Sometimes we find really cool tools that, while we’re not using them as intended, certainly are handy.Sound Stageis exactly one of those apps. Already known and loved by iOS developers for giving them an incredibly easy way to record demos of their apps via the iOS simulator, we love it because it’s a $5 tool that can easily record quality screencasts of your desktop. What really sets Sound Stage apart, aside from the $5 price point, is the fact that it lets you do great-looking demo videos, complete with backgrounds....

Audio sharing platformSoundCloudhas received a huge boost today, confirming that it has received investment from major US tech VC firmsUnion Square VenturesandIndex Ventures. The value of the investment hasn’t been revealed but the deals see Union Square’s Fred Wilson and Index Ventures’ Mike Volpi join the company’s board. In ablog post, just published, the two companies speak out about the reasons behind the funding. Fred Wilson of Union Square, whose portfolio includes Twitter, Foursquare and Zynga among other well-know web tech names, says “The web should not be mute....

I once heard my father say that he’d rather go blind than deaf. From that moment on, I understood the importance of sound and it would forever hold a very special place in my heart, mind and body. And I am not alone in my sensory quest. SoundCloud, the social audio platform, has been gaining steadily in popularity since its launch in 2008. Until this year. In the past few months, the company founded by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss has skyrocketed to an enviable status in the digital music space....

Hot social audio platformSoundCloudhas just announced a range of improvements to its service, including integration with Foursquare, Facebook and Songkick, plus a new mobile-optimised website. The service’s mobile experience has been boosted with improvements to both the Android and iPhone apps, including the option to check in on Foursquare. This gives users the option to ‘shout out’ links to recordings when they do so, and should be great for sharing audio with a location-based context....

SoundCloud, the social audio platform has been gaining steadily in popularity since its launch in 2008. Until this year. In the past few months, the company founded by Alexander Ljung andEric Wahlforsshas skyrocketed to an enviable status in the digital music space. Today,SoundCloud celebrates 5 million users, an increase of four million over the last year, and an undisclosed amount of funding from Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher’s A-Grade Fund. And, according to SoundCloud, the platform to create, record, promote and share their sounds on the web is adding more than 20,000 new sound creators worldwide every single day....