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According to Yahoo’s researchers latest report, tracking web searches for new songs, video games and movies can predict which ones will be big hits, though often not much better than traditional methods.

According to the latest report, authored by faculty affiliated with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University, that was released by McAfee, business leaders worldwide see the value of Web 2.0 in supporting productivity and driving new revenue, but remain deeply concerned about security threats.

Northwestern University researchers, Choudhary and Ramanathan Narayanan, are now ready to name the most influential people on Tweeter of the day.

That became available thanks to the new technology that allows sift through the tens of millions of tweets sent each day on the microblogging website

According to Best Buy’s CEO announcement, iPad sales has dampened laptop sales by as much as 50%,

Announcing sales of $11.3bn and profits of $254m for the second quarter Best Buy's boss Brian Dunn said internal research found that half of potential laptop buyers had chosen an iPad instead of a traditional laptop.

According to the latest research from Symantec entitled "Norton Cybercrime Report: The Human Impact", about 65% of all web users globally have become the victims of cybercrime.

According to the research data, 58% of cybercrime victims, hurt by viruses and online credit card fraud, feel angry, while 51% responded they were annoyed and 40% admitted to feeling cheated.

Moreover, 80% of web users don't believe the cybercriminals will be caught, while only 3% believe they won't fall victim to crime online.

According to the latest study from Best Buy, about 50% of mobile phone users don't know when they're contracts expire.

Besides, the company’s representative noticed, when it comes to mobile solutions available today, many consumers are not armed with the right information to truly get the most out of their mobile phone.

According to the latest research from Analysys Mason, broadband pricing in Europe and the US dropped by €5 a month, on average, as broadband speeds went up by an average of 20% during the last year.

This drop in prices happened after a relatively flat period during the past recession, when prices held up.

According to the latest study from Visa, Latin America and Caribbean region has reflected e-commerce has to surge by over 39%, reaching $21.8 billion. 

According to the latest study from Nielsen, estimated online activity of 200,000 users, e-mail use on the desktop dropped dramatically, falling from 12% to 8.3% in 2010 from the previous year.

These figures showed desktop e-mail usage to fall into third place behind social gaming like Farmville.

According to the latest data from NetMarketShare, one of the most popular browsers, Internet Explorer, extended its usage share gains by another .42% in July, gaining about 1% global share since May. 

Despite new credit-card law brings some relief, the problems still arise.

It’s known, credit-card holders mostly benefited from the landmark Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act that initially went into effect a year ago. However, some troubling trends that are emerging could mean higher costs for consumers.

According to the latest, study from Confused.com, every year Britons waste £150 million on late payment credit card charges.

The research thus found, that over 25% credit card holders have been charged at least once in the last 12 months for late payment.

According to the latest estimation from the Commerce Department, US retail sales, that account for about half of total consumer spending and about a third of final sales in the US economy, dropped 0.5% in June to a seasonally adjusted $360.2 billion that reflects the economy to slow down slightly. 

As the latest research published by the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) showed, online subscription will generate up to 24% of new business sales for magazines this year. 

According to the latest research from app store analytics provider Distimo, over 50% of mobile apps are priced below or equal to $2 in Android Market, Apple’s App Store for iPhone and iPad, Nokia’s Ovi Store and Palm’s App Catalog.

The exceptions to the rule are BlackBerry App World (which doesn’t allow apps priced below $2.99) and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.