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Download uTorrent 3.1.2 Build 26740

Lately, the uTorrent development team has been very busy, launching new builds even as frequent as two days in a row. The newest release for uTorrent 3.1.2 is 26740 and it comes with a slew of fixes that improve overall functionality of the application. The team attempted in this release to repair the problem with t...

13 February 2012
04:13 GMT

uTorrent 3.1.2 Stable Available for Download

This time around BitTorrent kept the release candidate period quite short, as they launched the stable version for uTorrent 3.1.2 over the weekend. uTorrent moved only through three RCs before hitting the stable mark. The only trouble taken care of for this release to hit the web was an issue with adding torrents, n...

6 February 2012
09:35 GMT

BitTorrent Live, by BitTorrrent

BitTorrent released a new application, BitTorrent Live, designed to let you stream live from your computer, while maintaining a low network load. The same torrent theory applies, but the peers connected to the stream send out the data with a delay of several seconds.The released application is a small executable, ava...

3 February 2012
10:56 GMT

Download uTorrent 3.1.2 RC2

The development for uTorrent 3.1.2 has entered release candidate stage recently, with two RCs being rushed out in the past two days. The first release candidate, made available on January 30, took care of some issues regarding various asserts, such as adding torrents with labels or ratings and fixed a DHT issue wher...

1 February 2012
09:03 GMT

uTorrent 3.1.1 Beta Available for Download

BitTorrent has made available the release notes for uTorrent 3.1.1 beta, build 26666. Just like most betas, it is filled with fixes and nothing else. However, these contribute to the overall improvement of the application.Of all modifications, repairing disk caching and hashing problems is among the most notable. Ano...

20 January 2012
08:45 GMT

uTorrent 3.1 Build 26650 Shows Brief List of Fixes

The latest stable build for uTorrent for Windows has been released a few days ago, but it wasn’t until today that the developer made available the release notes on their forum. uTorrent 3.1 stable (build 26650) shows a brief set of changes, and all of them are in fact fixes. At the top of the list is showing t...

12 January 2012
10:01 GMT

uTorrent and BitTorrent Mainline Have 150 Million Users

BitTorrent, the company, is celebrating a milestone, its BitTorrent clients now have more than 150 million monthly active users. Between uTorrent and the BitTorrent Mainline client, the company boasts that it's seeing 50 percent more users than it did in December 2010, a year ago. 50 million new users in one ye...

11 January 2012
16:01 GMT

New Sharing App from BitTorrent

The latest product from BitTorrent is called Share and its purpose is easy to infer from the name itself. There are tens of sharing apps to choose from, so what’s so special about this one and how can it be among the top preferences of the users? Unlike the myriad of services out there, Share doesn’t imp...

6 January 2012
08:04 GMT

Download uTorrent 3.1 build 26616

A week after the release of the stable uTorrent 3.1 package BitTorrent Inc. launches a new build, 26616, of their torrent manager. This version of the application takes care of some issues reminiscent from the previous build. The fixes cover dysfunctions such as crashes upon loading magnet links or updating the tool...

16 December 2011
05:51 GMT

Tunngle 4.3.3.0 Beta Released

For those unfamiliar with Tunngle, this is a peer-to-peer (P2P) VPN solution. And it is free if you choose the basic edition of the application. At the moment you can try the Premium features by working with the current beta release of the program. Tunngle 4.3.3.0 Beta adds a Network Range Emulator (NRE) and improve...

13 December 2011
05:35 GMT

Download uTorrent 3.1 Stable

One uTorrent user stated with great unease his belief that a stable 3.1version would be available when the app reaches RC20. Well, the development team went half the way and then released the stable version. The differences between the last release candidate and uTorrent 3.1 stable are minor, as the most important e...

9 December 2011
03:56 GMT

New BitTorrent Mainline Client to Bundle Discovery, Download and Playback of Content

BitTorrent is the world's most popular peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, but, since it's used to distribute a lot of pirated material, it's not a favorite of content creators. BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the protocol and the most popular client software, has been working on changing that and ...

7 January 2011
04:47 GMT

No More LimeWire Downloads, the File-Sharing Network Shut Down by Court Order

LimeWire has been shut down after the New York company lost a four year long lawsuit with the Recording Industry Association of America, having been found guilty of massive copyright infringement. Make sure you check out this story on the effects of the Limewire shutdown.Users of the LimeWire client software on Wind...

