Neowin News Feed for: Rapidshare

File sharing host Rapidshare to close March 31, users asked to backup data

Steven Parker — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:54:01 +0000

Yet another file sharing website will soon be lost to history, and again for undisclosed reasons. The site is now displaying a message on its homepage asking users to backup their data, or lose it. Read more...

RapidShare launches RapidDrive cloud service for Windows

John Callaham — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:24:24 +0000

The file sharing service RapidShare has launched its own cloud-based data storage service for Windows called RapidDrive, allowing users to manage files in their RapidShare account directly on their PC Read more...

RapidShare puts the brakes on free download speeds

John Callaham — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:25:07 +0000

Popular file sharing web site RapidShare has decided to cut the download speeds on the free version of its service in an attempt to drive away the actions of software pirates. Read more...

RapidShare team not worried about Megaupload shutdown

John Callaham — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:14:08 +0000

The people behind the popular fire sharing and storage site RapidShare claim not to be worried about the future of the site, even though a similar site, Megaupload, was shut down this week by the FBI. Read more...

Google starts to censor torrent-related search queries

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:46:41 +0000

Google has begun blocking torrent-related searches from its autocomplete and instant search. Now when users attempt to search using Google's new autocomplete feature, torrent related words will no longer autocomplete in the search field. Google announced... Read more...