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uTorrent 3.3.2 Beta Gets Fresh Update, Download Now

uTorrent 3.3.2 Build 29806 Beta is now available for download, bringing some important fixes on Windows computers. Even though it’s supposed to address some previously-reported issues, keep in mind that it remains a beta, so in case you don’t wish to spend too much time dealing with bugs and crashes, the...

14 June 2013
02:00 GMT

uTorrent 3.4 Build 29765 Alpha Released for Download

The alpha version of uTorrent gives users the power to experience some of the features that could be implemented into the stable build a lot earlier, so it's no surprise that so many people have already installed it. Version 3.4 build 29765 alpha is now available for download and as far as the UI is concerned, ...

1 June 2013
03:34 GMT

Download uTorrent 3.4 Build 29741 Alpha

uTorrent 3.4 Build 29741 Alpha is now available for download for Windows users, but keep in mind that bugs and performance issues are very likely.This new build of the alpha release comes with several fixes that concern the auto shutdown/restart option, the duplicate entries in the torrent download listview and the h...

25 May 2013
02:03 GMT

uTorrent 3.3.1 Build 29719 Beta Released for Download

uTorrent, one of the most popular BitTorrent clients currently available on the market, has received a brand new update for the beta version. Even though it doesn’t bring any new features, this new build is pretty important for most users, especially because it addresses a previously reported bug that crashed ...

24 May 2013
07:12 GMT

uTorrent Brings Billions of Ads per Month to Users

BitTorrent Inc. announced that the new advertising option in its uTorrent client generates billions of ad impressions per month. While users initially were against the idea of an ad-supported uTorrent, not too many users have actually turned the feature off, TorrentFreak reports. Now, BitTorrent Inc. needs to att...

21 May 2013
07:52 GMT

Download µTorrent 3.3.1 Build 29692 Beta

µTorrent 3.3.1 build 29692 beta is now available for download for Windows users, providing them with a glimpse into future versions of the BitTorrent client. This new release only includes stability improvements, so the previously-reported crashes should no longer occur after deploying this update. Still, kee...

17 May 2013
07:36 GMT

Script of the Day: Btapp.js

Btapp.js is a powerful new JavaScript library that allows developers to access to Torque / BitTorrent / uTorrent clients via the browser. It exposes various facets of these desktop torrent clients, along with the torrent file format, to a programmatic API which developers can use in coding Web apps and websites tigh...

6 May 2013
12:01 GMT

uTorrent 3.3 Stable Receives Update

BitTorrent rolled out a new update for the stable version of uTorrent. The new build number is 29625 and the list of changes it integrates is quite short, as the change log is composed of only three entries, but announces fixes for some important stability and functionality issues. The developer addressed a problem ...

1 May 2013
16:12 GMT

uTorrent 3.3.1 Beta Updated to Build 29594

The latest revision for uTorrent 3.3.1 (currently in beta) brings to the table several fixes that improve overall stability and functionality of the client. The list of modifications informs that the developer changed the layout for the “Create New Torrent” dialog. Build 29594 is now capable to pick the...

25 April 2013
04:18 GMT

uTorrent 3.3.1 Beta Receives Update to Build 29579

BitTorrent rolled out a new update for the beta revision of uTorrent client, which brings only repairs to the table. The list of modifications is quite rich compared to other updates. The developer addressed the problem with storing the version in “\updates” if the installation process is cancelled....

23 April 2013
09:48 GMT

uTorrent 3.3.1 Beta Updated to Build 29569

BitTorrent released a new build for the beta version of uTorrent. The list of changes it comes with is reduced to a single entry, which informs of fixing up an issue touching on the default disk cache size. In order to eliminate the “Disk overload” condition, the developer decided to modify the value for...

19 April 2013
08:35 GMT

uTorrent Stable Receives Update to Build 29544

Over the weekend, BitTorrent released a new update for the stable version of their torrent downloader, uTorrent. The new build number for uTorrent 3.3 is 29544 and it is just a maintenance revision designed to take care of the most nagging bugs. As such, the list of modifications in these cases is quite short, but ...

15 April 2013
04:19 GMT

uTorrent 3.3.1 Beta Receives Update

BitTorrent has released a new build for uTorrent 3.3.1 beta. The release notes inform mostly of repairs, but there is one new feature available, as well, to prevent constant re-spawning. First on the list of repairs is the issue with the file check stuck at zero percent. The developer also fixed a problem that crash...

