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Swype, the text input interface now common on Android phones, just got a whole lot smarter. New owner Nuance Communications is updating Swype with the same sophisticated contextual language technologies it uses in its speech recognition products. The result is what Nuance is calling a “living keyboard” – one that can learn both its user’s Continue Reading →

Just six million people caught The Tony Awards earlier this month on CBS, continuing the downward rating funk of this jewel on the entertainment awards scene. Of the big four annual network TV award ceremonies – the other three being the Academy, Emmy and Grammy Awards – the Tonys, year-in and year-out, land on the Continue Reading →

Samsung’s goal for the Samsung Galaxy S III is clear: set in more hands around the world than any other phone. The electronics giant knows you can’t do that without a favorable price tag and handsets on almost every carrier. More importantly, Samsung understands that it can only reach great heights with a smartphone worthy Continue Reading →

A hacker known as Reckz0r on Twitter announced that he has illegally accessed servers belonging to dozens of large banks. To prove it, the hacker released data relating to Visa and MasterCard credit cards. The data leaked includes full names, addresses, debit or credit card type, phone numbers and email addresses. Reckz0r claims this is Continue Reading →

Retailers everywhere have learned to fear the name Amazon.com. The ecommerce giant has gradually grown to be a major threat in lucrative product lines including electronics and fragrances. Even big chains have come to feel so threatened that some are refusing to sell Amazon’s Kindle e-readers. Now, rumor has it, the Seattle everything-store plans to Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120620_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Got a huge blank space in your living room and $11,000 extra bucks lying around? Sharp sure hopes you do.  The company released the largest ever LED television set coming in at a whopping 90 inches.  To give you a sense of scale, that’s as wide as Continue Reading →

Radio is the latest addition to Spotify’s iOS apps, which allows users to take the streaming music service’s Pandora-like functionality on the go. But this isn’t just for the people with premium accounts. Anyone can listen to Spotify radio on their iOS device for free. Nearly every subscription music service offers some sort of free Continue Reading →

Fancy dipping back into the world of Quidditch and Dumbledore? Or maybe you shunned the whole Pottermania thing until now. Either way, if you own a Kindle, you can finally get up to speed without paying a spellbinding price — thanks to Amazon’s Kindle Owners Lending Library. All seven eBook titles are up for grabs Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120619_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] At long last, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer announced a Microsoft branded, Windows 8 tablet called the Microsoft Surface.  It’s a 10.6 inch, tablet with a removable battery and it weighs only 1 ½ pounds.  The Microsoft Surface is obviously designed as direct competition for the Apple’s iPad.  Continue Reading →

In its biggest-ever push into the hardware business, Microsoft on Monday unveiled a tablet computer called Surface that is designed to challenge Apple’s iPad. At an event here, the company showed off the device, which is about the same weight and thickness as an iPad, with a 10.6-inch screen. The tablet has a built-in “kickstand” Continue Reading →