BitTorrent Mainline 7.1 now has uTorrent's apps

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BitTorrent Inc's Mainline client (i.e. the one you can download from their homepage) now has the ability to use apps that, until now, were only usable with uTorrent. These apps allow you to augment your BitTorrent client much in the same way that Firefox add-ons or Chrome extensions alter your browser.

Built using JavaScript, HTML and CSS -- the same 'Open Web' technologies that Mozilla has been harping about -- these apps are free, and easily downloadable from within the new BitTorrent client. Having said that, only 11 apps are available at the moment (including the rather cute 'Torrent Tweet' and a BitDefender-powered virus scanner) -- and I'm not quite sure how developers go about having their apps indexed by the client's built-in search engine (which might be why there are only 11 apps...) Still, if you want to have a go at developing your own app, there's an official SDK and some tutorials to get you started.

I'm a little baffled by this feature coming to BitTorrent Mainline before uTorrent -- but perhaps BitTorrent Inc wants to try it out on Mainline's 'paltry' 14 million users before rolling it out to uTorrent's 60+ million users. Incidentally, if you're a uTorrent user, apps should find their way to a stable release before the end of the year.

[Direct BitTorrent 7.1 download link]BitTorrent Mainline 7.1 now has uTorrent's apps originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Samsung Media Hub: movies and next-day TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal, and more

We've been itching to see how Samsung would leverage Media Hub, and now we're getting the goods at its Galaxy Tab event. Compatible with Tab and Galaxy S devices, both movies and next-day TV shows will be available for purchase and rental. As for the content partners, they're not quite shabby: MTV Networks, NBC, Paramount, Universal Studios, and Warner, with more to be announced. Purchased content can be shared with up to five devices. What's not specified is pricing. We should be getting hands-on with it soon, so stay tuned -- or whatever the internet equivalent of that idiom is.Samsung Media Hub: movies and next-day TV shows from NBC, Paramount, Universal, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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Adobe releases 64-bit Flash Player 'Square' for Windows, Mac, and Linux

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What better day for Adobe to finally make good with their promise of a 64-bit Flash player plug-in?

I can't think of one -- well, apart from "a year ago," but still -- better now than never. With the arrival of Internet Explorer 9 today, I'm definitely pleased to see that Adobe has delivered a Flash player that will run in my 64-bit browser. At the moment, however, I'm also a little bummed -- since I just finished installing IE9 on my work system, which is running 32-bit Windows 7.

But wait, there's more good news! "Square," as Adobe is calling it, isn't just available for 64-bit Windows users -- Mac and Linux users can take it for a spin as well. Adobe is claiming performance increases of up to 35% in IE9 "compared to previous versions of IE." I'm assuming they mean 32-bit versions, so the gain is probably due to the combination of IE9 + Flash Square, not the 64-bit Flash player on its own.

Here's hoping the 64-bit plug-in brings enhanced security to the table. We're all getting tired of reading about the exploits, aren't we?

Further reading is available over at the Adobe blog, and you can download the 64-bit Flash plug-in from the Adobe Labs page.Adobe releases 64-bit Flash Player 'Square' for Windows, Mac, and Linux originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Palm webOS 2.0 preview video hits the wilds

First things first -- before you jump on past the break and mash play, mute your speakers. Mute. As in, off. Alrighty, now that you're prepared, you've got two minutes and 14 seconds of teasing just a click away, as some sure-to-be-yelled-at developer has leaked a sneak peak into the wide, mysterious world of webOS 2.0. Not that we haven't seen a cornucopia of screenshots already, but at least this emulation vid gives you a better idea of how things will actually flow once it gets released to end users. Oh, and as for those DropBox and MobileMe integration rumors? Looks like that's just QuickOffice being QuickOffice.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Continue reading Palm webOS 2.0 preview video hits the wildsPalm webOS 2.0 preview video hits the wilds originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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HTC's Media Link provides the wireless DLNA support your phone and TV crave, coming Q4 2010

In our excitement over HTC's announcements this morning (that'd be Desire Z, Desire HD, and Sense enhancements, in case you missed it), we missed one other nugget of good news. The HTC Media Link wireless DLNA streaming adapter does exactly what you'd expect from a name like that -- namely, it's a box that allows you to stream media (photos, audio, video up to 720p) to TVs that don't natively have DLNA support. The pic above shows off what appears to be micro-USB and mini-HDMI ports. According to SlashGear, it's due out in Q4 this year, but price is still TBA.HTC's Media Link provides the wireless DLNA support your phone and TV crave, coming Q4 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |  SlashGear  | Email this | Comments

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