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According to a new survey by Harris Interactive Americans still prefer voice phone communication and email over social networking, texting and other messaging modes for reaching out to family, friends and co-workers. The survey polled 2,361 U.S. adults age 18 and over.

61% of the polled said they use other technology when not communicating in person. Of these 85% used voice/phone, 58% used texting, and 56% used email.

Latest speculations in the media industry say that Taiwanese phone maker HTC will unveil two smartphones bearing Facebook's brand and colors at an event in Barcelona next month.

Social networking helps people come to sex with potential partner faster, says a new survey. Besides, it also helps ex-couples to stay in touch after their parting.

The third annual sex survey by Shape and Men's Fitness magazines revealed that about 4 out of 5 women and 3 of 5 men say they believe texting, Facebook and other social media tools for staying connected cause new couples to jump into bed faster. Meantime, only 38% of women say they have actually slept with a date any sooner because of digital intimacy.

Hackers have come to the proof of concept that a (jailbroken) iPad 3G can send SMS text messages, and work with other wireless carrier's networks. While Apple says the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G comes without a carrier lock on AT&T's network still the differences between the networks result in that user will have to do with only EDGE speeds.

One more problem is that in order to use a T-Mobile data contract on an iPad, you will have to do some DIY hackery and trim a traditional SIM card with a scissor.

Twitter announced that it's acquired their messaging infrastructure company, Cloudhopper. According to Kevin Thau, Twitter's director of mobile business development, the relationship between the two companies has been lasting for about eight months.

A study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project showed that teens are increasingly using SMS services for communication with each other. The research reveals that over the past 18 months daily texting increased from 38% of teens texting their friends daily in 2008 to 54% of them texting daily in 2009. The average teen sends and receives 50 or more messages per day, or 1,500 per month.

The US government on Tuesday banned hand-held "texting" by drivers of large commercial trucks and buses to avoid the danger of distracted driving.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement the prohibition takes effect immediately. It follows a similar ban in December for drivers of federal government vehicles.

The Mobile World Cup contest was arranged by LG in New York for 26 contestants from 13 countries last week. The grand prize for the overall performance was taken by the South Korean team while a Portuguese player set a new texting world record.

There were two competitors in each team including one who specialized in numeric keypads, the other in QWERTY. The goal of the games were to measure texting speed while the efficiency was also a priority.

Pepsi is taking a step that will be the first in 23 years and replace its annual Super Bowl commercials with social media marketing.

Larry D. Woodard, President and CEO of Manhattan ad agency Vigilante said:

 A recent research from mobile phone firm T-Mobile revealed that men are getting increasingly open in expressing their affection to each other when sending text messages over their mobile phones. The study shows that many men sign off their SMS messages to male friends with a kiss (x), giving rise to a new generation dubbed "Metrotextuals."

The research says that 22% of men regularly include a kiss on texts to their male mates.