It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidth applications like video. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...

A recent study conducted by consumer and retail analysis group NPD claims that peer-to-peer (P2P) video downloads (which in the study are synonymous with illegal downloads) are outpacing purchases ...

P2P file sharing offers the possibility of dramatically increased download speeds by avoiding the problems associated with a single (overloaded) server. But even P2P downloads can bog down when files ...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) software is an escalating technology: Kazaa Media Desktop is currently the most popular download on CNET Download.com. It's been ranked on the Most Popular chart for 57 weeks and ...

Harry Fuller escaped from television work to be executive editor at CNET News.com. File sharing may soon move at a faster pace. Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon and Purdue say they've conquered ...

A new report by Irdeto, identifies India among the top five countries for peer-to-peer (P2P) downloads, with over 965 million P2P downloads between January 2017 and May 2018 ...