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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |