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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110202_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google claims that Bing is stealing their search results and Microsoft isn’t denying the accusation. By assigning bogus queries to specific sites, Google caught Bing in the act. Strings of random letters bring up the same results on both search engines, but not until Google had assigned Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Nina Zagat, Co-founder of Zagat Restaurant Survey on Live Digital. Continue Reading →

Android has now overtaken Nokia’s Symbian as the most popular smartphone platform worldwide. Selling 33.3 million phones, double that of Apple’s iPhone, put Android ahead of Nokia’s 31 million sales. 89% growth in the smartphone market and manufacturers’ rapid adoption of Android has led to its overwhelming success. Continue Reading →

A tactile imaging system was installed in a Ford Focus, allowing the legally blind Mark Riccobono, to drive for the first time. The Blind Driver Challenge was created to develop technology that would convey real-time information on road conditions to the driver. Riccobono showed off the technology by successfully navigating around the Daytona International Speedway. Continue Reading →

Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, revealed in an interview with Engadget that the white iPhone would ship soon. The long-awaited device was held up due to manufacturing defects that caused the white paint of the phone to interfere with photos taken. Best Buy and AT&T even have the phone listed in their inventories for a February Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Android has overtaken Nokia’s Symbian as the most popular smartphone platform worldwide. Selling 33.3 million phones, double that of Apple’s iPhone, put Android ahead of Nokia’s 31 million sales. 89% growth in the smartphone market and manufacturers’ rapid adoption of Android has led to its overwhelming success. Continue Reading →

Google recently acquired SayNow, a social voice platform, and is using the technology to help Egyptians communicate. The service lets users leave voicemails on several international numbers, turns them into text and sends them over Twitter using the hashtag #egypt. The service is free and has already seen ample use providing news and commentary. Read Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto about Egypt cutting off internet access on Good Day NY. Continue Reading →

With the majority of Internet connectivity shut down during the protests in Egypt, activists are finding other ways to communicate. Landline phones, fax machines and ham radios are being utilized to push information out to the rest of the world. Egyptians are even distributing faxes that include instructions for making a modem out of a Continue Reading →

The Chinese government is ramping up its web censorship by blocking microblogging sites where “Egypt” appears in searches. The Communist Party is afraid that knowledge of the protests in Egypt could spark similar sentiments against their regime. Chinese authorities have previously censored information regarding protests in the former Soviet Union and Iran. Read the full Continue Reading →