11 April 2013
05:37 GMT

How to Use BitTorrent to Become a Best-Selling Author

BitTorrent was invented as a way of efficiently and quickly distributing large files over the internet. To that end, it's been a huge success, the technology invented more than a decade ago now makes up a big percentage of internet traffic. Digital books though have never been that big, even the most elaborate...

8 April 2013
05:52 GMT

uTorrent Client for Windows 8 Updated and Released for Download

uTorrent Client, one of the most popular Windows 8 Modern apps that allow users to connect to the uTorrent WebUI system and thus manage their torrents with ease, has just received an update that brings several new options and bug fixes. The official release notes confirm that this new version addresses a bug breakin...

4 April 2013
04:30 GMT

uTorrent 3.3 Stable Updated to Build 29333

BitTorrent has released a fresh update for the stable version of uTorrent 3.3. It is a minor revision that increments the build number to 29333 and includes fixes that have already been implemented in the beta release. With this update, the installer of the application should no longer hang when the computer is offl...

14 March 2013
13:23 GMT

BitTorrent Updates uTorrent Beta

The beta version for uTorrent 3.3.1 has received an update to build 29301. No new features have been added but it brings to the table some modifications and repairs. The new revision now provides an initial modification about automatic updates and when updating to version 3.3.1 of the program and older clients get u...

12 March 2013
13:08 GMT

uTorrent 3.3.1 Beta Updates to Build 29105

The latest revision for the beta version of uTorrent comes with a short list of changes, most of them being repairs. The developer worked on fixing the flushing of the completed pieces and this action should now occur on the spot. Also repaired is the GDI leak that emerged upon resizing the application window. Last...

12 February 2013
12:40 GMT

uTorrent 3.3 Stable Updated to Build 29082

The list of modifications available in the latest build for uTorrent stable includes only a small set of repairs. This is just a minor update that takes care of a few loose ends. The first entry in the change log announces that the installer size has been reduced by 100KB, which makes it as small as 1MB. In the cur...

8 February 2013
05:12 GMT

uTorrent 3.3 Stable Is Out

The stable version for uTorrent 3.3 is currently available for download, after going through more than ten betas and a single release candidate. This revision represents a milestone in the development of the application since it brings to the table a re-written disk I/O system, which results in increased performance...

1 February 2013
03:19 GMT

New uTorrent 3.3 Beta Available for Download

BitTorrent released a new update for the beta build of uTorrent 3.3. The developer included a brief set of repairs in this revision and made a couple of changes. The problems with metadata taking too long to download should now be eliminated and the time necessary to flush disk jobs has been reduced. Another repair...

16 January 2013
05:48 GMT

The Android-Powered BBK BitTorrent Box Is Now on Sale

There are plenty of "boxes" that offer ways of hooking up your TV to the internet or of serving digital content to the big screen. And with CES underway, more are bound to come. But the BBK BitTorrent Box is a somewhat special and its name should tell you why. The BBK BitTorrent Box is the first Android-powered dev...

9 January 2013
09:23 GMT

Fresh Build Available for uTorrent 3.4 Alpha

BitTorrent rolled out a new build for uTorrent 3.4 alpha, which brings to the table plenty of corrections, some changes and a new feature (optimization of DHT lookup times). Starting this revision, the application no longer offers the possibility to display torrent entries in a simplified list. Among the changes op...

8 January 2013
04:59 GMT

uTorrent 3.3 Beta Receives Update

uTorrent beta has received the first update for this year increasing the build number to 28854. It is a minor revision that does not bring to the table too many modifications, very much unlike the previous release. The developer repaired the problem with filtering torrents immediately after switching the search box ...

4 January 2013
10:58 GMT

uTorrent Client for Windows 8 Updated and Released for Download

While there’s no standalone BitTorrent client available on Windows 8 platforms for the time being, the uTorrent Client is one of the best choices to connect to the uTorrent WebUI and manage the active torrents. The application has been updated a few days ago, so it now features documentation to help those look...

