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Gorilla Glass, the company that makes screen for most popular smartphones and tablets expects 180 million tablets to be sold by 2014. The prediction comes from an overwhelming surge in demand for their product and is supported by numerous independent analysts. Tablet sales have risen in popularity faster than HDTVs or MP3 players. Read the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110207_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] This year’s Super Bowl commercials are relying on the power of social media. Companies like Volkswagen and Audi are using YouTube and Twitter to capitalize on the active audience. Volkswagen’s commercial is already a top viewed video on YouTube and Audi used Twitter contests to help drive Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with the SVP and Marketing Director of CORE about online real estate buying on Live Digital. Continue Reading →

This week on Shelly Palmer Digital Living, Actor/Comedian, Orlando Jones talks with Shelly about digital parenting. John Abell, wired.com’s NY Bureau Chief and Shelly discuss Google’s accusations that Bing is stealing their search results and calling them its own. Shelly’s got some cool websites, great Google tips, important information about backing-up your computer, advice about Continue Reading →

Telecomm company Vodafone claims that Egypt forced them to send propagandistic text messages to its customers. The pro-Mubarak statements urged people to “confront the traitors” and even signed the message with Vodafone’s name. The company says the texts had been sent since the beginning of the protests without their control. Continue Reading →

Verizon stated that while it’s offering an unlimited data plan for new iPhone 4 subscribers, they reserve the right to throttle the connections of those hogging data. The restrictions are for the top 5% of bandwidth-consuming users, and only when the usage is affecting surrounding customers. The move is just the beginning of wireless data Continue Reading →

The hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ took down the websites of the Egyptian Ministry of Interior with DDoS attacks. They were successful in taking down Mubarak’s site and bragged about it on Twitter, with a statement of support for the Egyptian people. ‘Anonymous’ previously took down government sites in Tunisia, including the stock exchange’s. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Tim Spengler, President of Initiative North America about media buying on Live Digital. Continue Reading →

And finally, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is attempting to crowdsource fraud reports. The new agency aims to be a “21st century regulator” and has launched the website ConsumerFinance.gov to help consumers report malicious companies. Users can submit thoughts, concerns and stories to help stop fraud in its early stages. Read the full article at ReadWriteWeb.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110204_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon stated that while it’s offering an unlimited data plan for new iPhone 4 subscribers, they reserve the right to throttle the connections of those hogging data. The restrictions are for the top 5% of bandwidth-consuming users, and only when the usage is affecting surrounding customers. In Continue Reading →