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NASA recently invested money into private companies for spacecraft development and it’s already paying off. Rocket producer SpaceX claims its Dragon capsule cannot only deliver goods to space stations, but hopes to land on other planets. The first manned mission could happen as early as 2014. Read the full article at TheRegister.co.uk Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110425_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Sony’s PlayStation Network has been offline for days, due to what Sony is calling an “external “intrusion.” The service that lets PlayStation 3 owners play their games online is not scheduled to come back online until April 26th. While it is not confirmed, many attribute the outage Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with John Abell about the future of Android OS. Continue Reading →

Fox 5 New York (WNYW-TV) – Technology expert Shelly Palmer brings you the digital news you need to know and the tech tools that will make your life a little easier. Here’s a rundown: Cool apps: The free app that will have you snapping photos to save cash. The free app that brings virtual shopping Continue Reading →

Restless leg syndrome, Vacuums that lose suction, Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction and most recently, Apple knows where you are and where you’ve been! It’s all FUD-mongering. (FUD is an acronym for fear, uncertainty and doubt.) And Apple has inspired a huge FUD cycle. It’s not surprising. People are always looking for things to be Continue Reading →

Congress is already questioning Apple’s motives for tracking user’s location information on the iPhone. Leading the charge is Senator Al Franken who wrote a letter to Steve Jobs, demanding that Apple clarify why and how the tracking is happening. Apple has yet to respond to any of the accusations. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

Amazon’s cloud hosting service recently experienced errors that took down several big websites including Foursquare and Reddit. Amazon is among the leaders in cloud-based hosting, leading a cloud market worth $68.3 billion in 2010.  The outage is making companies realize the need for a backup plan when the cloud fails. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

Greenpeace released a study that analyzed the energy efficiency of tech companies’ data centers. Apple and Facebook received very poor scores for relying heavily on coal-generated electricity, while Twitter failed across the board. Greenpeace hopes the study will make startups energy-aware when constructing future data centers. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

The U.S. Secret Service brought down a criminal who recently pled guilty for stealing over 656,000 credit card numbers. A large portion of the numbers were attained by hacking an online database, while others were traded for money through online forums. Credit card companies identified approximately $36.6 million in fraudulent charges made with the stolen Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks about iPhone tracking on CNN International. Continue Reading →