Mobile & Wireless

Google will launch its first own-brand media tablet in collaboration with ASUS later this month, a recent report claims. Google has long been reported to be working on its own tablet that will follow a model similar to its Nexus-brand smartphones. The company is said to have partnered with ASUS to manufacture the device, which Continue Reading →

Forget bringing paper maps with you on your next journey outside the 3G zone — Google Maps will now let you download maps in advance of your adventure. Read the full story at Mashable Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120606_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] This week game makers and gamers alike have made their way to the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. So far, the big announcements have come from Xbox and Nintendo and it’s all about multi-screens. Microsoft announced Xbox SmartGlass, an app that will work with Windows Continue Reading →

Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be launched by all of the Big 4 national U.S. wireless carriers this month, starting at $199, the phone maker said Monday. The phone will be carried by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and T-Mobile USA, as well as regional carrier U.S. Cellular. Read Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120604_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon recently announced its new pricing plan for bandwidth.  You can get a very low speed (3 mbps down by 1mbps up) connection for about $55 per month, but if you feel like living in the fast lane, for $205 per month, you can crank your bandwidth Continue Reading →

Times are a-changin’ for subscribers to Verizon’s FIOS service – for those of you that can actually access the company’s fiber-optic network, that is. While the latest news has been that Verizon’s planning to adjust the speeds of its FIOS service tiers, only recently have we been able to get a glimpse of just what Continue Reading →

Verizon agreed to buy Hughes Telematics Inc., a provider of wireless-enabled services to cars, for $612 million in cash as the telecom heavyweight aims to broaden the way people use its network. Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal Continue Reading →

Verizon today pledged to more than double the speeds of several FiOS Internet tiers as well as introduce two additional tiers to the mix. Verizon said its revamped FiOS Internet portfolio will include speed tiers that boast 50/25 Mbps and 150/65 download/upload speeds. Read the full story at PC Mag Continue Reading →

Back when the Samsung Galaxy S III was announced, it was discovered that Flipboard for Android was preinstalled on the device. Not only that, but the app would be an exclusive to the Galaxy S III for an unannounced period of time. Turns out that may have been a strategic decision on Flipboard’s part too, Continue Reading →

The personal assistant for Android known as Samsung S-Voice has been released on the Galaxy S III smartphone and has been hacked and distributed to the public at the same time. This application works much in the same way as the Galaxy S II voice assistant did when it was released last year and is Continue Reading →