mywaves has introduced a new service, Auto Channels, that lets you create a personalized mobile video channel. The service works as a content aggregator. You give it a search phrases, and Auto Channels searches the Web and automatically delivers relevant videos your mobile phones. Videos are delivered as a streaming channel. The service checks for […]

Yodio unveiled its new audio publishing service and online marketplace, described as the Blogger of podcasting, at the DEMO 07 conference today. Yodio hopes to define a new category of site, a Web community for anyone to create, publish, and buy/sell personal audio recordings. Yodio lets users record by phone using Yodio’s toll-free service or […]

The iPhone is not a smartphone, but “a second-rate cellphone”, according to ABI Research analysts Stuart Carlaw and Philip Solis. ‚ÄúConsumers will not be willing to settle for a second-rate cell phone just to have superior music,” argues Stuart Carlaw. “Apple must get the phone engineering part of the equation right, and it is difficult […]

Warner, Sony, Melodeo and Access China Media Solutions today announced they are working together to develop and distribute world-class solutions for delivering mobile music and multimedia entertainment to wireless customers throughout China and other Asia Pacific marketplaces and beyond. Melodeo is known to many in the world of podcasting for its mobile podcasting offerings. Access […]

According to recently published research from Telephia, there are now 23.5 million mobile subscribers in the U.S. who have phones with integrated music players, but only a tiny portion of these users are downloading music over the air. The low adoption rate of over the air (OTA) music services could be an opportunity for Apple. […]

Macworld update: Apple today introduced iPhone, a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps‚Äîinto one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering […]

Melodeo today announced the first on-demand mobile podcast and radio listening service in the UK with British wireless operator 3. Melodeo’s Mobilcast mobile podcast and radio listening service is immediately available to almost 4 million wireless customers in the UK and more than 40 million wireless customers in North America through distribution deals with Cingular […]

Mopar, DaimlerChrysler’s original equipment manufacturer, has announced that it has expanded availability of its factory-engineered iPod Integration Kits for most Chrysler Group vehicles. Mopar’s iPod Integration Kit provides direct connectivity between your iPod and the vehicle’s audio sound system. The iPod attaches to a custom cable port located in the glove box. The iPod adaptor […]

Added to podcast client software list: Kinoma Player 4 EX is a $24.99 media player for Treo smartphones and Palm handhelds that handles MP3, Windows Media 9, Flash Video, MPEG-4 and RTSP. With the built-in Kinoma Media Guide, you can watch Internet video and live web cams, and listen to radio and podcasts. Kinoma Player […]

iPods are helping to drive increased demand for premium audio options in new cars. According to Telematics Research, 80% of 2007 models for sale in the U.S. will offer branded premium audio options from the likes of Bose and Harman/Kardon as optional or standard equipment up from 67% during the ‚Äô06 model year. 75% of […]