A Podcasting Blog from Podcasting Tools - Daily Podcasting News and Information for Podcasters and Listeners.Daily Podcasting Blog and news related to podcasting, RSS, podcast news and aggregation. Information related to podcasts are added on a daily business and cover the gamut, from new podcast product announcements, podcast directories, marketing for podcasters and much, much more.Web Access is Achilles Heel for iPhone- July 9, 2007 Complaints about the speed of the network that Apples new iPhone connects to points to the need for a new broadband wireless network in the U.S. The iPhone uses ATTs EDGE network, which ATT says averages speeds of 100 kilobits to 150 kilobits per second. But one review in the Wall Street Journal called the network pokey, and a review in the New York Times called the network excruciatingly slow, saying users may almost ache for a dial-up modem.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#827 iPhone Hack Publicized- July 9, 2007 Hacker Jon Lech Johansen, known widely as DVD Jon, has cracked Apples iPhone activation, or so he claims, meaning that iPhone buyers will be able to activate and use the new handset without having to commit to an AT&T wireless contract. Johansen announced his feat in a blog post entitled iPhone Independence Day. The Norwegian cracker initially made a name for himself eight years ago when he cracked the encryption code on DVDs. And last year, he cracked the digital rights management code...http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#826 Twittergrams- July 3, 2007 Dave Winer of RSS fame has introduced the TwitterGram and a TwitterGram web service, which lets you send 200K MP3 sound files instead of text messages.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#824 Podcast Awards- July 3, 2007 Nominations for the Podcast Awards are open until July 5th! 2007 Podcast Awards Nominations are now open. You get one chance to Nominate the shows of your choosing. Please fill out the nomination form completely before submitting.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#823 iPhone Glitches- July 3, 2007 AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis. About 2 percent of those who bought iPhones since they went on sale Friday faced delays in activation with AT&T, the exclusive U.S. service provider for the widely anticipated cell phone, according to a source familiar with the matter.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#825 EUTube- July 2, 2007 The European Commission is turning to video-sharing Web site YouTube.com to disseminate information about the workings of the European Union to its citizens, through a new channel on the site called EUtube, it announced Friday.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#820 DragonCon Podcasting and Parsec Awards- July 2, 2007 According to their website DragonCon is one of the largest fan and culture conferences in the world. They are running a conference and hosting podcast awards August 31-September 3rd.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#821 Podcast Peer Awards- July 2, 2007 There's only two weeks left to vote for nominations for the third Podcast Peer Awards. You can vote for the existing nominees, or nominate someone who has been overlooked. The top five qualifying nominees in each category will go to the final round of voting, where over 500 PPA members will pick the best of the best.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#822 |