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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apple has a strict policy on iOS apps that come with any mention of the BitTorrent file transfer protocol. Even if BitTorrent is not illegal by itself, Apple doesn’t want its name to be associated ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the abilities of smartphones I’ve always coveted is the ability to peek in at your torrents and see how they’re doing. Is that movie finished? Is anyone downloading that pack of videos I put up ...