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  • uTorrent gets video streaming functionality. Software, P2P, uTorrent, Software updates, Home Cinema, BitTorrent 0

    uTorrent gets video streaming functionality

    Start watching before downloads complete 18 December 2009 13:01 GMT

    Popular BitTorrent client uTorrent has added a new bit of functionality that'll likely make filesharers very happy indeed. You can begin streaming video before it's finished downloading.

    Plenty of people use BitTorrent to watch television shows from the USA that...

  • Demonoid returns to the web

    Demonoid returns to the web

    Bittorrent tracker back from the grave 14 December 2009 9:56 GMT

    Back in September, after suffering massive hardware issues, Bittorrent tracker Demonoid went down. But now, the site suddenly appears to be back online, accepting logins from registered users.

    An announcement on the front page reads: "Hello! We are currently testing...

  • Bittorrent protocol gets anti-throttling update

    Bittorrent protocol gets anti-throttling update

    Automatically avoids network congestion 2 November 2009 18:12 GMT

    A new version of the Bittorrent protocol is about to launch. Bittorrent is a distribution technique for online content that's used heavily by both legitimate software publishers (like Activision Blizzard) and illicit file sharing sites (like the Pirate Bay).

    The...

  • FlashForward proves a hit on BitTorrent

    FlashForward proves a hit on BitTorrent

    Tens of thousands download new ABC show 25 September 2009 10:31 GMT

    FlashForward, a television show just launched in the US from the creators of Lost and based on the book by Robert J Sawyer, has proved a surprise hit on filesharing websites.

    At the time of writing, Mininova and the Pirate Bay are both displaying nearly 10,000...

  • Piracy kiosk set up in Weimar, Germany

    Piracy kiosk set up in Weimar, Germany

    Bittorrent over Wi-Fi 15 September 2009 16:31 GMT

    Since the imminent closure of the Pirate Bay in its current form was announced, many have attempted to scrape the site of its contents to rebuild it elsewhere on the Web. However, one group of German fans of the filesharing site took it one step further.

    It's...

  • Apple rejects uTorrent monitor app

    Apple rejects uTorrent monitor app

    Argues it would be used to infringe copyright 2 September 2009 10:59 GMT

    Apple has rejected an application that would allow users to control their Bittorrent downloads on their home computer from their iPhone. The reason? Because Bittorrent is "often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights".

    Developer Claudio was told...

  • Radiohead embraces torrents for music distribution

    Radiohead embraces torrents for music distribution

    New song uploaded to Mininova 17 August 2009 11:08 GMT

    Late last week, a new Radiohead song leaked onto the web called "These Are My Twisted Words". Today, the band officially announced the song on their "Dead Air Space" blog, which came with not only a link to the band's official web store W.A.S.T.E., but also a link to download...

  • Image Credit: NRKbeta

    Illegal file-sharing drops dramatically

    Streaming sites boom 13 July 2009 9:27 GMT

    A survey of 1000 teenagers, undertaken in January this year, has shown that only 26% admit file-sharing at least once a month, compared to 42% in December 2007. Meanwhile, 65% of teens stream music regularly, with 31% of 14-18-year-olds listening to streaming tracks every...

  • OpenBitTorrent launches, aims at Pirate Bay refugees

    OpenBitTorrent launches, aims at Pirate Bay refugees

    Tracker launches with no indexing site 6 July 2009 10:10 GMT

    Since the Pirate Bay announced that it was selling out, many in the Bittorrent community have predicted the death of the filesharing community.

    Many others however, confidently predicted that the masses would just move to another tracker, as they did when Napster,...

  • Bittorrent users vow to go underground

    Bittorrent users vow to go underground

    Survey reveals 41% would just hide their sharing if warned 23 June 2009 13:17 GMT

    Filesharing news site Torrentfreak has announced the results of a poll that suggests that 41% of P2P users would "take steps to hide their identity" if they received a warning letter from an ISP.

    38% said they'd ignore the warning, but carry on with more caution,...

  • BitBlinder promises free, anonymous Bittorrent

    BitBlinder promises free, anonymous Bittorrent

    Cover up your tracks 12 June 2009 10:51 GMT

    Until now, it was difficult to completely anonymise your browsing and filesharing habits. VPN services were available for a small fee each month, but most people rely on the sheer volume of filesharing traffic to keep themselves relatively anonymous in the swarm.

  • Pirate Bay sued. Software, Video downloads, Pirate Bay, BitTorrent 0

    Pirate Bay sued

    Motion Picture Association after £8 million 8 May 2008 22:50 GMT

    The Motion Picture Association has filed a copyright infringement case against the people behind Pirate Bay for SEK93 million (£7.9 million).

    According to reports online, the claim focuses on "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "The Pink Panther", "Syriana",...

  • BitTorrent's legitimate download site to launch today. Home Cinema, Networking, P2P Software, BitTorrent 0

    BitTorrent's legitimate download site to launch today

    P2P site to offer faster download speeds 26 February 2007 11:50 GMT

    BitTorrent is scheduled to become legit today as it launches its new pay-per-movie download site.

    The BitTorrent Entertainment Network has not yet gone live, as there is a holding page up right now.

    It will offer films and TV shows from Fox, Warner...

  • BitTorrent signs content deals with Paramount and Fox. Home Cinema, Video downloads, BitTorrent, Paramount, Fox 0

    BitTorrent signs content deals with Paramount and Fox

    P2P filing system offers speedier downloads 29 November 2006 14:30 GMT

    BitTorrent is going fully legit having signed deals with Paramount and Fox to distribute videos for them this spring.

    Set for launch in February, BitTorrent's new video store will offer content for a fee from Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate, and Fox, as well as...

  • BitTorrent software to be embedded in routers and servers. Hardware, Networking, Servers, BitTorrent, Asus, QNAP, Wi-Fi 0

    BitTorrent software to be embedded in routers and servers

    Asus, Planex, and QNAP all offer BitTorrent download manager 23 October 2006 16:22 GMT

    P2P file sharing client BitTorrent has announced that its technology is to be embedded into nine new consumer routers to make file sharing easier.

    Asus, Planex, and QNAP are the first three manufacturers to announce their plans to embed the download manager...

  • Warner Bros to offer movie downloads via BitTorrent. Home Cinema, Video downloads, Warner, BitTorrent 0

    Warner Bros to offer movie downloads via BitTorrent

    BitTorrent goes Hollywood 9 May 2006 12:24 GMT

    It used to be the enemy of Hollywood, now BitTorrent is to become its saviour but today, BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer technology that allows the quick distribution of large files has turned good.

    Warner Bros has today announced an agreement with BitTorrent to...

  • Hollywood signs deal with BitTorrent creator. Software, Online, Video downloads, BitTorrent 0

    Hollywood signs deal with BitTorrent creator

    Hollywood has signed a deal with the creator of the file-sharing software BitTorrent in what it hopes will cut down the spread of illegal movie file sharing on the internet 23 November 2005 16:58 GMT

    Hollywood has signed a deal with the creator of the file-sharing software BitTorrent in what it hopes will cut down the spread of illegal movie file sharing on the internet.

    The deal, which was signed with the Motion Picture Association of America means that bittorrent.com...

  • BitTorrent user convicted spelling end to carefree file sharing

    Hong Kong man gets convicted for using BitTorrent 24 October 2005 20:03 GMT

    It might have become the norm to illegally download television shows and the latest blockbuster movies on the Internet the day they are released, but all that is about to change with the news that a Hong Kong man has been convicted for illegally distributing movies over...

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