New research conducted for the UK’s Royal National Institute for Deaf People’s Don‚Äôt Lose the Music campaign reveals that 58% of 16-30 year olds are completely unaware of any risk to their hearing from using MP3 players and other audio products that attach directly to the ears. The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) […]

Apple said Wednesday it was trying to settle a lawsuit over reporting of unacceptable labor practices at a Chinese iPod. Earlier in the week, FoxConn, Apple’s supplier, sued the Chinese journalists that uncovered the practices. Apple recently admitted that FoxConn violated Apple’s Code of Conduct. Unacceptable conditions included dormitory style sleeping arrangements for workers where […]

Apple today announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, was elected to Apple‚Äôs board of directors at their meeting today. Eric also sits on Google‚Äôs board of directors and Princeton University‚Äôs board of trustees.In Apple’s announcement, Schmidt and Apple CEO Jobs expressed their admiration for each other and their respective organizations. ‚ÄúEric […]

PodShow announced today that it is working with GoDaddy, an ICANN accredited domains registrar, to offer custom domain names. The PodShow+ account creation Web form now includes the option to purchase and register a domain name via GoDaddy.com. ‚ÄúHelping podcasters to register a domain name as part of the PodShow+ service creates a simplified process, […]

Canadian indie band Uncle Seth will be playing at the first PodCamp, being held in Boston September 9-10. Uncle Seth’s reputation in the Canadian podcasting community recently earned them the chance to play at the inaugural Podcasters Across Borders conference, which took in Kingston, Ontario this past June. Podcasters from across Canada and the U.S. […]

Apple’s notebook computers could be banned from use on planes because of the potential for their batteries to overheat, which can lead to laptops that catch on fire or explode.Quantas Airlines is considering banning the use of Mac laptops in flight. ‚ÄúWe have put limitations on Dell computers and at this stage we are awaiting […]

PodShow, the podcasting startup co-founded by Adam Curry, announced another set of podcasting partnerships today, this group focusing on “hot women”, according to the company. Yesterday the company announced a line-up of controversial talk show podcasts. The shows added are “Chillcast with Anji Bee,” “GeekBrief.TV,” “Pod Chick,” “Rock n Roll TV,” “Soccergirl” (above) and “The […]

Apple is recalling over a million laptop batteries because of risk of overheating, explosions and fire. Recent Mac laptops have had problems with overheating and there have been reports of Mac laptops exploding into flames.The affected batteries were sold worldwide from October 2003 through August 2006 for use with 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 […]

t’s looking more and more like video podcasts will play an important role in the 2008 US presidential elections. One example of this trend is Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron. Baron, a life-long democrat, says that he hopes “to play a big part in this election.”In a post at his blog, dembot, Baron explains his anticipated plan: […]

Evoca, a Web service that lets users create, organize, share and search consumer-generated audio, has introduced a Spanish language site. Web users with a Spanish-language browser will automatically view Evoca.com in Spanish. A link on each page lets users switch from English to Spanish.Evoca members can make digital recordings of any length with any telephone, […]