theregister.co.uk - 12/1/2008
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Gamers, VoIP and video conference users beware. The leading BitTorrent software authors have declared war on you - and any users wanting to wring high performance out of their networks. A key design change in the P2P application promises to make the headaches faced by ISPs so far look like a ...
torrentfreak.com - 12/6/2008
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torrentfreak.com —
As 2008 is slowly moving toward its end,
we start taking a look at the most pirated...
titles in various categories. First up are games. As expected, Spore is by far the most downloaded game on BitTorrent, in part thanks to the DRM that came with the ...
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Top 10 Most Pirated Games of 2008
mac.utorrent.com - 11/26/2008
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mac.utorrent.com —
Torrent, a highly efficient and feature-filled BitTorrent Client.
Home Download Skins FAQ Guides IRC Forums µTorrent Mac...
icon Torrent Mac eta It's about time. Thanks for waiting. Get Torrent ver. 0.90 | Mac OS X 10.5 Intel Now the lightweight ...
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µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient ...
utorrent.com - 11/27/2008
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utorrent.com —
Most of the features present in other BitTorrent
clients are present in Torrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling,...
RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, Torrent supports the Protocol Encryption ...
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µTorrent - The Lightweight and Efficient ...
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Will uTorrent Really Kill the Internet?
TorrentFreak —
... A lot of buzz around the net today has been generated by Richard Bennett, with his article “BitTorrent declares war on VoIP, gamers”. There’s just one problem with it – it’s utter rubbish. ...
BitTorrent at War With VoIP? Hardly [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... The Internet is close to a meltdown, according to The Register. The culprit, according to author Richard Bennett, is the popular BitTorrent client ...
Q&A: BitTorrent’s Simon Morris [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network —
... Morris: We’re focusing both on our consumer BitTorrent client but also on our DNA content delivery service. The client is more popular than ever. Though I don’t know if you saw the article in The Register this week? We’re now talking to the guy about writing a followup. You will find his opinion may have changed. ...
Skype: Don't Know If BitTorrent Protocol Change Will Disrupt Service (EBAY)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Earlier this week, a report in the Register predicted an "Internet meltdown" would occur because P2P company BitTorrent was implementing a technical change -- one that put file sharing on an Internet channel normally reserved for time-sensitive traffic. The apps worst affected by the change, the prophets of doom told us, were online games and Internet phone programs. ...
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ISP Speeds Up Customers’ BitTorrent Downloads
torrentfreak.com 4/19/2009 — Over the past few years Internet service providers have been increasingly complaining about the massive load BitTorrent transfers place on their networks. They claim that this load can reduce the performance experienced by other subscribers, but the ...
Danish ISP ordered again to block Pirate Bay —
The Register 11/28/2008
Landmark decision or just a needle prick? Danish ISP Sonofon (part of Tele2) has once again been ordered by a Danish court to block the controversial Swedish BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay. The record industry represented by The International ...
Bittorrent declares war on VoIP, gamers —
The Register 12/1/2008
The next internet meltdown Gamers, VoIP and video conference users beware. The leading BitTorrent software authors have declared war on you - and any users wanting to wring high performance out of their networks. A key design change in the P2P ...
BitTorrent net meltdown delayed —
The Register 12/5/2008
But is UTP the best approach? The internet's TCP/IP protocol doesn't work very well. As the internet's traffic cop, it's supposed to prevent applications from overloading the network, but it's at a loss when it comes to managing P2P applications. ...
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