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[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120904_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] In just a few short days, Apple will announce the iPhone 5. You know what that means: it’s time for a rumor roundup. Here’s what’s been said about the device so far: it will almost certainly have a larger, higher resolution screen then previous iPhone models. The Continue Reading →

Here’s a win for you, TV guys: Google is giving up on your business. The search giant is shutting down Google TV Ads, its attempt to create an online marketplace for traditional TV spots. The idea was Google could make ad buying more efficient and Googley, but buyers, programmers and distributors never embraced the notion. Continue Reading →

The telecom world is like the Old West: People keep riding into town to tell the local sheriff that they plan on taking it over. The growth of wireless phones has been astonishing, from Apple‘s iPhone lineup to Google‘s Android model. And with primarily three players all vying for a piece of the pie, it’s Continue Reading →

I have Android Jelly Bean on both my GSM Galaxy Nexus and Verizon Galaxy Nexus devices and just noticed an update to Google Search appeared in the Google Play Store. This update adds a few things for Jelly Bean users, in particular more control over your favorite sports teams and movie time support. You can Continue Reading →

Verizon Wireless will reportedly offer a new Nokia smartphone on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform later this year. Bloomberg reports that the nation’s largest carrier is making a move towards the operating system in an attempt “to lessen its dependence on Apple’s iPhone and devices running Google’s Android software.” Verizon released its first and Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120823_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Bummed that your wireless provider kicked you off your unlimited data plan? T-mobile’s got your back. In an effort to keep up with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint number four T-mobile has brought back its previously discontinued unlimited data plan. Of the big three carriers, Sprint is the Continue Reading →

Unlimited wireless data is back. After sliding off the menu of cellphone plans, data plans with no caps are making a comeback at smaller cellphone companies trying to compete with AT&T and Verizon. On Wednesday T-Mobile USA said it will start selling an unlimited-data plan on Sept. 5. It stopped sales of its previous unlimited-data Continue Reading →

A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the carrier is having an all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30. You know what that means, right? The next iPhone, whether it’s called the iPhone 5 or simply the new iPhone, will almost certainly be available in stores Continue Reading →

The United States Department of Justice approved Verizon’s US$3.6 billion bid for additional spectrum, albeit with changes mandated by antitrust regulators to ensure the deal won’t lead to diminished competition, lower-quality products or higher consumer costs. Verizon Wireless will be allowed to pay Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks for a Continue Reading →

On Thursday, Verizon Wireless will light up 34 more small cities and towns with LTE, bringing its 4G coverage to three-quarters of the U.S. population. The network will then be live in 371 markets, just 29 communities shy of its 2012 400-market goal. Verizon also said it would expand its existing coverage on Thursday in Continue Reading →