2 percent of Americans can’t even get 3Mbps!

More than one quarter of American homes have not adopted Internet service, many citing cost as their primary reason. Since market competition can significantly affect consumer prices, we set out to ask: how many Internet service providers (ISPs) are available to consumers at different levels of download speeds? – Department of Commerce

Though some pockets of the US have a competitive market for ultra-fast broadband, a new government report shows that Internet service of at least 100Mbps is limited, and where it exists there is usually just one provider that offers it. (more…)

With external threats online there’s no doubt Antivirus software is now a necessity. However, which one to choose can be a tedious process. Most just choose what is readily available as they purchase the computer. Or, they visit several different ratings sites to see what the experts have to say. BitsOnBroadband has taken the work out of the process. (more…)

A new cell phone application is helping people save hours of battery life on their phone.

E-star was unveiled earlier this month on the Google Play Store.  This is a free app and was developed by Mobile Enerlytics of Purdue Research Foundation. (more…)