Media & Entertainment

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110713_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix recently announced that it’s separating streaming and physical rental plans and raising its prices. For $7.99 you can now choose either unlimited streaming or unlimited, one DVD at a time rentals. If you want to keep your DVD rentals and streaming, it will now cost you Continue Reading →

At their best, game shows entertain, educate and inspire by putting the mental and/or physical smarts of contestants to the test. Every classic game from Jeopardy! to Password has that thread, and as recent hits like Cash Cab and Family Game Night prove, you can be inventive about the process and make it work. Even Continue Reading →

Streaming music service, Spotify, announced that it is close to launching in the United States. Spotify allows users to stream a massive library of music on demand, including on mobile devices. Spotify’s recent $1 billion of financing and rumored partnership with Facebook, could push it to the top of available streaming services. Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110707_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook recently announced a partnership with Skype that lets you make video calls from within Facebook. Facebook users can now also group chat without setting up an actual group. Video calls only require installing a small Skype app, which can be accessed at the top of any Continue Reading →

Re-syndicated from NY Videogame Critics Circle To spend tens of millions of dollars on a brand new adventure game, one that evokes everything from Grim Fandango to Police Quest: Open Season, is a big gamble these days. But when I played about eight hours of L.A. Noire yesterday, I felt the gamble had paid off. Continue Reading →

What can possibly follow an extremely active first six months of 2011? Try these observations out for size: ***Original programming on cable networks continues its summer dominance over broadcast networks. We’re now at the point where on some weeknights other than Friday or Saturday, the combined ABC/CBS/NBC share of households is 16 or 17 percent, Continue Reading →

Among the many reputations Google has is the ability to turn a lemon the first go at something into lemonade the second. That was the case with its Android operating system, which after considerable tweaking, went from latest also-ran in the competition of mobile formats to neck-and-neck with Apple’s iPhone. In a matter of months, Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Simon Applebaum about Comcast’s closed test for transmitting cable television over Internet Protocol. Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: Is it too late to sign up for unlimited cellphone data? Can Foursquare and American Express change the way we shop? Apple is set to release the iPhone 5 in the fall — and will Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect have you interacting with advertisements? Plus, I’ll chat with security expert Hemu Nigam Continue Reading →

A recent survey by Pew Internet Research reveals that e-reader ownership has doubled amongst U.S. adults. 12% of those surveyed now own a device like Amazon’s Kindle, with high competition driving the e-reader prices down. The low price and learning curve make these desirable devices for all. Continue Reading →