Last week The Pirate Bay took the drastic decision to remove all (well seeded) .torrent files and go magnet only. As a result, millions of BitTorrent users are now downloading through magnet files, and some noticed a problem with uTorrent. Unlike with .torrent files, uTorrent didn’t check for existing files if a previously downloaded file [...]
The uTorrent development team is working on a native Android BitTorrent client for smartphones and tablet computers. This will be the first uTorrent client for a mobile operating system, and most likely the only one. While development of uTorrent Android product is in progress, no ETA has been given for the first release.
The uTorrent team just released browser add-ons for Firefox, Chome and IE. uTorrent Control allows users to directly manage torrent in their browser. “Just like your tiny-but-mighty desktop client, uTorrent Control makes it easy to start/stop/pause torrent downloads, add/remove torrents, check on the status of your downloads, launch uTorrent Remote and much more – all [...]
BitTorrent Inc. just released a new standalone file-sharing application called “Share.” The application aims to make it easier for tech novices to share large files with friends, without having to get familiar with all the BitTorrent customs and lingo. Share will eventually be integrated into BitTorrent’s flagship client uTorrent.
The free version of uTorrent just came out with a new stable release that adds a media player and support for external devices such as smart phones and game consoles. On the same day, BitTorrent Inc. also made their paid client uTorrent Plus available to the public. For $24.95 uTorrent Plus gives users extra features such as file-conversion and a built-in virus scanner.
For the first time ever uTorrent users can now pay for their favorite BitTorrent client. BitTorrent Inc. just put a pre-order for the “Plus” version of uTorrent online for $24.95 a year. The official release is scheduled to come out before the holidays. The paid version of uTorrent will offer additional features to the free client, that will continue development as usual.
Last year Linux users were teased with the upcoming release of a uTorrent desktop client. “While the exact specs as well as the timing are still being developed, we expect uTorrent for Linux to be available for download later this summer,” a BitTorrent spokesperson told TorrentFreak June last year. In September uTorrent Server for Linux [...]
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