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A new study found that for every hour of television watched after the age of 25, your lifespan decreases 22 minutes. On average, six hours of TV a day will cut five years off your life. But, it’s not the television that’s killing you; it’s the lack of physical activity. Continue Reading →

A recent ComScore report found that Amazon.com is used by over 20% of the entire Internet. Online shopping is now a way of life, as evidence by over 280 million monthly visitors to online mega-mart. EBay came in second, capturing over 16% of the world’s Internet users. Read the full report at ComScore.com Continue Reading →

BlackBerry’s first 4G smartphone, the Bold 9900 is making its way to T-Mobile. Unfortunately, with a $50 mail-in rebate the phone still costs $250, above the cost of most every subsidized smartphone. RIM isn’t helping consumers pick its products. Read the full article at CNet.com Continue Reading →

Unknown hackers successfully compromised BARTpoa.com, site of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officers Association and released union members’ information. Included in the data is officers’ names, passwords, phone number, home and e-mail addresses. The hack was presumably in retaliation for BART shutting down station cellphone service to prevent protesters from organizing. Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110818_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new study found that for every hour of television watched after the age of 25, your lifespan decreases 22 minutes. On average, six hours of TV a day will cut five years off your life. But, it’s not the television that’s killing you; it’s the lack Continue Reading →

Exclusive Post Content Available Including News, Sports, Business, Page Six® and More New York, NY  (August 17, 2011) – The New York Post app for Android, which makes content – including breaking news, sports, business, opinion and Page Six – available to Android users, makes its debut on Android Marketplace today. New York Post app Continue Reading →

Over time, the Internet over time has made such products we relied on as telephone books, road maps, catalogs and in many cases, newspapers obsolete.  Now, one more piece of printed material is disappearing, the paper receipt. Major retailers like the Gap, Nordstrom, Whole Foods Market, Patagonia, and others have begun issuing electronic versions of Continue Reading →

Two men responsible for starting groups on Facebook to incite U.K. riots were sentenced to four years in jail. Although the Facebook groups did not lead to any rioting, law enforcement hopes the sentence will deter others from similar actions. An unrelated woman received five months jail time for wearing contraband shorts her roommate gave Continue Reading →

In hopes of catching up to Microsoft’s Xbox sales, Sony recently lowered the cost the PlayStation 3 by $50. The 160GB model will only run you $249. You won’t find a much better price for a videogame console, blu-ray player and set-top box that can stream Netflix and Hulu. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

AT&T recently announced that it’s releasing two 4G devices starting August 21st. The 4G USB modem and mobile hotspot will give you Internet on the go, with 5GB of data running you $50 a month. Unfortunately, AT&T has yet to announce any coverage areas for LTE service. Read the full article at GigaOm.com Continue Reading →