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Apple recently released iOS update 4.3.3, which reduces the volume of information that is collected. If you want to stop tracking completely, turning off location services will now delete the file. But remember, turning location services off will affect any app that uses the information to provide local results. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

Streaming radio service Pandora now lets you listen to 10,000 clips from over 700 comedians. Its archive consists of bits from Bill Cosby to Jerry Seinfeld and Pandora will suggest material based on your taste. Professional comedians helped Pandora classify the jokes with over 100 traits to make the selections dynamic. Read the full article Continue Reading →

Intel recently announced an update that will completely change the way it creates processors. The company will now fit its chips with 3D transistors that utilize the space above a processor. The improvement in technology allows for 37% faster chips that consume 50% less power. Continue Reading →

The group called Isis, consisting of wireless providers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have decided to back off the creation of its own pay-by-phone infrastructure. The companies originally wanted to develop its own network to make and receive payments using your phone. Instead, they will most likely form alliances with established creditors like MasterCard and Visa. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110505_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple recently released iOS update 4.3.3, which reduces the volume of information that is collected. If you want to stop tracking completely, turning off location services will now delete the file. But remember, turning location services off will affect any app that uses the information to provide Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with John Abell, Wired.com’s NY Bureau Chief, about the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act. Continue Reading →

A recent Neilsen report reveals that for the first time in twenty years, fewer Americans own TVs. While there were only about one million less television households this year, Neilsen believes it represents a larger trend. Internet video consumption will continue to cut into television use. Read the full article at PCWorld.com Continue Reading →

The Seoul police recently raided Google’s office in South Korea over suspicions of data collection. Authorities said that Google’s advertising arm AdMob was collecting information without the consent of the Korean Communication Commission. South Korea previously challenged Google over its Street View cars and local Internet portals have filed multiple antitrust complaints. Read the full Continue Reading →

Microsoft recently partnered with Research in Motion to bring Bing to all BlackBerry devices. The company is trying to compete with Google’s search integration on mobile devices and Bing is slowly gaining ground. Will partnering with RIM make Microsoft’s search experience compete with Google? Read the full article at arstechnica.com   Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with CNN tech writer Mark Milian about Comcast’s new hi-speed Internet service, Extreme 105. Continue Reading →