Mobile & Wireless

Microsoft announced that its marketplace for smartphone apps now contains around 50,000 applications. The Windows Phone Marketplace grew in size faster than Android’s and with that many apps, buying a Windows Phone is becoming a more attractive option. Read the full article at LATimes.com Continue Reading →

A report by analytics company Flurry found that the number of people who activated iOS or Android smartphones reached 6.8 million on Christmas Day. This is a 142% growth from last years Christmas activation record. Google stated that a total of 3.7 million Android phones were activated Christmas weekend. Read the full article at ComputerWorld.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111229_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix’s customer satisfaction was among the lowest in a survey conducted among holiday shoppers. After raising prices and considering splitting the company in two, the company’s rating dropped a record 7 points to 79 out of 100. Meanwhile, Amazon.com finished with the highest rating for the fourteenth Continue Reading →

Sorry, but I’m not into best of/worst of TV lists as many of my fellow journalists are, as one year completes and next year draws close. Trends and mileposts that develop over a year, impacting times ahead, are more my cup of tea. Early on, I noted in different places that what transpires in 2011 Continue Reading →

Verizon plans to redefine the traditional television set-top box in 2012 for FiOS customers. The project looks to lower the energy consumption of traditional set-top boxes by offering a media server that can stream HDTV to all of the devices in your home, including mobile devices and game consoles. The new technology is still in Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111223_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon plans to redefine the traditional television set-top box in 2012 for FiOS customers. The project looks to lower the energy consumption of traditional set-top boxes by offering a media server that can stream HDTV to all of the devices in your home, including mobile devices and Continue Reading →

You’ll be able to watch the biggest television event of the year without owning a TV. For the first time ever, you can watch the Super Bowl by streaming it online through the NBC or NFL websites. Verizon’s NFL mobile app will even put the game on your phone. Read the full article at nfl.com Continue Reading →

The United States International Trade Commission granted Apple it’s largest legal victory against Google’s Android operating system. While the case was brought against HTC, its ramifications could affect a wide variety of Android handsets. The pantent gives Apple ownership over software functions like pressing on a phone number and being presented a menu of options. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111221_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] You’ll be able to watch the biggest television event of the year without owning a TV. For the first time ever, you can watch the Super Bowl by streaming it online through the NBC or NFL websites. Verizon’s NFL mobile app will even put the game on Continue Reading →

If you want a really excellent curated list of tech gifts for this holiday season, check out the Gift Guide at www.shellypalmer.com.  It covers Laptops & PCs, Digital Cameras, Music & Audio, Smartphones, Tablets & E-Readers, Televisions and Toys and you are sure to find something for almost everyone on your list. However, a friend Continue Reading →