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Paramount Pictures to release movie via BitTorrent

  • Posted March 17, 2011, 2:02 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web With Video
  • The Tunnel, a long-awaited horror movie, is coming to a BitTorrent tracker near you. Set in the abandoned tunnels under Sydney, Australia, the movie will get its world premiere online for free via BitTorrent on May 19, 2011.

New BitTorrent client codenamed Chrysalis goes into alpha

New BitTorrent client codenamed Chrysalis goes into alpha
  • Posted March 3, 2011, 2:04 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software
  • The very first build of the new BitTorrent client, codenamed Project Chrysalis, has been released. You can download the first preview version, an alpha test build, directly from here: BitTorrent Chrysalis 8.0 Alpha.

Khan Academy offers educational videos via BitTorrent

  • Posted February 11, 2011, 4:17 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web
  • BitTorrent has released a new video catalogue app developed in partnership with the Khan Academy, a not-for-profit educational organization created with the stated mission "of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere." The app offer over 2,000 educational videos…

BitTorrent creator shows off live P2P streaming

BitTorrent creator shows off live P2P streaming
  • Posted January 20, 2011, 12:22 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web With Video
  • BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen is now focused on developing a new P2P live streaming protocol that would be superior to all other streaming solutions currently on the market. Cohen demonstrated the unfinished technology this week, but he has yet to…

BitTorrent to start certifying devices, launching an all-in-one client

  • Posted January 12, 2011, 2:50 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software, Hardware
  • BitTorrent has teamed up with the Information and Communications Research Laboratories at Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to deploy new standards for consumer electronics. Manufacturers and developers will be able to apply a "BitTorrent Certified" label and logo to…

BitTorrent and uTorrent hit 100 million monthly users

  • Posted January 4, 2011, 10:59 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software
  • BitTorrent has announced that the BitTorrent Mainline client and µTorrent have now crossed the 100 million monthly user milestone. On an average day, 20 million users from over 220 countries use either of the two BitTorrent clients, available in 52…

BitDefender offers security solution for BitTorrent and uTorrent

  • Posted December 20, 2010, 12:31 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software, IT Security
  • BitDefender has partnered with BitTorrent and µTorrent to safeguard users from malware when downloading media files from the Internet. The new Virus Guard application, powered by BitDefender's security technology, scans all torrent files to ensure they are malware-free.

New BitTorrent client offers truly decentralized P2P

New BitTorrent client offers truly decentralized P2P
  • Posted December 9, 2010, 1:49 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Software
  • While BitTorrent is the most popular P2P protocol, it still relies on several centralized points for users to find the files they are looking. There have been several attempts at making BitTorrent more decentralized, and the latest Tribler 5.3 client…

Weekend tech reading: Apple approves BitTorrent app

  • Posted October 3, 2010, 2:36 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Apple approves BitTorrent app for App Store Apple is known for the stringent guidelines it applies when deciding which software to allow into their App Store – BitTorrent is one of the things on their ban list. However, one developer…

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