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Apple has reportedly bought small Italian startup Redmatica, a company that specializes in making digita music-editing apps that all run on the Mac. The news comes from an Italian blog, which did some digging and found a document from Italian communications regulator AGCOM that seems to prove that Cupertino purchased the start-up. Read the full story Continue Reading →

Back when the Samsung Galaxy S III was announced, it was discovered that Flipboard for Android was preinstalled on the device. Not only that, but the app would be an exclusive to the Galaxy S III for an unannounced period of time. Turns out that may have been a strategic decision on Flipboard’s part too, Continue Reading →

Originally posted at Media Biz Bloggers Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity. — Jose Saramago, Portuguese Nobel Prize Winner In science, mathematics and systems analysis, more and more is being written about “fragility”. In fact, Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Fox 5’s Steve Lacy & Tai Hernandez about Super Cyber Weapon, Flame on Good Day Wake Up. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120530_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Russian Cyber-security firm, Kaspersky Lab has discovered a highly sophisticated, malicious computer program that is actively being used as a cyber weapon, attacking entities in several countries.  Kaspersky Lab has named the virus, Flame and is calling it a super-cyberweapon, with complexity and functionality exceeding all other Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Ernie Anastos and Dari Alexander on Fox 5 News at 10 about the Flame Super Cyber Weapon. Continue Reading →

The run up to Facebook’s IPO was abuzz with optimism about just how large and successful it would be.  The first few days following the IPO have been awash with stories of doom and gloom, a failed IPO, and lawsuits.  It’s now time for some perspective – not from an investor’s point of view, but Continue Reading →

Amazon today unveiled an Amazon Instant Video app for the Xbox 360. Xbove Live Gold subscribers who install the app will be able to access movies and TV epidodes available via Amazon Instant Video on their gaming consoles. Read the full story at PC Mag   Continue Reading →

Thousands of computers in Iran belonging to government agencies and private companies have been infected with a highly sophisticated virus, dubbed Flame, in the latest cyberstrike against the Islamic Republic, said cybersecurity experts and Iran’s telecommunications ministry. The malware was widely detected across the Middle East in Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, as well Continue Reading →

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has ripped Apple and told it to open its platforms for those folks that just have to tinker. The Apple jab, which started with Steve Wozniak, will draw headlines, but the EFF also pitched a mobile computing bill of rights.  Read the full story at CNET Continue Reading →