[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110511_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft is acquiring the voice and video chatting service Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype’s services can be attached to a slew of Microsoft’s products and will help the company compete with Apple’s FaceTime. The purchase also adds value by giving Microsoft access to 107 million Skype users. Continue Reading →
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MIT associate professor Michael Strano conducted research using bee vemon and microscopic carbon nanotubes. Bees have been used by past armies to detect explosives and their venom can find TNT molecules at the atomic level. If the discovery works in practice, it could produce safer and way more effective airport scanners. Read the full article Continue Reading →
A recent study from the Pew Research Center shows that Facebook has become a critical traffic source for online news. While Google, the Drudge Report and Yahoo remain the top referrers, Facebook now drives up to 8 percent of traffic to top news sites. The same study shows that Twitter is terrible at driving traffic. Continue Reading →
Conde Nast announced that digital versions of its popular publications would be available for the iPad. Starting with The New Yorker, users can subscribe for $5.99 a month or $59.99 for the year. Vanity Fair, Wired and GQ are among the publications being offered in the coming weeks. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →
The National Endowment for the Arts announced that videogames would be considered art and can now receive funding. The Arts on Radio and Television category has been changed to The Arts in Media, and now includes webisodes and interactive games. Does this mean Farmville is eligible for government subsidies? Read the full article at GamePro.com Continue Reading →
Intel and Aldebaran Robotics show off the Nao Robot on Live Digital. Continue Reading →
Did you know that YouTube has a video rental service? The company plans to add 3,000 movies to its offerings with an average price of $2.99 per rental. YouTube keeps piling on the reasons for you to spend more time on its site, but can it take people away from Netflix at all? Read the Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110510_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A recent study from the Pew Research Center shows that Facebook has become a critical traffic source for online news. While Google, the Drudge Report and Yahoo remain the top referrers, Facebook now drives up to 8 percent of traffic to top news sites. The same study Continue Reading →
New York City has selected the Nissan NV200 as its vehicle of choice for its future cab fleet. The minivan was chosen for its overall interior size, durability and gas mileage. The new model will roll out in 2013, with Nissan testing 6 electric cabs at the beginning of next year. Read the full article Continue Reading →
Creating super-cheap computers for children is the goal of the non-profit, Raspberry Pi Foundation. The group claims it can build a $25 dollar computer that’s about the power of an iPhone 3G. The computer runs a fully functional version of Linux and only requires a USB keyboard and mouse to run. Continue Reading →