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As opposed to buying expensive screen reading software (typically costing $1000 or so), a new tool is in town calle… Continue

No surprise here, but gamers (or their lobbyists) support Universal Broadband. Last week the Enterainment Consumers Group, an advocacy group for gamers, signed on to support Connected Nation - a national program supporting universal access in the US. More information here. Broadband issues have received more attention lately as it was revealed that the US has sunk furthe… Continue

According to a report by Yankelovich (sponsored by Radio One) 68% of African Americans are online, compared with 71% of the US population as a whole. The report also found: "Among Black teens, the number of digitally connected is even higher, with 90 percent reporting they are online. Of all Black Americans, two-thirds shop online. Blacks who live in the south are least li… Continue

According to this recent Nokia report, percentagewise more people access the Web using mobile devices in the US than in any other country. And according to this Wall Street Journal article, the report... "found that 15.6 percent of U.S. wireless subscribers use the internet on their mobile devices. The U.K. follows just behind… Continue

According to the most recent Pew Internet study, "while overall broadband adoption is up, the portion of African Americans with high-speed Internet access showed only modest growth in the past year, while among lower-income households it actually declined. Here's a report on the study. "Broadband adoption among lower and middle-income families -- defined as those with annual incomes… Continue