Developer ZodTTD has decided to rename ZodPlay back to vlc4iphone, further adding some extensive new upgrades to this homebrew media player for the iPhone and iPod Touch. More details regarding the name change and improvements are available in the full article.

Here's some additional media support for the iPhone, courtesy of ZodTTD. We recently checked his website and it seems he's not only released a new version of vlc4iphone, but he's also renamed the app as well. Learn more about this new release after the jump!

Developer ZodTTD, whom some if you will recall for his past homebrew emulator works on the iPhone, has announced the release of ogg4iphone and vlc4iphone. Those looking to get more media player compatibility out of their phones should find these two programs most handy. Details for each are available in the full article.

There's nothing quite like free stuff, and thanks to Al Gore and his tube-powered brainchild, getting freebies has never been easier. Take today for example. Right now we're focusing the QJ spotlight on Freeware OS X's freeware picks for the month of January.

Freeware, folks. Free. For an unlimited time. Not only that, these applications run the gamut from video and media players to programming apps, making the collection a must-have for all of you Mac lovers out there. Read on for a list of the applications.

• Video: VLC Media Player
• Audio Editor: Audacity
• Chat: Adium
• Graphics: Blender
• Portable Applications: Audacity Portable
• Programming: Smultron
• Torrent: Transmission
• Screensavers: LotsaWater
• Utilities: Yep
• Word Processing: TextWrangler

You can get all of the apps above by giving the "via" link below a little click.

If you're a Mac-user that knows the ins and outs of getting to play video files, surely, you'd know about media player">VLC. It's only the most widely-used, most-reliable, universal media player for your codec'd vids. And if you've called VLC your best friend since god knows when, there's no doubt about it: the VLC orange cone icon is just about as familiar to you as the Adium duck icon.

Are you willing to give your media player a make-over? Here's a nifty little download to get you guys going. After all, while some of us have already grown attached to the orange cone, there's still some room for customization. This neat little make-over kit from Mac Rabbit supplies you with sleek document icons to soup up your application.

Download the .dmg file below and follow these installation instructions:

• Find your copy of VLC in the Finder
• Right or control-click it and select "Show Package Contents"
• Navigate to Contents > Resources
• Drag all the icons from the downloaded disk image to the Resources folder. Confirm that you want to replace the existing files.
• Party! (after restarting the Finder to make the new app icon active)

Download: [VLC Make-Over kit]