Smartphones

AT&T announced that it will be offering mobile customers with select plans the ability to make unlimited calls to any other mobile number. Starting February 10th, customers can sign up for the program online as long as they already have unlimited messaging and a “qualifying voice plan.” This another attempt by AT&T to make up Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110210_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T will be offering mobile customers with select plans the ability to make unlimited calls to any other mobile number. Starting February 10th, customers can sign up for the program online as long as they already have unlimited messaging and a “qualifying voice plan.” This is another Continue Reading →

The Roman Catholic Church has sanctioned the release of a mobile app that encourages people to go to confession. The app offers an “examination of conscience” that will determine which of your sins are confession worthy.  You can even study your prayers and write drafts of your transgressions. Read the full article at ABCNews.com Continue Reading →

Apple’s iPhone 4 for Verizon has been dissected and appears to have a universal antenna. A Qualcomm chip was installed to handle Verizon’s network, but could also be used on other GSM networks worldwide. The iPhone could become even more popular with a universal chip. Read the full article at ifixit.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110209_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] For the first time ever smartphones have outsold personal computers. In the fourth quarter of 2010, 100.9 million smartphones were shipped versus 92.1 million PCs. Smartphone sales are up 87.2% from last year and companies like Samsung and HTC have seen exponential growth. In other news, the Continue Reading →

This week on Shelly Palmer Digital Living, Actor/Comedian, Orlando Jones talks with Shelly about digital parenting. John Abell, wired.com’s NY Bureau Chief and Shelly discuss Google’s accusations that Bing is stealing their search results and calling them its own. Shelly’s got some cool websites, great Google tips, important information about backing-up your computer, advice about Continue Reading →

Verizon stated that while it’s offering an unlimited data plan for new iPhone 4 subscribers, they reserve the right to throttle the connections of those hogging data. The restrictions are for the top 5% of bandwidth-consuming users, and only when the usage is affecting surrounding customers. The move is just the beginning of wireless data Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110204_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Verizon stated that while it’s offering an unlimited data plan for new iPhone 4 subscribers, they reserve the right to throttle the connections of those hogging data. The restrictions are for the top 5% of bandwidth-consuming users, and only when the usage is affecting surrounding customers. In Continue Reading →

AT&T is facing a lawsuit that states iPhone customers are being overcharged for data usage. A firm conducted tests on brand new phones with nothing installed and turned off all services—yet was still charged for over 2MB of data use. This isn’t the first time AT&T’s billing software has come under scrutiny and could be Continue Reading →

iPhone 4 pre-orders will be made available to existing Verizon customers starting February 3rd. If you’re making the switch from AT&T, Verizon will give you $212 trade-in credit for a 16GB iPhone 4 and $285 for the 32GB model. Have an older generation iPhone? They’ll take those too. Read the full article at USAToday.com Continue Reading →