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Microsoft, whose operating system is nearly absent from mobile devices, has put further restrictions on tablet producers who want to use Windows. The restrictions include requiring chip manufacturers to pair with only one hardware maker each. Will Microsoft’s limits control product quality or stifle innovation? Read the full article at WSJ.com Continue Reading →

New research by Cisco predicts that global Internet traffic will have quadrupled between 2010 and 2015. By 2015, Cisco predicts 15 billion networked devices with the average U.S. resident owning seven. The most growth will occur with mobile broadband traffic, which is expected to gets 26 times larger within 4 years. Read the full article Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110602_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Twitter recently announced a new way for users to search for tweets. With the release of Twitter image and video posts, searching for a word or hashtag will display relevant media. By offering instant search for media, Twitter is going to become a much more powerful tool. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks about cellphone cancer risks on Good Day NY. Continue Reading →

Google’s new social sharing tool called +1 is now available for use on third-party websites. Are we approaching sharing overload, now that we’re sure to see three different buttons attached to every online article? Google sure hopes not, as its past attempts at galvanizing social media haven’t been too successful. Continue Reading →

Welcome to Shelly Palmer’s Technophobe’s Guide to HDTV — a very biased, highly opinionated, absolutely partisan instruction manual focused entirely on purchasing something you absolutely don’t need.   George Bernhard Shaw once said, “Every profession is a conspiracy against the laity.” And, retail television salespeople (most of whom also sell toaster ovens) have the added Continue Reading →

The World Health Organization recently announced a tentative link between cellphone use and cancer. While numerous studies in the past have made the same claim, the W.H.O. is now classifying cellphones in the same category as gasoline and coffee. Will the new classification require government regulation? Continue Reading →

The Pentagon has officially recognized cyber-attacks on the United States by outside forces as an act of war. Until now, the government hasn’t had a formalized approach for combating the growing threat posed by hackers. Cyber-attacks will only be met with force if it produces damage equivalent to traditional attacks. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

Videogame franchise Call of Duty is looking to change the way people play the game online. Activision is launching Call of Duty Elite, which combines its games with a unique social network. Starting this summer, players can form online communities, find friends to play with and compete for prizes. Read the full article at Wired.com Continue Reading →

Twitter recently purchased online advertising agency AdGrok to run the company’s advertising strategy. The buyout is much needed for Twitter who still can’t seem to turn its high valuation into a sizable profit. Perhaps AdGrok has some better ideas than plastering ads at the top of your tweets. Read the full article at PCWorld.com Continue Reading →