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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110607_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Steve Jobs recently announced Apple’s newest streaming data service called iCloud.  The product allows users to store documents and songs online and access them from any Apple device. iCloud will even search your computer for all songs, even those not purchased through Apple, and sync them to Continue Reading →
Google
Google’s recent accusations that Chinese hackers were compromising Gmail user accounts have riled up China’s media. The Communist newspaper People’s Daily calls Google a political tool that is betraying the spirit of the Internet. Google would argue that blocking search results and censoring Internet content for political gain is betraying the spirit of the Internet. Continue Reading →
United Nations
In a new report, the United Nations announced that disconnecting someone from the Internet is a human rights violation. The statement was in response to France and the UK passing laws that ban violators of copyright law from the web. The UN also called for all countries to refrain from cutting off the Internet during Continue Reading →
Educational PDFs
The National Academies Press is making 4,000 books and reports free for download. PDFs from the fields of science, engineering and medicine can be found at nap.edu. The organization hopes that by publishing this content, developing countries can have better access to quality information. Read the full release at NationalAcademies.org   Continue Reading →
Antimatter
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research successfully trapped antimatter for nearly 17 minutes. The unstable matter was only previously seen for a fraction of seconds and could help scientists better understand the existence of matter. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →
Nintendo
After Sony gets hacked once again, hackers took aim at Nintendo but came up empty handed. While no consumer data was lost, it still shows the massive vulnerability of online services. Nintendo says the breach won’t affect Monday’s launch of of the 3DS e-Shop, where users can download games. Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110606_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] In a new report, the United Nations announced that disconnecting someone from the Internet is a human rights violation. The statement was in response to France and the UK passing laws that ban violators of copyright law from the web. The UN also called for all countries Continue Reading →

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