Verizon

Verizon is offering new customers double the amount of data for the same monthly fee. The limited time offer is valid with the purchase of any Verizon 4G LTE phone. If you were looking to get a 4G phone, Verizon’s special is a hard price to beat. Read the full article at ZDNet.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111109_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon is offering new customers double the amount of data for the same monthly fee. The limited time offer is valid with the purchase of any Verizon 4G LTE phone. If you were looking to get a 4G phone, Verizon’s special is a hard price to beat. Continue Reading →

Everything you do on your smartphone is tracked, saved and compiled by your wireless carrier. The four major U.S. carriers are taking this data and selling it on an anonymous basis to third party companies, usually advertisers. Wireless carriers aren’t the only companies making people a very profitable product. Read the full article at CNN.com Continue Reading →

We’re all gearing up for Halloween treats. As kids travel around the neighborhoods for Halloween this year, dressed in costumes and grabbing candy, parents are left wondering about their safety.   Thanks to valuable gadgets, new and old, and a few home-grown safety tips, you can spend time passing out candy instead of worrying this Continue Reading →

Someone asks me about iPhone battery life every single day.  And while I don’t usually write about gadgets and gizmos, I will offer a short chronicle of my external battery life experience. Before we get into what I recommend, here’s how you should determine if you need an external battery: First, turn on everything you Continue Reading →

Motorola announced what it’s calling the “World’s Thinnest Smartphone,” the Droid RAZR. The almost quarter-inch thin phone is made for abuse, with a gorilla glass screen, Kevlar fiber back and splash-guard protection from moisture. The 4G LTE RAZR is available for Verizon pre-orders starting October 27th. Find out more from Verizon.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111019_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The American Academy of Pediatrics is discouraging parents from letting children younger than two from watching TV. The group’s research finds a correlation between watching television and development problems.  Not surprisingly, actually interacting with your children has a stronger effect on their language development. In other news, Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless is collecting information on what websites you go to, where your phone is located and what apps you use. The data is only being used for a new targeted advertising program. While your specific information will never be shared, you can choose to opt out by visiting the Verizon Wireless website. Read the Continue Reading →

I don’t always look forward to software updates from Apple.  Most of the time I can’t take advantage of major upgrades because the software I use the most will not be ready.  Companies like Adobe, Digidesign and Intuit generally do not have enough time with major upgrades before they are released to the public and, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111014_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon Wireless is collecting information on what websites you go to, where your phone is located and what apps you use. The data is being used to display more targeted advertising. While your specific information will never be shared, you can choose to opt out by visiting Continue Reading →