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FrostWire 5.3.9 helps trackers save bandwidth
Updating to FrostWire 5.3.9 will help the BitTorrent network as a whole to perform a lot better.
A few weeks ago some of the major trackers went offline on strike to get the attention of the BitTorrent community, their goal was to get everyone to understand a problem that was causing trackers to loose a lot of money in bandwidth costs thanks to old or mislabeled torrents that were still pointing to HTTP tracking addresses.
HTTP traffic is a lot more verbose than the UDP traffic that occurs between BtiTorrent trackers and trackers.
Now FrostWire has implemented a BitTorrent protocol extension that allows all FrostWire clients to check a TXT DNS record that will let all BitTorrent clients know if they should override the torrent announcement url to use UDP instead of the old HTTP addresses stored in older .torrent files.
Before FrostWire attempts to connect to the tracker URL, it’ll first check that DNS configuration to see what the wishes of the tracker administrator are, now tracker admins can override the behavior of all FrostWire clients and FrostWire could potentially ignore the HTTP based handshake and perform the handshake in UDP saving tracker operators a great deal of bandwidth costs.
Update now and make the BitTorrent network better
New FrostWire 5.3.9 out (changelog)
frostwire (5.3.9) stable; urgency=high
* BEP 34 compliant. FrostWire now checks DNS TXT records for tracker
config.
* Soundcloud integration (Search, Streaming and Downloads).
* Fixes issue with partial download title window not showing the name
of the torrent correctly.
* UI Improvement: Action hints on top of search results to stream or
download or see the contents of the torrent.
* UI Improvement: Action hint on top of playable contents in the
library.
* UI Improvement: Search result Source now includes the name of the
author if available.
* UI Improvement: Search keywords are bolded in the titles of search
results.
* UI Improvement: Creation date for non-torrent search results available.
* UI Improvement: File size of non-torrent search results available.
* UI Improvement: Opening 'Configure Options' on the Library takes user
to the Library Settings pane.
* UI Improvement: Right clicking on the title of a search tab now
shows the only action available (Repeat Search) directly.
* UI Improvement: A FrostWire update can now be invoked from the 'Tools'
menu.
* UI Improvement: New Notification update button will be available on
the Window header to let the user know visually that there's a
FrostWire update available.
* UI Improvement: Added 'Cleanup Playlist' right click menu item in
playlists.
* UX Improvement: When saving a newly created .torrent, FrostWire
will make sure the file is saved with the .torrent extension.
* Fixes issue with file names downloaded from FrostWire for Android.
* Fixes issue adding new radio stations to the library.
* Fix of MP3 ID3 tags unicode parsing.
-- FrostWire Team Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:43:35 -0500
New FrostWire 5.3.8 out (changelog)
frostwire (5.3.8) stable; urgency=high
* Sends MP4 files (videos) to iTunes.
* Better language auto-detection on configuration wizard.
* Fixes Drag and Drop issue with iTunes >= 10.6.3.
* Fixes issues with Monova search.
-- FrostWire Team Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:10:15 -0500
Fhernando’s Last Days of Disco featured on FrostWire
Intent on recreating an aesthetic pioneered by the 80s, Mexico-based musician Fhernando brings back the funk in Last Days of Disco.
The young Mexican DJ is not a stranger to the music scene. Since his teenage years, Fhernando or Fernando Ramires Rios has been composing music and has already released several EPs and singles. His most recent album, Sweet Addiction produced a lot of buzz on music websites.
Featuring 12 tracks of musical bliss, Last Days of Disco will transport you into an era of upbeat yet soothing melodies.
Funkylicious opens with steady dance beats mixed with jazzy horns. This radio-polished track will give that right dose of party high.
Fluttering with playful keys, title track Last Days of Disco will surely spread some good vibes. Ride My Tempo, on the other hand, features a plethora of deep drum tones and trumpet sounds.
Tracks like Anthony Jones, Kiss Me Harder, and Crying At The Discoteque feature big-hearted party anthems with some sonic surprises.
