A new version of popular BitTorrent client uTorrent has been released, the first update since version 1.7.7 in January, along with a catalogue of changes such as better support for Windows Vista’s Firewall, IPv6 support and other features and fixes. This version also appears to fix some memory issues, dropping RAM usage from as high as 150 MB to around 30-40 MB.

An Alpha version for Mac has also been announced, to appear in the next few weeks. There will be more work on this Mac version form this point on as they move resources from Windows uTorrent development to the OS X side, now that a multitude of problems in uTorrent have been fixed.

uTorrent was my torrent client of choice on Windows, before I made the switch to OS X, mainly because it is quite a light client compared to heavier alternatives out there such as Azureus (which is very bulky), while it still retains a load of great options. It’s RAM usage compared to other clients is also another reason why it is favoured by Windows users.

You can download the new uTorrent here.