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Developers might remain agog over mobile phone apps, but only about one-fourth of adults in the United States use them, and only 13 percent are willing to pay for them, according to a report released Read more...

The leak of more than 100,000 iPad users' email addresses and device ID numbers from an AT&T (NYSE: T) website last week sparked heavy criticism of the mobile device and its maker, Apple. The Read more...

By 2020, the data and applications that most people use will be housed in the cloud rather than on PCs, according to a survey of 895 technology experts and observers, sponsored by the Pew Research Read more...

With all the great new gadgets and tools on the market, you would think that Americans' use of information technology is growing nonstop. You would be wrong. Pew Research Center's Internet and Read more...

A new survey finds that Americans are going online for many reasons, and many people are driven there by the recession. The report by the PEW Research Center's Pew Internet & American Life Read more...

A new Evans Data survey shows that at least three-quarters of application developers belong to at least one social network, and two-thirds belong to multiple networks. The results of this survey of Read more...

A new study by Pew Research finds that the public does not see technology as particularly user-friendly, with nearly half of all consumers saying they need help setting up their devices or learning Read more...

Internet users are increasingly turning to search engines and drawing closer to use of email as a primary online activity. A new report from Pew Internet & American Life, an independent think Read more...