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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 →

Microsoft moved up its Xbox and Kinect production for the holiday season and will consequently see shortages in the next two months. Demand for the units was plentiful, with 1.9 million Xboxes sold in December, but the production shortages stopped them from surpassing Nintendo Wii’s 2.3 million units. Consoles are facing declining sales in the Continue Reading →

Internet monitoring company Pingdom analyzed data from numerous sources to figure out how users spent their time online in 2010. 1.97 billion worldwide users sent over 107 trillion messages, 360 billion items on Facebook and watched over 730 billion videos on Youtube. Social media is only growing larger, and so will these numbers. Read the Continue Reading →

Engadget.com reports that reliable sources have given them previously unknown information about the iPad 2. It will have a higher-resolution screen, front and rear-facing cameras and an SD card slot. While the device will have new Qualcomm chipsets, Engadget doesn’t expect a USB port any time soon. Read the full article at engadget.com Continue Reading →