Apple has updated the iTunes store with a directory of their top podcasts of 2007. Lots of the usual suspects, including Sesame Street, NPR’s Fresh Air, Ask a Ninja, Grammar Gril Diggnation, Boing Boing TV & Tiki Bar TV. It’s a great starting point, though, for people new to podcasting. Another demonstration of the fact […]

Time has published their take on the Top 10 Gadgets of the Year, and the iPhone came out on top: “The iPhone changed the way we think about how mobile media devices should look, feel and perform. The design is exceptional inside and out: It’s got a slick glass-and-stainless steel case and an elegant touch […]

In Atlantic v. Howell, an anti-piracy lawsuit in Arizona, the RIAA is making the case that, while it’s legal to rip CDs for personal use, it’s illegal if you store ripped tracks in a folder that is shared: Once Defendant converted Plaintiffs‚Äô recording into the compressed .mp3 format and they are in his shared folder, […]

Google has announced a new project, Our Stories, to help people share the stories of their lives, no matter where they live or how their stories unfold. The project brings together the efforts of Google, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and UNICEF. Google is providing the infrastructure to let people around the world create and […]

USATODAY reports that, starting immediately, AT&T customers can use any wireless phone, device and software application from any maker, without having to sign a contract. “You can use any handset on our network you want,” says Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T’s wireless business. “We don’t prohibit it, or even police it.” AT&T’s move […]

Net Applications has released the latest version of its Internet Operating System Marketshare report, and it reveals some interesting information about the popularity of Apple’s iPhone. After just five months on the market, the iPhone commands .09% of the marketshare of devices browsing the Internet. The iTouch adds another .01%. Together, Apple’s handheld Internet devices […]

After years of attack from everyone from privacy advocates to consumer rights groups to so-called “freetards”, it looks like DRM’d music may finally get killed off by Wal-Mart & Pepsi. And it’s not because they care about your rights as a consumer. It’s because they want onto your iPod. According to an article in Billboard, […]

Verizon Wireless today announced that it will provide customers the option to use, on its nationwide wireless network, wireless devices, software and applications not offered by the company. Verizon plans to have this new choice available to customers throughout the country by the end of 2008. “This is a transformation point in the 20-year history […]

DJ-1800, a professional DJ music mixing application for the Mac, has been updated. v3.0 adds pitch lock and automatic BPM calculation. In addition, v3.0 enables lets you plug in an iPod and go – immediately making the music on your iPod available to mix and play. Other new features: Support for new controllers, including the […]

According to PCWeek’s Trustworthy Tech, iPhone owners passionately love their devices. In its first year on the survey, the Apple iPhone scored a stunning 9.1 out of 10, beating the ratings that every other phone, from every carrier, in nearly every category, has received in the three years they’ve been including cell phones. The iPhone’s […]