Smartphones

Apple acknowledged that a small number of costumers are having battery life issues after upgrading their iPhones to iOS 5. If you’re experiencing issues a temporarily solution is to turn off location services settings when you don’t need GPS access. Apple will soon fix the problem with a software update. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111104_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon is now offering free e-book rentals for Prime subscribers. You can rent one book at a time and have it checked out for up to a month. The $79 a year Prime subscription now gives you free shipping, unlimited video streaming and access to over 5,000 Continue Reading →

If you’re experiencing severe battery problems with your iPhone 4S, you’re not the only one. Users found that automatic time zone detection may be draining the battery. Turning off the “Setting Time Zone” option in Systems Services could add up to 12 hours of battery life. Read the full article at Guardian.co.uk Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111031_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google is making big changes to the software of its set-top box Google TV. The update will allow developers to create Android applications made specifically for your TV. If you already have a Google TV, the device will update itself over wi-fi. In other news, Google also Continue Reading →

Nokia announced its first two phones that will run Windows newest mobile operating system Mango, the Lumia 800 and 710. Both models of the phone are surprisingly attractive devices with equally impressive hardware on board. The most attractive feature? Nokia refused to compromise the Mango OS by filling it with unnecessary software modifications or apps 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 →

Apple signed a deal with the mainly Mississippi-based wireless carrier C Spire that lets them sell the iPhone 4S. The company serves less than a million customers and the deal is confusing to companies like Sprint who had to pay an arm and a leg for selling privileges. What’s in it for Apple? Infiltrating the Continue Reading →

Ford’s voice-activated technology, Sync, is getting an upgrade that will read you text messages while you drive. Sync is available on many older Ford vehicles and will be installed on almost every 2012 model. Unfortunately, the text-to-speech feature doesn’t yet have support for the iPhone. Read the full article at Mashable.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 →

Have you already ditched your old phone for Apple’s iPhone 4S? The phone’s popularity has broken AT&T and Sprint’s single day sales records. 25% of people surveyed were switching to the iPhone 4S from manufacturers like BlackBerry and Nokia. Read the full article at Reuters.com Continue Reading →