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The only e-reader fit enough to meet the U.S. State Department’s needs is the Kindle Touch. The iPad and Nook simply won’t do. The government has asked Amazon to negotiate a no-bid contract of up to $16.5 million to pass out Kindles to the country’s embassies overseas. This was first reported by Nextgov. If Amazon proposes Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120612_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] It’s that time of year. Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference opened yesterday and true to form, some very exciting announcements were made. Apple’s top executives took to the stage to show off the new MacBook Pro with the world’s highest resolution notebook display and up to 768GB of Continue Reading →

Mobile video is taking off, especially due to high-quality video streams available over increasingly fast LTE mobile networks. The only problem is that most users have wireless plans that include a limited amount of data usage — usually just 2GB or 5GB per month.  Read the full story at TechCrunch Continue Reading →

The New York Time’s Nick Bilton reported recently, citing unnamed sources, that Facebook is hoping to release its own smartphone by next year. Bilton’s sources include Facebook employees and several engineers who have been sought out by recruiters there, as well as people briefed on Facebook’s plans, he says. Those briefed on the plans told Continue Reading →

Users of the Time Warner Cable iPad app will be able to tune into a host of Viacom programs thanks to a resolution in the legal skirmish between the two media companies. The “happy ending” to the litigation between the two was announced yesterday on a Viacom blog, which called it good news for consumers. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120515_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Here’s my favorite mac rumor of the day.  9to5mac.com says that Apple is getting ready to release a new 15″ MacBook Pro that will be almost as thin as it’s 13″ MacBook Air and even more powerful.  New features will include a retina display, like the stunning Continue Reading →

 Read the full story at Davide Houle. I am frequently asked about what technology I carry and use.  This is due in large part because I am a futurist and to many people technology and the future are close to synonymous.  That of course is not wholly true, but certainly understandable as it is technology Continue Reading →

A smaller version of the iPad will be less expensive and offer less storage than Apple’s full-sized model, but will have the same resolution, according to a new report. Citing a previously reliable source, iMore today adds to the handful of existing iPad mini rumors, with something a little different.  Read the full story at Continue Reading →

More evidence that Microsoft is increasing its lead in the digital living room race: Data that shows its Xbox gaming console is the most popular non-PC device to watch Web video. That is, more people are watching Web stuff on Microsoft’s machine than on the iPad, iPhone or any Android machine, anywhere. Read the full Continue Reading →

Apple has just released iOS 5.1.1 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This update fixes a number of bugs, including a particular annoying one affecting the iPad 3 which resulted users losing access to their cellular data connection until they rebooted their tablet. Continue Reading →