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With all the hype around the advent of 4G, I thought it might be a good idea to look at the real differences between 3G and 4G devices, how they interface with 3G and 4G Wireless Networks, and offer some insights that might help you sort out what you actually need right now. Speed vs. Continue Reading →

Do you miss playing all the old school Atari games? Atari released an app for the iPhone that will let you play 100 of its classic games. You get to play Pong for free and $14.99 will buy you the other 99 games. Read the full article at dailytech.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110408_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new ruling by the FCC requires wireless providers to negotiate roaming deals with competitors. This means that when you leave your carrier’s network, you would still receive data service using a competitor’s infrastructure. The FCC believes this will help create more competition and provide a better Continue Reading →

A new survey shows that iPhone 4 users have nearly identical experiences whether they’re on Verizon or AT&T’s network. While satisfaction levels were nearly equal, AT&T’s iPhone users reported over twice as many dropped calls.  If call quality is your top priority, Verizon is still the better choice. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110406_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] A new survey shows that iPhone 4 users have nearly identical experiences whether they’re on Verizon or AT&T’s network. While satisfaction levels were nearly equal, AT&T’s iPhone users reported over twice as many dropped calls.  If call quality is your top priority, Verizon is still the better Continue Reading →

A recent Comscore report reveals that one in three smartphones in the U.S. runs Google’s Android operating system. The study was a three-month average, showing 7% growth for Android handsets. While Android was the dominant OS, Verizon’s iPhone 4 was still the most sold phone in that period. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

By definition, I’m a Mac Fanboy. Just here in my home office there’s a MacPro Tower with everything on it, three MacBook Pros and two MacBooks, two Mac Minis, a dozen iPods, nanos, shuffles, several iPhones a couple of iPads, it looks like Steve Jobs threw up in here. I am a Mac lover and, Continue Reading →

Nokia believes that Apple is violating its wireless patents, using their innovations to build the iPhone. The lawsuits cover forty-six patents, some of which existed up to ten years before the iPhone. Patent infringement is becoming a major issue for tech companies and Nokia is looking to protect over $60 billion in research. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110330_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon launched its own streaming music service called Amazon Cloud Drive. You can now store music and digital files on Amazon’s servers and access them from any web-ready device. Five gigabytes of data will be offered for free, with an upgrade to twenty gigabytes if you purchase Continue Reading →

Last week I wrote a love letter to AT&T’s 4G Motorola Atrix smartphone. It is awesome, powerful and extraordinary in every way. That was true last week and it’s still true. However, just the other day, Verizon handed me its new HTC Thunderbolt 4G handset to play with and, truth be told, I’m smitten. If Continue Reading →