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Social Networkers Playing Online Games, Study Finds

Inbox Robot: Online Games News  Tue, 08/31/2010 - 00:30

According to Social Network Gaming, the most recent report from the IT market research company The NPD Group, 20 percent of the U.S. population ...


 

Windows 7 sales 234% higher than Vista's first few days accordin...

Engadget  Thu, 11/05/2009 - 16:34

Looks like Windows 7 is off to a much stronger start than Windows Vista, with the NPD Group claiming the first few days of sales saw a 234% increase over Vista's start.


 

U.S. broadband speeds sluggish as online gaming grows

GameRush Entertainment: Feeds  Sun, 04/06/2008 - 03:03

New York City citizens pay about $30 a month for a download speed of three megabits per second (Mbps) via a DSL line.

Compare that to Japan, where for $5 more, broadband users get 100 megabits. "I think if you look at where the U.S. is compared to other countries, given our speed, we're not competitive with other countries," New York State's chief information officer Dr.

Melodie Mayberry-Stewart told the BBC. The lack of competition with Comcast, the nation's largest cable television company and residential Internet service provider, has hindered progress.