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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110510_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A recent study from the Pew Research Center shows that Facebook has become a critical traffic source for online news. While Google, the Drudge Report and Yahoo remain the top referrers, Facebook now drives up to 8 percent of traffic to top news sites. The same study Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with Barnes & Noble’s Wendy Bronfin about the Nook Color update. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer chats with CNN tech writer Mark Milian about Comcast’s new hi-speed Internet service, Extreme 105. Continue Reading →

All tablets are e-readers, but all e-readers are not tablets. B&N recently released a software update for its Nook Color, which takes the full color, touch-screen e-reader and gives it some tablet-like features. At $249.95 it is less than half the price of an iPad 2 or Xoom, and it offers some significant benefits for Continue Reading →

Barnes & Noble announced an update to the Nook Color that will allow it to run a version of Android’s FroYo operating system. The update will add a Nook app store with specifically designed apps, runs Flash and has an improved email client. The new features and low cost make it a formidable tablet choice. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110426_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Barnes & Noble announced an update to the Nook Color that will allow it to run a version of Android’s FroYo operating system. The update will add a Nook app store with specifically designed apps, runs Flash and has an improved email client. The new features and Continue Reading →

Greenpeace released a study that analyzed the energy efficiency of tech companies’ data centers. Apple and Facebook received very poor scores for relying heavily on coal-generated electricity, while Twitter failed across the board. Greenpeace hopes the study will make startups energy-aware when constructing future data centers. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110422_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Congress is already questioning Apple’s motives for tracking user’s location information on the iPhone. Leading the charge is Senator Al Franken who wrote a letter to Steve Jobs, demanding that Apple clarify why and how the tracking is happening. Apple has yet to respond to any of Continue Reading →

The NY Times and url shortening service bit.ly have launched a news aggregator app for the ipad called News.me. Unlike other aggregators, News.me uses artificial intelligence to discover news for you based heavily on your Twitter account activity. The app costs 99 cents a week or $34.99 for the year. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: How does Amazon plan on making the Kindle even cheaper? Is T-Mobile’s unlimited plan really unlimited? Can YouTube’s copyright school successfully prevent piract? And, where does the United States rank when it comes to technology? Plus, CNN.com’s Mark Milian will tell us what Comcast’s new hi-speed internet means for consumers, I’ll Continue Reading →