Nowadays, there are thousands of torrent sites on the web. The average user doesn’t know which torrent sites can be trusted when it comes to viruses etc. So I have compiled a list of the best torrent sites so anyone can easily find a reliable and trustworthy torrent site to use. If you have any favorite torrent sites of your own, you can share them in the comments. ____________________________________________________________________ 1. Mininova - Mininova originally came into existence after... Read Full Story
I am a huge fan of torrent downloading. It makes downloading files so much easier and faster. For one, I would rather download Linux ISO’s by torrent than using the traditional HTTP and FTP transfers. Torrent downloading is faster and more reliable, and of course you can resume the download anytime without losing the integrity of the file. This is handy for those whose Internet connection just cannot stay connected for more than an hour, which is quite normal in my area.
There are... Read Full Story
As 2008 has ended, BitTorrent sites have become more popular compared to previous years. And because of its growing market, the controversy surrounding these Torrent sites has also been continuously rising.
Meanwhile, here is a list of the top 10 Torrent sites of 2008 released by Compete and Alexa:
1. The Pirate Bay
Probably one of the most controversial BitTorrent sites, this company topped the number one spot in the most popular on the Internet. According to a recent report, the... Read Full Story
Halite 0.3 is an open-source Bit Torrent and is based on excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The remote control interface, now allows the users to easily monitor and control the application from a mobile phone. The key features include multiple downloads. Halite displays more detailed information for the selected torrent. The connection limits both global and per-torrent. The transfer rate limits again global and per- torrent.
Halite is tracker less torrents (using the... Read Full Story
Azureus 4.1 is a Java based Bit Torrent client that offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. Azureus is a BitTorrent client with multiple torrents downloads and instant access to information. It also has an embedded tracker that is easily set up and ready to use. The key features include Multiple torrent downloads, Upload and download speed limiting... Read Full Story
Torrent Swapper is a python based open source BitTorrent Client. This P2P software’s uniqueness stems from the importance it gives to community or social networking. Torrent Swapper distinguishing feature from any other BitTorrent Client is that it merges file sharing experience with Social networking. Since you can not search for the file you wanna download with this software, you need to choose the option to Search torrent that will take you to the site. The Social Network and File... Read Full Story
1. Mininova Without a doubt the most visited BitTorrent site. In November, Mininova reached a milestone by entering the list of the 50 most visited websites on the Internet. Alexa rank: 46 2. IsoHunt IsoHunt continued to grow this year. In September they were forced to close their trackers to US traffic because of the issues they have with the MPAA, but this had no effect on the visitor count. Alexa rank: 143 3. The Pirate Bay The Pirate Bay has been in the news quite a bit this year and... Read Full Story
Acts like a torrent search engine, KiwiTorrent makes searching torrents much easier and more quickly by inputting your search and select a tracker from over 30 popular ones. Unlike from other torrent search engines, you can view your results of each tracker in its own interface. With KiwiTorrent, you need not to waste precious time and effort to visit multiple sites to search for a particular keyword like " Photoshop CS4 " as it allows you to switch between the different trackers available... Read Full Story
Well something like this had to happen; The Pirate Bay has sold to Factory X, a legit gaming company. The question is, what happens next, and can other bittorrent trackers like Mininova pick up what is going to be a huge surge in users. Read Full Story
Eirikso from NRK, the Norwegian public broadcast, writes to tell us that they've set up their own BitTorrent tracker, adding, "The tracker is based on the same OpenTracker software that the Pirate Bay has been using for the last couple of years. By using BitTorrent we can reach our audience with full quality, unencrypted media files. Experience from our early tests show that if we're the best provider of our own content we also gain control of it."
The first show we’re putting on our new... Read Full Story
