Shelly Palmer Digital Living - Daily Radio Report

Google’s home page is the world’s number one visited website. That also makes it the number one place in the world to advertise. Despite this, Google is usually kind enough to leave its home page blank and uncomplicated save for the search bar and a Google Doodle.  That’s why on Tuesday the web took notice [...]

As expected after its triumph over Samsung in court for patent infringement, Apple has laid out which of Samsung’s devices it wants banned. Apple is requesting that the sale of eight devices cease in the U-S. The list includes four Galaxy S 2s, two Galaxy Ss, the Droid Charge and the Galaxy Prevail. Lucky for [...]

After a dramatic trial and only three days of deliberations by jurors, Apple has emerged victorious in its 1.05 billion dollar patent infringement suit against Samsung. Apple’s victory is a victory for every inventor and innovator. If Apple didn’t win, it would have been a huge blow to the notion of patent protection. As a [...]

September is almost here and it is going to be a doozy for product announcements. Nokia, Amazon, Apple and Nintendo all have big events planned and some of the announcements are still a complete mystery. First, on September 5, Microsoft and Nokia will hold a joint event, where they are likely to show of the [...]

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 only one that still offers unlimited data. Data [...]

Think you’d be safer if your car could tell you that you’re about to get into an accident? One community in Michigan is about to find out. About 3,000 Ann Arbor residents have had gear installed in their cars that tracks their location and the locations of other vehicles participating in the program. If it’s [...]

A leaked memo from Hulu suggests that big changes are coming from the streaming content provider.  Three networks and an investment firm currently own Hulu. The memo suggests that the networks may buy out the fourth partner, giving them full control over the service, which could affect what kind of content is available.  Here are [...]

We’ve all heard of distracted driving, but distracted dining? One Los Angeles restaurant thinks talking and tapping away at phones during meals is a big enough problem that they’re offering customers a 5% discount to turn in their phones before being seated.  The owner of Eva Restaurant, Mark Gold, says it’s not even about annoying [...]

Think your Facebook photos really go away when you hit delete? They didn’t until now. Here’s what used to happen to many photos: when a photo was deleted it disappeared from all profiles and albums, making it seem like it was really gone. But if a direct link to the photo was saved, by copying [...]

There’s no doubt that mobile payments have been growing steadily for the past few years, but its still pretty easy to leave the house without noticing a real difference in the way people pay for things. That might change soon. Last week, Starbucks struck a deal with Square to accept mobile payments in all of [...]

If you use Klout, the online service that measures your social media influence, you may have noticed a big change in your score this week.  That’s because it has finally made some much-needed changes to its analytics. Since it became popular, the company has taken a lot of heat for the way it measures its [...]

In the recent past, in order to discover new archeological objects, one had to put in a lot of work. It probably included a hard hat, some digging and a very long trek into uncharted territories. Today all it takes is a satellite image and a good eye.  A satellite archaeological researcher from North Carolina [...]

It’s incredibly common to hear people complain about Facebook and Twitter. Just last week my Facebook feed was filled with whining from users being forced into the timeline format. But even the most common complaints are often ignored by Facebook, Twitter and other free social networks, and why shouldn’t they be? We don’t pay for [...]

Advances in technology can give a boost to products in many industries. The baby industry is no different and I’m not just talking about toys. I’m talking about technological advances in items like strollers and playpens, that can take some serious stress out of a parent’s day. Pittsburgh based company 4moms incorporates robotics and electronics [...]

Mobile payment company Square has made a deal to process payments at Starbucks’ thousands of US locations beginning this fall. The coffee chain will also invest $25 million in Square. The deal is a big win for the two-year old company, which was started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Square has grown in popularity with [...]