Tag: AZUREUS

Remember Azureus? Once upon a time it was one of the most popular BitTorrent clients around. And then the company behind the software tried to build a business model around it by going legit and partnering with content companies to offer free and paid BitTorrent downloads. The problem is that the people who were already familiar with Azureus, which was renamed Zudeo and then Vuze, were used to ...

If you like yourself some BitTorrent downloading action, we recommend you help Azureus fight BitTorrent throttling ISPs like Comcast, Adelphia, SusCom, and others by installing the Network Status Monitor plug-in for Azureus / Vuze. The plug-in monitors your network traffic for anything that might prohibit your computer from utilizing its broadband connection to the fullest. Lately, some ISPs ...

Comcast has agreed to stop throttling BitTorrent traffic. Well, kind of. What Comcast is really promising is to develop a "capacity management technique that is protocol agnostic." In other words, Comcast still reserves the right to limit your downloads, but hopes to develop a method that will do this whether you're using a web browser, FTP client, or BitTorrent software. Gee, that makes us ...

Azureus is opening up its Vuze online video platform to third party video producers. Or rather, the company is expanding its already-open platform, making it easier for pretty much anyone to upload a video and make money off of it. Up until now, you've been able to add videos, but you couldn't insert ads or charge for downloads unless you signed a content deal with Vuze. Azureus launched Vuze in ...

Azureus has renamed its Zudeo BitTorrent client Vuze, and the new program includes some new features, and more importantly, new high definition content from networks including Showtime and the BBC. Limited content was already available form A&E Networks, G4 TV, National Geographic, and Starz Media. While most users probably think of BitTorrent clients as software for downloading TV shows and ...

I love the idea of YouTube. The democratization of content creation, everyone having a shot at their own 15 minutes, the very real and ephemeral feeling that a dynamic community nurtures. What I don't like are 15 year old kids whining about their lives on webcams or replying to someone else's creative work with derogatory juvenile comments. Call me a curmudgeon but, my idea of entertainment ...

Azureus, makers of the open source, cross-platform BitTorrent client of the same name, have launched Zudeo, a new video sharing site in the YouTube mold, but based on BitTorrent technology. That fact could either be its success or its downfall. Its downfall because BitTorrent does not lend itself to streaming, so a video must be downloaded in its entirety before being viewed. Its success because ...

Though I hate to admit it, my "poor man's TiVo" solution consists of me checking CAT every morning to see what's new and then hitting the BitTorrent trackers to start my downloads. I know there are better ways to go about it, but what can I say, I'm a creature of habit. But speaking of better ways, Lifehacker's Adam Pash has written a brand new guide to automatically downloading your favorite TV ...

I'm a huge fan of uTorrent for its speed and low profile, but many prefer Azureus for BitTorrent downloads because it's open source, cross-platform, and a little more featureful. One other thing Azureus has going for is its powerful plugin API, which brings us to a great article at ZeroPaid called Top Azureus Plugins Revealed, which is an overview of nine of the best Azureus plugins available. The ...

According to Slyck News, popular BitTorrent client will soon be getting a "content layer" to help users "share, discuss and interact with media." The article is a bit vague on exactly what that will entail, but it says "anybody will be able to post content to the new platform and promote it within social or interest groups," which suggests something like Digg or ...

I saw this earlier today and now I see it's jumped to the top of the digg heap: a how-to on grabbing missed TV shows off Azureus and Bittorrent. The author says "missed" because we all know the law protects time shifting, not copying something you didn't pay for. In fact, the author begins with, "I'll start by saying that I am a paying cable subscriber." Dang skippy! ...