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BitTorrent, the P2P file sharing protocol, is still one of the most widely used ways of file sharing even after 16 years of its release and takedown of numerous torrent sites. It was developed by the American programmer Bram Cohen whose company now looks after the development.  The BitTorrent network allows users to source anything from music, movies, TV shows, software, audiobooks, etc. which are mostly in pirated form because there can be reasons why people indulge in piracy. But there are many websites hosting tons of legal torrents also. You might very well know, to access the decentralized network and download torrent, a piece of software called a torrent client, or torrent downloader is required. Bram also created the first torrent client called BitTorrent which remained the best torrent software for years. But there are many other famous torrent downloaders which can add a lot of comfort to the life of members of the ...

Short Bytes:  The startup 21 Inc. has released its first product. The company has launched a Linux-powered bitcoin mining computer called 21 Bitcoin Computer. Read more about it and pre-order it from Amazon. 21 Inc. is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup and it has released its first product in the market. The  21 Bitcoin computer  from the company aims to integrate this digital currency in your daily life by making the bitcoin mining game easy and profitable. The 21 Bitcoin computer comes with complete access to the Bitcoin network and is coupled with a Linux Box Bitcoin ASIC miner combo. With this, you can mine the cryptocurrency and trade the digital goods for more profit and fun You can use the device independently or plug it in your PC. The 21 Bitcoin Computer also comes with a micropayments server to handle the payments and avoid any third-party interference. Also read:   Bitcoin is Now Officially a Commodity in United States ...

Short Bytes: In this article we are bringing to you the software of 2015 with most bugs. The list is topped by Mac OS X, iOS, and Adobe Flash. Take a look at the list below to know about other software with most flaws. The year 2015 has just ended and Apple’s Mac OS X has been recently been crowned as the software with most vulnerabilities. Mac OS X won the title of the software that needed the most bug fixes with 384 vulnerabilities. Apple’s iOS was the runner-up software with 375 vulnerabilities. The other software adorning the top 5 places were Abode’s Flash, AIR SDK, and AIR. Over the whole year, Adobe Flash Player recorded 314 vulnerabilities, Adobe AIR SKD witnessed 246 vulnerabilities, and Adobe SDK came 5th with 246 vulnerabilities. You might start questioning the results of this survey by CVE Details as Microsoft Windows didn’t appear at the top. But, Windows versions are split separately and many vulnerabilities are bound to overlap. The...