Pew Report: African Americans Outpace Whites in Mobile Phone, App Usage
As the discussion on net neutrality and equal access to high-speed Internet continues, minorities continue to make strides in closing the digital divide. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, minorities are not only gaining access to the Web, we’re doing it without necessarily having to access a desktop or a laptop. When [...]
Read MoreFacebook CEO to Donate $100 Million to Newark Schools
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to donate $100 million to the Newark school system. This could bring in a total donation of $200 million as Newark’s mayor, Cory Booker, has been working on raising another $100 million from private foundations and others. Zuckerberg is setting up a foundation with $100 million in Facebook stock [...]
Read MoreGoogle Sued for Intellectual Property Infringement
Google is currently entrenched in intellectual property litigation regarding its Android mobile operating system. As we previously reported here on Black Web 2.0, Apple is suing HTC for infringing its patents for mobile operating systems. This directly affects Google because it created the Android mobile OS. Google is also being sued for patent infringement by [...]
Read More32% of Media Consumed Daily by African-Americans is from the Internet
According to a new report from The Media Audit, African-American adults spend much more time consuming media from the Internet than any other adult group. The study consisted of more than 7,000 African-Americans, who spent 4 hours and 21 minutes per day online. This is 10% higher when compared to all US adults, who typically [...]
Read MoreFrom the Net to the Living Room: 4 Methods to Stream Content
Our computers have become media hubs filled with music, photos, and videos ranging from the latest Hollywood hits to last week’s family reunion. While large computer monitors are relatively inexpensive, a large TV is usually a preferred way to consume this content. However, the computer is often too far from the family TV to connect [...]
Read MoreIE9 Receives 2 Million Downloads in 2 Days
Internet Explorer 9 is a complete departure from earlier versions of the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser. It embraces the latest web technologies and treats web sites more like applications. It does all this using a clean, sleek interface. In the first 2 days since the beta was launched on the 15th, IE9 was downloaded [...]
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