AudioBook Cutter does not include any bells and whistles than what it is supposed to do. You just have to load the file, set the track length and then click to split the files automatically. The paid version of the app also lets you split files based on silent pauses rather than at a time interval.

AudioBook Cutter is available only as a Windows download.

Features:

• Cut music files, audiobooks and podcasts into time intervals (free version).
• Cut files based on silent gaps (paid version).
• Windows only.
• Easy and simple interface.

Check out AudioBookCutter @ www.audiobookcutter.com

This app lets you manage and listen to your podcast subscriptions from the cloud, so you do not have to download the episodes to get going. While iTunes does a good job of streaming podcasts, you will need a couple more clicks to listen to the one you like. But with Flapcast, all you need to do is click the play button to listen to the episode.

Flapcast’s quick search engine also lets you add new shows easily. Just search by keyword or view the top episodes and podcasts. This app is useful for anyone who needs to listen to podcast episodes straight from the browser.

Features:

• Add and manage podcasts.
• Search by keyword or view top episodes and top podcasts.
• Free; quick sign up.
• Needs Flash to completely work.
• Similar Tools: Stitcher 

Check out Flapcast @ @ http://flapcast.com

Vocalyse is an excellent online utility which helps you listen to your favorite blog or website even if you are busy with your office work or any other project in real time. The web service makes managing playlists easy and simple as websites are categorized according to the market they cover e.g Technology, Business and more.

To create your own custom playlist, just click on My Playlists, select the category and it will show you all the blogs listed under that category. Just add the news source you want to listen to and click on the Save Favorites button. All you then have to do is click on the Listen button to listen to real time news from your favorites. If you want, you can sign up for an account so you can manage and save your playlists online and access them from any computer or mobile device.

Features

• Free and easy to use.
• Listen to news in real time.
• Manage playlists and access them anywhere.
• Available on iOS and Android devices.
• Similar tools: BlogRadio and SpokenText.

Check out Vocalyze @ www.vocalyze.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

BBC News Alarm a web app for Google Chrome available from the Chrome Web Store. After installation the app lets you set up an alarm time. The time displayed by the app is your system time. At the set time, the BBC news podcast is played. You wake up to the day’s global news thereby saving you time to separately turn on the television.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you set an alarm to wake up.
• Plays the BBC global news podcast at the set alarm time.
• Uses your system time.
• Similar tools: PodcastAlarm, TimerTab and Remember It App.
• Also read related article: Best Online Alarm Clocks For Naps At Work.

Check out BBC News Alarm @ chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kgfldkgcfjkclomnlifbhgeleheokdkl?hl=en-US# (via LifeHacker) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Podcast Alarm is a free and very simple to use web service. The app detects your system time and lets you set up an alarm accordingly. You then specify the URL of a podcast. This podcast is played at the time the alarm is supposed to ring. A direct URL is also generated for your settings; you can bookmark this URL and visit it each time to have the alarm preset and the podcast URL pre-entered.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you setup an alarm time.
• Detects your system time.
• Plays your specified podcast at set time.
• Offers option to save settings via direct URL.
• Similar tools: TimerTab, Sleep Cycle, MetaClock, MusicAlarmClock, OnlineVideoClock, OnlineClock, KukuKlok and AlarmTube.
• Also read related article: Best Online Alarm Clocks For Naps At Work.

Check out Podcast Alarm @ www.podcastalarm.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

You can add up to 18 audio files to your recording where you can also set the volume for each clip and choose where it should come up . For example, if you want to add a siren sound to your podcast, just load the sound effect, adjust the volume, then set the start time.

Soundboard is a small 47KB download and is available in compact mode for those with less screen space. You can also load different color schemes to the app, which is important if you are working with multiple projects. Sounds can be activated with a keyboard shortcut so you can quickly input the effect that you want.

Features:

• Add sound effects to podcasts.
• Free to download and use.
• Loop clips.
• Add sound anywhere in your recording.
• Adjust volume for each clip.
• Add up to 18 different audio clips.

Check out Soundboard @ www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/soundboard/index.html

There are two ways by which you can share a recording to your Audioboo account: by its mobile application or through its website. Its mobile app supports iPhone and Android phones and they are also developing support for Blackberry, Nokia, and Windows Mobile as well.

Audioboo also has a social networking component as you can explore other people’s profiles, follow them, and listen to their recordings. You can also download a podcast of their recordings via iTunes or through RSS feeds.

Features:

• Easily share your audio recordings online.
• Attach a picture, tags, title, and description on the audio recording.
• Record audio using your iPhone and Android phone using the mobile app.
• Record or upload audio though the web.
• 5 minute limit on a single recording and 50MB limit on uploads.
• Lets you record anonymously on the mobile app.
• Follow other people’s accounts.
• Link your account to other social networks.
• Subscribe to other people’s recordings via iTunes or RSS feeds.
• Similar Tools: Chirbit, Vocaroo and RadioTime.

Check out Audioboo @ www.audioboo.fm

Features:

• Android podcast app by Google.
• Easily subscribe to, search, download and stream podcasts/audio.
• Create a listen audio queue based on programs and search terms you subscribed to.
• Currently only supports English language.

Check out Google Listen @ http://listen.googlelabs.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

RSSHandler is an RSS to podcast converter that aims to solve this problem by converting Youtube RSS feeds to FLV, MP4 and other such computer/mobile friendly formats. You can also get links to YouTube as FLV and MP4 to download videos to your computer or mobile phone via Nokia Mobile Code or short links.

Features

• Convert Youtube video feeds to FLV, MP4 or PSP format.
• Get Nokia Mobile code for the link to easily copy to your mobile.
• Convert Youtube channels, favorites and playlists using this tool.
• Subscribe to the converted feed in podcast reader to listen to them.
• Similar sites: YouTubePodcaster.

Check out RSSHandler @ www.rsshandler.com/converter (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

To speed up a podcast or any other audio feed simply enter its RSS feed, set how much faster/slow you want it to make (from 0.6x to 3x) and hit on the “shift it” button. The application will process you request and give a new revised feed from where you can hear the speed-up version.

Features:

• Speed up slow-paced podcasts and audio books.
• Speed up as many podcasts as you like.
• Customize speed: From 0.6 times upto 3 times.
• Works on almost on any RSS feed.
• Free, no sign-up required.

Check out PodShifter @ www.podshifter.com (via LH Australia)