The new Zune portable media players come preloaded with content, including several podcasts. Here’s what buyers will find: Music: Ceu- Ave Cruz The Handsome Furs- Cannot Get Started Junkie XL- Dark Territory Pacha Massive- Don‚Äôt let go Barenaked Ladies- Easy Mexican Institute of Sound- El Microfono Datarock- Fa-Fa-Fa John Doe- Golden State Rosey- It‚Äôs a […]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) wants your input on a set of Rich Media Measurement Guidelines which determine at what point a rich media ad impression is counted. Members of the industry (advertising agencies, advertisers, online publishers and technology vendors) are encouraged to read the proposed guidelines and submit comments on the IAB site. After […]

Online ad revenues continue their unrelenting climb upward. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced that Internet advertising revenues exceeded $5.2 billion for the third quarter of 2007, representing yet another historic high for a quarter and a $1.1 billion increase, or 25.3 percent, over Q3 2006. All three quarters in 2007 have […]

¬† Microsoft has officially announced tomorrow as the release date for its updated line of Zune portable media players. The new Zunes promise higher capacities, useful wireless capabilities and support for podcasts. Updated Zune software will also be available, bringing new capabilities to the first-generation Zune players. Microsoft is also offering customization options for the […]

Cool Hunting has the scoop on Zune Originals, a collection of 27 original artworks by 18 international artists, designed to be engraved onto the back of the device. On the Zune Originals site, launching tomorrow (13 November 2007), visitors will be able to customize their Zune by size, color, illustration and with up to four […]

The Observer reports that Google is in secret talks with Simon Fuller, the British entertainment guru behind the Spice Girls and American Idol, about a joint venture that “could change the way TV is watched over the Internet.” According to the report, Google execs have been in discussions with Fuller for about a year. Although […]

by James Lewin The market for handheld devices such as Palms and Pocket PCs is tanking. The worldwide handheld device market posted its fifteenth consecutive quarter of decline in shipments. According to IDC, vendors shipped 728,894 handheld devices in 3Q07, 39.3% less from the same quarter a year ago. “The handheld device market has been […]

NBC Direct, a video download service that lets you view recent episodes of popular shows, is now live in beta mode. We have seen the future, though, and it is not NBC Direct. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here’s a picture of NBC Direct: Here are some of the limitations that […]

The BBC’s Chris Vallance sent word about a programming experiment that they’ve introduced, iPM on BBC Radio 4. The show combines elements of podcasting and radio, and is based around a blog which lets users submit story ideas, comment on stories and offer input on stories in progress. It will start Saturday November 10th at […]

YouTube announced today changes to its service that will make it a better option for people using to host video podcasts, video blogs and other Internet videos. They’ve upped the files size limit for videos to 1GB and released software that lets Windows bulk-upload videos. Here’s the text of their announcement: Have a hard drive […]