Alex Sokirynsky, developer of Podcaster, a podcast client for the iPhone, is making the switch to Google’s Android smartphone platform.  Apple banned Podcaster from being sold in the App Store because “it duplicates the functionality of the Podcast section of iTunes.” “It seems that Apple has shut me down,” says Sokirynsky. “All I wanted was for someone […]

At GigaOm, John Sangiovanni offers his take on the emergence of a new category of phone, the superphone: The product that created and continues to define the superphone category is the iPhone. The iPhone offers an elegant user interface powered by an impressive array of integrated hardware, all wrapped up in a masterwork of industrial […]

CBS has launched EyeMobile (iTunes link) – a free citizen media iPhone application. The application lets you browse the latest CBS new reports, but also lets you contribute to news coverage by submitting images.  EyeMobile is part of CBSEyeMobile.com‘s take on social media news.  The iPhone/Web site combination lets you: submit images as you capture news; […]

One of the coolest things about new media is that it lets anybody publish content to the Internet and put it in front of the world.  That’s empowering for individuals and indie content producers, but it’s also empowering for people like William Shatner – who’s using YouTube to talk directly to his fans and explain […]

Yesterday, we noted that it looked like proprietary video viewers are dead, because Joost and blinkx were focusing on delivering video to your Web browser.  It looks like Veoh is moving in the same direction.  NewTeeVee reports that Veoh plans to release a browser plug-in that’s “significantly lighter than the VeohTV app.” “We continue to […]

PodCamp Montreal, an unconference focusing on podcasts, blogs, video and social networks, will be held this weekend at UQAM’s Design Pavillion.  Activities are scheduled Saturday September 20th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday September 21st from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A complete program is available online. Members of the volunteer organising committee include some some of Montreal’s top podcasters and […]

Edutopia, a project of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, has announced that it’s now offering free downloadable video podcasts on iTunes U (iTunes link), a dedicated area of the iTunes Store that offers free education audio and video. Here, Lucas discusses his thoughts on visual learning and education: Edutopia is now offering on iTunes U its […]

Martha Stewart dedicated the September 17th episode of the Martha Stewart Show to blogging, and she does a great job of covering the topic for newbies: “I’ve been writing this blog for almost a year now and I have to say that I love being able to communicate so easily on a daily basis. Being in […]

WordPress for iPhone has hit an impressive milestone – it’s been downloaded over 100,000 times. Most of the downloads come from the US, but it’s already in use all around the world.  WordPress for iPhone 1.2 has also been announced. Here’s what you can expect: Landscape Mode for Write Screen Comment moderation Photo uploads at […]

It looks like proprietary web video viewers are dead. Today, both blinkx and Joost announced that they were following the lead of YouTube, Hulu and others and focusing on delivering Internet content straight to your Web browser: blinkx announced that blinkx BBTV will now be available without download, straight from your browser. BBTV simultaneously delivers […]