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This segment from Shelly Palmer Digital Living shows how the streaming music company Grooveshark.com got its start. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110601_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] 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? In Continue Reading →

The U.S. Congress recently passed an extension for the Patriot Act, leading to four more years of the anti-terrorism mandate. The laws technically allow the FBI to access to billions of gigabytes of user information obtained by companies. President Obama signed the bill into law, despite it having many critics. Continue Reading →

According to All Things Digital, Twitter is planning to launch its own photo-sharing service. Currently, services like TwitPic let users take photos from their smartphone and post it right to Twitter. Developers were already told to stop making their own versions. Read the full article at AllThingsD.com Continue Reading →

Companies are reaching a tipping point with cyber-attacks and PBS was the most recent victim. Its website got hacked in retaliation for running a documentary about the WikiLeaks scandal. Users’ website login information was posted online, but PBS has already taken it down. Read the full article at WSJ.com   Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110531_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The U.S. Congress recently passed an extension for the Patriot Act, leading to four more years of the anti-terrorism mandate. The laws technically allow the FBI to access to billions of gigabytes of user information obtained by companies. President Obama signed the bill into law, despite it Continue Reading →

If you’re giving your phone away, are you aware of what information you leave behind? Continue Reading →

At a recent press conference Asus unveiled a prototype for the PadFone. The Android powered smartphone can dock into a larger tablet and power the entire device. If the actual product lives up to the hype, we might be making phone calls on a much larger screen. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

The Iranian government is working towards building a closed Internet that could cut the country off from the rest of the web. The national Internet aims to spread throughout the country within two years. Even if the plan succeeds, can Iran stop outside connections from being made? Read the full article at WSJ.com Continue Reading →

Global security company Lockheed Martin recently had its network hacked by unknown individuals. The company was able to quickly respond to the cyber-attacks and no information was compromised. U.S. government agencies are being forced to make cyber-security a top priority. Read the full article at FinancialTimes.com Continue Reading →