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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120113_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets you listen along to a song with any friend. Called “Listen With Friends,” the feature is available to friends who both listen to music using Spotify and Rdio. Over the next few weeks, you’ll begin to the see Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120112_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Intel’s chips power every type of computer, but until now have never cracked the smartphone industry. Lenovo is making the first Intel-powered smartphone, while Motorola works on a future smartphone and tablet. Devices powered by Intel’s Atom chip will be available later this year. In other news, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120111_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google is making its search results more personalized for anyone using Google+. The new search feature called “Search, plus Your World” incorporates Google+ photos and posts that are relevant to your search. Looking up a topic also brings up results for others who frequently discuss that subject. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120110_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Dish Network announced a series of major updates to its product offerings, including satellite broadband Internet. The company also showed off a new DVR system called Hopper that can record up to six shows at once, and hold 250 hours of HD with its two terabyte hard Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120109_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] This week is the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Over 140,000 people will come to see more than 2,700 exhibitors, showing off everything from microchips to television sets. Despite fewer companies using the expo for product announcements, we’re sure to see some exciting technology. In Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120106_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T officially launched its 4G LTE network in multiple markets, including New York City. If you already own a 4G device and live in a coverage area, AT&T promises blazingly fast download speeds. AT&T’s 4G network will reach over 70 million people by year’s end. In other Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120105_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Yahoo hired PayPal’s Scott Thompson to be its newest CEO. Thompson will take over for Tim Morse who filled in after Yahoo fired Carol Bartz back in September. Hiring Thompson is a sign that Yahoo’s board is unlikely to sell the struggling Internet company. In other news, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120104_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that runs Wikipedia, managed to raise $20 million in its recent fundraising campaign. Thanks to donations from over one million worldwide, the volunteer-run Wikipedia raised more money than it ever has in a single year. In other news, Google acquired over 200 Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120103_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google launched a website dedicated to providing information for the 2012 U.S. elections. If you visit google.com/elections you can find articles sorted by candidates, issues and trends. The site also provides links to the 2012 political calendar and YouTube’s politics channel which curates election coverage. In other Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120102_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] After failing to compromise over new rates, Time Warner Cable pulled the MSG Network and MSG+ from subscribers’ cable TV line-up. If you’re a fan of the New York Knicks or a local NHL team, you’ll miss many of this year’s games. In other news, Verizon is Continue Reading →