Some sources are suggesting that reports of the Zune’s demise may be premature. According to the market research firm NPD Group, Microsoft’s Zune took second place in the portable media player market for the first four days it was on sale. “Considering it is a new brand, it’s a very good first-week showing,” said Ross […]

Steve Rubel at Micro Persuasion is wondering Why Yahoo is backing away from RSS. “Has anyone noticed that Yahoo’s love affair with RSS seems to be withering?” asks Rubel. “In the past few weeks Yahoo has rolled out three major new web sites – Yahoo! Food, Yahoo! Advertising and Yahoo! TV. They’re great sites, but […]

BitTorrent has announced a slate of partnerships with a variety of leading film and television companies, including 20th Century Fox, G4, Kadokawa Pictures USA, Lionsgate, MTV Networks, Palm Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Starz Media. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol that lets users share large files , while minimizing bandwidth charges for distributors. […]

YouTube as you know it may be dead, but it looks like a thousand baby YouTubes may spring up in its place. As material is getting banned from YouTube, it’s popping up again at sites like DailyMotion. Its getting tougher and tougher to break copyright law on YouTube these days. The site now performs frequent […]

In September of this year, when Apple sent cease and desist letters to several companies claiming that they infringed on Apple’s “iPod” trademark, there were rumors that Apple was trademarking the term “podcast”. A letter received by The Global Geek Podcast confirms what many suspected: the rumors of Apple trademarking “podcast” were overblown. In the […]

Kim Jong-il is reported to have his access to iPods and other desirable gadgets cut off as part of US efforts to target sanctions directly at the North Korean leader and his power base. Even more interesting, though, is Al Jazeera’s take on the news:

H2O Audio announced today that it has begun shipping the H2O Audio for iPod nano Gen 2, a case designed to let users combine their passion for music with water sport activities, regardless of outdoor conditions or recreational environments. “H2O Audio is the first company to come forward with a truly waterproof solution for the […]

Yale University has introduced an official podcast, the Yale Podcast, that features lectures and speeches given at the University by professors, alumni and other notable guest speakers. According to Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky, the podcast has received over 50,000 hits in its first week and has been met with much excitement throughout the Yale community. […]

Universal Music wants you to pay an iPod tax – a royalty fee that would be levied on every iPod sold. Universal recently cut a deal with Microsoft to get a cut of the sales of the Zune portable music player in exchange for closer ties with the label. The move raised concerns that it […]

Four major studios, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Paramount and Warner Bros, are reported to be pressuring Apple Computer are pressing Apple to make changes to iTunes before they will agree to make their films available via the iTunes Store.Currently, content on iTunes can be synced to an unlimited number of iPods. The studios want Apple […]