[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110804_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] McAfee announced that a single nation-state has been conducting worldwide cyber attacks over the past five years. A majority of experts believe that the evidence can only point to China. A total of 72 networks were infiltrated including the governments of the United States, India and South Continue Reading →
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HAIFA, ISRAEL — August 2, 2011 The annual international conference, run by the Wikimedia community, and organized by a different local team each year, will be attended by 650 Wikipedia editors, Wikimedia advocates, free content promoters, researchers and educators from 56 countries. This week attendees will gather at the Haifa Auditorium on Mt. Carmel to take Continue Reading →
Bundled Offering Will be Available to Frontier Customers in 27 States STAMFORD, Conn., and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 3, 2011 — Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), the largest provider of communications services focused on rural America, and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), the nation’s third largest pay-TV provider and the digital television leader, today announced a multi-year Continue Reading →
Originally posted at NY Videogame Critics Circle In a stunningly revealing announcement last week, Nintendo stated that on August 12 it will reduce the price of its 3DS from $250 to $170. Though it was spun as an event as important as the Royal Wedding in a press release, the news reverberated throughout the game Continue Reading →
Did you watch this week’s final episode of The Bachelorette? Ashley finally chose the bachelor she wants to spend the rest of her life with…and he chose her too. Even though the season started back in May and finished in August, the actual events that took place happened over a mere 6 weeks or less. Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/podcasts/ShellyPalmerDigitalLiving02Aug2011.mp3″ text=”Click to play episode #3″] Shelly Palmer chats with Gary Lauder, managing partner of Lauder Partners, a VC firm, and the co-creator of the Socrates Society at the Aspen Institute. He has been a speaker at TED and is a co-inventor of 12 patents. Shelly and Gary chat about the current and future Continue Reading →
A new report by the FCC studied the difference between advertised speeds and actual results from the nation’s top Internet providers. Verizon FiOS was the only provider to have consistent speeds beyond what was advertised, while Cablevision tested as poorly as 50% of what the company promises during peak hours. Read the full article at Continue Reading →
Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall recently stated that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is hiding ways that federal surveillance is being used to spy on citizens. Touted as the “Secret Patriot Act,” the government refused pleas by the Senators to release further details on the surveillance. Read the full article at Wired.com Continue Reading →
Google is once again trying to stick its nose in the Daily Deal market by acquiring the online discount aggregator the Dealmap. The start-up has managed to amass over 2 million users and will provide Google a solid base to continue growing its hopeful Daily Deal Empire. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110803_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new report by the FCC studied the difference between advertised speeds and actual results from the nation’s top Internet providers. Verizon FiOS was the only provider to have consistent speeds beyond what was advertised, while Cablevision tested as poorly as 50% of what the company promises Continue Reading →