Audiobooks.com, will be providing the first unlimited audio book service that operates in the cloud. The service will cost $24.95 per month and will be available to use on iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and PCs. The company will operate this service on a proprietary technology called "cloudmark sync," that will sync users bookmarks across any device they have Audiobooks.com running on. There is an option to browse their catalog of content before you sign up for a membership if you would like to make sure your membership is worth the cost.

Microsoft Points, shortened to MSP, were used as currency to buy Microsoft Software. It was implemented for users of Xbox Live. As Microsoft and the gaming community and hardware are expanding into a more casual open media front there are rumors that Microsoft plans to get rid of the current system of having to buy Microsoft Points to buy software and other items from its online store/marketplace.

The Stop Online Piracy Act has been sunk "until there is a wider agreement on a solution" said Congressman Lamar Smith, who introduced the act last October. This comes after the worldwide response with the Internet Blackout, the takedown of Megaupload, and a retaliatory strike by Anonymous. In addition, the Protect Intellectual Property Act vote has been postponed.

Research In Motion (RIM) has finally made a monumental change in the leadership of their company with co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie both stepping down from their positions. The position of CEO will now be filled by existing RIM Chief Operating Officer (COO), Thorsten Heins. We have to say that RIM does not fall short when it comes to CEOs with unique names. This move comes not long after both Lazaridis and Balsillie gave up their roles as co-Chairs of the RIM Board of Directors in favor of a singular replacement. We had a feeling with their chairman of the board roles given up that both men would one day be replaced as co-CEOs, but we had no idea it would be this soon. RIM has navigated a tumultuous 2011 and is not looking that good for 2012 as of yet, but this shakeup may impress investors, analysts, and the media.

RocketHub is a place where people can go and ask for donations for things ranging from programs to crazy devices. Sometimes the projects are bunks and others are unquie and creative. One such creative project is one by Rob Petkau, who is asking for donations to create a working Jedi Holocron.

IK Multimedia, the creators of the popular iRig series have announced their newest product, iKlip Studio for the iPad and iPad 2. The iKlip is an iPad desktop stand designed for musicians holding the iPad firmly on studio desks or other surfaces when using a variety of music and other apps.