The most popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent has moved onto version 2.0, albeit in beta form for the time being, and promises tons of updates and changes.
– 2009-08-04: Version 2.0 Beta (build 16081)
- Change: disable toolbar offers for Wine installs
- Feature: New Setup guide & Speedtest.
- Change: uninstaller is added to all user profiles
- Fix: crash when assigning new label to torrents from RSS
- Change: Incomplete downloads sort after completed downloads if sorting by “Completed On”
- Feature: Add Moldova to peer flags
- Change: Added upnp host cache to speed up upnp nat resolution on misbehaving routers
- Fix: maintain category list selection on update for some edge cases
- Change: if selected, install start menu and desktop shortcuts to all users instead of only current user
- Feature: Grayscale disabled toolbar buttons
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Result for: party applications
According to a report on GigaOM, Skype may be launching a mobile version of its VoIP service for iPhones as soon as next week.
Skype is currently available on the iPhone, but not officially, as you must use third-party applications to access the service. The report speculates that the official Skype application could be coming as soon as the CTIA Wireless trade that starts on April 1st.
In January, the company introduced Skype for Android phones, and Skype Lite currently works on Windows Mobile and Java devices.
Is mobile VoIP really worth it though? Liane Cassavoy of PC World would say it isn’t, and adds:
“Most notably, the call quality remains iffy at best, and in some instances it’s absolutely abominable. Also, depending on your calling habits, you may not see any savings at all. Most services still charge a per-minute rate, so you’ll save on domestic calls only if you’ve exceeded your regular voice plan’s allotment (in which case you might still be better off upgrading your voice plan).” She does note however, that for international callers, the savings are tremendous.
Result for: party applications
Apple has announced the release of the second beta for the iPhone SDK which allows developers to build third party applications for the iPhone and similarly built iPod Touch.
The new updated download includes “the interface builder, the Xcode integrated development environment, the iPhone simulator, frameworks and samples, compilers, and the Shark analysis tool.”
It was recently reported that 100,000 copies of the original SDK were downloaded in the first week after it was launched. Apple has also said that Firmware upgrade for the device will hit consumers in June.
