Privacy has always been a major concern for BitTorrent users and there are only a few ways to remain anonymous. By using a secure connection, as the new TorrentPrivacy tool offers, you can bypass almost every firewall or traffic shaping application, while making sure that nobody can see what you're downloading.
uTorrent for Windows saw its first public release in September 2005, and soon became the most widely used BitTorrent application. In 2006, uTorrent was acquired by BitTorrent Inc., who continued to develop the application, and promised a Mac version. …
Last year when we wrote about the great TVShows application, it was well received by the TorrentFreak readers. The software did some really good things and the developer is promising a major update soon and we’ll bring that news when we have it. For those …
Xtorrent, it seems, has come a long way since we last reviewed it after its 1.0 release. Since then, it has received quite a few updates, adding Leopard compatibility, UI tweaks, and more. David Watanabe, the developer, has now released Xtorrent 1.1 (be …
One year ago, we wrote about the first Leopard preview being leaked onto torrent sites. That release lacked the “secret features” that were to be announced sometime this year. As it goes with OS releases, Leopard was repeatedly delayed, and now, one year l …
Despite the fact that Grooveshark will heavily rely on P2P, it will still be a commercial service. Songs themselves won’t be exchanged for free. Users will be charged 99¢ per song, but since they’re also uploading files to others, they will get “rewards …
Several Apple Retail employees were fired after downloading a copy of the “Leopard OSX 10.5 preview” that was leaked on several BitTorrent trackers last week. Apparently Apple’s headquarters was not pleased with these pirates. After being confront …
The rumor goes that Apple is currently working out a deal with some major players in the movie bussiness to start a movie download store. According to an article in Variety Apple CEO Steve Jobs wants the movies to be $9.99, but the Studio’s are giv …
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