Whether you're downloading Linux distros or the latest content patch for your favorite game, often the fastest method is to snag the files via BitTorrent instead of queuing up for a throttled transfer ...

, the lightweight, open source, and free BitTorrent client we've written about in the past, recently released version 2.0. Transmission was already one of the leanest BitTorrent clients on OS X, and ...

In what appears to be a reversal of policy, Apple has allowed the first BitTorrent app into the App Store. Known as IS Drive, it is live in the App store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Apple had ...

Torrents are usually mentioned in negative ways, as in ways to download illegal content, but there’s a ton of legit content available via torrent websites, and in order to get to it, you’ll need a ...

BitTorrent apps haven't made it into the App Store before, simply because Apple doesn't want anything even remotely connected to piracy in the store, despite the fact that BitTorrent has legitimate ...

If you’ve ever wanted to download torrents on your iOS device, then iTransmission is the way to go. While Apple (currently) wouldn’t let something like this into the App Store, you can download it for ...

It’s not exactly a secret that torrent apps don’t have the best reputation. Why? Well, they’re often used to share illegal content, mainly movies, TV shows, and music. Well, there’s a reason why ...

BitTorrent today has announced that it is bringing a new app to Android that allows users to stream a variety of videos and music, mostly from independent and generally unknown artists and filmmakers.

Apple has a long history of rejecting any iOS app that has anything to do with BitTorrent. While BitTorrent is just a technology for sharing files over the internet and downloading files from multiple ...

BitTorrent’s name may still be associated with piracy, but BitTorrent the company has been working to legitimize the peer-to-peer technology as a tool that can be used to distribute content in legal ...

A popular torrent app on Windows 10 was recently updated in preparation for the upcoming Windows and Xbox store merger. Torrex Pro is a torrent download app available on Windows 10 devices. Now that ...

Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for software, he has written about ...