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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121025_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] If you’ve never been to the Grand Canyon, you’re missing out on one of Earth’s greatest sights. However, you may soon get a chance to see it from your computer like no one’s seen it before: through Google Maps. Google’s maps team is currently at the Grand Continue Reading →

Soon enough, visitors to the Grand Canyon will be able to get an early look at what awaits them, courtesy of Google Maps. Google published a blog post today highlighting the maps team’s current trip to Arizona, which marks the first time the company is using its “Trekker” camera system. The Trekker, unveiled at a Continue Reading →

Microsoft’s Surface tablet debuted on Friday. It’s going to run Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system and Microsoft is making a big deal out of it. Is the Surface a Tablet or a Laptop? Perhaps it’s somewhere in the middle. Will you love it or hate it? So much depends on your Windows needs and Continue Reading →

SmartGlass functionality may already sort of exist on Xbox 360 per the console’s latest Dashboard update, but Microsoft’s making it a full-on reality on October 26. As it stands, the Xbox 360 allows for SmartGlass support, but without an update to Microsoft’s 360 companion app, there’s no way to use it — when Microsoft’s Surface Continue Reading →

Google is working on a new version of Google Wallet for mobile phones and it may include support for the iPhone. As first noted by BusinessInsider, the Google Wallet home page has been updated to allow users to request an invite to a new Google Wallet that is now in the works. What’s interesting is Continue Reading →

Diverting some of the attention away from Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ unveiling on October 23 and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 event on October 29, Google is to unveil a number of new devices and software improvements on the same day as Microsoft – and we have all the details. A source with knowledge of Google’s plans Continue Reading →

With Google’s Android-themed event confirmed for October 29th in New York, a new rumor from evleaks states that the LG Nexus 4 (E960) really is on the way. These leaks align with previous rumors that Google and LG have been readying a Nexus-branded device, the photos of which you can see here. While it’s wise Continue Reading →

It’s no secret that phone displays are getting big—much bigger than they used to be. The iPhone got bumped up a notch (from 3.5 inches to 4 inches), Nokia’s Lumia display is gargantuan (4.3 inches), and some of the Android phones launching this quarter come with 4.7-inch displays. Even Sharp and LG have begun manufacturing Continue Reading →

Software developer Mozilla has launched a preview edition of its integrated Firefox marketplace for Android developers. Available now in the Aurora development version of Firefox for Android, the feature includes a number of “showcase apps” in the areas of games, productivity and news and media that users can browse, install and use. “This release gives developers Continue Reading →

If you’ve ever been stymied by your Android keyboard’s limited grasp on the latest slanguage, don’t quail: Swype’s latest beta offering for smartphones or tablets may be your saviour. The latest version of the finger-sliding app will feature “hotwords,” that keep up with language trends so that if you opt in to receive dictionary updates, Continue Reading →