Smartphones

I had to take a one-day trip to Boca Raton, FL this week to attend a family event. During my trip, I met several people (of a certain age) who feigned interest in my profession. I was drawn into conversation after conversation where I had to defend the existential necessity of digital literacy. Would it Continue Reading →

Microsoft announced that its marketplace for smartphone apps now contains around 50,000 applications. The Windows Phone Marketplace grew in size faster than Android’s and with that many apps, buying a Windows Phone is becoming a more attractive option. Read the full article at LATimes.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111229_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix’s customer satisfaction was among the lowest in a survey conducted among holiday shoppers. After raising prices and considering splitting the company in two, the company’s rating dropped a record 7 points to 79 out of 100. Meanwhile, Amazon.com finished with the highest rating for the fourteenth Continue Reading →

Smartphones are everywhere, but just how popular are they? A report by Nielsen found that 44% of all U.S. cellphones are smartphones, up from 18% just two years ago. Not surprisingly, Apple’s iPhone 4 is still the best selling smartphone on the market. Read the full article at AppleInsider.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111216_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook has begun rolling out a major redesign to users’ profile pages called Timeline. The new format displays your wall posts and status updates as a giant collage, separating the events by month and year. For better or worse, the new look will let you take a Continue Reading →

If you want a really excellent curated list of tech gifts for this holiday season, check out the Gift Guide at www.shellypalmer.com.  It covers Laptops & PCs, Digital Cameras, Music & Audio, Smartphones, Tablets & E-Readers, Televisions and Toys and you are sure to find something for almost everyone on your list. However, a friend Continue Reading →

There are a bunch of options for storing your files in the cloud and Microsoft’s newest promotion is the biggest yet. If you’re an iOS user, Microsoft’s SkyDrive app will let you store up to 25GB of music, documents and files and sync them across devices, for free. SkyDrive has less features than a program Continue Reading →

The dual-core A5 chip delivers even more power. The 8MP camera with all-new optics also shoots 1080p HD video. And if there’s anything else you need, just ask Siri. Now you can use your voice to use your iPhone. Just talk to Siri as you would to a person: “Do I need an umbrella?” or Continue Reading →

If you use a heavy amount of bandwidth on AT&T’s 3G service, don’t be surprised when the company sends you a text message warning of your usage. AT&T is warning those in the top 5% of data use that continued overages will cause their speeds to be reduced to 2G quality. AT&T has not clarified Continue Reading →

Electricity is really just organized lightning. —George Carlin Let me start by saying that I love new technologies, especially when I can try them before anyone, even if I’m sometimes out on the “bleeding edge.” I don’t mind the cuts for the cool that comes with them. Who would have thought my Nissan Leaf is Continue Reading →