Shelly Palmer chats with Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto on Good Day NY about Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ leave of absence. Continue Reading →
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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110119_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Comcast and NBC merger has finally been approved. The FCC was cautionary, stating that such a deal could threaten “the development of innovative online video distribution services.” Comcast will lose its management rights of Hulu and neither company can restrict “unreasonable” online distribution of its video. Continue Reading →
Regis Philbin, who may hold the record for the person who has spent the most time in front of a television camera, will retire from his daily show, Live with Regis & Kelly this summer. He made the announcement this morning at the opening of the show. On a personal note, I composed and produced Continue Reading →
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence while fighting a rare form of cancer. The leave comes after a liver transplant in 2009 and reports that Jobs can’t maintain a steady weight. Apple’s COO, Tim Cook, will take over the day-to-day operations as the tech world waits for one of its visionaries Continue Reading →
Facebook quietly announced to developers that they are granting apps access to users’ telephone numbers and home addresses. By employing the I-forgot-to-opt-out strategy, Facebook can feed your contact information to any app that requests it unless you deny the access. The next time you add a Facebook app, make sure you actually read what information Continue Reading →
A breakthrough in cloning technology has one scientist predicting a Woolly Mammoth birth within 4 years. The technique successfully cloned a mouse from a 16 year-old frozen cell and could work for the Mammoth. An African elephant would act as the surrogate mother, rebirthing the 5,000 year-old beast. Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110118_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence while recovering from a rare form of cancer. The leave comes after a liver transplant in 2009 and reports that Jobs can’t maintain a steady weight. Apple’s COO, Tim Cook, will take over the day-to-day operations as Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer chats with Jonathan Zabusky about seamlessweb.com on Live Digital. Continue Reading →
Research firm NDP Group reports that movie rental kiosks now account for a larger percentage than in-store rentals. Stores like the now bankrupt Blockbuster account for 27% of rentals, with kiosks like Redbox surpassing them at 31%. Not surprisingly, Blockbuster is now pursuing its own kiosk strategy to compete. Read the full article at CNet.com Continue Reading →
George Bronk used personal information from Facebook to break into women’s email accounts, sending nude photos to their contact lists. He is being charged with computer intrusion, false impersonation and possession of child pornography. The attack is a reminder to everyone, not to make the answers to their security questions information that’s available online. Continue Reading →