Tag Archives: BitTorrent
Evidence Suggests BitTorrent Re-Branding Under The Name Gyre
After the latest alpha version of uTorrent was released earlier this week, some people noticed that the ownership of the product was attributed to an unknown company called Gyre Inc. instead of BitTorrent Inc. The uTorrent team quickly fixed this and called it a “coding mistake.” BitTorrent did not confirm or deny the existence of a rebranding, but they said that they “regularly test new brand and product names internally.”
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Categories BitTorrent, Gyre Inc., uTorrent
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Torrent Website BTjunkie Shuts Down Voluntarily
BTjunkie is one of the largest BitTorrent search engine websites. The website has shut down voluntarily today due to a combination of legal actions against other file-sharing websites and time-consuming projects. BTjunkie was founded in June 2005 and has been one of the top BitTorrent websites since then.
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Louis C.K. Made Over $200,000 After Asking For A Torrent Video Payment Of His Show
Louis C.K. is one of the best known comedians today. Recently he decided to experiment with video distribution. He is distributing his performance from the Live at the Beacon Theater through torrent websites and is asking for $5 payment for it.
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Paramount To Distribute The Tunnel Movie Through BitTorrent
Paramount PIctures is planning to distribute the movie The Tunnel using the BitTorrent protocol simultaneously to the physical DVD release launch. The movie is based on the real-life set of abandoned tunnels under Sydney, Australia. The real-life network of tunnels in Sydney were originally meant for a rail network, but the construction was discontinued. U.S. General Macarthur ended up using the tunnels during World War II as a base. The movie will be available on BitTorrent starting May 19th. Check out the trailer below:
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Categories BitTorrent, Paramount, The Tunnel
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Khan Academy Builds BitTorrent App To Spread Education
The Khan Academy was started by an entrepreneur named Salman Khan. The Khan Academy was initially known for uploading simple math lessons through over 2,000 videos on YouTube. The Khan Academy received $2 million from Google as a donation this past September. Students can earn virtual badges as they progress with lessons. Teachers at the Khan Academy will even intervene when a student is stuck.
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Categories µTorrent, BitTorrent, Salman Khan, The Khan Academy, µTorrent App Studio
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BitTorrent Hits 400,000 Downloads Per Day
BitTorrent has achieved some major milestones. On top of hitting about 400,000 downloads of their client per day, the company is reporting 100 million active monthly users. These numbers also include BitTorrent client subsidiary µTorrent. BitTorrent is a protocol where users generally share large sized files with each other in a P2P form. [TechCrunch]
Categories BitTorrent, uTorrent
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VLC Media Player Integrated Into uTorrent
The BitTorrent team has integrated the VLC Media Player within the uTorrent application. That means now you can play media files from within the client directly. Last month BitTorrent released uTorrent 2.2 with the BitTorrent App Studio. Using the VLC app in uTorrent, users will now have a shortcut to play media files without having to open folders. [TorrentFreak]
Categories BitTorrent, uTorrent, VLC Media Player
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How To Increase BitTorrent Download Speeds and Privacy
Every now and then I find myself in a discussion about BitTorrent. BitTorrent is one of the best existing file-sharing clients available since the demise of LimeWire, KaZaa, and Napster. But how do you get the most out of it while maintaining privacy?
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Categories BitTorrent, How To Guide
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Transmission 2.0 Has Increased Speed and Stability
Transmission 2.0, the BitTorrent client made for Mac and Linux recently launched the an updated version. Transmission 2.0 has a faster startup time, can handle 404 tracker errors better, comes with local peer discovery, optimize download requests, and is more stable. Transmission 2.0 is available as a free download for for Mac and Linux.
Categories BitTorrent, Transmission
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