Shelly Palmer Radio Report – September 8, 2011

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Verizon’s long-delayed Droid Bionic smartphone officially hit the market for $299.99 with a two-year contract. Touted as the best-of-breed 4G LTE smartphone by Motorola, the Bionic offers blistering speeds and unique features like support for wireless printing. Being released before the iPhone 5 is going to give consumers a difficult choice deciding on a new phone. In other news, limited domain name registration for the .XXX extension is now available. The controversial addition to web addresses is available to those in the adult industry as well as companies that want to protect its trademark. And finally, a study by Symantec reveals that the cost of global cybercrime has reach $114 billion annually. More than 431 million adults have been victims of cybercrimes this past year, costing the world more than the global black market of major drug crops.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).