27 December 2012
10:18 GMT

New uTorrent Beta Available for Download

The new build for uTorrent 3.3 beta is 28830 and, as expected, it comes with a slew of fixes. However, there is also one modification, which consists in removing the count of the parent “Labels” node. The developer fixed the problem with the errors occurring upon activating the Plus version of the applic...

27 December 2012
04:58 GMT

Download uTorrent Client for Windows 8

There’s no BitTorrent client available in the Windows Store for the time being, but those who want to manage their torrents from the Modern UI of their Windows 8 device can always install uTorrent Client. This application connects to the uTorrent WebUI and gives users the power to view and add torrents to the ...

19 December 2012
05:22 GMT

uTorrent 3.2.3 Available for Download

The stable revision of uTorrent has been updated to a new major build recently. The version bump, however, was forced by a bug (auto-update version verification bug) and did not occur as a consequence of development progress. Additional fixing available in this release address a crash problem in magnet URI. Furtherm...

10 December 2012
08:46 GMT

New uTorrent Alpha Build Available for Download

A fresh build has been released for uTorrent 3.4 alpha. The release focuses on repairing various issues and does not integrate any new features. The list of changes is just three entries long.The first entry in the list announces that metadata download timeout has been decreased to 15 seconds (from two minutes), in ...

3 December 2012
08:00 GMT

uTorrent Optimization Guide – Simple Tricks for the Best Performance

uTorrent is undoubtedly the most popular BitTorrent client right now, as it provides the best mix of performance and resource usage, regardless of the Windows version you’re currently running. While the standard settings should be enough for the average Joe who wants nothing more than to download files through...

27 November 2012
15:01 GMT

How to Disable Ads in uTorrent - Guide

A few months back, BitTorrent managed to get a lot of its users up in arms by announcing that uTorrent will start featuring ads. BitTorrent needs to make some money, but people were obviously annoyed at the idea of having ads inside their app. The backlash got to BitTorrent who backed down and promised to make the ad...

10 November 2012
08:51 GMT

uTorrent 3.2 Stable Available for Download

It only took two release candidates for uTorrent 3.2 to reach a stable version. The list of modifications for transitioning to this development stage from the last RC consists in a single entry, which notes that the problem with peer ID bug causing disconnects has been eliminated. However, in order to get here, uTor...

10 November 2012
07:56 GMT

uTorrent 3.4 Alpha Bypasses Windows UAC

BitTorrent has rolled out a new alpha release for uTorrent 3.4. The new build adds a couple of new features, but most of the changes consist in repairs. Starting revision 3.4, uTorrent offers the possibility to update automatically and it can also re-use the data from torrents downloaded previously. As far as the ...

6 November 2012
09:12 GMT

uTorrent 3.2 RC 2 Released

uTorrent 3.2.2 moved to the second release candidate. The new build number is 28447, and judging by the short release log, one might be inclined to believe that development is getting quite close to a stable version. The list of modifications for this revision is only two entries long, and both of them are repairs t...

5 November 2012
07:31 GMT

uTorrent 3.2 RC1 Available for Download

BitTorrent has rolled out the first release candidate for version 3.2. There aren’t too many modifications available in the changelog, but the developer has definitely improved the performance of the application. The fresh new build number is 28407 and it incorporates a set of only two changes. The first one t...

1 November 2012
08:26 GMT

uTorrent to Change the Ways It Tricks You into Installing Toolbars, Change Search Engines

uTorrent, owned and created by the BitTorrent company, is the most popular BitTorrent client out there. It's also free, as it has always been, and it used to be lightweight as well. The price isn't changing, but BitTorrent needs to make some money.  For many years, the biggest revenue source for the c...

1 November 2012
08:11 GMT

uTorrent 3.3 Alpha Available for Download

A new build for the alpha version of uTorrent is now ready for testing. No new features are available, as the scanty list of modifications shows mostly repairs. The fresh revision for uTorrent 3.3 alpha should solve the issue with existing files not being re-checked when a resolved magnet link is available in the di...

23 October 2012
03:31 GMT

uTorrent 3.2.2 Beta 4 Available for Download

Another beta revision has rolled out for uTorrent 3.2.2. It sports fewer changes than the previous release that came out a few days ago, and they are all fixes. The first repair on the list deals with the inadvertent change to torrent view when the focus is on other views. Next, the developer solved a problem that ...

