BitTorrent on the iPhone?

Hacker announces the release of preliminary version of the Transmission BitTorrent client for Apple's iPhone.

I'm not entirely sure how practical this would be, but an iPhone hacker by the alias 'core' has managed to port a version of the MAC BitTorrent client Transmission to the iPhone's ARM processor, allowing you to run a torrent tracker from your iPhone. The app is still command-line and lacks a nice GUI finish, but it's a big step.

Warning: Before you go nuts and decide to download the world wide web onto your iPhone, you should keep in mind that AT&T's EDGE network probably won't respond well to the excessive traffic, so DO NOT torrent over AT&T's EDGE network, ever. Just don't. Use Wi-Fi only for this.

Also, using BitTorrent on the iPhone will wear down your battery extremely fast, so be aware that your iPhone won't stay charged long while doing this.

You can download the command-line app from their homepage, wickedpsyched.net/iphone/torrent.

[via Wicked Psyched]

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