In the digital age, smartphones have become the primary Internet access channel for the majority of users across the globe. This is primarily driven by a combination of favorable prices for devices, wireless service plans and a continual increase in available applications. And despite a considerably smaller screen and keyboard, the mobile handset has become…
How many times have you followed a link to an article – only to be met with your speakers unexpectedly blaring? Next thing you know, pop-ups appear all across your screen and in your haste to close them your mouse accidentally runs over an ad that bursts to life and an inescapable autoplay video follows…
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, issued a statement this past weekend indicating he would like to save his invention. Berners-Lee intended the World Wide Web to create opportunities for people to collaborate across different cultural and geographic boundaries. But, with recent events, Berners-Lee worries his invention is not being used for…
StatCounter reports more people are accessing the Internet through mobile devices than desktop computers globally. Overall, 51.2 percent of users accessed the Internet through mobile phones and tablets, and 48.7 accessed the Internet through desktop computers. This is the first time mobile access has been greater than desktop access since StatCounter began tracking Internet traffic.…
Today is Safer Internet Day, a day devoted to educating adults and children everywhere about information security, best Internet practices and cyber-bullying protocol. The Internet is a necessary part of modern life, but the more it evolves, the more insecurities it brings. While there is still a lot of unchartered Internet territory, following certain precautions…
Last Wednesday, Google announced its decision to expand Fiber to San Antonio, Texas. Fiber has already proven to have faster Internet speeds than the national average. Within the coming months, Google and San Antonio city leaders will place more than 4,000 miles of fiber optic cables around the city. It usually takes Google approximately a…