19 October 2012
03:05 GMT

uTorrent 3.2.2 Beta 3 Available for Download

The third beta for uTorrent 3.2.2, build 28198, has rolled out, carrying a new feature and a couple of bug fixes. New in this revision is the fact that UDP trackers are expanded to send the request string from URL. As far as the repairs are concerned, the current build fixes various memory leaks and it should be ab...

16 October 2012
10:02 GMT

uTorrent 3.2.2 Beta 2 Available for Download

The second beta for uTorrent 3.2.2 has been released. As expected, it integrates mostly fixes, but some modifications are present as well. Starting this revision, users of the Plus version will no longer be presented offers, which were designed as featured torrents. On the other hand, the free edition of the applic...

10 October 2012
04:44 GMT

uTorrent Alpha Adds Disk I/O Optimization Setting

A new alpha build for uTorrent has rolled out. The changelog shows that the development team focused mainly on mending issues. However, there is one new feature available on the list. New in this build is the possibility to optimize disk I/O by including write-through cache and compacting allocation by file system. ...

27 September 2012
09:55 GMT

Apple Approves BitTorrent iPhone App, “Conttrol”

After rejecting dozens of apps merely for mentioning “BitTorrent” in their iTunes descriptions, Apple has approved a remote administration tool for iOS that interfaces with µTorrent and BitTorrent servers via their Web API.Apple was known not to allow any apps dealing with BitTorrent “because ...

8 September 2012
10:35 GMT

uTorrent Will Get Slimmer and Swifter, a "Lite" Version Is Being Considered

Back in the day, BitTorrent clients used to be slow, bloated and confusing for less savvy users. And that was the best of them. But then uTorrent came along and changed everything. The entire app weighed a few hundred kilobytes, it ran from everywhere, had a spartan but functional interface and had a minimal impact o...

16 August 2012
15:41 GMT

BitTorrent Backs Down on Ads in uTorrent, Will Make Them Opt Out

Last week, BitTorrent, the company behind the popular file-sharing technology and the equally popular uTorrent client, announced that it was planning to bundle ads with uTorrent. These ads wouldn't have been annoying banner ads like you'd see in all manner of shady software, mobile apps being a prime exam...

16 August 2012
05:53 GMT

How to Keep Your uTorrent Ad-Free

uTorrent is by far the most popular BitTorrent client around. While there's plenty of competition, a great product, at least initially, coupled with inertia has guaranteed uTorrent's lead so far. But things may change. Future uTorrent versions will come bundled with ads. Those ads may prove intrusive or use...

13 August 2012
15:11 GMT

uTorrent Users Will Start Seeing Ads in the Client

uTorrent is by far the most popular BitTorrent client out there. Its initial success was due to its simplicity and frugal appetite for system resources. Unfortunately, those attributes have largely become mythical at this point, but the software was buoyed forward by the momentum. It's still one of the best cli...

13 August 2012
06:03 GMT

uTorrent Alpha Eliminates Trackers Returning Status Code 410

uTorrent alpha switched to a new build, which integrates two new features and a set of four fixes and stability improvements. New in this release is the elimination of all trackers that return status code 410 (Gone). This status code indicates that the resources are no longer available and neither will they be again...

3 August 2012
08:03 GMT

uTorrent Restricts HTTP Connections to OBT and PBT

The stable version for uTorrent has been updated to a new build. It is a minor revision, so the list of modifications is quite short, but it incorporates a new feature and a repair. The latest version of the application, 3.2 build 27636, brings to the table a new default tracker and repairs the problems with disk ca...

31 July 2012
09:01 GMT

Torque Adds a BitTorrent Client to Your Browser or Web App

BitTorrent is a wonderful technology, for all the bad rep it gets for its use in copyright-infringing file sharing. The problem is getting more people to use and making it easier for those people to use it. One of the big hurdles is that it can be quite confusing to the average internet users. You need a dedicated cl...

7 July 2012
11:01 GMT

uTorrent 3.2 RC 8 Available for Download

uTorrent development got closer to a stable build, with the roll-out of new release candidate over the weekend, number 8, to be more specific. As expected, repairs are dominant in the list of changes, which is also very short, but some improvements are also available. An important fix refers to a crash that occurre...

2 July 2012
05:11 GMT


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