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Many consumers are finding ways to shop online without being on the computer. For the first time ever, cell phone and tablet online sales have been measurable with 5% of orders being placed through mobile devices. Busy shoppers are using their in-between time to makes purchases using prevalent mobile applications and websites for popular retailers. Continue Reading →

Location based services like Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places make it easy to contribute to charity this holiday season. By using these geotagging services many retail locations will donate to charity based on the number of tweets or check-ins they receive.  Not only will your purchases contribute to charity, many companies are offering discounts for Continue Reading →

Shelly gives you tips on buying smartphones in this segment from his Fox 5 Hi-Tech Holiday Gift Guide. Continue Reading →

City officials of Paris, France accepted a bid for their Autolib’ program which will provide 3,000 electric vehicles for public transportation. The plan calls for 1,500 stations with vehicles available around the clock. With a $365 security deposit and a monthly subscription, you can take one for a ride. Read the full article at TMCnet.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101220_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Many consumers are finding ways to shop online without being on the computer. Orders being placed through mobile devices accounted for 5% of online sales this year. Busy retailers are providing apps that make it easy to shop while waiting in line. In other news, The Wall Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer Digital Living airs Monday nights from 6:00 pm ET – 8:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars Too, Sirius channel 108/XM channel 139. Every week Palmer will explore a wide-range of new trends, topics, and issues, and offer insights on the top stories and newest developments in technology, media and entertainment. The amount of Continue Reading →

The Obama administration has called for the creation of a Privacy Policy Office to assist in developing an Internet "privacy bill of rights." The U.S. Commerce Department's report stopped short of asking directly for privacy legislation. But it is recommending a "framework" to protect people from data collectors. Continue Reading →

Facebook is now running a closed test that uses facial recognition software to offer suggestions tagging your photos. With Facebook constantly caught up in privacy battles, many people think this is one more step in the wrong direction. Will you have to avoid getting pictures taken in public as not to have your identity scanned? Continue Reading →

Google has done it again with a completely navigable 3D rendering of the human body using HTML5. By downloading the new beta version of Google Chrome, you can go to bodybrowser.googlelabs.com and fly through the human body using the WebGL 3D API. This demo of new web technologies is more than awesome, it’s educational. Read Continue Reading →

Apple announced that their Mac App Store will launch on January 6th and will act just like its mobile brethren, featuring free and paid apps including Apple’s own software. Apple hopes to cash in on the mobile App Store success by offering full feature software developers a distribution outlet and 70% of the profit. This Continue Reading →