mobipod, a new service designed to ‘push’ feed podcasts to mobile phones, launched a public trial of the service in the UK on Monday. The service intends to deliver top UK podcasts automatically to mobile phones. mobipod will initially only be available for a range of Nokia handsets on O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Support […]

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 […]

Tim Bourquin, founder and CEO of TNC New Media, producers of Podcast & Portable Media Expo, sends word that he expects this year’s expo to be bigger and better than last year’s inaugural Podcasting Expo. “Last year, many people were still asking what podcasting was,” said Bourquin. “This year, everyone wants to know how they […]

Chicago’s WMAQ TV, an NBC affilliate, has introduced a new podcast that “promises to be prescription for passion”.WMAQ’s Better Sex Podcast features Dr. Laura Berman, a Chicago-based licensed sex and relationships therapist. According to the station, Berman “is ready to teach you how to improve every element of your sex life”. The most recent podcast […]

Jean Tennant wants to be published, and she‚Äôs willing to risk public rejection to make that happen.The Iowa resident is the first subject of The Writing Show‚Äôs new podcast-based reality show, Getting Published, which debuts September 11th. The series will follow Tennant as she attempts to find an agent and publisher for her women‚Äôs novel […]

PodShow, a podcasting startup, has added five talk show podcasts to the PodShow Podcast Network: “Pacific Coast Hellway,” “Squadcast,” “The Creepy Sleepy Show,” “The Think Future Radio Show” and “Trucker Tom’s Podcast.””Talk radio has been stale and predictable for too long, limited by the FCC and the restrictions of radio formatting,” said Adam Curry, PodShow […]

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, […]

PodcastAwards.com has announced the winners in 20 of the 22 categories of the 2006 People’s Choice Podcast Awards. Winners announced include: Entertainment ‚Äì Pottercast; Mature – The Dawn and Drew Show; and Technology / Science – DiggNation. Podcasting News got spanked in the category of Best Podcast Directory, losing out to Apple’s iTunes. “We’re hoping […]

Added to podcast directory index: MLPodcast – a directory of real estate podcasts ChurchPodcasts – from the Podcast Pickle guys, focusing on Christian podcasts. GodCast1000 – also focuses on Christian podcasts PodcastDirectory.org – a general directory If you have information on additional directories no listed in the podcast directory index, contact us.

Christian.com has introduced GodCast1000.com, a podcast directory dedicated solely to Christian podcasts. ‚ÄúReligious believers want more ‚ÄúGod on their iPod,‚Äù, and churches are rapidly finding that through podcasting, church members can take the Sunday sermon with them throughout the week,‚Äù said Lee Raney, president of Christian.com. GodCast1000.com ranks the top Christian podcasts by categories, such […]