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 ...

A lot of people like to download stuff from the Internet using torrents or Internet download managers because even if you turn your computer off, you can just pause your download and resume ...

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 ...

Has Apple finally begun to lift its ban on BitTorrent apps? Since Apple first founded the App store, the tech giant has had a standing ban on any apps related to the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol.

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 ...

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 ...

Popcorn Time, the service sometimes referred to as the “Netflix for pirates” because of the way it makes it easy to stream pirated content to your PC or mobile device, is now getting a lot easier for ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More While most people know the name “BitTorrent” from the popular p2p ...

Is Apple not a big fan of BitTorrent-related applications on the App Store? That would be a mild understatement, to say the least. "Because this category of applications is often used for the purpose ...