Kodak
Kodak is suing Apple for infringing on four patents related to digital imaging. The patents in violation relate to sharing photos online and would require Apple to stop selling the infringing devices like iPhones and iPods. A similar lawsuit was also filed against HTC. Read the full article at Bloomberg.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120111_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google is making its search results more personalized for anyone using Google+. The new search feature called “Search, plus Your World” incorporates Google+ photos and posts that are relevant to your search. Looking up a topic also brings up results for others who frequently discuss that subject. Continue Reading →
AT&T
The first 4G LTE Windows Phones were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show. HTC and Nokia are manufacturing a few devices running Windows Phone Mango that will be made available on AT&T later this year. HTC’s Titan II Windows Phone touts an insane 16-megapixel camera. Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120110_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Dish Network announced a series of major updates to its product offerings, including satellite broadband Internet. The company also showed off a new DVR system called Hopper that can record up to six shows at once, and hold 250 hours of HD with its two terabyte hard Continue Reading →
Apple
The United States International Trade Commission granted Apple it’s largest legal victory against Google’s Android operating system. While the case was brought against HTC, its ramifications could affect a wide variety of Android handsets. The pantent gives Apple ownership over software functions like pressing on a phone number and being presented a menu of options. Continue Reading →
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Packed full of powerful mobile communication and multimedia features, the HTC EVO 4G has a large, vibrant 4.3 inch display and a built-in kickstand for easy viewing of videos–from Sprint TV programming to HD movies captured on the 8-megapixel auto-focus camera. It’s powered by a screaming fast 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Google’s Android Continue Reading →

False Advertising?

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I recently saw a high-energy commercial with people dancing and jumping around the video slots at the Saratoga Casino and Raceway not far from my home in Saratoga Springs, NY. The casino looked much more exciting than I remember from my last visit several years ago, so I drove over to see if they’d made Continue Reading →
Fired
A good friend of mine just left her job.  She’d been with the company for more than 15 years and it was time.  What will she do now?  Actually she has a bunch of options, but that’s not what this story is about.  As we were talking, she said that she needed to “figure out Continue Reading →
The Bachelorette
Did you watch this week’s final episode of The Bachelorette?  Ashley finally chose the bachelor she wants to spend the rest of her life with…and he chose her too.  Even though the season started back in May and finished in August, the actual events that took place happened over a mere 6 weeks or less.  Continue Reading →