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Amazon.com Product Description Design. Love. Zen It looks like nothing you’ve ever seen. It feels like nothing you’ve ever felt. It’s breathtakingly beautiful. It’s ultra-thin – with a minimum thickness of only .12″. It’s ultra-light – the brushed aluminum alloy body weighs only 2.43lbs. It’s ultra-fast – powerful 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor, SATA Continue Reading →
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From the Manufacturer Offering plenty of mobile computing power plus room to multitask, study, and play, the Toshiba Satellite L755 (model L755-S5349) offers a generous 15.6-inch LED-backlit HD display that’s great for doing more things at once–handling business at home or in the field, watching movies or playing online RPG games. And its high-gloss Fusion Continue Reading →
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks released a series of documents revealing how world governments use spying technology to track citizens and political dissidents. The files reveal products from over 160 companies that are used by intelligence agencies, police and militaries. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111202_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Imagine if you could order anything you want online and get it shipped to your house the next day? Google is working with retailers, the USPS and shipping companies to create a fast-delivery service to accomplish just that. The service would be incorporated with Google’s product search, Continue Reading →
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1.    Groupon’s IPO: We’ve wasted too much time, writing about Groupon’s problems, challenges, opportunities and internal machinations. I’m as guilty as anyone. The IPO filing moved the conversation from pundits to the market. As it should be. 2.    Google+: Since we don’t have to focus on Groupon anymore, Google+ gave marketers more fodder to discuss Continue Reading →
MIT Brain Chip
Researchers at MIT have created a computer chip that mimics the way our brain thinks. The processors operate using analog functions, just like the brain, but are capable of simulating the thought process faster than any human could. Analog processing makes artificial intelligence possible. Read the full article at ExtremeTech.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111116_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook fell victim to an unfortunate amount of spam, filling many people’s newsfeeds with pornographic and violent images. Once clicked on, the images would post on that users wall, creating a chain reaction that went on for nearly 48 hours. Always be weary of what you click Continue Reading →

MacBook Air

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The new MacBook Air is up to 2.5x faster than before. It features the latest Intel Core i5 dual-core processor, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O, a backlit keyboard, and OS X Lion, the next major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. MacBook Air also comes standard with flash storage, so it boots up in Continue Reading →

MacBook Air vs. Asus Zenbook

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I love my new MacBook Air.  I got it a few weeks ago and it is truly everything I ever wanted in a laptop.  It’s light, it’s fast and it’s got enough horsepower to accomplish even the most difficult computing tasks.  I wrote a glowing review about it on my blog (which you can read Continue Reading →
National Counterintelligence Executive
A report given to Congress by a top counterintelligence agency, warns of repeated cyber espionage attacks on U.S. companies. The attacks attempt to steal sensitive business and economic secrets and are mainly coming from foreign spies. Cyber attacks by U.S. allies have also been reported. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →