BitTorrent unwraps $4.95 annual subscription for-ad-free uTorrentFebruary 12, 2016 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - BitTorrent has unveiled a new annual subscription fee that removes ads from the torrent-streaming service. Costing a modest $4.95 per year, the launch follows a short beta period, and adds to the existing $19.95 annual Pro tier as well as the free ad-supported service, VentureBeat reports. As you would expect, there are extra benefits to signing up for the Pro incarnation, such as virus protection, customer support, and instant streaming. But for those who can do without those perks and simply don’t like ads, this new offering will likely prove popular. Launched initially in 2005, uTorrent has emerged as one of the most popular desktop and mobile clients for BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol that was acquired by BitTorrent Inc. in 2006. In April last year, BitTorrent revealed it had passed 100 million downloads on mobile alone across its myriad of apps, which includes uTorrent/BitTorrent for Android, uTorrent/BitTorrent Remote for Android, uTorrent Remote for iOS (Web app), and uTorrent Remote for Windows Phone. While many subscribers to the Pro service would likely have paid purely for the ad-free element, for others it would still probably have proved too much to pay. So by introducing a plan at 25 percent of the Pro tier, this should encourage many more to sign-up. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |