| Broadband adoption slows down, but blacks catch up By PETER SVENSSON 2010-08-11T19:11:05ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The adoption of high-speed Internet service in homes has slowed to a crawl this year after a decade of rapid growth, according to two new studies. And it looks as if broadband is going to be a tough sell for those who don't already have it.... hosted.ap.org |
Apple's 99-cent TV show idea is no game changer By RYAN NAKASHIMA 2010-08-25T22:32:52ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s iTunes store may have revolutionized the music business, but its recent push to let people rent TV shows for 99 cents won't amount to a game changer for how people watch TV.... hosted.ap.org |
Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes By 2010-09-10T14:04:40ZSEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc.... hosted.ap.org |
Rights groups denounce arrest of Thai webmaster By THANYARAT DOKSONE 2010-09-25T05:52:37ZBANGKOK (AP) -- Human rights and free speech groups protested Saturday the arrest of a Thai webmaster as she returned from an Internet freedom conference on charges of insulting the monarchy and violating the Computer Crime Act.... hosted.ap.org |
Google's 3Q proves company can afford big spending By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-10-15T13:45:15ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. is still spending money like the recession is a distant memory, but investors can't complain too much as long as the Internet search leader keeps expanding its advertising empire like it did in the summer.... hosted.ap.org |