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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110221_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] President Obama met with Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt to talk about future investment in technology. Obama spoke with them about ways the government can work with the private sector to help bolster the economy. The president’s newest budget is said to contain billions for Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110218_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Solar flares will soon hit the earth in a spectacular display of light even bigger than the Aurora Borealis. Planes are even being rerouted from the North Pole in fear that the magnetic storm will disrupt its controls. The magnetic fields could affect low-orbiting satellites, GPS systems Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110217_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] There are already over 600 million mobile broadband users, but that number is expected to double by the end of this year. With over 5 billion people estimated to be using the networks by 2016, its capacity would need to increase 25 times to accommodate the connections. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110216_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple has a launched a new service that will allow publishers to sell subscription based media through the App Store. While the service is supposed to help Apple expand its reach into the media market, many companies are having disputes over the store’s terms.  In other news, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110215_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Internet has 4.3 billion IP addresses available for connected devices, but we’re running out of them sooner than we thought. The current Internet Protocol was created in 1977 and wasn’t built to handle the web’s explosive expansion. Luckily, a new protocol will soon be in place Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110214_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A report by Symantec says that the computer virus Stuxnet infected five Iranian industrial facilities. Stuxnet is the same virus that infected Iran’s uranium enrichment complex and took 1,000 gas centrifuges offline. The malware was able to infiltrate their systems through an infected email or USB jump-drive. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110211_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A recent speech by President Obama stressed that providing wireless Internet access in even the most rural of locations is imperative to future economic growth. Obama’s proposal claims that it will cut the deficit by $9.6 billion in a decade, while doubling the wireless broadband spectrum. In Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110210_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T will be offering mobile customers with select plans the ability to make unlimited calls to any other mobile number. Starting February 10th, customers can sign up for the program online as long as they already have unlimited messaging and a “qualifying voice plan.” This is another Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110209_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] For the first time ever smartphones have outsold personal computers. In the fourth quarter of 2010, 100.9 million smartphones were shipped versus 92.1 million PCs. Smartphone sales are up 87.2% from last year and companies like Samsung and HTC have seen exponential growth. In other news, the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110208_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AOL announced that it’s buying the Huffington Post for over $300 million in cash. AOL has spent over $530 million on acquisitions this past year and this buy is another step towards becoming a massive content company. HuffingtonPost.com will bring the company 26 million unique visitors a Continue Reading →