Awaiting Inspiration has published an article that describes how to create a DIY iphone call recorder: I’ve wanted a way to record phone calls to and from my iPhone since I’ve had it but hadn’t really looked into solutions until a couple of weeks ago. What I really wanted was a native iPhone app that […]

A new Department Of Education report on online education (pdf) reached a controversial conclusion: “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” According to the report summary: Researchers have previously found that students that listen to lectures as podcasts do better than students that actually attend the lectures. This […]

Wizzard Media announced today the availability of LibsynPRO 3.0, a new digital media publishing platform designed to give media producers the ability to pick and choose, in an a la carte fashion, media syndication packages to suit their needs. The LibsynPRO 3.0 digital media publishing system is based around a redesigned publishing engine that is […]

Microsoft has announced that Zune HD, the next generation of Microsoft’s portable digital media player, is available now for pre-order and will hit store shelves on Sept. 15. The player, available in 16GB and 32GB capacities, is the first touch-screen Zune. Both 16GB and 32GB capacities of Zune HD will be available in five different […]

Pocketkai’s Podcast TV (App Store link) is a new iPhone app that brings video streams of popular German TV broadcasts to your iPhone or iPod Touch. The Videos, in MP4-Format, are not downloaded or with the PC or MAC symchronized, but are streamed. A list with over 100 Podcast TV broadcasts is already available and […]

We’re still skeptical about the prospects for the Microsoft Zune HD….but CNet’s Donald Bell recently geeked-out with a pair of the new Zune HDs and came away impressed: I am tentatively reaffirming my faith in Microsoft. This thing was worth the wait, folks. Mind you, it’s not going to crush the iPod Touch–a product that […]

CNet’s Matt Rosoff got a preview of the upcoming Microsoft Zune HD, and came away “thinking that Microsoft might finally have a contender”: I was surprised and pretty impressed with its small size–without measuring, I’d guess it’s maybe two-thirds the size of an iPod Touch, and quite a bit thinner. In my hands, it felt […]

Microsoft’s weak quarterly earnings report is pushing some to call on the company to abandon its once-hyped “iPod-killer”, the Zune. According to a Marketwatch story, investors think it’s time to dump the Zune and focus their attention on competing with Apple’s iPhone: “The market reception for Zune is so disappointing that many retailers have even […]

The Apple Tablet may still complete vaporware, but it’s looking more and more likely that Apple is going to release a large-scale version of the iPod touch.

Here are five reasons why the Apple Tablet will rock.

Amazon today announced that more than 2 million users have downloaded Lexcycle Stanza, an electronic book reader application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Stanza users have downloaded over 12 million books. “These milestones highlight that many people are quite comfortable reading full length books via Stanza on their iPhones and iPod touch. From […]