Spend enough time on the Internet or around tech-savvy types, and you’re bound to hear about BitTorrent. Likely, if you’re new to the concept, you have a few questions, and probably some ...

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 ...

Torrent clients and trackers work so well for sucking down albums and other files that Nine Inch Nails has used them to distribute music on the cheap. If you’re on a computer or other device that has ...

The BitTorrent protocol isn’t just for pirates, it’s also a great way to legally download indie documentaries, music, and open source software such as Linux distributions or the Tor Browser. The ...

Bit by bit, BitTorrent, the P2P platform that has worked hard to erase connotations of piracy, is building out a suite of services around its architecture that let users share, store and download ...

Windows (Mac/Linux on the way): One of BitTorrent's biggest downsides is its reliance on central servers. Free program Triber is a truly decentralized BitTorrent client, meaning you can search for and ...

A pile of improvements for the web UI, Mac version, and general performance.

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

The company behind the popular torrent downloading software uTorrent has announced a new project called BitTorrent Torque, an alpha release set of tools that can be run from HTML5-compliant web ...

Click to viewBitTorrent is the go-to resource for downloading everything from music and movies to software and operating systems, but as its popularity continues to grow, so do the number of tools ...

We understand that many folks still find a use for the BitTorrent client, and that’s fine. There are better tools that are 100 percent free with no features locked behind a paywall, but at the same ...