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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |