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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111214_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Soon you’ll never have to run for the remote to turn down an obnoxiously loud commercial. The FCC passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, which will require commercials to maintain the same volume as what you were previously watching. The law comes into effect in December Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111213_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The National Transportation Safety Board is suggesting a nationwide ban on all cellphone use while driving. The board called distracted driving the new DUI and says a ban would help limit accidents. While it’s only a recommendation, the board has been instrumental in implementing previous transportation safety Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111212_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix is supporting a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would reform the Video Privacy Protection Act. The new bill would let users agree to a one-time waiver giving Netflix permission to publish all of their viewing activity on social networks, just like Spotify Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111209_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Twitter announced a massive redesign that hopes to make Twitter less confusing for new users. The new design simplifies Twitter’s features by consolidating them into separate categories. Downloading Twitter’s new mobile app will give you early web access to the new design. In other news, the National Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111208_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon’s CEO Lowell McAdam said that he expects the company to offer family data plans as early as next year. Until then, customers are forced to buy data plans for each device that requires connectivity. Verizon agreed that multiple data plans raise its own costs as well Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111207_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T finished last in Consumer Reports’ annual customer satisfaction survey. AT&T has ranked last two years in a row, with customers complaining about poor voice quality and customer service. The survey found that those with prepaid plans and smaller service providers had the highest satisfaction ratings. In Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111206_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Xbox is receiving a major software update that includes advanced voice control and streaming live TV through the console. The update rolls out on Tuesday with apps from ESPN, YouTube and HBO Go. A $60 Xbox Live gold membership and supported cable plan are required to stream Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111205_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple has been in a legal battle with Samsumg over whether or not the company copied the designs of the iPad and iPhone. A California court denied an injunction to ban the sale of a series of Samsung devices, stating that Apple had not proved they are Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111202_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Imagine if you could order anything you want online and get it shipped to your house the next day? Google is working with retailers, the USPS and shipping companies to create a fast-delivery service to accomplish just that. The service would be incorporated with Google’s product search, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Pre-installed key-logging software was found on millions of Android, Nokia and RIM devices. The software called Carrier IQ records everything from keystrokes, web history and text messages then sends the information back to your carrier. It cannot be uninstalled and could be a violation of Federal wiretap Continue Reading →