Arachnotrons: In Doom Eternal geht der Kampf unter anderem auf der zerstörten Erde in die nächste Runde. Jetzt hat das Entwicklerstudio id Software erste Details über das Gameplay vorgestellt. (Doom, id Software)

The maker of the inkBook line of eReaders is planning to launch a new model featuring a 10.3 inch E Ink display and digital pen input. The new inkBook Infinity should be available for pre-order through a Kickstarter campaign soon, with early bird backers getting a 30 percent discount off the list price… although the company […]

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Eigentlich sollte es am Morgen des 11. August 2018 losgehen, die Nasa hat den Start der Parker Solar Probe wegen technischer Probleme aber verschoben. Der neue Starttermin für die Sonde, die der Sonne sehr nahekommen wird, steht allerdings bereits fest. (Nasa, Raumfahrt)

As one of the oldest torrent communities online, the Demonoid tracker has gone though many ups and downs.

The site has suffered long stretches of downtime, faced legal threats, dealt with internal struggles, but survived nonetheless.

Earlier this year the tracker processed its ten millionth user registration. Things were relatively calm and the original founder, Deimos, was back in charge, working on several improvements.

“I want to to see the community we had back. Don’t know if it’s possible but that’s my aim,” Deimos told us last year when the site started to recover from a long stint of downtime.

The community indeed started to grow again, but roughly a week ago Demonoid ran into what appears to be a technical issue. Suddenly, the torrents started to ‘disappear’ from the site.

Instead of seeing the usual flood of fresh content, users saw a “no torrents found” message.

Strangely enough, the top torrents list is working normally. Also, torrents may occasionally appear and disappear after several refreshes, as shown here, but there’s clearly something wrong.

While this could be a relatively simple database issue, there’s a more serious concern. It’s not just the torrents that are missing in action, Deimos is also unreachable, even for members of the site’s staff.

“Deimos is nowhere to be found for the last few days and I can’t reach him,” Demonoid staffer Phaze1G says, noting that it’s a major problem.

Phaze1G says he last spoke to Deimos over a week ago and hasn’t been able to get a hold of him since. Demonoid’s founder was dealing with some personal issues and a business trip, but the lack of communication is unusual.

TorrentFreak also reached out to Deimos a few days ago through our usual channel, but we haven’t heard back since.

While there’s reason for concern, without more information, there’s no reason to panic. Phaze1G informs us that all torrents are still showing up in the test version of the new design, so they’re on the servers somewhere.

This means that there’s likely a small issue that needs to be fixed. However, Deimos is the only person with server-side access, so people must wait for his return. Meanwhile, Phaze1G cautions users not to spread any wild rumors.

“The site is not hacked, stolen, compromised, FBI / CIA conspiracy, and so on,” he notes.

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An eighteen year old site offering Nintendo game ROMs has decided not to do so anymore, thanks to a recent crackdown on ROM sites by Nintendo.

ROMs are digital copies of games that once existed in physical form, either on cartridges or discs. With the use of an emulator, gamers can play these ROMs on their PCs, phones or tablets, complete with original graphics and sound. Many gamers believe that the existence of emulators and ROMs help preserve classic games from disappearing.

However, there has always existed copyright issues with emulators and in particular ROMs. While some of the publishers of these games have long faded into obscurity, many are still owned by existing companies, or have been licensed by companies like Nintendo. For a long time, these companies have avoided suing ROM sites outright, instead filing removal notices for individual ROMs. This strategy appears to have shifted in recent times.

These actions have led EmuParadise, one of the oldest ROM sites around, to remove all ROMs from their site.

The decision comes after Nintendo launched lawsuits against fellow ROM sites, LoveROMs and LoveRetro, both of which have been forced to completely shut down as they face the legal might of the Japanese company.

In a statement that has since been removed, the founder of EmuParadise, MasJ, explained the reasons behind the preemptive move.

"Many of you are aware that the situation with regards to emulation sites has been changing recently. What you probably don’t know is that we at EmuParadise have been dealing with similar issues for all 18 years of our existence," wrote MasJ.

"From receiving threatening letters in the early days to our hosts suddenly shutting down our servers due to complaints, we’ve seen it all. We’ve always complied with takedown requests but as you can see, that is no guarantee of anything."

MasJ was keen to note that his site has served many over the years, and not all are "cheapskate pirates" that companies like Nintendo like to paint them as.

"We’ve had emails from soldiers at war saying that the only way they got through their days was to be lost in the retro games that they played from when they were children. We’ve got emails from brothers who have lost their siblings to cancer and were able to find solace in playing the games they once did as children. There are countless stories like these," wrote MasJ.

[via TorrenFreak]