27 October 2010
06:20 GMT

Wikipedia Uses BitTorrent to Keep Video Bandwidth Costs Down

Wikipedia has been pushing video content for the past few months encouraging contributors to add video data to entries. It recently rolled out a HTLM5 video editor for use on the site. Apparently, Wikipedia's actions proved successful, so much so that the site is now worrying about the all the bandwidth video co...

27 September 2010
08:56 GMT

Transmission 2.0 Released for Mac OS X (Beta)

Transmission, the popular BitTorrent client, has been promoted to version 2.0.0 Beta 1, adding "Local Peer Discovery" for finding peers on the local network, optimizations, a new Compact View replacing the Minimal View, the ability to allow trackers to be pasted into the Create Window, and more. According to the rele...

24 May 2010
06:49 GMT

Adobe Plans a Flash Revolution with P2P Features

Adobe's new version for Flash Player (10.1) could be a real game changer when it comes to online video streaming. With the public war with Apple at its peak, Adobe reveals some of its plans to fight back against the iPad blockage. Adobe will implement new P2P features in its Flash Player that will allow the use...

21 May 2010
11:17 GMT

The MPAA Now Targets US Soldiers for Piracy

The Oscar winning movie “The Hurt Locker” didn't only portray the Iraq war in a dark mood and as a place where death hangs around any corner. One of the subtlest clues shows the story of a US soldier trying to rescue the life of a little boy which he befriended while buying pirated DVDs.That isn'...

17 May 2010
10:17 GMT

Skype Flaunts 560 Million Users Figure

At the eComm Conference in San Francisco, Skype's CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Mr. Jonathan Rosenberg waived the 560 million users mark that Skype has recently passed, offering some general statistics about Skype's usage among Internauts. The figure  leaves Facebook in the dust for web supremacy, a...

21 April 2010
11:03 GMT

File-Sharing Gets Another Victory in Spain

Spain is becoming the last bastion of common sense when it comes to peer-to-peer and file sharing, at least until the big media companies get their own way and change the law in the country altogether. Torrentfreak, the ever-vigilant blog focusing on BitTorrent and file-sharing issues, points to a recent lawsuit in S...

15 March 2010
10:46 GMT

LimeWire 5.5.6, Transmission 1.92 Released for Mac OS X

Two of the most popular P2P (peer-to-peer) file-sharing clients for Mac have received maintenance updates, which users are advised to download and install, to enhance the reliability and stability of their preferred program. The updates to LimeWire and Transmission for Mac are free, as are the original applications t...

15 March 2010
07:47 GMT

Transmission Updated to 1.90 for Mac OS X

Transmission 1.90 final was released this week. With the release of Transmission 1.80 final, developers added support for magnet links, and trackerless torrents. Version 1.90 now adds display information for all selected transfers in the inspector's tracker and peer tabs, a filter to the message log, small inter...

18 February 2010
09:47 GMT

Download Transmission 1.80 Final for Mac OS X

Originally developed by Eric Petit, Transmission is a BitTorrent client similar to the popular Vuze. The peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing application has select code licensed under the liberal MIT License, but is generally licensed under the GNU General Public License. The program boasts a simple, intuitive interface ...

21 January 2010
05:04 GMT

Oxford University Blocks Spotify for Network Congestion

Spotify has proven very popular in the UK, especially with the younger crowd who appreciates the free streaming service's large catalog and ease of use. So popular in fact that it clogged up the Internet pipes at Oxford University, which had to resort to drastic measures to ensure that its free Internet access c...

18 January 2010
13:51 GMT

'Three-Strikes' Illegal File-Sharing Law Comes into Effect in France

Last year, the Internet began to be seen as a basic human right and some countries have instituted legal means of guaranteeing that the vast majority of their citizens have access to a quality Internet connection. Other countries, though, are going the other way, hindering their citizen's web use and in some ca...

4 January 2010
05:21 GMT

The Latest uTorrent 2.1 Alpha Comes with Streaming Video Support

uTorrent, the most popular bittorrent client in the world now owned and developed by BitTorrent, is getting closer to the 2.0 release, which packs some pretty big features and updates. One feature is support for the new uTP protocol, the latest iteration of the BitTorrent protocol dating from 2001, which can adjust b...

