Giganews, a well know and respected Usenet provider, which has been providing Usenet service since 1994 made some major changes to their Usenet services plans recently. They dropped their monthly limit plans and just offer their Diamond plan now. You can get a year of service for $12.50/month if you… Read More »
On January 5th, 2018 Fast Usenet (Usenet Services, LLC) acquired Usenet Central. It appears that they are in the process of merging their services now. Over the years we’ve reviewed both Fast Usenet and Usenet Central and both provided great service. It became apparent that Fast Usenet was updated more… Read More »
Twenty one years ago this August, the Windows 95 operating system launched to great fanfare around the world. Now you can relive those heady days with a Windows 95 emulator that runs in your browser. Built by Andrea Faulds, a student at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, the emulator… Read More »
Newshosting, a global leader in providing Usenet service worldwide, has officially announced (and we seen it coming) that they are now offering a VPN service along with premium Usenet access. What is VPN A VPN is an online encryption utility that allows users to control their IP address while providing… Read More »
Easynews, a premium NNTP and browser-based Usenet service provider, is now providing VPN service. As people continue to look for a way to increase their online privacy VPSs are becoming increasingly popular. Available for both current subscribers and new customers seeking additional online privacy, the Easynews VPN will provide an… Read More »
Perfect 10 must pay $5.6m in legal fees following a failed copyright battle with Usenet provider Giganews . On the heels of a February ruling in which a California Court heavily criticized the adult publisher, this week Perfect 10 was described by a Judge as a serial litigator intended to… Read More »
The defunct News-Service.com, once one of the leading Usenet providers with many prominent resellers, has scored a court victory against Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN. The appeals court overturned a previous verdict and ruled that the Usenet provider doesn’t have to monitor and filter pirated content. In 2009, Dutch anti-piracy group… Read More »
A federal court in California has ruled that Usenet service provider Giganews is not guilty of copyright infringement, nor can it be held responsible for customers who do pirate content. The case in question was brought by adult magazine publisher Perfect 10 which previously lodged similar complaints against Amazon, Google… Read More »
