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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110801_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Missouri recently banned student-teacher Facebook friendships under a law preventing students from having social relationships with their teachers. The law specifically prevents ‘exclusive’ access to students, which bans using Facebook for things like private study groups. Some teachers believe the ban will prevent students who wouldn’t otherwise Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110729_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new Nielsen report shows found that Google’s Android has the largest mobile market share at 39%. While Apple’s iOS is only 29% of the market, Nielsen doesn’t account for the tens of millions of iPod touch and iPad users. Android may be on the most phones, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/podcasts/ShellyPalmerDigitalLiving28July2011.mp3″ text=”Click to play episode #2″] Shelly Palmer chats with Ray Kurzweil, the prolific futurist thinker who brought us the concept of the Singularity where man and machine become one. Listen to find out about Ray Kurzweil’s upcoming event: Transcendent Man LIVE: A Conversation About the Future.   Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110728_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] President Obama is set to make an official announcement on Friday that will set new standards for automotive fuel efficiency. All cars made between the years of 2017 and 2025 will be required to drive 54.5 miles-per-gallon. Current regulations require automakers to accomplish 35.5 miles-per-gallon by 2016. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110727_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Walmart recently announced that it would offer streaming video rentals through its website. The company partnered with the video-on-demand service VUDU that will provide access to thousands of titles, including new releases. Standard definition rentals are $3.99 and streaming in high-definition glory will run you $5.99 a Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110726_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A recent report by CNet states that Google’s street view cars collected user’s location information through open Wi-Fi hotspots. If your device was being used as a wireless router, Google captured its MAC address, which could be used to discover its location. Google stated that non-static hotspots Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110725_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Traveling back in time to change the course of history is officially an act of science fiction. New studies by Hong Kong physicists have proven Einstein’s claim that a single photon cannot travel faster than the speed of light. Previous observations of particles moving faster than the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110722_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Much to the chagrin of overweight people nationwide, the Supreme Court recently ruled that full-body airport scanners are not unconstitutional. Fortunately for those of us embarrassed by our two-seat physiques, the TSA announced that our naked images would now be blurred by a software update. The scanner Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110721_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A top general in the U.S. Marine Corps recently stated that the Defense Department’s IT capabilities are as advanced as the Stone Age. According to Congressional investigations, the completion rate of IT projects is an abysmal 16%. 53% of projects come in late and over budget by Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110720_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The FBI recently arrested over a dozen people in the United States suspected of being members of the hacker group Anonymous. The nationwide investigations pulled hackers out of New York, California, New Jersey and Florida. Alleged members of Anonymous have been arrested worldwide for attacking government and Continue Reading →