In my previous post on the BitTorrent protocol, I took a look at how BitTorrent operates as a very efficient way of downloading and uploading data. For this post I am going to take a look at how you ...

In my previous post on the BitTorrent protocol, I took a look at the main parts of what makes up its infrastructure. For this post I am going to focus on how data is uploaded and downloaded. The ...

Antipiracy operatives have lost an edge over illegal downloaders of movies and software thanks to a new feature in BitTorrent. BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has eliminated the need for Web site ...

update Illegal movie and software downloaders could have an edge over anti-piracy operatives thanks to a new feature in the BitTorrent file-sharing software. BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has ...

The move follows the recent launch of BitTorrent's new App Studio facility, which adds apps – Android/iPhone-style – to software that uses the BitTorrent protocol. Although the BitTorrent protocol has ...

Om Malik of GigaOm.com has published a list of five reasons why he foresees trouble with the new legit media download service from BitTorrent. Although I back his general opinion -- that this new ...

BitTorrent’s decentralized file sharing protocol BitTorrent File System (BTFS) has launched its mainnet. The project seeks to become what developers describe as “the world’s largest and first scalable ...

BitTorrent, the company behind the popular file sharing protocol with the same name, is developing a secure chat application that will encrypt all communications between users and won’t use any ...

BitTorrent applications used by hundreds of millions of users around the world could be tricked into participating in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, amplifying the malicious traffic ...

BitTorrentis the synonymous torrent client of the BitTorrent protocol. This protocol is the world’s largest peer-to-peer file sharing system used by millions. Sharing files over it is known as ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BitTorrent Inc., the leading company in peer-to-peer protocols and products, announced that it surpassed 2 billion installations of its popular torrent client software ...