Burst Media has released the results of a survey on media consumption of 18-24 year old college students, reporting that students spend more time with the Internet than with other media. Burst also reports that Internet audio and video were two of the students’ top reasons for using the Internet. According to Burst, many students […]

If you’re looking for signs that hell may soon freeze over, PC Magazine just served one up. PC Mag’s anti-Mac linkbaiter John Dvorak reports that he actually tried using a Mac recently, liked it and is now recommending Macs over PCs: I can see why the Mac is gaining market share, because the rationale for […]

According to the latest research by Pew Internet, online video is hotter than ever. 57% of internet users have watched videos online and most of them share what they find with others. Highlights of the research: The growing adoption of broadband combined with¬†competition among¬†content providers has helped pave the way for mainstream audiences to embrace […]

Google is looking for mad video-making skills, nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills…. Actually, just the mad video-making skills. Here’s the scoop from Google: A few of us on the Gmail team came up with an idea to stitch together a bunch of video clips that all share one element: someone hands the Gmail […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed suit against Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), asking a federal court to protect the fair use and free speech rights of a mother who posted a short video of her toddler son dancing to a Prince song on the Internet. Stephanie Lenz’s 29-second recording shows her son bouncing […]

iPhone hackers are buzy trying to free up some of the capabilities of the iPhone. One of the most interesting projects developed so far is srelay, a SOCKS proxy server.¬†¬† srelay running on your iPhone turns it into a gateway that you can use to connect your laptop to the Internet using the iPhone’s EDGE […]

The iPhone has benefited from unprecedented hype, generating more articles and buzz than any other recent gadget introduction. The iPhone has also been a critical success, getting rave reviews from tech sites and mainstream news outlets alike. Yet, analysts are disappointed by iPhone sales. AT&T recently reported 146,000 iPhone activiations in the second quarter. Analysts […]

Verizon Wireless announced today a feature that we expect to become more and more common with digital cameras, video cameras and mobile phones – direct uploading to the Internet. Verizon customers can record video with their wireless phones and upload the videos directly to YouTube using an easy to remember number ‚Äì YTUBE (98823). To […]

The British government has rejected a plea to extend copyright laws for sound recordings to beyond 50 years, prompting the music industry to accuse it of not supporting musicians and artists. The government would have had to push the European Commission for a change in the law but said such a move did not seem […]

Microsoft has confirmed plans to release second-generation Zunes for the holiday buying season, and will be delivering users a big present by adding podcast support to the device. Here’s the text of Microsoft’s statement (via WhizByte): “We have seen the rumors floating around, but we haven‚Äôt announced specific dates or details for the next generation […]