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Gmail users on iOS devices have an early gift prior to this week’s Google developer event: The Gmail on iOS app was updated on Monday with some key improvements to make the software better and on par with Android’s Gmail client. The biggest change is support for the native iOS Notification Center, but even the Continue Reading →

You may or may not realize that you have a Facebook email address. It’s an @facebook.com address you can use to correspond with people on external email accounts from your Facebook inbox. Though it was called a “Gmail killer” when it first came out in 2010, it seems instead to have been D.O.A. As far Continue Reading →

The San Francisco Bay Area is notorious for its great earthquakes….but the ripples and shockwaves don’t stop there- for the area is also famous for producing huge economic bubbles.  When I moved to San Francisco in 1995 from Chicago, I got a job as Program Manager at KCSM-TV, a PBS station in San Mateo.  I Continue Reading →

I very rarely call the “time of death” of a company.  It’s really not my place.  But, after my customer service experience with RIM (Research In Motion, the makers of BlackBerry smart devices) the other day, I think it’s safe to say that BlackBerry has passed on! RIM is no more! It has ceased to Continue Reading →

You could think of Google Drive as Google’s answer to Dropbox or Microsoft’s SkyDrive or any one of a dozen cloud storage systems, but it’s not.  Google Drive is so integrated with Google Apps for Business, Google Docs and Google that it is destined to become the seminal point of “the” paradigm shift to business Continue Reading →

Google’s unofficial corporate motto is “Don’t Be Evil.” Unfortunately, that motto can actually get Google’s customers in trouble when it comes to accidentally deleted information. Here’s what Google’s new, unified privacy policy says they do when you delete content from any Google service: “We aim to maintain our services in a manner that protects information Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120327_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] In a couple of weeks, AT&T will begin selling the highly-hyped and fairly well anticipated Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Smartphone.  And the really big news is the price point: $99 dollars with the obligatory two-year contract.  It’s 4G, has an 8MP camera and 16Gig of storage, which Continue Reading →

Ice Cream Sandwich is a complete overhaul of Android and offers features like a revamped Gmail and Browser, the ability to unlock your phone with your face, a new multitasking system and improved speech-to-text features. Read the full story at PC World Read more Top Stories   Continue Reading →

As of yesterday, Gmail users will now be able to see exactly why messages have wound up in their Spam folder. Each message will contain a brief description of exactly why it was considered Spam, allowing users to better protect themselves. Read the full story at CNET Continue Reading →

Iran has reportedly further restricted Internet and email access within the country. Millions of Iranian users are reporting low speeds, outages and blocked websites.  Iran has also placed restrictions on services using secured connections like Gmail and Facebook. Read the full article at Haaretz.com Continue Reading →