Microsoft has announced that the Zune media player is officially dead: We recently announced that, going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy, and that we will no longer be producing Zune players. So what does this mean for our current Zune users? Absolutely nothing. Your device will [...]

The big news today is that Amazon has released a new cloud-based music service, Amazon Cloud Player. The service gives any Amazon customer a free 5GB Internet locker for storing music. Amazon provides a free uploader and both Web-based and Android clients. Files are securely stored on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Amazon Cloud [...]

eMusician magazine takes a look at DIY options for music promotion in their latest issue, and recommends using podcasts and new media: New media includes blogs, podcasts, vidcasts (video podcasts), and websites. These outlets vary in audience size, subject, and professionalism, especially because most are run by people who are passionate about the topics they [...]

Vericorder has updated its $9.99 prosumer iPhone video editor, 1stVideo (App Store link). New In 1stVideo: Import, Edit and Render video at up to 1280×720 on iPhone 3GS/4 and iPod touch 3g/4g with iOS 4.1 Import videos in .MOV and .MP4 format using Sharing function Import videos and pictures from Photo Library and audio from [...]

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Phone 7 Connector for the Mac is now available as a beta version. Windows Phone 7 Connector is designed to let you synchronize your music, videos, photos and podcasts from iTunes and iPhoto to your Windows Phone 7, so you can take your media with you wherever you go. [...]

Apple will replace its Apple TV hobby with a new member of the iOS family, Apple iTV, according to an Engadget report. Apple iTV will be priced starting at $99 and will be similar in size and specs to the iPhone 4 (A4 CPU, 16GB of flash storage). It is expected to support a new [...]

Audio podcasts now reach about half as many people as Internet radio.

Accoding to a new survey of Internet users, 31% listen to radio via the Internet and 16% listen to podcasts.

1stVideo (App Store link) is a new $9.99 iPhone video editor that’s described as the”world’s most advanced video editing suite running on a mobile device.” Features: Use the onboard camera from within the App, or import h.264 video or pictures already saved in the Camera Roll. Edit with VeriCorder’s unique, multitrack, patent-pending editor. Send smaller [...]

This video is a sneak preview of Penguin Book’s iBook plans for the Apple iPad. Penguin is bullish on the iPad iBook model, because giving Apple a 30% cut could be a lot more profitable that the 50% that they give traditional retailers. One of the things that makes this iPad iBook preview interesting is [...]

Apple today introduced new Apple TV 3.0 software, featuring a redesigned main menu, support for iTunes Extras and iTunes LP, as well as support for listening to Genius Mixes and Internet radio. While it’s great to see Apple finally update Apple TV, anyone looking for the platform to open up, add an app store or [...]