A personal favourite, (I Need Ya) L.O.V.E is that kind of track that boosts your mind and energy. It’s the perfect backdrop while working as it features subtle yet upbeat instrumentation.
Fhernando seals up the collection with Pasadena Nights, a disco track with an electro flair. I love how each the music slowly builds into a jungle of harmonized melodies.
For those who are looking for a steady upbeat vibe, Last Days of Disco is the perfect album for you. Fhernando has successfully created something that does not only revive a glowing era of music, but also recreates it in a way where it becomes an easy listenable whole.
New FrostWire for Android lets you choose your storage location
Android hardware is evolving and now more and more devices have more than one SD card to choose from.
You asked for it, and starting on FrostWire 0.9.14 for Android you got it.
Get FrostWire for Android absolutely free at Google Play or download the android installer here.
Baiyu’s new HUNTER album featured on FrostWire
After breaking all daily download records consecutively with her previous release titled “Fan Fair”, New York City based R&B/Pop/Fashion prodigy Baiyu is back on FrostWire, this time with 13 tracks that’ll knock your socks off.
Are you also on the Hunt?
Here’s some pictures posted by Baiyu on her Twitter Account @BaiyuMusic
FrostWire 5.3.7 OUT with Faster Startup times and improved International Search results
FrostWire 5.3.7 OUT with Faster Startup times.
Everyone behind a firewall having issues while FrostWire was around 31% of starting will be very happy with this release. Thanks to the community for all the amazing feedback, helped us a lot in nailing this bug. While fixing this bug, we also fixed other issues when shutting down the Azureus core, it’s a lot cleaner under the hood when it comes to start and shutdown.
As a side effect we nailed another bug we had when sending files to friends, so sending files should work in more configurations than before.
We also detected an issue with UTF-8 encoding that was causing FrostWire to not index as many files as it could’ve been. International users will now be able to find files with special characters on FrostWire, so search just got slightly better for non-ascii character based content.
We’ve added yet another way to export files to iTunes.
You can create a kick ass playlist with our Library, and now, if you want that very same library on iTunes, to export to your mp3 player, you can right click on the Playlist name and send it to iTunes. When you go to iTunes you should see a playlist with the same name and the same audio files, which you can then configure for automatic syncing when you connect your iTunes compatible device to the computer.
Here’s the full changelog
frostwire (5.3.7) stable; urgency=high
* New Feature: Export playlist to iTunes.
* Core upgrade: Better support for UTF-8 torrent contents.
* Faster startup time. No more waiting around 31% on splash screen.— FrostWire Team Thu, 14 May 2012 08:07:05 -0500
New FrostWire for Android with improved search
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The latest version of FrostWire for Android addresses very important issues affecting search experience.
We’ve made a number of improvements in our search algorithm, we’ve improved local indexing (the more you search the better it gets) and we’ve made the process of searching a bit more interactive so you have a clue what’s going on during search.
International users should be able to find more files as we’ve fixed a few UTF-8 encoding issues we found on the Azureus core, so files with non western characters should be easier to find.
The response from users that installed or upgraded the app during this week tells us that we’re on the right path to a 1.0 release.
If you also have a desktop computer running FrostWire and you’re not using FrostWire to transfer files from or to your PC, boy, are you missing out, take a look at these videos.
Full Changelog
FrostWire 0.9.12
– Search performance improvements.
– Better international search thanks to improved special character support.
– Search status UI feedback improvemens.
– Search results remain on screen when the device is tilted.
– Search results remain after a transfer has been started.
– New animated media player status bar for easy access to media player.
Hi-Rez “The Window” featured on FrostWire
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Sometimes you just got it; the right mix of talent, creativity and passion that takes you on the road to bigger things. When you hear and see Hi-Rez at work it’s not hard to predict a self-made hip-hop Super-Star in the making.
This newest release by the 18-year-old South Florida rapper, is a great example of what one sweet mixtape should look like. So go ahead and download The Window, a treat that will take you on a ride filled with super smooth hip-hop beats, some crazy good lyrics, and crisp good production.
In the words of Hi-Rez himself, “I live and breath hip-hop. I do it for the love of it, nothing else.”
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