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Amazon, following the lead of Apple and Google, on Tuesday announced that it will begin letting users make purchases within the apps offered via its Appstore.  The new in-app purchasing service allows developers to charge for digital content, such as upgrades, expansion packs, in-game currency, and magazine issues.  Read the full story at PC Mag Continue Reading →

The Harry Potter books are finally on sale in electronic form, and they have a special magical touch to them: In a break with industry practices, the books aren’t locked down by encryption, which means consumers can move them between devices and read them anywhere they like. Read the full story at The Associated Press Continue Reading →

Last week Random House made it much more expensive for libraries transitioning to the digital era. The cost to purchase the rights to rent Random House e-books rose as much as 300%. The steep increase makes e-book lending a costly endeavor for already underfunded libraries. Read the full article at TheDigitalShift.com Continue Reading →

Barnes & Noble announced a cheaper version of the Nook Tablet. It’s goal is to better compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. For $200, Barnes & Noble is offering an 8GB version the Nook Tablet, which, as you know, runs a modified version of Google’s Android operating system. If you like to buy e-books from Barnes Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120222_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] United States is running out of one its most valuable technological resources: wireless spectrum. The wireless capacity for cellphones, data plans and the like is expected to hit a usage deficit by next year. Wireless carriers are blaming the deficit on the exponential increase in smartphone and Continue Reading →

Amazon missed sales expectations for the fourth quarter, but all signs point to the Kindle Fire being an overwhelming success. Downloads on Amazon’s Appstore exceeded every other quarter combined and Instant Video rentals doubled. While Amazon breaks even selling the Kindle Fire, its digital content is starting to make up for it. Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The iPad’s success has made Apple the top PC manufacturer worldwide. A report found that Apple sold 15 million iPads last quarter, pushing the company ahead of mainstay manufacturers like HP and Dell. Once a niche product, the tablet is making its case as a popular personal Continue Reading →

A report found that users of the Kindle Fire are spending more time on the device than any other Android tablet. It took less than three months on the market to edge out Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. Even though there are about twice as many Galaxy Tabs activated, people who bought the Kindle Fire are actually Continue Reading →

Well, here we are in 2012.  There is much about change and expectation in the air.  This is the year of the quadrennial presidential election in America, the ongoing drama about the future of the Euro and the next stage of the Occupy movement.  We continue to suffer the on-going debt overhang and hangover from Continue Reading →

Amazon released free software that lets Windows users send documents from their computer to their Kindle. In just a click, Send to Kindle lets you share word documents, PDFs, pictures and more. You can even save documents straight to your Kindle Archive. A Mac version is coming soon. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →