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Verizon’s long-delayed Droid Bionic smartphone officially hit the market for $299.99 with a two-year contract. Touted as the best-of-breed 4G LTE smartphone by Motorola, the Bionic offers blistering speeds and unique features like support for wireless printing. Being released before the iPhone 5 is going to give consumers a difficult choice deciding on a new Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110908_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon’s long-delayed Droid Bionic smartphone officially hit the market for $299.99 with a two-year contract. Touted as the best-of-breed 4G LTE smartphone by Motorola, the Bionic offers blistering speeds and unique features like support for wireless printing. Being released before the iPhone 5 is going to give Continue Reading →

An appeals court ruled that the U.S. government must come clean on its cellphone tracking policies. Currently, if you’re a suspect, law enforcement has the ability to track you through any location-based technology you use. Doing so without your knowledge could be a violation of privacy rights. Read the full article at Reuters.com Continue Reading →

Google TV’s chances for a second coming, showcased a few months ago in this column, may have turned brighter. If so, you can thank a $12.5 billion bet in of all things, hardware. The hardware bet is Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the side of Motorola normally associated with mobile phones and smartphones. Naturally, most Continue Reading →

Samsung’s newest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II will not launch on Verizon Wireless. Due in September, the Galaxy S II will be a serious contender to the iPhone, offering some of the best hardware and software available for Android phones. AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will all receive the Galaxy S II before Apple’s debut Continue Reading →

I’ve never worked at Apple and I’ve never met Steve Jobs (other than a driveby handshake at some Apple events), but I’ve been repeatedly asked to comment about what Steve Jobs retirement will mean to Apple and the media business over the past few days.  I have asked every reporter the same question: “Steve Jobs, Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110825_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Time Warner Cable recently announced that it would begin subsidizing the Slingbox set-top box for Wideband Internet service subscribers. Slingbox lets you watch your cable television service over the Internet on any other TV its hooked up to. Most cable programmers argue that use should be restricted Continue Reading →

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint is expected to get Apple’s iPhone 5 in mid-October. An October launch date puts the iPhone 5 out later than expected, but finally gives Sprint the most successful handset to date. AT&T and Verizon will presumably receive the iPhone 5 in mid-October as well. Read the full article Continue Reading →

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 →

Exclusive Post Content Available Including News, Sports, Business, Page Six® and More New York, NY  (August 17, 2011) – The New York Post app for Android, which makes content – including breaking news, sports, business, opinion and Page Six – available to Android users, makes its debut on Android Marketplace today. New York Post app Continue Reading →