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Microsoft recently announced a partnership with the largest Chinese search engine Baidu. English search terms have grown in popularity in China and Baidu will utilize Microsoft’s Bing. The English results will still be subject to censorship by the Chinese government, which is why Google pulled its search from Beijing. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

Only two months ago, the World Health Organization announced a potential link between cellphone use and cancer. Now, a new study shows there’s a lack of proof that a phone’s radio signal can trigger tumors. There is still some uncertainty in the scientific community, but more and more evidence is disproving the hypothesis. Continue Reading →

AT&T is finally offering its standard mobile insurance for iPhones. At $4.99 a month, the plan covers accidental damage including breaking the phone’s glass. While the deductible is $125 for the most expensive iPhone, that’s still plenty cheaper than getting it replaced. Read the full release at ATT.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110705_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft recently announced a partnership with the largest Chinese search engine Baidu. English search terms have grown in popularity in China and Baidu will utilize Microsoft’s Bing. The English results will still be subject to censorship by the Chinese government, which is why Google pulled its search Continue Reading →

According to data by Symanetic Intelligence, the amount of spam e-mail messages sent has decreased by 82.22% since last year. At its highest peak, over 225 billion spam emails were sent per day during July of 2010. Since the dismantling of major spam network “Rustock,” we are down to 40 billion spam messages a day. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Microsoft’s Pallavi Sebastian about the company’s newest Windows Phone 7 devices. Continue Reading →

Online videogame maker Zynga has filed for its initial public offering. The creator of the super-popular Facebook game FarmVille expects to be valued as high as $20 billion. Unlike many recent tech IPOs, Zynga is actually making profit, taking in a net income of $91 million last year. Read the full article at VentureBeat.com   Continue Reading →

TechCrunch reports that Facebook soon plans on releasing a video chat product that works in your browser. By partnering with Skype, Facebook’s online chat will offer a video option and include a desktop client as well. The partnership could bring millions of new users to Skype. Read the full article at TechCrunch.com Continue Reading →

A new report shows that Apple’s iPad now accounts for 1% of global web browsing. Mobile web browsing has skyrocketed and Apple’s iPad and iPhone account for 60% of it. With 97% of all tablet traffic on the web, the iPad has yet to run into even moderate competition. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

Google was denied an attempt to dismiss charges for violating the Wiretap Act. A federal judge refused the plea, stating that collecting personal data from public Wi-Fi hotspots is against the law. The court equated Wi-Fi transmissions to the like of over-the-air radio frequencies. Read the full article at ComputerWorld. Continue Reading →