San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is warning commuters that Apple’s iconic white earbuds are magnets for thieves. “Don’t be a target!” warns a BART flier distributed by at station entrances. “Use ear buds other than the standard iPod white, or other aftermarket headphones.” About 1 out of 10 robberies on the BART […]

An open letter to Steve Jobs, sponsored by DefectiveByDesign, an anti-DRM activist site, is asking Jobs to back his challenge to dump DRM with actions. Jobs recently published a response to criticism Apple has received for its use of DRM. In a move that shocked some, Jobs suggested that the best way forward might be […]

Apple has introduced a new version of iTunes, version 7.1 for Macs and Windows: Using iTunes 7.1, you can now enjoy your favorite iTunes movies, TV shows, music, and more from the comfort of your living room with Apple TV. iTunes 7.1 also supports a new full screen Cover Flow and improved sorting options to […]

On March 22, podcasters from across the globe are planning to take a song from indie band Black Lab to No. 1 on the iTunes sales chart. The project, Bumrush The Charts, aims to encourage listeners, through blogs, indie labels and artists, to buy one song by one band on that particular day. The song […]

Wizzard Software has announced that it has signed the final merger agreement for the acquisition of podcasting company Webmayhem, Inc., dba Liberated Syndication, which the company says creates the largest podcasting distribution network in the world. Liberated Syndication‚Äôs customer base consists of nearly 6,000 independent and commercial producers of radio and television style internet shows. […]

U.S. Representatives Rick Boucher and John Doolittle have proposed the FAIR USE Act [PDF], which would remove some of the limitations on innovation and fair use that the entertainment has used (and many would say, abused) over the last few years. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is calling on people to tell Congress to help restore […]

Gay rapper QBoy (“like Eminem but less camp,” according to accolades on his website) will be introducing two podcasts for Channel 4 that offer support and advice to gay teenagers. The podcasts, which are part of Channel 4’s gay teen Sexuality Awareness week, will focus on the issues of coming out. The first will discuss […]

Radio industry website FMQB.com reports that public radio station KCRW/Santa Monica has been awarded a $600,000, three-year grant from the Annenberg Foundation, which the public radio station plans to use for “Web initiatives and podcasting.” paidContent.org elaborates that as part of “public media‚Äôs push into online media,” KCRW, the NPR flagship station for Southern California, […]

The RIAA is increasing the pressure it puts on colleges and universities to restrict activities on school networks, sending thousands more complaints to top universities this school year than it did last year. A few schools, including Ohio and Purdue universities, already have received more than 1,000 complaints accusing individual students since last fall. For […]

Life Fitness announced this week that it plans to offer commercial exercise equipment with seamless iPod integration. This connectivity makes it possible for iPod users to plug in and charge their iPods, watch video on the equipment‚Äôs large LCD screen and control the playing of their iPod music libraries from the console. The first Life […]