17 December 2009
13:18 GMT

What Hollywood Is Hiding

It is the right of every company to defend its copyright. And so is the case of Hollywood studios that have been fighting the “good” fight since the Napster scandal first shed light upon the new phenomenon of P2P file sharing. At least in one moment of our lives we face an event in which our copy or legal...

17 December 2009
02:58 GMT

Transmission for Mac OS X Adds UI Tweaks, Less CPU Toll

A new beta release of Transmission 1.80 for Mac OS X is now available to the public. Currently at its third beta release, the P2P file-sharing (BitTorrent) client adds improved tracker announcement, less CPU-hungry encrypted handshakes to peers, German localization and more. A BitTorrent client similar to the popula...

16 December 2009
10:02 GMT

Download New Transmission 1.80 Beta 2 for Mac OS X

A BitTorrent client similar to the popular Vuze, Transmission is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing application whose code is licensed under the GNU General Public License, with select code licensed under the liberal MIT License. The program boasts a simple, intuitive interface designed to integrate tightly with any O...

11 December 2009
08:49 GMT

Download New Transmission 1.80 with Snow Leopard Improvements

Transmission 1.80 Beta 1 is now available for free download for users of Mac OS X. A BitTorrent client similar to Vuze, Transmission’s code is licensed under the GNU General Public License, with select code licensed under the liberal MIT License. The program boasts a simple, intuitive interface designed to inte...

7 December 2009
06:51 GMT

LimeWire X Improves Downloads via Patch

The developers of LimeWire X, the Mac version of the popular P2P, file-sharing client, have released a new beta version of the software, implementing open source contributor Gregorio Roper's Matching TigerTrees to SHA-1 patch to improve downloads. Besides the aforementioned addition improving downloads via the ...

3 December 2009
10:14 GMT

Download LimeWire 5.4.2 for Mac OS X

LimeWire X is a free P2P file-sharing program that uses the Java platform to locate and share all kinds of files over the Internet. It is one of the few solutions of its kind for the Mac, and it is compatible with all major platforms. The program’s open source code was developed (in part) by a devoted programme...

27 November 2009
06:29 GMT

Download LimeWire 5.4.1 Beta for Mac OS X

LimeWire X is a free P2P file-sharing program that uses the Java platform to locate files, as well as share files. It is one of the few solutions of its kind for the Mac, and it’s compatible with all major platforms. The program’s open source code was developed (in part) by a devoted programmer community....

13 November 2009
06:45 GMT

Download LimeWire 5.4.0 for Mac OS X (Major Release)

Lime Wire LLC has released a new version of what the company calls “the fastest P2P program on the planet.” The 5.4.0 release is a major one, with tons of new features (Mac-specific too), as well as various tweaks and bug fixes well worth the savvy user’s attention. So, here’s the full breakdo...

30 October 2009
08:04 GMT

Download Skype 2.8.0 for Mac OS X

A new version of Skype is available for Mac OS X users. Delivering improvements and enhanced compatibility with Snow Leopard, Skype version 2.8.0.722 also adds screen sharing (share what you’re seeing on your computer over a free call) and better sound and video. Skype uses the P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to...

18 September 2009
03:59 GMT

UK Officials Double P2P Statistics

A BBC radio show has recently investigated and proved the fact that some interpretation errors in surveys taken in the UK have led to a hugely exaggerated number of P2P file sharers. The British Government was planning to use this figure in issuing some P2P banning / limiting laws across the UK's territory in th...

10 September 2009
10:31 GMT

No P2P File-Sharing in Antarctica

United States Government officials have issued a letter to all United States Antarctic Program (USAP) employees, informing of a stricter application of the internal IT usage rules, regarding P2P and online gaming. Personnel stationed in any Antarctica-based  location owned and ran by the US will face penalties w...

19 August 2009
08:05 GMT

LimeWire P2P Crook Gets Three Years in Jail

The man that illicitly used the LimeWire P2P client to hack into personal computers and steal financial or personal information was convicted to three years behind bars in the state of Washington, USA. Frederick Eugene Wood, a Seattle native, used his LimeWire client to acquire enough data so he could impersonate up ...

13 August 2009
10:48 GMT

The New Pirate Bay to Generate Income by Selling Users' Computing Resources

With the Pirate Bay being sold and new owner Global Gaming Foundation claiming the site will become legal and pay copyright owners, many are wondering how exactly the company intends to make the money necessary for the licensing. Most of the explanations have been vague but with the hiring of Wayne Rosso some details...

