Pinterest is just as popular in the U.S. as Twitter is, according to a new set of data released by the Pew Research center.
In a breakdown of demographics for the top 5 social media sites in the U.S. for 2012, the Pew Internet & American Life Project reveals that 16 percent of internet users in the country use Twitter while 15 percent use Pinterest.
Twitter counts 17 percent of all internet users who are men as users of its services while 15 percent of women internet users use the …

Boobs have a unique power over men, or so the expression goes, but judging from the Twitter trend started by #KUboobs, they may also have power over college sports events in the US.
College lasses from all over America are flashing their (covered) boobs in support of their college teams. The women’s breasts should ideally be covered by clothing sporting their school’s names, colors, or mascots in the photos.
The birth of this peculiar trend can be traced to a single University of Kansas …

The iPhone 5 has helped iOS surpass Android sales for the past 12 weeks, new data from a research firm reveals.
According to Kantar Worldpanel, the iPhone 5 boosted iOS sales share for the past 12 weeks ending October 28 to 48.1 percent in the US.
This is despite the iPhone 5 just being available for five weeks for the 12-week period the research gathered data in.
According to the research firm, Android had sales share of 46.7 percent in the US for the same period.
This development also comes …

If you own a Prius, you’re less likely to experience your car getting stolen than owners of other cars.
That’s according to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB) which reveals that the Prius is the least favorite model for thieves to take interest in.
Furthermore, there’s an explanation to offer why Toyota Prius is far less interesting for thieves than the 1994 Honda Accord, an 18-year-old car which was the most stolen car in the US in 2011.
In an interview with …

Foxconn, the Chinese device manufacturer which is the sole assembler of the iPhone, may soon produce LCD TVs in the US.
That is if a rumor first reported on by DigiTimes proves to be accurate.
According to DigiTimes, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. is currently assessing the feasibility of putting up manufacturing plants in the US.
The Taiwanese publication says that “market watchers” have told them that Hon Hai, which owns Foxconn Technology Group that makes the iPhone, is looking at …

AT&T has revealed that the latest Nokia flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, will again be an exclusive offer of the US wireless carrier.
In a press release, AT&T revealed that it will exclusively offer the Lumia 920 to customers in the US but the company did not reveal any specific date when the new Nokia Windows Phone 8 smartphone will be available at its stores.
It did commit to a time frame though which the company said will be during “November”.
“Exclusive to our customers and …

AT&T and Samsung on Thursday announced that the mobile carrier will be the first to sell the Samsung Galaxy Camera in the US.
However, AT&T and Samsung did not reveal a specific date when the Galaxy Camera will go on sale at the wireless carrier’s stores and only committed to saying it will go on sale “in the coming weeks”.
“Wirelessly enabling Samsung’s Galaxy Camera will create a significant shift in how consumers share and communicate with photos and videos,” AT&T’s …

The Toyota Yaris has been found by an insurance industry study to be the car in the US with the worst record for injury claims.
According to the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), the Yaris had a record of 28.5 filings per 1,000 units insured.
This can be interpreted as the Yaris being less safe in the event that it crashes. In other words, drivers of the Yaris and smaller cars in general have more risk of getting injuries in accidents.
Coming second to the Yaris in terms of injury claim …

HTC may succeed in banning the Apple iPhone and iPad as a judge says that the Asian firm’s patents in its suit against Apple are likely valid.
The hint comes from Judge Thomas Pender of the US International Trade Commission where Apple and HTC are facing each other in a case that could lead to an injunction against the iPhone and the iPad.
Apple has argued in the case that HTC bought the patents just to use against the iPhone maker.
However, Judge Pender has said that that doesn’t have much …

The two dominant mobile operating platforms today, Android and iOS, are continuing to gain market share in the US at the expense of the BlackBerry platform.
New data from comScore reveals that Google’s and Apple’s mobile operating systems gained more market share in the US for the May to July quarter.
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry OS continues to slide in market share.
 
BlackBerry Declines as Android, iOS Continue Growth

According to comScore, for the months of May, June and …