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Women more likely than men to see rapid use of mobile...

Very few Americans use their smartphone to its full capacity, as confirmed by a new Harris Interactive poll. But of those who foresee mobile payments overtaking cash, women think it will happen sooner than men do.

comScore names Karrat as president, Global Marketing & Media Solutions

Digital business analytics firm comScore Inc. today announced that Tom Karrat has joined the company in the newly created position of president Global Marketing & Media Solutions.

PC games market reports record $18.6 billion for 2011

Industry trade group the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) today reported the global PC games market reached a record $18.6 billion in 2011, representing overall growth of 15 percent over 2010, a significant portion of which is due to the popularity of free-to-play games.

Study: cloud computing will create 14 million jobs by 2015 [with...

New research from IDC predicts that cloud computing will create nearly 14 million new jobs by 2015, with revenues related to innovation in the field reaching more than $1 trillion per year.

Social media linked to higher TV ratings [with charts]

Social media is prompting people to watch more live TV, but not just because of the camaraderie, according to a new study from TVGuide.com

TiVo data reveals most-watched Oscar moment

TiVo has released its next-day report on the Academy Awards broadcast, which pinpoints the moment most of its users saw, and the top answer isn’t very edifying.

Coin toss better than search data at predicting Oscars

Google and Yahoo got a lot of coverage for predicting who would win the Academy Awards based on their search data. So, how well did they do?

Have you ever spilled anything on your phone?

Nearly a third of mobile phone owners have gotten them wet, according to new research from Opinion Matters, which also confirmed the majority of people carry their phones with them everywhere throughout their day.

John Peel's legendary music collection to be an online museum

The legendary music collection of British radio pioneer and icon John Peel is being turned into an interactive online museum accessible by the public.

Sports and fitness sensors will ship 90 million in 2017

Wearable and connected sports and fitness activity sensors will reach 90 million shipments in 2017, according to a new report from ABI Research.