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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111230_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon Wireless confirmed that it will begin charging a fee to process bill payments. Starting January 15th, each payment that you make over the phone or by visiting Verizon’s website will cost you $2. You can avoid the fee by paying electronically through your bank or mailing 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 →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111228_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Samsung, Sharp and five other makers of LCD screens agreed to pay a settlement over $553 million for price-fixing LCD panels. The lawsuit alleges that these companies violated antitrust laws by illegally inflating the prices of liquid crystal displays between 1999 and 2006. In other news, Pandora Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111227_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Justice Department overturned a ruling that could open the doors for state level online gambling. The Office of Legal Counsel reversed its policy on the Federal Wire Act, stating that it only applies to sports betting. The change would allow states to offer online gambling within 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 →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111222_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A group of Chinese hackers infiltrated the computers systems of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The group gained access to every piece of data on its systems, including information about its roughly three million members. It’s possible that hackers had access to the system for a full 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 →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111220_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T has withdrawn its $39 billion bid to takeover T-Mobile. The company acknowledged that government opposition had made the deal too difficult to pursue. The Federal Communications Commission stated that the takeover would stifle investment and hurt consumers. In other news, IBM released its yearly predictions for Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111219_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A federal judge dismissed a harassment case that could have set a precedent for freedom of speech online. The defendant was accused of posting thousands of messages on Twitter, threatening a Buddhist religious leader. The judge argued that the constitution protects public speech online. In other news, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111216_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook has begun rolling out a major redesign to users’ profile pages called Timeline. The new format displays your wall posts and status updates as a giant collage, separating the events by month and year. For better or worse, the new look will let you take a Continue Reading →