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Ein wunderschöner Flug als Adler in Eagle Flight, Sport mit riesigen Robotern und Luftkämpfe in den Düsenjägern von Ace Combat 7: Die Spieleproduktion für Virtual Reality brummt - und Sony hat gleich mehrere Titel für Playstation VR vorgestellt. (Playstation VR, Sony)

Amazon is offering discounts on a number of its Fire products today including the Amazon Fire TV and several Amazon Fire tablets. While there’s no $35 tablet this time around, some other tablets are cheaper today than they were on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Here’s a roundup of Amazon’s current fire sale: Amazon Fire HD […]

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From copyrighting nothing to too many copyright notices, read the news roundup for the week ending 6 December 2015

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Google Android may have started out as an operating system for smartphones, but these days you can buy tablets, Android TV boxes, smartwatches, and other products powered by the OS. But for the most part Android is still very much optimized for touchscreen devices. Jide has been working to change that. Earlier this year the […]

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In an effort to increase its revenues BitTorrent Inc. added advertising to its uTorrent and Mainline clients three years ago.

While users can dive into the advanced settings and remove all ads, most don’t seem to be bothered by the occasional advertisement.

A few weeks ago BitTorrent Inc. invited its bundle publishers to use the ads to promote their content, referring them to their DIY advertising network.

“Artists and publishers can now advertise with BitTorrent, getting your work in front of millions of fans of music, movies and software around the world,” the company wrote in an email.

BitTorrent’s advertising platform lists several statistics that reveal some interesting details on users of the uTorrent and Mainline clients.

For example, the clients have roughly 170 million active users per month. The vast majority (92%) are male, with the prime demographic being educated and tech savvy 18-34 year-olds.

The advertising network also shows some interesting stats on the number of ad impressions the two clients have available. BitTorrent Inc. currently supports two ad formats which each have an estimated 3,397,615,000 views per month, based on statistics from the last 30 days.

That’s good for well over 100 million impressions per banner format per day, and over 200 million in total.

BitTorrent’s ad options

While these numbers are certainly impressive, the revenue is relatively modest. BitTorrent sells its worldwide traffic for 7 cents per 1,000 views, which is one of the lowest tiers in the ad industry.

That said, if all banner spots were to be sold, BitTorrent Inc. would make over $14,000 per day, which is still pretty decent. It’s also possible that there are better rates for certain kinds of ads that are sold outside the advertising network.

In addition to banner advertising the uTorrent client also generates revenue through bundled software. BitTorrent Inc. doesn’t publish any figures but it’s known that these type of offers can reach $1 per install.

For some users these revenue sources are cause for complaints. BitTorrent Inc. is aware of this critique and has recently announced that it is exploring other options, including direct financial support from users.

For now, however, uTorrent and the Mainline client will continue to serve hundreds of millions of ads every day.

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Der ehemalige Microsoft-Chef Steve Ballmer kritisiert seinen Nachfolger. Nach Auffassung von Ballmer sollten alle Windows-Phone-Smartphones in der Lage sein, Android-Apps auszuführen. (Microsoft, Android)

Ein Surface Phone soll kommen - allerdings dauert das noch. Microsoft hat das Surface-Team darauf angesetzt, ein Oberklasse-Smartphone auf Basis von Windows 10 Mobile zu entwickeln. Dabei wird eng mit Intel zusammengearbeitet. (Microsoft, Smartphone)

Die lernenden Roboterspielsets für Kinder gibt es jetzt im Handel. Wer sie vor dem Kauf erst einmal ausprobieren will, kann das im Dezember in einem Geschäft in Berlin tun. (Tinkerbots, Roboter)

Microsoft hat eine neue Technical Preview von Windows 10 Mobile veröffentlicht. Den aktuellen Build gibt es sowohl für Fast-Ring- als auch für Slow-Ring-Nutzer. Neben einem beschleunigten Browser enthält er vor allem Fehlerkorrekturen. (Windows 10 Mobile, Smartphone)

Und es steckte doch mehr drin: AMD hat bestätigt, dass der Tonga-Grafikchip über ein 384 statt 256 Bit breites Speicherinterface verfügt. Das könnte für Arctic Islands interessant werden, denn bisher fand AMD keine passende Leistungsklasse für den Vollausbau. (Radeon R9, Grafikhardware)