According to the Pew Internet report, people are coming closer, as mobile phones and internet are helping them to maintain social ties.

A survey of 2,252 Americans shows that one of the keenest users of technology are families.

The survey noted that the use of Internet was often a social activity in families, as 51% parents told that they got online with their children.

Tracy Kennedy, who helped to write the Networked Families report, says: “Some analysts believe that new technologies are hurting family togetherness, but we have found in our survey that there is a new kind of connectedness among families because of cell phones and internet.”

In their survey the researchers examined the differences between families (with children and single adults) in technology use.

The researchers found that so-called ‘nuclear’ families had considerably increased hi-tech gadgetry in their homes than the other measured group.

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Because of the fast growth of broadband, the European Commission has become compelled to bring   forward a review of the basic telecoms services that the people in Europe can anticipate.

According to some statistics, almost 36% households in EU member countries have access to high-speed internet.

If a majority of EU citizen is using a telecoms service, EC rules say that it should be the right of every European to enjoy it. Read the rest of this entry »

You may get fed up using words for your internet searches, you may or may not but Google is as it has announced a new audio search service named “Gaudi”.

The new service has been trialed for two months on iGoogle and now its running for video provided to YouTube’s political channel.

Gaudi would use video content on the web straight from Google Labs and apply speech recognition when you mutter your search term.

Let’s if you type Google, it will bring forward all videos where ever Google is mentioned in the political circuit. Read the rest of this entry »

The increasing manifestation of gang and gun culture on TV and Internet has become a real headache for several countries around the world and now the think tanks of these countries are trying to curb it by implementing new media rules and regulations. In such a bid, YouTube has also banned all those submissions that show guns and knives in a positive way.

The new rule has been implemented because of an investigative report from The Times’ that noticed some failings in YouTube’s monitoring system.

A spokesperson for Google, who owns the website said about the new ruling: “The particular concern is over those videos that show weapons to threat or bullying the people and this area is really needed to be addressed. Read the rest of this entry »

IMDB.com, which is quite well-known as the biggest internet movie site and a haven for movie buffs all around the world, is considering streaming all movies for free to its website.

Things are not being done halves by the company as it offering around 6,000 movies this autumn in which some classics like ‘Some like It Hot’, Raising Arizona, Cult and Fever Pitch have been included.

Heroes, 24, and Family Guy like whole host of TV shows have also been included on the site for free.

Isn’t it sad that the service will be available only in the US and nothing has been told about the UK release date for the free content? Read the rest of this entry »

Taking aim at another market, Google is going to purchase Korean blogging developer Tatter And Company. It seems that Google wants to continue its goal of breaking into new markets where the company is not considered a dominant force.

However, no word about the figures that Google is going to pay for the blogging developer. The news has been posted on the co-chief executive’s blog.

In Korea, Google is currently is not enjoying success like of Yahoo and this step is being taken by considering that fact. In a blog post, Tatter’s chief executive says, “we are going to be Googled!” Read the rest of this entry »

A research firm reported Wednesday that during the last year, the International Internet traffic continued to grow, but with a slower rate than before.

TeleGeograhpy Research’s findings are quite important as some US Internet service providers are claiming to struggle with the expansion of online traffic and they want to impose monthly download limits on heavy users. These findings do not exactly relate to average Internet use in the U.S households, but they provide an indication of widening trend. Read the rest of this entry »

It is published in the associated press of San Francisco just a few times ago; the AMD opportunities are cutting down in the job market day by day. The reason of this breakdown is the heavy explosion of slump in the world trade market.

The investors are facing the risk factors more than the past, as the needs and wants of the local and international people have been badly spoiled, due to the inflation, which led the market gamblers and investors into crack down.

AMD mentioning the ratio of its stocking bonds and shares to the public, that are poorly got down due to the market depression in world, as the value of dollar in the international market has been decreased down.

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