17 July 2009
08:42 GMT

LimeWire X 5.2.4 Beta Integrates FaceBook with Friends for Windows and Linux

LimeWire X is a free, peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing client for Mac OS X. It uses the Java platform to locate files, as well as share files, and it is one of the few P2P file-sharing solutions of its kind for the Mac. LimeWire is compatible with all major platforms and running over the Gnutella network. The latest ...

3 July 2009
03:03 GMT

Pirate Bay Sold for $7.8 Million

Global Gaming Factory X AB (GGF) announced the acquisition of torrent indexer and tracker site Pirate bay for a reported $7.8 million (SEK 60 million). Pirate Bay representatives have confirmed the news saying that the move shouldn't worry users and that the new leadership will continue to build on the principle...

30 June 2009
05:28 GMT

Download LimeWire X 5.2.3 Mac Beta

LimeWire X is a free, peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing client for Mac OS X. It uses the Java platform to locate files, as well as share files, and it is one of the few P2P file-sharing solutions of its kind for the Mac. LimeWire is compatible with all major platforms and running over the Gnutella network. Recently up...

27 June 2009
04:33 GMT

Download New LimeWire X 5.2.2 Beta

Gnutella Network has updated its popular P2P file-sharing client for Mac OS X, LimeWire X. The latest version of the software, LimeWire X 5.2.2 Beta, brings both enhancements and fixed bugs. LimeWire is free to download and use for as long as you want. Skim through the list of changes below to learn what’s new...

12 June 2009
10:47 GMT

Download LimeWire X 5.2.0 Beta – Updated Download Tray

LimeWire X fans have a new beta version of the software to download and try out, according to the people at Gnutella Network. Version 5.2.0 Beta delivers over a dozen fixes and improvements, as well as new additions, such as Advanced filters and a reintroduced Browse Host in Uploads. According to the release notes f...

21 May 2009
03:22 GMT

Internet Piracy Is What Makes Artists Popular

According to a new set of studies, it would appear that artists, musicians and movie stars, who are currently engaged in impressive legal battles with peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing websites, actually owe most of their popularity to these sites. Teenagers who share music and films with each other, even if they do so by i...

14 May 2009
09:30 GMT

Swedish Traffic Drops After New Anti-Piracy Bill

The European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) has been the main basis of Sweden's new Local IPRED Law, which states that ISPs can be forced to give copyright holders the personal data of their clients. On April 2nd, when the measure officially came into effect, monitoring s...

3 April 2009
04:50 GMT

Vuze 4.2.0 Available – Free Download

Vuze is a powerful BitTorrent client that greatly extends the original Python client's feature set. Formerly known as Azureus, Vuze can manage multiple downloads at once from a single window, or offer detailed real-time download statistics with export to XML, advanced download and seeding management rules, confi...

23 March 2009
10:47 GMT

Download LimeWire X 5.1.2 – Improved UI

Gnutella Network has updated one of the most popular P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing clients for Mac OS X, LimeWire. The latest version of the software, LimeWire X 5.1.2, brings two enhancements and a trio of fixed bugs. LimeWire is free to download and use for as long as you want.According to the release notes, Lime...

19 March 2009
09:59 GMT

Download LimeWire X 5.1.1 Beta

Gnutella Network has released a new version of LimeWire X, the fastest, easiest, and most advanced file sharing program of its kind for Mac. The new version adds performance improvements and a Location column which lists the file's path.Particularly, the release notes for LimeWire X 5.1.1 Beta reveal that perfor...

4 March 2009
05:50 GMT

Transmission 1.51 Improves Layout on iPhone, Adds Internet Explorer Web Support

Transmission, one of the most popular BitTorrent clients for Mac OS X, has reached version 1.51, adding support for Internet Explorer, as well as layout fixes when viewed on an iPhone/iPod touch. These are just a few of the platform-specific changes occurring with the software. Read on for the full scoop and the down...

27 February 2009
06:05 GMT

Download Transmission 1.50 Beta 6

Transmission, the popular BitTorrent client for Mac OS X, has reached its sixth beta for version 1.50. The software is free to download and install on any Mac running the latest version of Tiger or higher (Leopard).According to the release notes for Transmission 1.50 Beta 6, the update in question has three high-prio...

13 February 2009
06:25 GMT


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