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Amazon.com says the Kindle is its all-time best seller, surpassing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The eReader succeeded despite competition from Apple’s iPad with its attractive price tag of $139. While the sales figures are good news for Amazon, they still lost 15% of the eReader market. Read the full article at InformationWeek.com Continue Reading →

Samsung will be showing off the Galaxy Player – an iPod touch competitor – at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The portable entertainment device will have the Android FroYo OS, front and rear-facing cameras, a 1GHz processor and HD video playback. With many similar features to the iPod, the yet revealed price point may be Continue Reading →

After passing new net neutrality rules last week, the FCC said that providers offering deals for bandwidth priority would “raise significant cause for concern.” While the new rules have come under scrutiny from net neutrality advocates, the FCC admitted that changing from longstanding norms of an open Internet would harm its very essence. Regardless of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101228_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Samsung will be showing off the Galaxy Player – an iPod touch competitor – at this year’s CES. The device will have the Android FroYo OS, front and rear-facing cameras, a 1GHz processor and HD video playback. With so many similar features to the iPod, the yet Continue Reading →

The GOP House of Representatives is the first to allow electronic devices on the floor. While the ban has been lifted, members are not allowed to talk on their phones and can only use the devices for “official business.” Will Twitter timestamps be used to incriminate those who abuse the new policy? Read the full Continue Reading →

Video-streaming monolith Hulu rethought its initial public offering in favor of working on its subscription policy. Hulu faces an uphill battle versus Netflix’s massive library, despite lowering their subscription cost to $7.99 a month. Per Diem programming is gaining momentum on overpriced cable service, perhaps leaving room for the both of them. Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101227_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook released findings from a recent study where they evaluated what makes a particular post popular. Self-referential statuses prove to be much less popular, while posting about others, positive emotions or religious words are highly ‘Liked.’ Who knew that a social networking site would favor social activity? Continue Reading →

The recent vote on the principles of Net Neutrality (Chairman Genachowski voted for the Order; Commissioner Copps concurred and Commissioner Clyburn approved in part and concurred in part.  Commissioners McDowell and Baker dissented.) at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has drawn criticism from both sides.  Republicans in Congress are uniformly against it and Democrats are mixed.  Consumer advocates say it does not go far enough to protect consumers and the big carriers and tech giants (Verizon, AT&T, Google, Microsoft, etc.) offered lukewarm to tepid praise. Continue Reading →

The United States Federal Communications Commission approved net neutrality rules that are a half step forward from current legislation. The new rules would limit wired Internet providers from prioritizing or committing “unreasonable discrimination” against any Web traffic. While this will stop cable companies from throttling your Netflix connection, wireless companies are still free to determine how you use your bandwidth. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/101222_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The FCC approved net neutrality rules that are a half step forward from current legislation. The new rules would limit wired Internet providers from committing “unreasonable discrimination” against any Web traffic. Not surprisingly, wireless companies are still free to determine how you use your bandwidth. In other Continue Reading →