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BitTorrent’s new file format ‘Bundle’ allows creators to put stores within downloads
BitTorrent has been busy this year. First they introduced SoShare in February, BitTorrent Live in March and BitTorrent Surf just last month. Now they’ve announced a new file format called the BitTorrent bundle. I’d try and describe it for you, but it’s probably best if I let the guys behind [...]
Read More »Study shows anti-piracy Copyright Alert System doesn’t work very well
In case you already forgot about it, the Copyright Alert System launched in the US in late February. We covered it pretty extensively. But even if you did completely forget about it, we wouldn’t blame you. A study meant to gauge how easy it is to trigger the CAS has [...]
Read More »Here’s what Vatican City likes to pirate on BitTorrent
Last time we told you about what North Korea likes to pirate on BitTorrent, but now we have another location whose downloading habits you might be curious about –Vatican City.
As I’m sure you already know, Vatican City isn’t like most cities in the world. With a population of just [...]
Read More »BitTorrent Surf lets you download torrents straight from your browser
BitTorrent has just announced the release of BitTorrent Surf, a sharing plugin that “brings BitTorrent to your browser.” Basically, BitTorrent Surf hopes to eliminate the need for a separate torrent client and make downloading easier.
In addition to making downloading content easier, BitTorrent is hoping that Surf will make discovering [...]
Read More »Here’s what North Korea likes to pirate on BitTorrent
Ever wondered what people might be downloading over there in North Korea? Oh, right. As if the bigwigs over there would let everyone access the internet and the free flowing information available across the web. But that doesn’t mean nobody has access to it — in fact, a few hundred [...]
Read More »BitTorrent Live announced, video streaming service powered by peer-to-peer sharing
BitTorrent has announced a new video service called BitTorrent Live. Streaming services are gaining popularity these days, but BitTorrent live is bringing a little twist to it: the service will utilize the P2P sharing functionality of the BitTorrent protocol making it much like downloading torrents — the more people there [...]
Read More »BitTorrent is launching SoShare, a service that lets you share files up to 1TB in size for free
SoShare has just been announced, and it’s a new file delivery service powered by BitTorrent. What makes it different from other services is the focus on large (very large) file sizes that coders, designers and content creators need to transfer on a daily basis.
The problem with other services, BitTorrent [...]
Read More »People who torrent are monitored, recorded within 3 hours of download [Study]
Do you enjoy the occasional movie off of The Pirate Bay? Or maybe you prefer a “private” torrent club? As it turns out, regardless of if you are torrenting off The Pirate Bay or exclusive, members-only torrent clubs, your IP address is not safe.
Dr. Tom Chothia and other computer [...]
Read More »BitTorrent Torque allows users to download torrents via web browser, no desktop client required
Torrent downloads and BitTorrent have been an the essential part Internet community. Several organizations rely on the services provided by BitTorrent to share downloads with other users by making use of the peer-to-peer protocol. As with any other service, or rather more than its fair share, BitTorrent also has a [...]
Android apps of the day [May 31, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- BitTorrent [Official BitTorrent client for Android for downloading torrents]
- Poop Salary [Calculate how much your poops cost while at work]
- GYRO [Game]
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