Study shows that many believe web access is a fundamental right

Four in five adults believe access to the Internet is a fundamental right -- with those feelings particularly strong in South Korea and China -- and half believe it should never be regulated, according to a global survey. A poll of 27,000 adults in 26 countries for the BBC World Service showed 78 percent of Internet users believed the Web gave them greater freedom, while nine in 10 said it was a good place to learn. Respondents in the United States were above the average in believing the Inter...

iPad commercial makes its debut during the Oscars

Apple aired the first iPad commercial during the Oscars last night. The ad explains why Apple CEO Steve Jobs was spotted on the red carpet earlier. Watch it here. The iPad is Apple's biggest bet on a new product since the iPhone three years ago, and seeks to tap an unproven market for tablets. Analysts, while impressed by the iPad's seamless functionality, also pointed out that consumers already have smartphones and laptops for their mobile computing needs. Jobs described the

Facebook website says goodbye to app notifications

It was reported that Facebook was transitioning from application notifications to e-mail notices. Today, the Facebook Developer blog has added further information about this new method and announced that as of March 1, 2010, app notifications will be discontinued. For users who hate being bombarded by app notifications in Facebook, this is good news — just don’t expect notifications to disappear altogether. Instead of using universal notifications, developers can

What VoIP is and why you want it

VoIP, the acronym for Voice over Internet Protocol, is a method of making phone calls through your computer. The phone and computer systems are linked together so that you can pick up your landline and talk on the phone in the same way that you always do. As the call is connected through the computer it reduces calling costs and allows you to take advantage of the possibility for integrating the call with the data and video features that exist on your computer. With VoIP there are low cost long