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On April 8 Nokia will bring its Windows Phone Lumia 900 to AT&T for only $99.99. It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange, and the Windows Phone 7 interface is an effortless one. The user experience of this Windows phone is decidedly different from Android and iOS, and if you’re all-Microsoft the way many iPhone users Continue Reading →

Instagram has been around since 2010, available only to iOS devices. Android users have been waiting patiently, with repeated promises of an Android version arriving soon. Read the full story at CNET Read more Top Stories Continue Reading →

Acknowledging it is no longer a BlackBerry-only world, Research In Motion on Tuesday released the first version of its server software to manage other company’s mobile devices. The update to BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, as promised, can help businesses keep tabs on Android and iOS devices in addition to BlackBerry phones and PlayBook tablets.  Read the Continue Reading →

Twitter threw a bone to beleaguered BlackBerry owners on Monday with an app update that offers some parity to Twitter’s iOS and Android apps. The new Twitter for BlackBerry lets users share links to web pages directly from the browser and automatically shortens links you send from your phone. Continue Reading →

According to CNET, the major film studios and music companies will soon unveil plans for a “copyright center,” an organization designed to oversee the implementation of the controversial graduated-response program.  Read the full story at CNET   Read more Top Stories Continue Reading →

Snapguide today launches to the public a mobile service for creating and consuming step-by-step guides. The app helps users contribute how-tos on topics like cooking, gardening and repairs, by using a template that allows for photos, videos and supply lists. For now, Snapguide’s main offering is an iOS app, though it also works for the Continue Reading →

Originally posted at TVHowl.com You’ve heard of a subway hijacking (at least in the movies)?  Well, in this case, the shoe’s on the other foot: Subway has hijacked “Community.” Or maybe “hijacked” is too strong a word because this wasn’t exactly a hostile takeover.  It was a business deal, with NBC agreeing to give the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120329_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Wall Street Journal and Parks Associates did a survey of Apple iPhone 4S users to see how much they liked using Siri, Apple’s personal digital assistant.  Not surprisingly, usage is limited and it’s pretty easy to understand why.  Let’s try Siri, schedule a call for me Continue Reading →

The army of startups — some 65 in all — pitching a packed room of investors at Y Combinator’s Demo Day today all begin the same way: Explaining what problem they’re trying to solve. Some resonate more quickly than others. That was the case with Sonalight. Its basic pitch is that it makes a better Continue Reading →

According to a new report from IHS Screen Digest, the number of films bought or rented online this year will grow by 135 percent in 2012 to 2.4 billion.  While this sounds great at first glance for film studios, consumers will only spend $1.72 billion to do so compared to the $11.1 billion they spent last year on Continue Reading →