Posts Tagged ‘myspace’

The number of Americans who have a tablet or e-reader (jumped significantly between December 2011 and January 2012, thanks to robust holiday sales, according to Pew Research. In fact, among Millennial adults, tablet ownership — at 24% — surpasses e-reader ownership at …

So far augmented reality has been a novelty used by companies (like Starbucks and Macy’s to provide a little holiday entertainment for customers. But now Sesame Street plans to bring AR into education to encourage learning and imagination with a …

We’ve been casually calling the post-Millennial Generation the On Demand Generation (and the announcement of Fisher-Price’s new hand-held, personal DVR for kids that debuted at CES this week makes us think we might just have gotten the moniker right. The …

If you’re too busy to follow the coverage of the iPhone event (that was everywhere today, we’ve got your roundup of the highlights right here. No, there’s no iPhone 5 — yet! And while some are complaining about that, …

For a while, it looked like cell phones were going to put watchmakers out of business (but Gen Y is developing a retro fondness for timepieces…though the analog versions are treated as accessories, and wearers most often check their phones …

We’re loving Pocket Popstar, a new iPhone app (billed as the younger brother to Pocket Hipster. Both apps suggest music for the user to listen to, but Pocket Popstar suggests songs from the top of the pop charts instead of …

All that talk about the movie industry being in trouble (seems to have vanished over the weekend with news that “Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” became the eighth movie ever to pass the $1 billion worldwide box office …

The U.S. Department of Education has updated it’s website to tell students the real costs (of attending college. We’re sure some parents are experiencing sticker shock, considering the most expensive college on the list, Maine’s Bates College, comes in at …

The Teen Choice Awards 2011 nominations are out (and — surprise, surprise — “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” takes the lead with 12 spots. “Glee” is close behind with nine nominations, and other usual suspects including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and …

CBS News is targeting the (Facebook and Internet generations with an online news show, “What’s Trending,” which aims to give more context to the headlines that are trending on social media. In other social net news, young smartphone owners are …