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Sony’s PlayStation Network outage could cost the companies millions to restore customer satisfaction. The company announced its service would come back online this week and is offering freebies to make up for the down time. Users will receive 30 free days of PlayStation Network Plus as well as free downloadable content. Read the full article Continue Reading →

Video rental kiosk Redbox will begin offering videogame rentals starting in June. The company has done fairly well against Netflix for physical DVD rentals and hopes that games will increase its value. For $2 a day, will you be renting videogames from Redbox? Read the full article at ZDnet.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110502_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Sony’s PlayStation Network outage could cost the companies millions to restore customer satisfaction. The company announced its service would come back online this week and is offering freebies to make up for the down time. Users will receive 30 free days of PlayStation Network Plus as well Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with professor and app developer Giles Nugent about learning to make apps. Continue Reading →

Arstechnica.com reports that WikiLeaks cables reveal that the United States has been pressuring Canada to strengthen its copyright laws. The cable suggests that Canada be put on the Special 301 Priority Watch List due to its “weak” prosecution of intellectual property laws. Canadian officials responded to the inquiries, promising to pass stronger laws, but no Continue Reading →

  A New Book by Shelly Palmer and Mike Raffensperger This book is filled with practical guidelines, ideas and techniques that will help you become more competitive and make more money in the digital age. It is immediately applicable on both a personal and business level. Get Notified When The Book Comes Out Your Email Continue Reading →

All tablets are e-readers, but all e-readers are not tablets. B&N recently released a software update for its Nook Color, which takes the full color, touch-screen e-reader and gives it some tablet-like features. At $249.95 it is less than half the price of an iPad 2 or Xoom, and it offers some significant benefits for Continue Reading →

The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a ruling that could prevent people from filing class-action lawsuits against companies. The ruling upheld AT&T’s claim that its contract requires customers to solve disputes through arbitration. If this practice becomes widespread, will disgruntled consumers even bother disputing charges? Read the full article at NYTimes.com Continue Reading →

Federal IT officials admit that government is severely behind the private sector in tech productivity. Over 25-years the private sector has increased productivity yearly, while government has not. One plan is to make more programs self-service—similar to the massive success of filing tax returns electronically. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

Although Microsoft’s Windows the most used operating system, both Linux and Mac OS are outpacing its growth. Microsoft is losing numbers to Linux in the server environment, with Linux’s market share growing 18.6% since last year. Apple’s Mac OS is also gaining ground on the client side, growing 15.8% year-over-year. Read the full article at Continue Reading →