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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110705_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft recently announced a partnership with the largest Chinese search engine Baidu. English search terms have grown in popularity in China and Baidu will utilize Microsoft’s Bing. The English results will still be subject to censorship by the Chinese government, which is why Google pulled its search Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110704_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Online videogame maker Zynga has filed for its initial public offering. The creator of the super-popular Facebook game FarmVille expects to be valued as high as $20 billion. Unlike many recent tech IPOs, Zynga is actually making profit, taking in a net income of $91 million last Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110701_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] California recently passed a law requiring web retailers with affiliates in the state to charge tax on goods sold. When another company refers a customer to a product being sold online, California can now collect a “use tax.” Consequently, Amazon.com has ended its relationship with the state’s Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110630_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] News Corp has officially sold MySpace to the advertising firm Specific Media for around $35 million. Six years ago, News Corp purchased MySpace for $580 million and quickly began to lose advertising revenue to Facebook’s popularity. Specific Media got quite the deal, as the forlorn social networking Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110629_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google recently announced its newest project, Google Plus, which hopes to make the search giant a competitive social network. Previous attempts to challenge Facebook and Twitter have fallen to the wayside, with both Google Wave and Buzz flopping. Will Google Plus and its privacy oriented sharing finally Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110628_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The United States Supreme Court struck down a California law banning the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. In a 7-2 ruling, the court cited that video games fall under the same free speech entitled to books, plays and movies. Scalia’s majority opinion pointed Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110627_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The hacker group LulzSec, known for attacking the websites of government offices and security agencies, has announced that it will halt its operations. With its ‘final letter’ the group released internal documents from AT&T, including user names and passwords. Global law enforcement has been pressuring the hackers Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110624_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] According to a new survey of security professionals worldwide, data breaches are much more common than we’d expect. 59% of all companies have been victims of hacking two or more times in the past year. 41% of the attacks are costing companies more than half a million Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110623_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] According to Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to release the iPhone 5 this coming September. The new phone will include the faster A5 processor found in the iPad 2 and tout an 8-megapixel camera. Despite the upgrades, Apple’s newest iPhone hardware may still pale in comparison to other Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110622_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft recently launched a new advertising platform that utilizes the Kinect to make the ads interactive. Typical spots like 30-second commercials will allow users to interact with a few hand motions or voice controls. Voice controls will allow users to request more information, tweet about the commercial Continue Reading →