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Facebook is now the second most visited website in the US. The social network recently surpassed Yahoo in traffic, garnering over 133 million hits last month. The move shows that social network growth will continue to skyrocket, as they become even more ingrained into our digital lives. As the Olympics continue, criticism of NBC’s coverage Continue Reading →

The FCC’s latest plan for nation wide broadband will bring 100 megabits per second to approximately 100 million households in the US. The FCC hopes that its plan “will set goals for the U.S. to have the world’s largest market of very high-speed broadband users.” HBO is readying its first move into online video. HBO Continue Reading →

Telecom companies are so jealous of Apple’s business that they are teaming up against the iPhone manufacturer. 24 telecom operators, including LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint and AT&T have formed a global alliance to try and slow Apple’s wireless growth. Will it work? Not a chance. While revealing its new Windows Mobile operating system, Microsoft Continue Reading →

While Microsoft is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 7 operating system today, the company is secretly working on a new cellphone for teenagers. Code-named Pink, the new project will reportedly integrate many social networks into the handset’s navigation system. Microsoft hopes the new Pink project will be attractive to teens currently enamored with Continue Reading →

In the two days since it launched Google Buzz has had over 9 million posts. While Google is boasting that over 10 million users have already started using Buzz, many have been critical about how Buzz is integrated into their digital lives. In response, Google is working on upgrading Buzz to include a following page, Continue Reading →

Just as the FCC is getting ready to make its recommendations to Congress about the future of broadband in America, Google is going to use its extraordinary clout to demonstrate its vision of the future.  Google plans to test ultra-high-speed Internet access in select towns to demonstrate what America might look like as a worldwide Continue Reading →

Google debuted its new social feature Google Buzz yesterday. As expected it allows GMail users to share links and updates, as well as locations with contacts. Google hopes that users will take advantage of the “new world inside of Gmail” as “there has always been a giant social network beneath” the email client. Sports Illustrated Continue Reading →

. Google is reportedly set to transform GMail into a social hub. The move will bring an additional screen to the GMail service that would broadcast status updates and link shares from contacts. Google hopes that users will be able to quickly integrate the new social aspect into their digital lives, just as GChat and Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Shortly after the Academy Awards nominations were announced, Avatar was uploaded to multiple torrent sharing networks. Insiders noted that the high quality torrent may have come from a screener sent to members of the Academy. While Hollywood studios have often branded Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Just as everyone is getting used to the latest layout, Facebook has begun testing a new redesign. In a move that could delight users who preferred old Facebook designs, the social network is now moving services that lay inside the Application Continue Reading →