One in five Americans wears a smartwatch or fitness tracker, Pew claims

If you've noticed devices on many people's wrists, you're not the only one -- new data suggests they're quite common. Pew Research Center has published a study indicating that just over one in five American adult respondents (21 percent) regularly u...

Study: Americans believe social networks make the news worse

You're not alone if you think social networks are degrading the quality of news. A Pew study indicates that 62 percent of American adults believe social media companies have "too much control" over news, and 55 percent believe these companies have c...

Most Americans believe algorithms will always be biased

If you're convinced that many algorithms are biased, you're not the only one. Pew has conducted a survey indicating that 58 percent of American adults believe algorithms and other programming will always contain some kind of human bias. That figure...

Cellphone and internet adoption may have peaked in the US

There's no question that technologies like cellphones and internet access have become ubiquitous, but they now appear to be hitting their peak in the US. Pew Research Center's latest technology study has shown that key categories technological adopt...

High court takes cases on cellphone searches


Supreme Court will weigh police power to search arrestees' cellphones without a warrant WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether police need a warrant to...
    






More Americans Reading Ebooks, Led By Younger And Wealthier


More Americans are reading ebooks now than ever before, according to new data from the Pew Internet & American Life project. Some 28% of U.S. adults have read an ebook in the past year, up from...
    






Pinners Are From Peoria: Sharing On Pinterest Takes Off


Pinterest keeps gaining momentum as a way to share content, growing faster at this social activity than any other social media service. That’s according to a new quarterly report released this...