[powerpress url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/130102_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_VO.mp3″] We all know that size matters. But when it comes to our phones, how big is too big? Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has changed our idea of what phone’s screen can be. The first Note had a 5.3 inch screen, and its successor has one that’s 5.55 inches. While these are massive phones, Continue Reading →
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To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle. –George Orwell If I told you that an estimated one-third of all deaths in hospitals were caused by the treatments themselves, would that shock you? The term is called “iatrogenisis,” which is derived from Greek and means “brought forth from the healer.” Continue Reading →
Foursquare told users via email that as of Jan. 28 it will show their full names by default, instead of first name/last initial, and that business locations will be able to see more than the current three-hour history of their visitors’ check-ins. Both privacy policy changes make the service more friendly to businesses, and the Continue Reading →
At January’s Consumer Electronics Show, the annual industry orgy in Las Vegas, manufacturers are going to introduce about a zillion new television sets. They’ll come armed with a bevy of specs: Full HD 3-D. 4K. OLED. Wi-Fi. Moth Eye. (Yes, Moth Eye.) The sets will be Internet-ready. They’ll harbor more ports than the eastern seaboard Continue Reading →
Armed robbers broke into the Apple Store in Paris on New Year’s Eve and made off with more than a million dollars’ worth of merchandise, according to reports. Masked suspects wielding handguns forced their way into the store through an employee entrance as a janitor was leaving, about three hours after the store’s 6 p.m. Continue Reading →
Argue though its executives might, Snapchat is good for two things: sending photos and videos of yourself making stupid faces, and sending photos and videos of yourself naked. The latter, of course, is the more compelling function since that is exactly what the app was designed for. When users send pictures or videos, the recipient Continue Reading →
CES is around the corner and, as usual, the main themes will be “thinner, higher resolution and more powerful.” But that doesn’t mean that it’s business as usual. Research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CES), the nice people who stage the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) shows that smartphone sales will see continued growth in 2013 Continue Reading →
[powerpress url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/130101_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″] As we turn our calendars to 2013, let’s take a moment to look back at 2012 in tech, and see what 2013 may hold. Last year saw the launch of not one, not two, but three new iPads, the iPhone 5, new iPod Touches and Retina Macbooks. 2013 should see more of the Continue Reading →