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 ...

BitTorrent downloads are initiated on a desktop PC by launching the BitTorrent client on a special type of file called a ".torrent". The .torrent is small, containing just enough information to ...

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 ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. The ...

BitTorrent has officially jumped into the growing pool of video download services with the announcement that it will start selling legitimate TV and movie rentals via the company's web site. The ...

Blogger Guillermo Esteves loves his BitTorrent, so when he's away from his home computer, he still wants to start up any download at a moment's notice. His solution: Use file-syncing application ...

Over the last couple week's TiVo let slip that they're going to start adding banner ads when we try to fast-forward commercials (and to make things even more annoying, Congress is considering a bill ...

Downloading a big file via BitTorrent can take a long time, and you don't want to sit there and watch it all day. Here's how to set up the remote web interface in your favorite torrent client, and ...

There are lots of different macOS clients for downloading torrents, and new software comes out every year. But what’s the best Mac torrent software for you? Which has the best features, and which is ...