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Netflix recently announced that it’s separating streaming and physical rental plans and raising its prices. For $7.99 you can now choose either unlimited streaming or unlimited, one DVD at a time rentals. If you want to keep your DVD rentals and streaming, it will now cost you about $16. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

U.S. law-enforcement agencies are obtaining search warrants to access user’s Facebook accounts. The FBI, DEA and ICE have requested photos, wall posts and even rejected Friend requests. None of these requests have been challenged as unlawful searches, since those searched don’t ever know about it. Continue Reading →

British authorities recently stated that al Qaeda has called for a “cyber jihad” after the death of Osama bin Laden. Authorities believe that the actual threat is low, but is more likely to become a growing problem. Past attempts consisted of sending malicious emails to the likes of Google and NASA. Read the full article Continue Reading →

Google has launched a beta of its Offers program in San Francisco and New York City. Google Offers will provide email deals now ubiquitous with the likes of Groupon, as well as GPS-based coupons. Austin, Boston, Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C. are among the next cities for Google Offers to roll out in. Read the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110713_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix recently announced that it’s separating streaming and physical rental plans and raising its prices. For $7.99 you can now choose either unlimited streaming or unlimited, one DVD at a time rentals. If you want to keep your DVD rentals and streaming, it will now cost you Continue Reading →

Did you watch last night’s episode of The Bachelorette which ended with an interview with previous season’s bachelorette Emily Maynard?  Emily talked openly about her struggles with Bachelor Brad Womack and confirmed the end of their relationship.  Amid the tears and knee-jerk moments, Emily repeated quite a few times how much she had gone into Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats about ISPs stopping copyright infringement on Good Day NY. Continue Reading →

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to create online health insurance exchanges to help people find affordable coverage. Starting in 2014, people will be able to search a database of statewide plans, compare prices and submit questions. The government predicts the exchanges will encourage competition and drive down prices. Read the full Continue Reading →

Google has been using its street view cars to help Japan survey the destruction caused by the recent tsunami. The company also created a Person Finder application to locate missing persons and has amassed over 600,000 records. Japan hopes Google’s technology can help its reconstruction. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

A recent survey from the Pew Internet Project found that nearly a third of U.S. smartphone owners use them as their primary Internet connection. Rural broadband is still slow to develop and smartphone connections are filling the gap. Almost half of those with full-time employment now own smartphones. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →