[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110719_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon recently announced that it would begin offering e-textbook rentals for the Kindle. Students can rent the e-textbooks from 30 to 360 days and save up to 80% on specific titles. The e-textbooks can be viewed on the Kindle and any device that lets you download the Continue Reading →
CNN
Time Warner recently launched live broadcasts of CNN and its affiliate channel HLN online and on iOS devices. If you’re a cable television subscriber to Comcast, Dish Network or Verizon, you can login to watch CNN’s simulcast. Time Warner is continuing to work with other cable providers to make the offering more widespread. Read the Continue Reading →
Remote Control
What can possibly follow an extremely active first six months of 2011? Try these observations out for size: ***Original programming on cable networks continues its summer dominance over broadcast networks. We’re now at the point where on some weeknights other than Friday or Saturday, the combined ABC/CBS/NBC share of households is 16 or 17 percent, Continue Reading →
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 →

Time Warner Challenges FiOS

Time Warner Cable
Time Warner just released a new high-speed internet service called SignatureHome. The package boasts speeds of 50 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up, seamless integration across set tops and ‘Personal Solutions Advisors.’ Will the amazing speed and service challenge Verizon’s FiOS with a price tag of $200 a month? Continue Reading →

Cable Lite

Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is experimenting with a less expensive cable package called “TV Essentials.” What’s the catch? Major cable networks like ESPN, Comedy Central, TNT, Fox News and MSNBC won’t be included in the package. “TV Essentials” is aimed at lower-income households and will be tested in select cities for less than $40 per month. Continue Reading →