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Remember Popcorn Time? The Netflix for pirates is making a comeback
Remember Popcorn Time? The "Netflix for pirates" is making a comeback
If you were around six years ago and actively seeking for BitTorrent enabled movie services, you are probably familiar with Popcorn Time. The ...... 18 Mar 2020
BitTorrent Inc. was acquired by a cryptocurrency billionaire
BitTorrent Inc. was acquired by a cryptocurrency billionaire
The revolutionary peer-to-peer technology of the early 2000s, BitTorrent, has been in a decline after the likes of Netflix and Spotify have ...... 18 Jun 2018
uTorrent has a dangerous security flaw
uTorrent has a dangerous security flaw
Hackers could direct computer's traffic to different source by spoofing the DNS resolution. 22 Feb 2018 - 3 comments
One of the most popular Torrent sites of all time brought back to life
One of the most popular Torrent sites of all time brought back to life
If you don't count The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents might be the most notorious torrent site around. Or used to be until it was closed by the ...... 18 Dec 2016 - 1 comment
BitTorrent denies shutting down streaming service
BitTorrent denies shutting down streaming service
Following a high-profile report published last week detailing a struggling BitTorrent, the company has come out swinging to deny much of the tales. 15 Oct 2016 - 1 comment
BitTorrent launches its own live video streaming platform
BitTorrent launches its own live video streaming platform
BitTorrent has launched a new live video streaming platform, available via TV, mobile and desktop apps. 22 May 2016 - 3 comments
Sony Pictures considered buying Netflix, BitTorrent back in 2006
Sony Pictures considered buying Netflix, BitTorrent back in 2006
According to new reports, Sony Pictures considered buying Netflix or BitTorrent back in 2006 but obviously backed out. 12 Sep 2015
Court tells woman to remove BitTorrent, P2P software
Court tells woman to remove BitTorrent, P2P software
An accused Dallas Buyers Club pirate has been told to remove P2P and BitTorrent software in order to avoid a $7,500 fine. 26 May 2015 - 4 comments
U.S. ISP ordered to identify BitTorrent users
U.S. ISP ordered to identify BitTorrent users
A court in the United States has ordered an Internet Service Provider to produce personal details of account holders linked to IP addresses allegedly used to pirate music using BitTorrent software. 24 May 2015 - 11 comments
BitTorrent Inc. lays off large portion of its employees
BitTorrent Inc. lays off large portion of its employees
In an effort to streamline their business and keep costs down, file sharing company BitTorrent Inc. has laid off around 40 of their 150 U.S.-based employees. 26 Apr 2015 - 1 comment
Get your official BBC Doctor Who 'box set' bundle via BitTorrent now
Get your official BBC Doctor Who 'box set' bundle via BitTorrent now
The BBC has released a 'Doctor Who' box-set bundle of 10 episodes available digitally via the BitTorrent network. 03 Apr 2015
New version of uTorrent bundled with secret bitcoin mining software?
New version of uTorrent bundled with secret bitcoin mining software?
The users of the uTorrent have found that the new version of the popular BitTorrent client comes with an additional piece of software unseen before. What makes it even worse is that it is installed without consent. 07 Mar 2015 - 16 comments
BitTorrent is building a P2P browser for a 'distributed web'
BitTorrent is building a P2P browser for a 'distributed web'
Project Maelstrom envisions a web that works the way BitTorrent works, rather than the standard model of centralized services you connect directly to. 10 Dec 2014
New Thom Yorke album sees 116,000 downloads via BitTorrent on first day
New Thom Yorke album sees 116,000 downloads via BitTorrent on first day
BitTorrent has confirmed that Thom Yorke's latest experimental release has been a hit, with 116,000 downloads in its first day online. 29 Sep 2014
Radiohead's Thom Yorke releases latest album for $6 via BitTorrent
Radiohead's Thom Yorke releases latest album for $6 via BitTorrent
Radiohead has once again offered their latest album in a unique and digital way, releasing Tomorrow's Modern Boxes via the official BitTorrent client for just $6. 27 Sep 2014
BitTorrent: Netflix is hogging all the bandwidth in the U.S. and it's not right
BitTorrent: Netflix is hogging all the bandwidth in the U.S. and it's not right
BitTorrent, the company that created the P2P protocol, says reports that Netflix is responsible for over a third of U.S. peak time download traffic is nothing to be proud of, as it hurts ISPs. 17 Nov 2013 - 5 comments
Fake Grand Theft Auto V torrent download packed with malware
Fake Grand Theft Auto V torrent download packed with malware
A fake torrent of Grand Theft Auto V has hit the Internet, an elaborate hoax posing as a leak of the new game. 10 Sep 2013 - 14 comments
BitTorrent sets the record straight on piracy
BitTorrent sets the record straight on piracy
BitTorrent has attempted to clarify the position of the company and the BitTorrent protocol with regard to Internet piracy. 26 Jun 2013 - 2 comments
BitTorrent mobile users hit 25 million
BitTorrent mobile users hit 25 million
BitTorrent has announced that it has reached a new mobile milestone of 25 million users using its apps. 24 Jun 2013
'Public Enemy' makes latest single available for free via BitTorrent
'Public Enemy' makes latest single available for free via BitTorrent
Legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy has just released their latest single as a special, free BitTorrent bundle. 24 Jun 2013
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