Imagine an iPod that could play for 100 millennia without repeating a single song. Science fiction? Not exactly. Dr. Jonathan Spanier from Drexel University and his research colleagues and the University of Pennsylvania are predicting that nanotechnology will allow computer memory so dense that a cubic centimeter contains 12.8 million gigabytes (GB) of information.

YouTube has introduced a service that lets you upload videos directly from your phone or PDA. All you need is a mobile device capable of making video and MMS messages, and an Internet access or data plan from your service provider. Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon are currently supported. Using the service: To get started, […]

Political voyeurs are watching French lawmakers to see if changes to the country’s copyright law could affect the way Apple’s iTunes Music Store delivers copyrighted music. Apple uses a form of digital rights management (DRM) that is exclusive to the company, limiting the ability of users to use alternate devices. The French National Assembly has […]

The Republican National Committee (GOP) has announced a “grassroots” effort to help support the President and republican candidates, the GOP House Party.To help promote the GOP House Party idea, the GOP is giving away five special edition iPod videos to the parties that raise the most money. The GOP site lets users create a MyGOP […]

Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser made some comments recently that are sure to generate controversy, suggesting that half the music on iPods is illegal and that the music industry made a mistake dealing with Apple. “The music industry has made a mistake, not by agreeing to Apple’s fixed-price level, which is what gets all the […]

Apple, which on May 8 won a trademark dispute with the Beatles over its iTunes music store, wants to get rights to sell the digital version of the band’s songs through the online service. “We certainly will do everything we can to get them on iTunes,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “The […]

Podcast software update: The latest version of Quick News, a news reader Palm OS, features support for podcasts. The $14.95 app lets users download and read news stories and podcasts using either HotSync or a direct Internet connection.

InfoWorld has announced a technology marketing breakfast discussion on podcasting best practices. The event takes place on May 16 at the Roosevelt Hotel, located at Madison Avenue & 45th Street in New York City, from 8:15 am to 10:00 am ET. InfoWorld’s breakfast event is open at no charge. Topics covered will include: Tips for […]

The winners of the 10th Annual Webby Awards have been announced. Yahoo! Podcasts was the winner in the Podcasts category. This is the first year that a Podcasts Webby is being awarded. Winners will be honored at a June 12th gala in New York City.

Orange Lounge Radio, an internet radio station and podcast dedicated to ‚Äúwhat gamers really want to know‚Äù, has announced the launch of a spin-off site, E3ONPSP. The new site is dedicated to bringing the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) experience to the web browser in Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP), and will feature news and podcasts from […]