Since this Thursday, Apple limits sales of the iPhone to two per person, and has prohibited cash-only sales of the cellphone, presumably to stop people from reselling them.¬† Before Thursday’s policy change announcement, there was no cash restriction and the purchase limit was five per person. Company spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said that limiting purchases to […]

Satellite radio company XM revealed this week that in the third quarter, its losses were up a whopping 70 percent over last year.¬† Analysts blame the losses on a 22 percent drop in sales at chain retail outlets like Best Buy. On a more positive note, XM announced an increase in subscribers to their satellite […]

Last year’s inaugural PodCamp Boston was a wildly successful experiment in un-conferencing, a self-organizing kind of convention in which the participants themselves set the agenda and lead the breakout sessions. Not knowing whether to expect any attendees from outside Massachusetts, PodCamp co-founders Christopher Penn and Chris Brogan (and their friends and co-organizers) were happily surprised […]

Mobile communications provider DiGi Telecommunications, announced this week the debut of D’podCast, an on-demand service for mobile phone users, the first of its kind in Malaysia. D’podCast is the result of a collaboration between DiGi and digital media company Stanton Technologies, and is part of DiGi’s ongoing efforts to widen its range of mobile internet […]

The podcasting unconference PodCamp Boston 2 begins this evening with a pre-conference meet and greet at Tequila Rain in Boston, followed by a concert downtown at the Bullfinch Yacht Club, featuring podsafe artists Munk and Matthew Ebel (who was great last month at the Podcast and New Media Expo). The conference-y part of the weekend […]

Video sharing platform Revver now has a WordPress plug-in for users of the popular blogging application. Revver takes user-created video content, pairs it with targeted advertisements, and shares the revenue with the video’s creator. They also have an existing set of developer tools for non-WordPress users, for making video sharing websites. Podcasting News took a […]

Ambrosia Software has released the latest version of their WireTap audio application, WireTap Studio, bringing a whole new batch of features and functionality. Ambrosia calls the upgrade to the older WireTap Pro product “a breakthrough in audio recording, editing, and management.” WireTap Studio takes up to two disparate audio inputs (a Skype phone call and […]

Bloggers, podcasters, and assorted online enthusiasts are gathering at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in Greensboro, (NC), Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 for ConvergeSouth, an annual conference focused on enhancing creativity online for everyone. Exploring “the online revolution in personal expression”, ConvergeSouth focuses on digital publishing, videocasting and podcasting. Friday’s topic is “The […]

The Mac Observer is reporting that a 13 year-old nicknamed AriX has produced a “jailbreak method” hack for the iPod touch called iJailBreak. The program allows iPod touch users to install third-party applications. The hack is especially interesting because of the way that Apple has intentionally crippled the device. For example, it’s been revealed that […]

At Podcasting News, we readily admit that we are not always the most clued-in about organized sports. We didn’t even know that Arizona had a major-league baseball team until the Diamondbacks won the World Series in 2001. What a surprise! So perhaps you can forgive us for thinking that, at this time of year, college […]