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A report by analytics company Flurry found that the number of people who activated iOS or Android smartphones reached 6.8 million on Christmas Day. This is a 142% growth from last years Christmas activation record. Google stated that a total of 3.7 million Android phones were activated Christmas weekend. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111229_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix’s customer satisfaction was among the lowest in a survey conducted among holiday shoppers. After raising prices and considering splitting the company in two, the company’s rating dropped a record 7 points to 79 out of 100. Meanwhile, Amazon.com finished with the highest rating for the fourteenth Continue Reading →

Samsung, Sharp and five other makers of LCD screens agreed to pay a settlement over $553 million for price-fixing LCD panels. The lawsuit alleges that these companies violated antitrust laws by illegally inflating the prices of liquid crystal displays between 1999 and 2006. Continue Reading →

Pandora is branching out from the streaming music business and has begun bringing live concert content to the web. The showcase called Pandora Presents lets users watch behind-the-scene footage and listen to a curated station of music made by the band. Read the full article at Mashable.com Continue Reading →

Intel’s Thunderbolt technology transfers data at blistering speeds, but is currently only supported by Apple products. Intel announced that in April of next year, the technology would be available on a much larger scale. This is great news if you regularly transfer video or backup your hard drives. Read the full article at DigiTimes.com Continue Reading →

China has been working on a global positioning system since 2000 and announced that it’s finally operational. The country plans to have 35 global satellites by 2020 to provide an alternative to the U.S. government’s global GPS network. China’s system will be interoperable with other GPS networks worldwide. Read the full article at BBC.co.uk Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111228_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Samsung, Sharp and five other makers of LCD screens agreed to pay a settlement over $553 million for price-fixing LCD panels. The lawsuit alleges that these companies violated antitrust laws by illegally inflating the prices of liquid crystal displays between 1999 and 2006. In other news, Pandora Continue Reading →

The Justice Department overturned a ruling that could open the doors for state level online gambling. The Office of Legal Counsel reversed its policy on the Federal Wire Act, stating that it only applies to sports betting. The change would allow states to offer online gambling within its borders. Read the full article at WSJ.com Continue Reading →

The hacker group Anonymous took credit for crashing the website of the Stratfor Global Intelligence Service. The group allegedly stole bank information from its clients and made donations to the Red Cross with their accounts. Among Stratfor’s client list is Bank of America and the United Nations. Read the full article ay NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

GoDaddy lost over 37,000 domain name accounts after posting a statement in support of the Stop Online Piracy Act legislation. Shortly after the backlash, GoDaddy loosened its stance on the issue, stating that the legislation needs to be revised. Read the full article at TechSpot.com Continue Reading →