iPad

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 computer. Read the full article at TheNextWeb.com 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 →

Apple recently launched its digital textbook initiative and it’s already gaining popularity. Within days of being available, over 350,000 digital textbooks were downloaded. While a number of those downloads can be attributed to a free e-book being offered, the iPad only textbooks are already gaining momentum. Read the full article Forbes.com Continue Reading →

The popularity of tablets and e-readers skyrocketed over the holidays, with 19% of adults now owning some sort of tablet device. The massive drop in prices also doubled ownership of e-readers to 20% of adults, up 10% just from November 2011. These numbers are huge considering only 3% of adults owned iPads in May 2010. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120124_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police must obtain a warrant before tracking a suspect’s car with GPS. Using electronic surveillance is allowed in public spaces, but physically placing a GPS in a suspect’s car is considered an unlawful search that violates the Fourth Amendment. In other Continue Reading →

With its most recent announcement, Apple wants to redefine the textbook. iBooks 2 lets students read textbooks specially designed for the iPad, including video, audio and interactivity. For publishers, iBook Author will let you build interactive e-books with just a few clicks Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120120_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google and Wikipedia’s protesting of anti-piracy legislation resulted in a huge response from users online. Google collected over 7 million signatures for its petition against SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act and PiPa, the Protect IP Act, while Wikipedia sent over 8 million people to their state’s 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 →

Comcast announced a new service called AnyPlay that lets Xfinity Triple Play subscribers stream cable TV to their iPad. AnyPlay only works within your home’s network but is currently only available in Denver and Nashville. Full coverage will roll out over the next few months. Read the full article at Wired.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 →