[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110422_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Congress is already questioning Apple’s motives for tracking user’s location information on the iPhone. Leading the charge is Senator Al Franken who wrote a letter to Steve Jobs, demanding that Apple clarify why and how the tracking is happening. Apple has yet to respond to any of Continue Reading →
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Researchers discovered that the iPhone and 3G iPads track and save everywhere you take the devices. The data is stored in a file that serves no practical application, yet contains information that law enforcement shouldn’t even have access to. There’s not a huge risk that a hacker will get this information, but it’s making many Continue Reading →
Kindle owners will soon be able to rent e-books from their local public libraries. The Kindle Book Lending platform will retain any highlights and annotations made on borrowed books if the user re-rents or purchases it. The service will roll out later this year and has libraries worried about the physical book market. Read the Continue Reading →
Apple posted second-quarter profits that were nearly double that of last year. Second-quarter net income reached nearly $6 billion, with iPhone sales the strongest in two years. Apple’s stock traded as high as $353.39. Read the full article at Bloomberg.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110421_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Researchers discovered that the iPhone and 3G iPads track and save everywhere you take the devices. The data is stored in a file that serves no practical application, yet contains information that law enforcement shouldn’t even have access to. There’s not a huge risk that a hacker Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer chats with financial expert Hilary Kramer about online tools that can help your finances. Continue Reading →
The NY Times and url shortening service bit.ly have launched a news aggregator app for the ipad called News.me. Unlike other aggregators, News.me uses artificial intelligence to discover news for you based heavily on your Twitter account activity. The app costs 99 cents a week or $34.99 for the year. Read the full article at Continue Reading →
A recent ComScore report reveals that Apple’s iOS has a user base of 37.9 million people. This is twice the reach of Google’s Android operating system, which has a user base of 23.8 million. Apple’s larger numbers are due to having 6% more mobile subscribers than Android-run phones. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →
Google introduced a new way to make its mapping service even more accurate in the US. Google Map Maker is a crowd-sourced tool where users can modify roads and structures using an approval system. If enough people agree that your correction is accurate, the changes will appear on the regular Google Maps site. Read the Continue Reading →
T-Mobile is rolling out a service that will let you make voice calls to your Facebook friends through the social networking site. Using Facebook’s chat feature, the T-Mobile app called Bobsled will facilitate voice chat and messages internationally. T-Mobile plans to also release video chatting soon. Continue Reading →