DivShare, a free file hosting service, has introduced the DivShare Uploader Plugin for WordPress. The plug-in lets you upload large files directly from the WordPress ‚ÄúWrite a Post‚Äù page to your DivShare account, and insert the files into posts with a single click. The option can be used to post images, MP3s and all types […]

While most recent coverage of YouTube has focused on the controversy over the site yanking 100,000 Viacom videos, a new report suggest that YouTube users prefer homemade videos over mainstream content. According to research company HitWise, user-generated videos are more popular on the Youtube than commercial videos. ‚ÄúIf you look at the search terms driving […]

A new survey suggests that most people aren’t willing to pay $500 for an iPhone, but many would be interested if the iPhone was under $300. Online market research firm Compete Inc. surveyed 379 people in the U.S., most of whom had heard of the iPhone and have shopped for an iPod, to find out […]

Gizmodo is calling for a boycott on the RIAA in March: Gizmodo is declaring the month of March Boycott the RIAA month. We want to get the word out to as many people as humanly possible that we can all send a message by refusing to buy any album put out by an RIAA label. […]

Scott McNealy, Chairman and former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has launched an Internet radio show, called The McNealy Minute. “When you’re not CEO and you’re just chairman, you only get a minute,” jokes McNealy in the inaugural show, which features an interview with new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Somehow, McNealy stretches his minute to nearly a […]

In case you were wondering why Bryan Lee, the executive responsible for the launch of the Zune media player, left the company, this t-shirt may provide a clue. We’re not sure if it was analysts calling the Zune a dismal failure or the reviews that said that the Zune zucks, but somehow Microsoft turned one […]

Mariner Software has released the public beta version of WinJournal 1.0, an integrated journaling, blogging, and podcasting software for Windows. Windows users are invited to download the beta application at no charge and make suggestions or submit bug reports. Features: Straightforward blogging capabilities Feature-rich desktop blogging application, supporting a wide range of blog sites such […]

LoPresti SpeedMerchants, manufacturer of the “FURY” aircraft, has announced the full integration of the iPod into the Fury’s systems, allowing the popular music device to be used as a flight data recorder. “This is a watershed technology for aviation,” said VP of Operations, RJ Siegel, “and we are delighted to be the first to bring […]

RingTales has announced the debut of a new podcast featuring animated New Yorker Cartoons. Subscribers to the podcast will receive three new animations of The New Yorker “RingTales” each week. RingTales has the exclusive license to animate and distribute The New Yorkers library of over 70,000 cartoons. “In making the transition from page to screen, […]

The push for DRM-free music has reached a dead-end in the UK. The U.K. government has rejected a call for a digital rights management ban, but acknowledged that the technology could undermine consumer rights. The decision was in response to an online petition at the U.K. government’s e-petitions Web site calling for digital rights management […]