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Transmission 1.2 released

by Cory Bohon (May 10th, 2008)

If you're a fan of the ever so popular BitTorrent client, Transmission, then you might like to hear that a new version was just released. According to the release notes some of the fixes included: You can now reset global statistics Support of multitracker torrents has been improved UPnP ...

Transmission shifts into 1st gear

by Cory Bohon (Jan 4th, 2008)

Transmission, long available in beta form, is one of my favorite torrent clients. BitTorrent, as you probably know, is a way to transfer or share files over the internet, for free, using a 'swarm' model to speed files along. Transmission makes the downloading of those files quite stunning, with its ...

Transmission 0.8 released with selective file downloads, UI changes and much more

by David Chartier (Aug 7th, 2007)

You TUAW readers have spoken loud and clear: Transmission is your favorite BitTorrent client. If you're nodding your head right now, you'll be happy to know that v0.8 of the cross-platform app has gone official, ushering in a boatload of new features and fixes for all OSes it works on, as well as ...

Xtorrent 1.1 beta 1 released with major new features

by David Chartier (Aug 2nd, 2007)

Dave Watanabe has released v1.1 beta of Xtorrent, his excellent BitTorrent client. With this major x.1 release, Watanabe has included some significant new features like individual file selection, file prioritization, individual file completion status, and improved privacy options. Watanabe has ...

Xtorrent 1.0 v40 released with per-torrent bandwidth throttling, list of big features to come

by David Chartier (Apr 18th, 2007)

It isn't often that developers unveil their cards, but when they do, their user's ears typically perk up. Such is the case with Dave Watanabe's release of Xtorrent 1.0 v40 in which he announced two big new features now, and a few juicy ones coming down the road. As of this new version, Xtorrent ...

Use Mail.app as a remote torrent client

by David Chartier (Jun 16th, 2006)

An enterprising Mail.app user by the name of Matt Comi has ironed out a simple yet powerful trick for using Mail.app as a remote bittorrent client, of sorts. Basically, he set up a rule in Mail.app with a custom AppleScript that looks for torrent file attachments. This AppleScript then sends the ...

ipodnova.com lists iPod torrent sites

by Scott McNulty (Dec 28th, 2005)

Care to take bets on how long ipodnova.com will stay up? This site lists various torrent repositories that have sprung up that are dedicated to letting you download videos for that new iPod you got for Christmas. While TUAW does not condone such behaviour we feel that it is our bloggerly duty to ...

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