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- BitTorrent
- A popular file sharing service developed by Bram Cohen that prevents people from downloading constantly unless they are willing to share in the overall transmission load on the network. ...
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- BitSpirit 3.6.0.330 Stable (Windows)
- This is a BitTorrent client which provides full BitTorrent protocol implementation and many personalized features.It supports simultaneous downloads, download queue, UPnP port-maping, NAT traversalUDP transport, select downloads from multiple files torrent package, disk cache, chatting with other peers, torrent market, ipfilter, etc. In 3.0 or above versions of BitSpirit, it...
- Tags: BitTorrent, Microsoft Windows, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- uTorrent 2.0 beta 16850 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable...
- Tags: BitTorrent, Beta, µTorrent, RSS, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- uTorrent Portable 1.8.4 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not...
- Tags: BitTorrent, µTorrent, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- BitTorrent 6.3 (Windows)
- BitTorrent's software client allows you to quickly download high-quality digital content such as video, music, and games. Available in over 20 languages, it leverages our community of over 70 million users to securely deliver files to your PC faster than anything else out there. Features include detailed graphs and stats...
- Tags: BitTorrent, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- uTorrent 1.8.4 build 16688 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not...
- Tags: BitTorrent, µTorrent, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-09-28
- uTorrent 0.9.2 (Mac)
- Now the lightweight power and performance of uTorrent is available for your Mac.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, BitTorrent, µTorrent, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-09-15
- uTorrent 1.8.4 build 16150 (Windows)
- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not...
- Tags: BitTorrent, µTorrent, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-08-21
- BitTorrent-powered iPhone App Store in beta
- BitTorrent-powered iPhone App Store in betaNo need for countermeasures[i]I wonder what counter-measures if any Apple and its carrier partners will implement to try to stop it. Or can they?[/i]The slow download speed + high price/KB will take care of it.Bittorent is for serious downloads like movies and does not belong...
- Tags: Smart phones, iPhone App Store, BitTorrent, Apple iPhone, BitTorent
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- Iomega's free updates to StorCenter ix2 NAS include BitTorrent support, remote access
- With competition getting fierce in the market for network storage, manufacturers need to step up in order to keep up. Last month, Iomega jumped into the four-drive-bay NAS game with its StorCenter ix4 device. Now it's spiffing up its two-drive offering released last fall: The company has announced updated features...
- Tags: NAS, Iomega Corp., BitTorrent, Remote Access, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Telecommunications, Storage, Hardware, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- That Windows 7 bootleg is a ticking time bomb
- Bootleggers, beware. Judging by my inbox, lots of you downloaded a bootleg copy of Windows 7 build 6956 from BitTorrent, and now you have it running. But no matter how hard you try, you can’t update its built-in copy of Internet Explorer 8 with this week’s extremely critical out-of-band security...
- Tags: Beta Release, BitTorrent, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security Administration, Patches, Operating Systems, Web Browsers, Security, Software, Internet, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-12-19
- Virgin Media will block BitTorrent
- Virgin Media will block BitTorrentBlocking BitTorrentI said it about Comcast, much as I dislike them, and I'll say it again here: They own the equipment, they should be able to do whatever they wish with it. IMO it's a loss of freedoms for any gvt agency to tell me...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Virgin Media, Virgin, BitTorrent
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Virgin Media will block BitTorrent
- While Comcast was forced to back off of BitTorrent throttling, UK cable provider Virgin Media is diving into to doing just that. by Richard Koman
- Tags: BitTorrent, Media, British Telecommunications, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-12-16
- Norwegian BitTorrent tracker under DDoS attack
- Norway's largest BitTorrent tracker Norbits (norbits.net) with approximately 10,000 users, is currently under a DDoS attack launched from a group known as MORRADi, which is also speculating that it has managed to compromise the tracker and is threatening to release personal details of its users including IPs, until the tracker...
- Tags: BitTorrent, P2P, Distributed Denial Of Service, Peer To Peer (P2P), Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- uTorrentPauser 1.0.0.1 (Windows)
- uTorrent/Bittorrent Clientu Torrent pauser enables to you pausing/stopping/resuming/limit bandwidth all torrents through global keys or menus, pausing all torrents for defined time when time expired it will automatic resuming all torrents. uTorrentPauser resumes/reset limit bandwidth all torrents while computer is idle when starts screen saver and automatic pausing/limit bandwidth when...
- Tags: Bandwidth, BitTorrent, Microsoft Windows
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- FCC expected to rule against Comcast Aug. 1
- The Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce Aug. 1 that Comcast's network shaping of BitTorrent was wrong. According to the Wall Street Journal, regulators are expected to rule that Comcast violated policy by hampering BitTorrent sharing. The FCC has been dropping hints for weeks that Comcast...
- Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- A Distributed Denial-of-Service(DDoS) Attack Using BitTorrent Peer-to-Peer(P2P) Network
- Recently, many hackers attacks are done with a Distributed Denial of Service DDoS strategy. Most famous centralized Peer to Peer (P2P) networks can be easily used for realize these attacks. File-sharing protocols such BitTorrent or an extension of Gnutella use centralized server for orchestrate 7-level connections between peers. This procedure...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, BitTorrent, Network, P2P, Distributed Denial Of Service, Attack, Main Attack, Peer To Peer (P2P), Security, Internet
- White papers 2008-05-30
- Comcast hack: Just a generic attack or BitTorrent revenge?
- Comcast hack: Just a generic attack or BitTorrent revenge?This is hackingHow could anybody alter ZDNet's site from the outside?They would have to be able to log into a ZDNet computer before ZDNet uploads.Hacking is done with high frequency virus right on top of a site page.
- Tags: SECURITY, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Comcast hack: Just a generic attack or BitTorrent revenge?
- Comcast's portal had its DNS records hi-jacked in an attack. The big question: Was Comcast just a big target or was this a BitTorrent revenge attack as some folks have speculated? If you recall, Comcast had drawn some fire over traffic shaping on its network and curtailing...
- Tags: BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Attack, Dancho, TorrentFreak, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- BT Engine 5.07 (Windows)
- A powerful assistant tool for BitTorrent download. BitTorrent is the most popular way for download. But we could not connect to all BitTorrent seeds under most conditions. Which decreased the download speed.BT Engine has no download ability, but it is a professional tool set for BitTorrent download optimization. The computer...
- Tags: BitTorrent, British Telecommunications, Soft4Kids, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-24
- Comcast, Cox block BitTorrent 24/7
- Comcast, Cox block BitTorrent 24/7Valid use of bitTorrentThere is a real problem when a specific protocol on the Net is blocked by a service provider. Unfortunately it stifles the legitimate use of these technologies. We need a Net Neutrality law NOW!RE: Comcast, Cox block BitTorrent 24/7You do know...
- Tags: Cox, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
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